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Mining & the mines, 1927

4,154 stories in Sydney's papers · page 54 of 208

Coal Tribunal

The Labor Daily · Thursday 31 March 1927 · page 4

The Coat Tribunal met in camera in Sydney yesterday, and took evidence concerning the dispute of the Western district miners with the…

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Western Miners' Claims

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 31 March 1927 · page 1

The hearing of the claims of the western district of the Miners' Federation was continued yesterday by the Coal Industry Special Tribunal, when…

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Settlement Reach D in Coal Dispute Early Resumption of Mines What the Agreement Provides

The Labor Daily · Thursday 31 March 1927 · page 5

A BASIS for the settlement of the trouble on the Maitland coalfield was reached yesterday at a conference of the parties held at the Mines Department, under the presidency of the Acting Minister for Mines, Mr. Lazzarini…

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Mount Isa Mines, Limited

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 31 March 1927 · page 13

The following progress report has been received from the mine superintendent of Mount Isa Mines, Ltd., for the period ended March 15:— Owing to the sampling plant and assay office being…

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State Mine. Trouble Threatened. MELBOURNE

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 31 March 1927 · page 12

The refusal of the management of the State mine at Wonthaggi to re-employ a certain miner in preference to other men as demanded by the union has resulted in serious trouble…

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SETTLED. Coalminers' Dispute. Safety in Mines

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 31 March 1927 · page 11

Terms of settlement of the dispute on the Maitland coalfields were reached at the conference between the owners' and miners' representatives, prosided over by the Acting…

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Carpathia Tin Mining Co

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 31 March 1927 · page 13

Dealing with the outlook for the mine, the chairman of the Carpathia Tin Mining Co., N.L., in his address to shareholders at the half-yearly meeting yesterday, said that Mr…

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Mining. the Share Market

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 31 March 1927 · page 13

Activity in Mount Isa mines alone disturbed the quiet atmosphere in the raining share market yesterday, and 2100 shares were booked on call. Another good rise of 1/4½ occurred,…

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Settled May Resume Monday Coal Deadlock

The Sun · Thursday 31 March 1927 · page 17

As anticipated in "The Sun"yesterday, the dispute between the deputies on the Maitland coalfields and the owners, has been virtually settled,…

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Deputies' Demands Holiday Optional No Free Coal

The Sun · Thursday 31 March 1927 · page 10

The Deputy Industrial Commissioner (Mr. E. J. Kavanagh) to-day dismissed the appeal of the Colliery Officials' Association against the award of the…

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Lucky Escape Buried in Coal LITHGOW

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 31 March 1927 · page 1

George Weiss, a deputy employed at the Vale of Clwydd Colliery, was burled by a fall of coal today. Fortunately, the coal was of a soft…

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Buried by Coal Deputy's Lucky Escape Lithgow

Evening News · Thursday 31 March 1927 · page 9

[?]Buried by a fall of coal at the vale of Clwydd colllery, George Welse, a deputy, escaped with…

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Coal Dispute Hopeful Outlook Will Welcome Work Newcastle

Evening News · Thursday 31 March 1927 · page 13

News of a probable settlement of the coal trouble has been received with satisfaction in Newcastle, where there has been much…

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No Free Coal for the Deputies May Have Holiday

Evening News · Thursday 31 March 1927 · page 9

The Deputy Industrial Commissioner, Mr. Kavanagh, in a judgment to-day dismissed the appeal of the Colliery officials…

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Gas in Mine. Two Men Overcome. Brave Rescuers. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 31 March 1927 · page 11

Two men were oversome by gas at the British mine this morning in a winze on the 300ft lovel (Thomp[?]n's section). The winze is about 30 feet deep, with three or four feet…

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Job Control. Mining Industry. MR. McDONALD'S STATEMENT

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 31 March 1927 · page 11

"With most people it is obvious that black is black and white is white, but not so with the coalminers, whose system of logic seems to be as incomprehensible as it is expensive."…

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ENTOMBED U.S. Mine Disaster Hundreds Below Effect of Explosion Pittsburg

The Sun · Thursday 31 March 1927 · page 1

Between 350 and 600 miners have been entombed as a result of an explosion in the Pennsylvania Coal Corporation's mine near here…

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150,000 Men Out U.S.A. Mine Trouble Over Wages Scale Indianopolis

Evening News · Thursday 31 March 1927 · page 14

APPROXIMATELY 150,000 unionlists employed in the coal fields of the Middle West will down tools at midnight on Thursday…

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Two Seamen Gaoled Refused to Carry Coal Said Work Was Too Hard Adelaide

The Labor Daily · Thursday 31 March 1927 · page 5

Edward Joseph O'Brien and Leslie Paterson, trtmmers on the British steamer Hurunul. at Fort Adelaide Police Court this morning. were…

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Grim Fight for Life Two Miners Overcome by Fumes Gallant Rescue by Comrades Broken Hill

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 31 March 1927 · page 1

Two men, overcome by fumes in the British Mine today, were rescued under exceptionally difficult conditions from certain death. At one time, both men were Iying unconscious in…

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