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Mining & the mines, 1927

4,154 stories in Sydney's papers · page 79 of 208

Miners Return City Railway Row

Evening News · Tuesday 24 May 1927 · page 9

THE nature who held [?] of the [?] between the Town Hall [?] yesterday, reported to…

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MARTS - - MONEY - - MINES and Maritime Movements of Shipping

Evening News · Tuesday 24 May 1927 · page 7

State of sea on N.S.W. Coast: Smooth to slight. Bar., 30.03; steady. COASTWISE & OVERSEAS…

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College Colors Fluffy Chrysanthemums White and Gold

The Sun · Tuesday 24 May 1927 · page 21

FLUFFY chrysanthemums in their college colors of pale gold and white were chosen by the old girls of Our Lady of Mercy College…

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"Spotting" at Canberra "Mine's a Tonic" No Frothblowers' Song

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 24 May 1927 · page 5

DO we like tonic wines? Yes, we do like tonic wines. Ask the Canberra public servants! Visitors to Canberra recently were…

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Back to Work City Railway Miners Interpretation of Award

The Sun · Tuesday 24 May 1927 · page 17

Minors on the Wynyard Square Town Hall section of the underground railway returned to work this morning, pending a decision of the…

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Mines Idle 4000 Men Affected Trimmers' Dispute Cessnock

The Sun · Tuesday 24 May 1927 · page 13

The coal trimmers dispute at Newcastle has made its presence felt on the coalfields. Six of the largest collieries in the…

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Aptly Named Glittering Gold Colt Gilt Edge Selected

Sydney Sportsman · Tuesday 24 May 1927 · page 5

AS a result of a newspaper suggestion by a lady writer, a name has been chosen for the top priced yearling of…

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Miners Behind the Premier "Man Who Does Things" Politicians' Promises Lithgow

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 24 May 1927 · page 5

THE Town Hall wa[?] crowded on the occasion of a social in connection with the Vale of Clwydd Miners' Lodge. Mr. F. Watson, president of…

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Why Miners See Red: Baddeley Tells "Deplorable Plight" British Conditions London

Evening News · Tuesday 24 May 1927 · page 1

THE New South Wales Minister for M[?], Mr. Baddeley, after [?] the mining districts, and descending twenty collieries, said…

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All Out? Miners and Trimmers Idle Ships Meeting This Afternoon Newcastle

The Sun · Tuesday 24 May 1927 · page 13

Unless there is a settlement to-day of the coal trimmers' dispute, it is expected that few miners will be working in the…

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Coal Trimmers. On Strike. Shipping Held Up. Job Control. NEWCASTLE

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 24 May 1927 · page 11

As a result of a strike by the Newcastle coal-trimmers the oversea and interstate shipping work of the port has been brought to a standstill…

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Dire Straits of Kurri Miners Food Relief Urged Small Average Pay Kurri Kurri

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 24 May 1927 · page 6

For over six months the mines on the South Maitland coalfields have operated intermittently. The decreased earning power of the…

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Coal Trimmers All Off Work No Proper Pay Newcastle Port Idle Dangerous Cargo Newcastle

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 24 May 1927 · page 6

Messrs. W. Ferrar, president and A. McLonan, secretary, of the Coal-trimmers' Union, to-night issued to the "Labor Daily" the…

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New Guinea Goldfields Why the Leasehold Policy Was Continued

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 24 May 1927 · page 2

RABAUL, Sunday.-- Edward Oakley, giving evidence before the Goldfields Commission, said that he had taken over from warden Lukin at Morobe,…

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His Pot of Gold at End of Rainbow Idol of Paris Lindbergh Unspoiled Cross of Legion of Honor Offered Huge Fortune in Contracts Australian Flight Plans Indefinite Paris

Evening News · Tuesday 24 May 1927 · page 1

CAPTAIN LINDBERGH is the idol of Parish. No foreigner since President Wilson has been so lionised and feted as he has. Through it all he remains his unspoiled boyish self…

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Idle Mines

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 25 May 1927 · page 15

The Northern Collieries Association reported that the following pits were idle during the day, on account of the coal trimmers' strike: Richmond Main, Shortland, Bellbird,…

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Mining Notes

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 25 May 1927 · page 4

The Great Britain Sluicing Co., Ltd., reports that the Y. Creek tributers cleaned up on Saturday, 21st instant, after sluicing 155 hours, for an…

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Mine Deputies. More Trouble Likely

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 25 May 1927 · page 14

Serious trouble is likely, to follow the introduction of the early morning shift in the collieries in the South Maitland district, which means a reduction of the…

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South Gomet Lead-zinc Mine

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 25 May 1927 · page 17

South Comet Lead-Zinc Mins, N.L., Dundas, Tas., incurred a net loss of £1656 during the half-year ended March 31, making the debit at profit and loss account £1767. [?]alls…

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Miners' Cent. Council Important Issues

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 25 May 1927 · page 5

The quarterly meeting of the Central Council of the Miners' Federation (W.I.U. of A.) was held at Rawson Chambers yesterday…

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