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Mining & the mines, 1928

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Money, Mines & Markets City Gossip Bank Share Issue Tin Prices and Profits

The Sun · Friday 20 January 1928 · page 8

In December, 1926, the directors of the Commercial Bank of Australia, Ltd., were authorised to issue 2,000,000 ordinary shares fo 10 each, in…

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Mount Isa Mines. £4,000,000 to be Spent. on Treatment Units. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 20 January 1928 · page 11

Proposals for the development of Mt. Isa, involving the expenditure of £4,000,000, were announced by Mr. W. H. Corbould, director of Mount Isa Mines, Ltd…

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Mount Isa Mining Big Scheme Ahead to Spend Four Millions Brisbane

The Labor Daily · Friday 20 January 1928 · page 3

Mr. W. H. Corbould, director of Mount Isa Mines Ltd., says that the mine's development will necessitate the expenditure of £4,000,000 upon three…

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Unityin the Mining Industry to Check Bosses Attack on Engine Drivers Shows Danger

The Workers' Weekly · Friday 20 January 1928 · page 6

Another attack is being launched against the workers in the coal mining industry. The employers, not attacking…

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Australia's Richest Gold Mine

Nepean Times · Saturday 21 January 1928 · page 6

On New Year's Eve there was written one of the most important obituaries of the year. At midnight, Mt. Morgan, which was…

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Junction North Mine Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 21 January 1928 · page 18

The Workers Industrial Union has lifted the embargo on the stope in the Junction. North mine which was "blackballed" last Octobcr, and the men have resumed work…

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Country News. Ardlethan Mines. Ardlethan

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 21 January 1928 · page 18

Owing to the heavy rains that have fallen here several mines that had been closed owing to lack of water will now be able to resums operations…

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Late Mining. Adelaide

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 21 January 1928 · page 18

To-day's sales and quotations included:- Silver-lead: Amalg. Zinc, 10/3, b 10/3, [?] 10/6; Broken Hill Propty., 23/10, b 23/9, s 23/1; Block 14 ord., [?] 2/6; do., pref., b 4/11; Junction North, b…

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Mining. the Share Market

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 21 January 1928 · page 19

A recovery in the price of tin brought relief to the share market for tin interests yesterday. Some support was forthcoming, but not Bufflclont to overcome the depression…

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The Coal Crisis Government Action Urged

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 21 January 1928 · page 5

LITHGOW, Friday. -- In an interview this morning Mr. D. Rees, general president of the Miners' Federation, said that the central executive was seized…

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Lithgow Miners. Demand for Preference. Lithgow

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 21 January 1928 · page 17

The Lithgow miners' delegate board yesterday decided that absolute preference to local miners would be enforced in future. It was also agreed that as the State mine…

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City Tenders. Coal Supplies. NEARLY £5000 DIFFERENCE

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 21 January 1928 · page 17

According to a schedule prepared for the Civic Commission tne fresh tenders called for the city s coal supply show that the aggregate price is approximately £5000 less…

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Western Miners Delegate Decisions Enforcing Preference Lithgow

The Labor Daily · Saturday 21 January 1928 · page 6

At the western miners' Delegate Hoard Mr. Campbell Roy. district president, presided The question of preference to unionists camp up…

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Winning and Working the World's Coal Our Coal Resources And Needs The Baddeley Report No. 8

The Labor Daily · Saturday 21 January 1928 · page 10

THIS Instalment of the Baddeley Report gives particulars of the enormous coal resources of Now South Wales, and a brief statement of the nature and extent of the coal resources of the [?]tner States of the Commonwealth…

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The Miners' Federation Problems of Reorganisation (To the Editor.)

The Labor Daily · Saturday 21 January 1928 · page 11

Sir,--We, the members of the W.L.U. of A., are beginning a new year and it is appropriaty that [?] what is this year going to be…

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Under Twenty Tons of Coal Miner's Lucky Escape Newcastle

The Labor Daily · Saturday 21 January 1928 · page 6

Completely[?] at Old [?] to-day, Th[?]…

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A.l.p. Last Night. Miners' Delegates Federal Ballots Mr. Seale's Testimonial

The Labor Daily · Saturday 21 January 1928 · page 6

MESSRS Robt. S. Yates and M. Manuel were elected d[?]ates to the A.L.P. Executive by the western and northern miners organisation, last…

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A Political History of Australia "Chinaman" Dibbs--The Strike Against Chinese Cheap Labor--Miners Help the Seamen--Parkes on "Cobwebs of Law"--Doings of "An Angry Mob"--"Not for Her Majesty's Ships of War" Chapter Cxxx. "Chinaman" Dibbs

The Labor Daily · Saturday 21 January 1928 · page 10

Before proceeding any further with the history of the fight in Queensland against the Importation of Kanakas, let us now proceed to glance, again, at…

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Friend o' Mine

Sunday Times · Sunday 22 January 1928 · page 3

WHO can per a fairer phrase? Friend mine! This goes ringing through the…

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Mackay Explains Lowest City Coal Tender

The Sun · Sunday 22 January 1928 · page 2

In his memorandum to the Civic Commissioners, Mr. Forbes Mackay, general manager of the City Council Electricity-Department, stated that he passed over,the tender offering the lowest price, because the Electricity Department had not had an opportunity…

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