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Mining & the mines, 1928

4,845 stories in Sydney's papers · page 15 of 243

SOCIALISM. Men to Control Mine. Tasmanian Experiment. (From Our Special Representative.) Hobart

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 25 January 1928 · page 15

The proposal of the Miners' Federation to take over the Catamaran Colliery in Tasmania is the first step towards the socialisation of industry, according to opinions expressed…

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Colliery Misaps Cessnock

The Labor Daily · Thursday 26 January 1928 · page 6

W. Stephens, 45, Shiftman, employed at Cessnock No. 2. Colliery had his right leg broken to-day as the result of a fall of coal…

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Hidden Gold

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 26 January 1928 · page 21

In to-day's issue appears a new and uninteresting competition connected with the popular Granny Smith's Pure Food Products. Competitors are set the…

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Fatal Colliery Accident. Kurri Kurri

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 26 January 1928 · page 10

William Scott (70), a shiftman, who sustained a compound fracture of the left leg and injuries to his left arm and head through being run down by a set of skips in Pelaw…

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Price of Gold

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 26 January 1928 · page 11

Cold was quoted in London on Tuesday, our correspondent cables, at 84/11½ per oz fine, an increase of one farthing on the price ruling since Thursday…

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Aberdare Colliery. Discouraging Petty Stoppages. Cessnock

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 26 January 1928 · page 9

A meeting was held at the Aberdare Central Colliery this morning to discuss means of preventing potty stoppages. It was agreed that a substantial fine should be imposed on…

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Miners Lean Days Newcastle

The Labor Daily · Thursday 26 January 1928 · page 4

Whitburn miners drew five days pay for the previous fortnight, and have worked three days for the next The lodge decided to collect the…

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Mining. the Share Market

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 26 January 1928 · page 11

Brisk trading in a few concerns supplied the only interest in the mining share market yesterday. Barriers barely held their ground. North's casing /3 at 84/3. South's made a…

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Pulverised Coal. Successful Experiments. Credit to Australia

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 26 January 1928 · page 11

Following the recent successful introduction of pulverised coal as a fuel for steamers, oversea newspapers are giving high credit to Australian experiments in this direction…

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Coal and Australia. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 26 January 1928 · page 14

Sir.—Coal is a key commodity to a large number of industries and to both shipping and railway services. Its importance to the Broken Hill steel works in regard to…

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No Buyers for South Greta Mine Machinery Goes Cheap West Maitland

The Labor Daily · Thursday 26 January 1928 · page 5

Perry A. Wells and Co., allergenicities of Sydney to-day submitted by [?] the South Greta Colliery. They failed to find a buyer of the mine as a going concern…

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Youthful Gold Hunters Boys' 150-mile Trip in Canoe Down Shoalhaven

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 26 January 1928 · page 5

GOULBURN, Wednesday. -- Probably one of the most romantic and adventurous canoe voyages on record in Australia was that…

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Mining

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Friday 27 January 1928 · page 5

Broken Hill South, Ltd., dividend of 1/- per share, payable on February 24…

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City Council Coal

The Sun · Friday 27 January 1928 · page 11

When the Civic Commissioners meet in public on Tuesday next they will probably announce definite decisions as to the tenders for one year's supply…

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Colliery Plant Sold. West Maitland

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 27 January 1928 · page 12

The assets of the South Maitland (formerly South Greta) Colliery were offered at auction on behalf of the debe[?]ture holders. The colliery was [?]rst offered as a going concern, but…

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British B.h. Mine

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 27 January 1928 · page 13

Repairs to the damaged poppet heads of Thompson's shaft at the British B.H. mine have been nearly completed, telegraphs our Broken Hill correspondent. Hauling…

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Mining. Burma Corporation

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 27 January 1928 · page 13

An estimated surplus of receipts over working expenditure of £268,252 is reported by the Burma Corporation for the quarter ended September 30. This compares with £280,140…

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Miners' Disputes Committee Meeting Business-loke Ways Newcastle

The Labor Daily · Friday 27 January 1928 · page 6

At the conclusion of the meeting of the Northern Miners' Dispute Com mittee yesterday Mr. T. Hoare. Northern District president, paid a warm…

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Explosion in Mine. Remarkable Accident. a Man Seriously Injured. Hobart

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 27 January 1928 · page 12

A message from Queenstown states that a remarkable accident occurred at North Lyell mine at 11.30 o'clock last night, when Cecil Pickans, whose father resides at…

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Bad Refrigeration Shipping Company Sued Our Coal Blamed London

The Sun · Friday 27 January 1928 · page 7

The first case dealing with refrigerated cargo under the Australian Sea Carriage of Goods Act was heard in the King's Bench Division…

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