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Mining & the mines, 1928

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One Man's Job Thousand Men Object Three Mines Idle Cessnock

The Sun · Thursday 5 January 1928 · page 7

Work at Hebburn No. 1 Colliery, and the Broken Hill Proprietary Co.'s new shaft at Elrington, near Kearsley ceased this morning, affected by the…

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New Tenders City Coal Contract One Year Only Commission's Decision

The Sun · Thursday 5 January 1928 · page 13

The tenders for three years supply of coal for the City Electricity Department which were called, by the last City…

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Interests of Coal Mines Northern Conference Settling Differences

The Labor Daily · Friday 6 January 1928 · page 8

A conference to discuss the general conditions prevailing in the coal-mining industry in the northern district was held in the Northern Colliery…

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The Collieries. Worst Year on Record. CESSNOCK

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 6 January 1928 · page 12

Last year was one of the worst experienced by miners on the South Maitland coalfields for many years. Pelaw Main and Aberdare were the only collieries which worked more…

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Coal Lumpers' Officials

The Labor Daily · Friday 6 January 1928 · page 6

The annual election for official positions to the Sydney Coal Lumpers' Union has just been concluded. The two contested, President and Secretary, resulted in the…

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Price of Gold

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 6 January 1928 · page 13

Gold was quoted in London on Wednesday, our correspondent cables, at 84/11 per oz fine, an improvement of /oz from Tuesday's price…

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Car "Juice" From Coal

The Labor Daily · Friday 6 January 1928 · page 5

BERLIN, Thursday. SYNTHETIC gasoline made by the German Dye Trust, from coal gases, has proved a great…

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Coal Strike Settled. Perth

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 6 January 1928 · page 12

The strike of 100 Collie coal miners has been settled…

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Mining. the Share Market

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 6 January 1928 · page 13

Light and unrepresentative business was done in the mining share market on yesterday's reopening. The further fall shown by London base metal prices during the…

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Mount Morgan Famous Mine Closed Romantic History

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 6 January 1928 · page 16

After being for nearly forty years famous as one of the richest mines in the world, work at Mount Morgan (Q.) has been abandoned and the mine…

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Price of Gold London, January 5

The Sun · Friday 6 January 1928 · page 6

Gold is quoted at 84s 11¼d per oz, fine, a rise of ½d since yesterday…

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Red Gold Distributed to Afghans London

The Sun · Friday 6 January 1928 · page 1

"Russian gold is being distributed to tribes along the Indian frontier, particularly in Waziristan," write's Sir Percival Phillips, special…

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1500 Miners Idle Dispute at Cessnock "Outsider" Gets Job Cessnock

Evening News · Friday 6 January 1928 · page 5

NEARLY 1600 men an idle over the employment of what is called an "outsider," at Hobburn Number 2 colliery…

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'Lindy's Lone Flight Gold Medal for 1927 LONDON

The Sun · Friday 6 January 1928 · page 1

The International Aeronautic Federation has awarded the 1927 gold medal to Colonel Charles Lindbergh for his lone flight across the Atlantic…

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Money, Mines & Merchandise City Gossip Tin Control Scheme Regulating Tin Production

The Sun · Friday 6 January 1928 · page 6

An ardent supporter of the proposal to form a tin producers' control board, Mr. E. J. Byrne, who is a member of the directorate of Kamunting Tin…

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Civic Coal Tenders All Are Cancelled. New Ones to Be Called

The Labor Daily · Friday 6 January 1928 · page 4

WHEN the Civic Commission yesterday decided to call for fresh tenders for the supply of coal, its action was the result of this paper's…

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Rich Gold Find in Abandoned Shaft Eight Ounces to the Ton

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 6 January 1928 · page 16

Rich deposits of gold have been discovered in the abandoned shaft of the old Lady Belmore mine on Hawker's Hill at Hill End (N.S.W.), and…

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Civic Ghosts Must Have Gasped 'Next Business Please' Replaces Old Oratory New Coal Tenders

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 6 January 1928 · page 3

Where were the crash of words, the smash and rattle of oral conflict, and the sound of insults and epithets hurled reverberating from…

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Broken Hill. Mining Managers' Proposals. Rejected by Union. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 6 January 1928 · page 12

The local sub-branch of the Federated Enginedrivers' and Firemen's Union at a special meeting last night rejected the proposals of the Mining Managers'Association…

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Rich Gold Find 40oz. to Ton Near Pambula Field Rush to the South Coast

The Labor Daily · Friday 6 January 1928 · page 1

A PARTICULARLY rich gold lode, bearing up to 40 ounces to the ton, has been discovered near the old Pambula field, Eden…

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