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Mining & the mines, 1928

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New Steamer for the Coal and Timber Trade

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 28 February 1928 · page 14

Inset: Capt. D. williams (master.)…

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Coal Trade Another Conference? Owner's Say Yes! Newcastle

The Sun · Tuesday 28 February 1928 · page 12

Owing to the big task confronting the Coal Conference, which will resume its deliberations in Sydney on Thursday,…

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Wholesale Dismissals at Lithgow Mines Slackness of Trade Lithgow

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 28 February 1928 · page 5

Sixty-four notices were issued at Vale at Clwydd colliery this morning. the employees affected being at miners, [?] shiftman, 10 whceters and 10 boys. The…

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Mining Shares in London London, February 27

The Sun · Tuesday 28 February 1928 · page 8

Quotations (middle prices) for mining shares listed on the London Stock Exchange, included:--B.H. Prop, 21s 9d, North B.H. 77s 6d, B.H. South not quoted, Hampden 11s 1£d,…

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Lithgow Mines. 174 Men Dismissed. Opposition to Three Shifts. Lithgow

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 28 February 1928 · page 11

Notices of dismissal were issued to 174 men at two Lithgow collieries to-day—110 at Oakey Park and 64 at the Vale of Clwydd colliery. They include miners, shiftmen, and surface…

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Money, Mines & Markets City Gossip Buying Abroad Loan for Launceston Importing Preferoncea

The Sun · Tuesday 28 February 1928 · page 8

In a bulletin just Issued, Mr. C. H. Wickens, Commonwealth Government Statistician elves details of distribution of Australian orders for certain…

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Won't Take Work Lithgow Miners' Stand Others Are Put Off Lithgow

The Sun · Tuesday 28 February 1928 · page 15

With a view to absorbing the men put out of work consequent oh the flooding of the Cobar and Ironworks Tunnel collieries, the Hockins company…

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Country News Flooded Mines? Sth. Maitland Menace Position Very Serious West Maitland

The Sun · Tuesday 28 February 1928 · page 13

Officers of the East Greta Miners Lodge are arranging a deputation to the Minister for Mines, with reference to the danger of East Greta Colliery…

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Gold and Prices. Monetaey Policy of the United States. Mr. Mckenna's Views. (From a Special Correspondent.) London, Jan. 26

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 28 February 1928 · page 13

Nearly three years have elapsed since the pound sterling was re-established on the gold basis, and most of the important currencies are now stabilised in relation to gold. The…

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Reviving Coal Industry. Owners Meet Miners in Conference

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 29 February 1928 · page 4

The conference arranged by the New South Wales Minister for Labor (Mr. Farrar) to discuss ways and means of reviving the coal industry and recapturing…

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Rich Gold Yield. Golden Age Mine. Kalgoorlie

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 29 February 1928 · page 16

Messrs. Collier and Reilly, who barely a month ago recovered 340oz of gold from 40. tons of ore at Golden Ago Mine, Menzios have obtained another 310oz from 70 tons…

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Lithgow Collieries. More Men Dismissed

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 29 February 1928 · page 16

Notices or dismissal were issued on Monday to 174 men at two collieries in the Lithgow (N.S.W.) district—110 at Oakey Park, and 64 at the Vale of Clwydd mine…

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Coal Shipments

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 29 February 1928 · page 4

The amount of coal (including bunkers) shipped at Newcastle during the week ended February 24, for places beyond the State was 73,156…

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"Tried and Failed" Co-operative Mining Says Owners' Chairman "Miners' Petty Jealousies"

Evening News · Wednesday 29 February 1928 · page 6

THE view, expressed by the chairman of directors of the Bellambi Coal Co. Ltd., Sir Frederick Waley, in yesterday's. "News," that the suggestion made in the "Sunday News" by Mr. A. C. Willis, M.L.C., for the collective…

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The Coal Conference

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 29 February 1928 · page 4

The conference between the miners and the mine-owners to discover what is wrong with the coal industry, which opened last week, threw a curious light on the mentality of the miners' representatives. The miners, apparently, resent the owners making any profits,…

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Gold Honor Badge

The Sun · Wednesday 29 February 1928 · page 10

The gold bow badge and certificate of appreciation of the Returned Soldiers' League has been presented to Mr. A. N. White by the R.S.L. Only…

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Coal Supplies Wollongong

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 29 February 1928 · page 6

A conference will be held at Mount Kembla colliery office on Friday afternoon next to deal with the question of coal supplies to the men…

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Southern' Miners' Board Wollongong

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 29 February 1928 · page 3

The Miners Delega[?] Board, Southern District, met on Monday. The principal business to be discusses will be the prevalling intermittency, which is [?]…

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Miners' Quarrel. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 29 February 1928 · page 16

In the police court Michael Borg (24) was committed for trial on a charge of unlawfully assaulting Lawrence Hill Tiller. The defendant is alleged to have…

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Broken Hill. Another Mine Closing

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 29 February 1928 · page 8

Notices were posted about the Junction North mine at Broken Hill last week-end stating that operations would cease from midnight on Friday owing to the adverse…

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