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Mining & the mines, 1928

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Cut Up "Bondy" Hoare's "Bribe" Miners' Share Whiddon Collects Too Newcastle

The Sun · Friday 16 March 1928 · page 12

To-morrow the £600 "bribe" will be distributed among the miners employed at the Stockton Borehole Colliery…

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Miners Press Forward For Weekly Wage and Shorter Hours Minority Movement’s Work Lithgow

The Workers' Weekly · Friday 16 March 1928 · page 1

The Lithgow section of the Mine-Workers Workers’ Minority Movement have not lost any time in getting to work for the programme adopted by last…

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Marts—money—mines and Maritime Fusion Cable-and Wireless Terms of Merger London

Evening News · Friday 16 March 1928 · page 5

"In order to prevent any possible misunderstanding," the directors of the Eastern Telegraph Co., and the Marcant Telegraph Co. have [?] a…

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Money, Mines & Markets City Gossip Moffat-virtue's Div. McDOWELL'S ISSUE Moffat-Virtue Increases Dividend

The Sun · Friday 16 March 1928 · page 8

Turnover of Moffat-Virtue, Ltd., machinery merchants, &c., during the year ended December 31 last was affected seriously as a result of a fire…

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Winning and Working the World's Coal Methods of Working in English Collieries the Baddeley Report (Continued) No. 16

The Labor Daily · Saturday 17 March 1928 · page 10

THE present instalment of the report gives a detailed description of the methods of mining coal in collieries in Warwickshire. Staffordshire, and Yorkshire, all of which were visited and inspected by Mr. Baddeley, and the varying systems in operation are clearly…

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Work for Miners Unemployment Conference

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 17 March 1928 · page 3

With the object of relieving unemployment, Cabinet yesterday agreed to the Railway Commissioners accepting tenders for 60,000 tons of coal from the…

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Coal Contracts. to Absorb Unemployed

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 17 March 1928 · page 17

The Cabinet, with the object of providing work for the unemployed, has decided to accept contracts for the supply of 60,000 tons of coal from seven collieries on the northern…

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Women in Mines Capitalism in India

The Labor Daily · Saturday 17 March 1928 · page 11

"Women in Indian [?]nes"--There are at present about 70,000 women working underground in India: their wages are 2,8 rupees (about 38) per…

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New Gold Find. Kalgoorlie

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 17 March 1928 · page 18

A new gold find has been made at burracoppin by Messrs. Donaldson and Miller. They have sent to Coolgardie State battery a trial crushing of 90 tons, which yielded 14oz…

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Mining. the Share Market

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 17 March 1928 · page 19

Mining share business was restricted in extent yesterday, attention being directed almost solely to the tin division. Silver-lead interests had a blank day, but quotations…

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Capitalism's Victims Locked-out Miners in America

The Labor Daily · Saturday 17 March 1928 · page 11

THE following circular letter has been forwarded to us by a friend who states that the miners are still heroically holding out for recognition of their union. The N.S.W. Trades and Labor Council has issued and appeal on their…

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Mine Worker. Boycotted by Unionists. Removal Requested

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 17 March 1928 · page 17

A deputation representing miners and enginedrivers at the State coal mine, Lithgow, waited on the Minister for Labour (Mr. Farrar) yesterday and urged that an employee named…

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Strange but True Sheep's Gold Teeth

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 17 March 1928 · page 23

When a sheep killed at Meredith (Vic.) abattoirs was found to have its teeth heavily encased with gold, residents had visions of auriferous wealth. But these…

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Oakey Park Mine. Dispute Over Dismissal. Lithgow

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 17 March 1928 · page 22

Claiming that the seniority clause in regard to dismissals was not being adhered to, the men employed at Oakey Park Colliery held a meeting at the mine this morning and refused…

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"Bribe" Money Distributed to Miners "Bondy" Hoare's £600

The Sun · Saturday 17 March 1928 · page 6

The shabby-looking building known as the Sulphide Hall, Second-street, Boolaroo, where the Stockton Borehole miners' lodge holds its meetings, was…

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Exception Taken to Mine Workers Lithgow Trouble Deputation to Minister

The Labor Daily · Saturday 17 March 1928 · page 8

A deputation of Miners and Engine-drivers' Unions' officials told the Minister for Labor and Industry yesterday that unless a certain employee was…

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Wax Match. Found in a Mine. Two Men Convicted. Cessnock

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 17 March 1928 · page 18

Four charges of breaches of the Coal Mines Regulation Ant, the first ot their kind to be contested in the district, were heard at the Cessnock Police Court to-day…

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Polo. Australasian Gold Cup. Nt.s.w. Strongly Represented

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

This season's polo should be intensely interesting, because, in addition to the visit of an Indian team, composed of British officers, the games will give the selectors a…

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Snake Listens to Radio Programme at Mining Camp

Evening News · Saturday 17 March 1928 · page 7

THE power of music to soothe the savage breast is well known, and many people have borne testimony to its influence over makes…

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A Photo of Hinkler Gift at Gold and Blue Ball

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 17 March 1928 · page 15

MRS. MATT. SAWYER presided yesterday at a meeting of the gold and blue dinner dance, to be held at the Ambassadors on April 11. It…

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