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Mining & the mines, 1928

4,845 stories in Sydney's papers · page 55 of 243

Coal Depression Hospital Hard Hit Appeal to Minister

Evening News · Thursday 22 March 1928 · page 14

WHEN a deputation from the Kurri [?] Hospital committee asked the Minister [?] Health Dr. Arthur, for a special grant, Mr…

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Gold Footstools Air Travel De Luxe London

The Sun · Thursday 22 March 1928 · page 1

Passengers on the air liner from Cologne to Croydon used seated boxes for foolsools They did not know that these…

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Still More Gold New Guinea Fields Claim Workers Excited

The Labor Daily · Thursday 22 March 1928 · page 4

STILL another valuable reef or gold has been discovered in New Guinea. Arrivals by the island steamer Marsing Yesterday told of the excitement…

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Money, Mines & Markets City Gossip Money From Copra Sydney Siam Tin

The Sun · Thursday 22 March 1928 · page 4

Choiseul Plantations Pays 9 P.C. Choiseul Plantations, Ltd., which awns estates at Soraken, Banin, Teopusino, Arigua and Kunua, in the…

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German Capital. For Australian Mines. Application to Federal Government. Canberra

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 22 March 1928 · page 11

Replying to Mr. Charlton in the House ot Representatives to-day, Mr. Bruce said that certain requests had been received from Mr. J. Fanning, of Sydney, for the consent of…

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Must Work! Bavin's Stand Lithgow Miners No Chance of Relief Lithoow

Evening News · Thursday 22 March 1928 · page 18

IN declining to provide relief work for the Lithgow unemployed, the Premier, Mr. Bavin, informed Mr. H. Knign.,…

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Marts— Money— Mines and Maritime Popular Stock Gordon and Gotch Bank Figures

Evening News · Thursday 22 March 1928 · page 8

Shares in Gordon and Gotch. Limited, improved their position on Change this week. This is one of the sound industrial stocks, for which investors are…

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The Sun Stop-press Dry-washing Coal ('Sun" Special) New York

The Sun · Thursday 22 March 1928 · page 1

The superintendent of the Hopburn Collieries (Mr. MeKinsey) has been inspecting the mines of West Virginia. He has decided to…

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Will Veil Lift on Mystery Flight? Bodies and Wreckage Search 'Plane's Find on Wild Mountain Does Hinchcliffe Lie There? Bangor, Mine. U.S.A.

Evening News · Thursday 22 March 1928 · page 1

INTEREST in the mystery flight across the Atlantic by Capt W. Hincbcliffe and the Hon. Elsie Mackay has been revived by a report of the sighting of two bodies and a wrecked 'plane in Canada…

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Mine Reports

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 23 March 1928 · page 19

NORTH MT. FARRELL. -- Thirty-six tons lead concentrates and 60 tons of z[?]nc concentrates were produced for the fortnight ended March 14…

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Colorado Miners’ Appeal

The Workers' Weekly · Friday 23 March 1928 · page 1

Sydney Branch of the Painters’ Union has sent £25 to the Colorado Miners’ Appeal…

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Coal Carter Hurt Wollongong

The Labor Daily · Friday 23 March 1928 · page 6

Owen Darker, a coal carter, while conveying a load of coal from Mount Keira, slipped and fell under a wheel a truck, which passed over his chest…

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New Guinea Gold and Exploration

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 23 March 1928 · page 15

In their first report, covering a period to September 30, the directors of the New Guinea Gold and Exploration Co., N.L., express regret that the report was not available earlier,…

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Mining. the Share Market

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 23 March 1928 · page 15

The awing of metal quotations favoured holders in the mining share market yesterday. Generally a firmer tone prevailed without producing an increase in business. Among…

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John Brown's Early Love Minmi Colliery Move to Re-operate Newcastle

The Labor Daily · Friday 23 March 1928 · page 6

MINMI, the little coalfields' village to the west of Wallsend and from which John Brown started out to amass a hugh fortune is in the…

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Miners Libelled Bulli Pit Working Time (To the Editor.)

The Labor Daily · Friday 23 March 1928 · page 6

Sir,--It was stated in the Sun of March 14 that we had refused to work, and at the same time had applied for Government relief, and great indignation…

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Coal Lumpers Score Many Concessions Amendments of Award

The Labor Daily · Friday 23 March 1928 · page 7

During the week the board appointed to deal with the coal lumping, and agreed to this following alterations of the award:--…

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All of Gold When Britain Feted the Dusky Royalties

The Labor Daily · Friday 23 March 1928 · page 8

The newspapers inform us of the great welcome given to the King and Queen of Afghanistan by the ruling of England. The visitors from…

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Police Thugs Murder Miners in U.S.A. Workers’ Solidarity Unbroken New York

The Workers' Weekly · Friday 23 March 1928 · page 2

The struggle of the miners of three of the largest coal mining areas in the United States—-Colorado, Ohio, and Pennsylvania— is a direct challenge…

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Marts—money—mines and Maritime No Dividend Emu Bay Railway Eastern Tin Merger

Evening News · Friday 23 March 1928 · page 5

After providing £3461 for depredation and £1260 for the upkeep of rolling stock, the Emu Bay Railway Co, Ltd, made a net profit of £12,885 for the year 1927…

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