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Mining & the mines, 1928

4,845 stories in Sydney's papers · page 59 of 243

Mining. the Share Market

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 30 March 1928 · page 15

The mining share market made a moderately firm, if quiet, showing yesterday. Barriers were inclined to harden. Norths rose /3 at 85/, at which 200 were taken, Souths made…

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How Yass Gold Cup Was Won

Evening News · Friday 30 March 1928 · page 1

Mr. W. J. Wele's Meachers, winning the Yass Gold Cup at the picnic races yesterday from Mr. P. C. Julian's Garbrey. Minnamurrs was third…

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Miners’ Leaders Fall Down on Job Crawl to Boss instead of Organising Owners Show No Hope for Miners Under Capitalism

The Workers' Weekly · Friday 30 March 1928 · page 4

For all the benefit received by the mine workers, the conference held between representatives of the Miners’ Federation and the coal owners might…

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Gloomy Days. On the Coalfields. Dismissal of Miners. Cessnock

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 30 March 1928 · page 13

Notices of dismissal will be served on 650 empldyees at the Aberdafe Central colliery at the end of the week. The prosperity of the district was sorely affected by the closing…

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Colorado Miners Need Urgent Help Workers, Remember the Columbine Massacre!

The Workers' Weekly · Friday 30 March 1928 · page 3

The strike of the Colorado miners, which began on October 18, 1927, is the reverse side of the popular picture of “workers’ prosperity” in the…

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Winning and Working the World's Coal Some German Mine Inspection the Baddeley Report (Continued) No. 18 COLLIERY M. Upper Silesia, Germany

The Labor Daily · Saturday 31 March 1928 · page 1

There are five seams of coal worked at the above colliery, varying in thickness from 4 to 3½ metres. Seams dip about 5 degrees from south to…

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Gold Mine On The Corso Manly's Merry-go-round May Return 30%

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 31 March 1928 · page 2

EVIDENTLY LEADING Sydney financiers are slipping on their job. CONTENT WITH A miserable…

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Colliery Dispute. West Maitland

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 31 March 1928 · page 18

Miners employed at Ayrflold Collieries, Nos, 1-and 2, who allege that they have been locked out, held a meeting to-day. The miners contend that the management had not kept its…

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Creat Hope Mine

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 31 March 1928 · page 19

Our Kalgoorlie correspondent telegraphs that Mr. B. McCahon, owner of the Great Hope Mine at Mount Monger, has brought to Kalgoorlie some rich ore, which had been…

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Gold by the Ton

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 31 March 1928 · page 18

ON the opposite side of the street to the Long Tunnel mine at Walhalla (Vic.) is the vault of the old Bank of Victoria. During the boom it sheltered…

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Mining. the Share Market

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 31 March 1928 · page 19

A part from activity in two or three in concerns, mining share business was of a desultory character yesterday. Barriers remained on a steady footing. Norths showed…

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Country News. Oakey Park Miners. Lithgow

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 31 March 1928 · page 18

At a conference between the proprietors of the Oakey Park colliery and the miners, to adjust difficulties with regard to the seniority dispute, Messrs. T. R. Morgan (Proprietors'…

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Taking No Risks the Miners Big Conference Guarding Against the Future

The Labor Daily · Saturday 31 March 1928 · page 6

IN view of the deplorable economic conditions on all the coalfields of the State, following the action of the coalowners, who…

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Miners Will Fight No Wage-cut McDONALD Answered Newcastle

The Labor Daily · Saturday 31 March 1928 · page 6

The definite declaration of Mr. McDonald, chairman of Northern Coal Owners' Association, that certain things would happen unless the miners agreed to a…

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Nationalisation Panacea for Coal Evils "Reduce Capital" Wage Reduction Opposed

The Sun · Saturday 31 March 1928 · page 7

A pruning of salaries and of the number of boards of directors by amalgamation of existing companies, together with a…

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Colliery Mishap Cessnock

Sunday Times · Sunday 1 April 1928 · page 3

Ernest Jackson (45), employed at Bellbird colliery, was admitted to Cessnock Hospital to-day suffering with a fractured knee caused by a fall of coal…

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"White Gold"

Sunday Times · Sunday 1 April 1928 · page 35

That the squeaking of a chair and the rasping honing of a knife can be made important motivations in a motion picture is dramatically shown in…

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Mining

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Monday 2 April 1928 · page 5

Larut Tin Fields: 6d. a share; payable March 30…

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Price of Gold

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 2 April 1928 · page 13

Gold was quoted in London on Friday, our correspondent cables, at 84/11[?] per oz fine, a decrease of one farthing on the price ruling since March 13…

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Mining. the Share Market

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 2 April 1928 · page 13

Little mining share business of importance was written on Saturday. Minor variations in metal quotations sufficed to keep the market nominally steady. Among Barriers,…

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