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Mining & the mines, 1928

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Opening by Commission Nationalists' Second Session Accident Relief for the Miners

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 4 April 1928 · page 1

THE STATE CABINET met yesterday. Mr. Buttenshaw presiding. Afterwards, the Acting Premier said that the usual ceremonial would be dispensed with, and the opening would be by commission. He expected a six weeks' session as the Government would not burk discussion, although the…

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Work for 300 Men S. Coast Distress Relief for the Miners

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 4 April 1928 · page 4

Mr. A. A. Lysaght, M.L.A., said yesterday that with reference to unemployed relief on the South Coast after Easter, he had learned from Mr…

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Last of Polo at Adelaide Goulburn's Victories Next Australasian Gold Cup in Sydney

Referee · Wednesday 4 April 1928 · page 18

There was a heap of interest in the final days of the South Australian pala tournament at Birkalls, though play. of course, was not up to the…

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King Is Moved to Aid Starving Miners Awful Plight of the Workless Union-smashing Campaign London

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 4 April 1928 · page 1

THE plight of Britain's thousands of unemployed miners, their wives and children, has become so fearful that the King has been moved to contribute £500 towards their relief, while the Queen has contributed £250. DAILY the position of the British…

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Monthly Coal Shipments

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Thursday 5 April 1928 · page 5

The quantity of coal (including bunkers) shipped at Newcastle during last month for places beyond the State was 248,541 tons, of which 206,701 tons…

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Coal Industry. Unemployment Problems

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 5 April 1928 · page 16

A request was made to the Minister for Labour and industry, Mr Farrar, yesterday, by representatives of the miners and engine drivers that the holding or district…

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Mines and Metals Tin Prices Ease

The Sun · Thursday 5 April 1928 · page 4

Most material of the few movements in prices recorded yesterday in the London markets for industrial metals was a de[?]lne of 25s a ton in the rate for tin for prompt…

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Mining. the Share Market

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 5 April 1928 · page 17

Base metal interests ended on a steady note when the share market closed yesterday. Business was small Souths, the only Rarrier representative, gave way /3 of…

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Miners' Work Its Intermittency Minister Takes Action

The Labor Daily · Thursday 5 April 1928 · page 4

The executives of Districts embraced by the Miners' Federation and the Federated Enginedrivers were represented yesterday in a deputation to the…

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McDONALD on Wages Does Not Apply to Miners

The Labor Daily · Thursday 5 April 1928 · page 6

The conference of the district executive officers of the Miners' Federation concluded yesterday. Darling the afternoon the miners representatives…

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Money, Mines, Markets City Gossip G. A. Bond's Finances A. Rickard Extended George A. Bond's Loss

The Sun · Thursday 5 April 1928 · page 4

Early in December, shareholders in George A. Bond and Co., Ltd., agreed that the company should proceed to voluntary liquidation. Messrs. W. H…

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Colliery Dispute. Killingworth Mine. Amicable Settlement

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 6 April 1928 · page 7

The Minister for Mines (Mr. Chaffey) announced yesterday that the long-standing difficulty which had existed at the Killingworth colliery had been settled following a further…

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Colliery Dispute Over Hobart

The Labor Daily · Friday 6 April 1928 · page 3

Thanks to the intervention of the premier Mr. Lyons the dispute at Mr. Nicholas coal [?] has been amicably settled…

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Wiluna Mines. Treatment of Ore

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 6 April 1928 · page 9

A method of treating Wiluna ore has been finally determined. in an interview with our Kalgoor[?]e correspondent, the general manager of the Wiluna Gold Mines (Mr. H. E. Vall)…

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Mines' Subsidence Bill Newcastle

The Labor Daily · Friday 6 April 1928 · page 6

Mr, Hugh Connell. M.L.A., has made representation to the Acting-Premier with regard to the urgency of the Mines' Subsidence Bill, drawing…

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Wagga Gold Cup Meeting

The Land · Friday 6 April 1928 · page 18

On Friday and Saturday, April 27, and 28, the Murrumbidgee Turf Club will dispose of one of the most attractive programmes ever submitted…

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Coal Seam Discovered. Quirindi

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 6 April 1928 · page 8

When boring for water at Mr. T. D. Ivey's property at Walhallow, near Quirindi, Mr. W. H. Bell struck a seam of coal [?]ght [?] thick. Samples have been forwarded in…

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International Action Alone Will Save Miners

The Workers' Weekly · Friday 6 April 1928 · page 1

“There is not a coalfield in the world, outside of Soviet Russia, but is faced with the same problems which confront us here. America. Australia. France. Germany. Belgium. Czecho-Slovakia. all are faced with troubles similar to our…

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Mining. Outlook for Lead

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 6 April 1928 · page 9

For several weeks the price of load has displayed a steadying tendency, with a slight disposition to improvement. This has been gratifying to Brokenn Hill interests, following,…

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Broken Hill Mines. Decrease in Employment. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 6 April 1928 · page 6

The number of men employed by the various Broken Hill mining companies at the end of March were 4239. a decrease of 267 since the end of February…

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