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Mining & the mines, 1928

4,845 stories in Sydney's papers · page 62 of 243

Strikes Suit Mine Owners Bruce Answered Convenient Stoppages Melbourne

The Labor Daily · Friday 6 April 1928 · page 4

"Strikes are convenient from the employers' point of view. They are necessary to regulate production and give employers an opportunity to do…

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Bosses’ Thugs Murder Strikers Miners’ Great Spirit After 10 Months’ Strike

The Workers' Weekly · Friday 6 April 1928 · page 4

A senate committee has been appointed to investigate the conditions of the 250,000 miners on strike in Colorado, Pennsylvania and Ohio…

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Miners, Move Forward on Minority Movement’s Fighting Programme Bosses Preparing All-In Attack From a Cessnock Correspondent

The Workers' Weekly · Friday 6 April 1928 · page 3

It is an undisputed fact that the time has long been over-ripe for a forward move among the employees of the coal mining industry. The…

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Miners Organise to Resist Bosses’ Attack Militant Minority Leads For 30 Hour Week and £5-10-0 No More Sacrifices

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

As was to be expected from the statements of the coal owners during their conference with the miners' officials, the only idea of the owners is that of all other sections of the employing class—the workers must be prepared to make further sacrifices…

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Winning and Working the World's Coal Mining Methods in European Collieries the Baddeley Report No. 19

The Labor Daily · Saturday 7 April 1928 · page 11

This instalment of the Baddeley report continues the description of the methods in vogue in S[?]a for extracting coal. in conjunction with hydraulic filling in some cases, and hand stowage in others for building up the vacant spaces created…

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Mining. the Price of Tin

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 7 April 1928 · page 13

A recovery of nearly £15 a ton in the price of tin from the recent low mark of £224 has had a reassuring effect on Australian shareholders of Eastern tin-dredging…

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Money, Mines, Markets C.s.r. Company Shareholders

The Sun · Saturday 7 April 1928 · page 2

At the ordinary meeting of shareholders in the Colonial Sugar Refining Company, Ltd. which is to be held on May 2, an important amendment…

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Miners' Wages the Truth Plainly Told (To the Editor.)

The Labor Daily · Saturday 7 April 1928 · page 11

Sir.--The conference which is being held between the coal-owners and the miners' leaders can serve no useful purpose…

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Men Who Won't Go Back They Were Game Men, Australia's Gold Pioneers, But They Gave No Thought of the Morrow

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 7 April 1928 · page 21

IN a tentative acceptance of an invitation to be with the "Back-to- Rushworthers" at the Easter gathering of tho pioneers of the old…

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Heaped Gold Claimants to Hobbs Millions Meet

Truth · Sunday 8 April 1928 · page 15

A MEETING of the "Hobbs' Millions Beneficiaries" took place at the Parranatta-road Hall, in Sydney, during the last week. Mr…

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Strikes Form Burraform's Easy Win in First Hurdle Suncoil and Gold Thread Placed

Sunday Times · Sunday 8 April 1928 · page 38

Although Randwick had received a severe drenching overnight, punters were well on the mark in the first race decided—the First Hurdle. They wanted only two—Really and Burraform—and, when the latter took charge at the straight entrance and won easily from Suncoil and Gold Thread, he gave the public a good start off…

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Colliery Lighting Mudgee

The Labor Daily · Monday 9 April 1928 · page 8

A very fine electric-lighting service has been installed in the main heading at the Kandos coal mine. Not only will this make for more convenient working, but…

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Mining. Notes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 9 April 1928 · page 9

The general manager of Marranboy Mining Co., N.L., telegraphed on March 26 that 80 tons of ore had been hauled, of which 25 tons had been crushed. Crushing was to continue…

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Money, Mines, Markets City Gossip Prudential Assurance Holden's New Issue Record Assurance Figures

The Sun · Monday 9 April 1928 · page 6

Britain's biggest insurance company's balance-sheet is that of the Prudential Assurance Co., which transacts business in Australia through agencies in…

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Buried Gold Hunt for £12,000,000 Jesuits' Treasure Buenos Aires

The Sun · Monday 9 April 1928 · page 1

A vast hoard of gold and silver treasure, estimated to be Worth £12,000,000, and said to have been hidden in a cavern in a well-nigh inaccessible mountain in Bolivia. This is the objective of a London syndicate, whose…

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Search for Fabulous Treasure Story of Gold and Silver Worth £12,000,000 Wealth of Eighteenth Century Jesuit Colony in Bolivia London Syndicate's Expedition Buenos Aires

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 9 April 1928 · page 4

The immemorial lure of buried treasure has brought another expedition to South America. They are in search of the lost treasure of the Jesuit Fathers of Bolivia, estimated at £12,000,000…

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"Rank and File Must Control Our Labor Movement" -- Conference Decision. Great A.l.p. Congress Clears the Way for Future Progress Vital Decisions on Questions of Policy Miners' Lodges and Their Right of Representation Ballot for State and Federal Officers

The Labor Daily · Monday 9 April 1928 · page 5

WEIGHTY matters of domestic concern to the Australian Labor Party in this State were considered when the Annual General Conference was continued throughout on Saturday. Because of this, very slight progress was made with the formidable agenda…

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Marts, Mines and Maritime Mining Managers' Reports W.a. Gold Falls Off

Evening News · Tuesday 10 April 1928 · page 8

The gold yield of West Australia for March was 28,601oz fine, as compared with 15,086oz in February, and 16,370oz for March, 1927. Last month's output…

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City Coal Supply

Evening News · Tuesday 10 April 1928 · page 4

Last month the City Council need [?]00 tons of coal from [?] in [?] of the quantities received. To make up this deficiency and [?] to the…

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Mining. Notes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 10 April 1928 · page 13

Tongkah Harbour dredge output totalled 13 tons tin oxide last week, 10 tons from Chelong Bay and three tons from Bidor…

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