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Mining & the mines, 1928

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Coal Found at Madagascar Paris

The Labor Daily · Saturday 5 May 1928 · page 1

THE Ministry for the Colo[?]les appearances that extensive and important deposits of coal have been discovered in the…

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South Miners' Ballot Convention Delegates Wollongong

The Labor Daily · Saturday 5 May 1928 · page 6

Mr. Thomas St[?]cocks, Southern Miners' returning officer, announced to-day the names of the candidates nominated by the various lodges for the…

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An Appeal. From Edie Creek Miners. to the Government

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 5 May 1928 · page 18

The Morobe District Miners' Association, of Ed[?]e Creek. New Guinea, has petitioned the Federal Government complaining of the continual granting by the Administration of…

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To Meet the Attack Miners' Move Wage-slashing War Newcastle

The Labor Daily · Saturday 5 May 1928 · page 1

WORKERS throughout the coalfields are giving most serious consideration to a plan of action to meet the meditated general…

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A.l.p. Last Night. Miners and Executive Fed. Endorsements Petrol Pump Imports

The Labor Daily · Saturday 5 May 1928 · page 5

ON the [?] of the minutes at the A.L.P. Central Executive meeting last night. Mr. Martin raised the question [?] attendance at the previous…

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"Better Than Mining" Plantations in Islands Cheap Native Labor

The Sun · Saturday 5 May 1928 · page 7

Labor and transportation are the two biggest obstacles that a planter has to face in New Guinea and the surrounding islands, according to Mr…

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Blue and Gold of University Colors Well to Fore at Sports Union Dance

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 5 May 1928 · page 8

THE host of merry young people -- some freshmen, others seasoned students -- demanded encore after encore at the University Sports Union…

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Winning and Working the World's Coal Some European Impressions the Baddeley Report No. 23 Belgium

The Labor Daily · Saturday 5 May 1928 · page 10

While in Brussels I embraced the opportunity of calling at the office of the Miners' Federation, and subsequently with a member of the executive I…

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"Wages Cannot Be Reduced" Miners Get Only 28 Per Ton -- "Where Does Rest Go?" Cost of Hewing

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 5 May 1928 · page 3

"Get back to the 1914 rates of pay and conditions... The whole country must join in." This statement of Mr. John…

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Old-world Gown of Georgette Veil of Pink Tulle and Gold Bandeau CURNOW -- M'DONALD

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 5 May 1928 · page 8

THE marriage of Miss Alma M'Donald, only child of Mr. and Mrs. J. D. M'Donald, of West Maitland, to Mr. R. R. Curnow, of Emmaville, was…

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MINERS' £100,000 Sunk in Sydney Labour Paper Federation Has Deficit of £10,000 On the Year But "Labor Daily" Holds £26,129 of Coalies' Cash

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 5 May 1928 · page 10

"MINERS are starving," recently declared J. M. Baddeley, M.L.A., deputy leader of the N.S.W. Labour Party, and former president…

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A Political History of Australia Charles Jardine Don--Duncan Gillies as a Miners' Member--Gillies becomes Conservative Memmier--A Political "Truce"--Angus Cameron and Jacob Garrard--Garrard "Pushed out" by Hogue--South Australia's notable start--The "Climbers" Chapter Cliv. Don and Gillies

The Labor Daily · Saturday 5 May 1928 · page 10

Charbs Jardine Don. in spite of his natural clequenee, and the fact that be naturally made powerful enemies by his championship of the workers…

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A Gold Digger

Sunday Times · Sunday 6 May 1928 · page 34

What is a gold digger? That is a, name that has been given to the modern miss who always holds out her hand, whose pet saying is "gimme," and who…

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Hotels "Black" Miners Are Annoyed WOLLONGONG

Sunday Times · Sunday 6 May 1928 · page 3

Miners of the South Coast are much concerned about the actions of a certain Sydney man in regard to evidence given before the Compensation Court…

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Away From Coal John Brown at Rosehill

Sunday Times · Sunday 6 May 1928 · page 9

Coal Baron John Brown is seldom seen at suburban meetings in Sydney, oven though he likes to see his colors being carried at Randwick. But he was out…

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Boys From the Bush Go Through Their Paces They're the Boys! Coal Town Reps. Give Souths a Real Go Rabbit-ohs Lose 12-8

Truth · Sunday 6 May 1928 · page 5

NEWCASTLE is certainly en fete to-day over their 12-8 defeat of champions Souths in yesterday's big game at the S.C.G. LAST season the Coalolpolis boys claimed the championship of N.S.W…

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Marts—money—mines and Maritime to Wind Up Morning Star Mines New Guinea Gold

Evening News · Monday 7 May 1928 · page 5

The Morning Star Gold Mines N. L. Woods' Point, Victoria, having failed to locate a second payable formation, and no further subsidy being available [?]…

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New Guinea Gold

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 7 May 1928 · page 13

Reporting to the Sydney office of New Guinea Gold Fields Exploration, Ltd., from Nam[?]e Creek, under date April 2, the mine manager (Mr. O. S. Lucas) states that on…

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Croquet English Gold Medal

The Sun · Monday 7 May 1928 · page 10

The N.S.W. Croquet Association began a competition to-day at the Rushcutters Bay lawn for the gold medal presented annually by the English Croquet Association…

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Broken Hill Mines. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 7 May 1928 · page 7

The Mining Manngers' Association has notified the unions concerned that the adjourned conference with regard to wages and conditions will be resumed on Friday, May 11…

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