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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1938

807 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 18 of 41

The Miners Convention To-day Claim for 30 Hours SYDNEY

National Advocate · Thursday 4 August 1938 · page 2

Representatives from N.S.W., Queensland, Western Australia. Victoria. Tasmania and New Zealand coal fields will attend the miners'…

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Miners Meet Impassioned Oration at Memorial for Dead Sydney, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 4 August 1938 · page 4

The national convention of miners, which opened in Sydney to-day, was inaugurated With unusual solemnity, delegates with bowed heads standing…

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The Miners Appeal for Support Letter to Goulburn Council Goulburn

National Advocate · Thursday 4 August 1938 · page 6

Support in the claims being made by the Miners' Federation for reduced working hours. pensions and amendments to the coal mines regulations…

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All Dead Miners' Stark Fate a Tragedy of Spain London? July 30

National Advocate · Thursday 4 August 1938 · page 1

What has happened to the Austrian miners. Spain's greatest shock troops in war—spearhead of Republican solidarity in the north?…

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Labor Unity Fight Attitude of Mining Areas Mr. Lang's Challenge SYDNEY

National Advocate · Thursday 4 August 1938 · page 1

Broken Hill. Cessnock. and Newcastle will be the local points of serious organising by the opposing Labor Parties in this State shortly…

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General News Coal for Poor

National Advocate · Friday 5 August 1938 · page 2

The distribution of coal for the local poor and needy, which was postponed owing to the indisposition of the secretary (Mr. E. C. Smith will take…

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Unsafe Conditions Miners Stay Away Protest CESSNOCK

National Advocate · Friday 5 August 1938 · page 4

Of the 12 collieries on the top of the Northern Coal fields only one was working to-day. At some of the collieries many miners made no…

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“Criminal Neglect” Miners’ Outburst. Against State Government. SYDNEY

Leader · Friday 5 August 1938 · page 5

An attack on the Government for “criminal neglect for the safety of mine workers, and the callous…

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Heffron and Lang Northern Miners' Ballot on Tuesday. Newcastle

National Advocate · Friday 5 August 1938 · page 4

The Northern miners will hold ballot next Tuesday on the question whether the union should remain affiliated with the official A.L.P. or…

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Land Mine Six Jews Killed Terrorism Continues in Palestine Jerusalem

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 5 August 1938 · page 1

Six Jewish workers, including, two girls, were proceeding home by a lorry when they were killed by the explosion of a land mine near Tel…

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The Miners Heavy Death Roll Government Attacked Conference Opened Sydney

National Advocate · Friday 5 August 1938 · page 4

An attack on the Government for "criminal neglect for the safety of mine workers, callous indifference and the toll of death and disease," was…

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Miners' Plans Fourteen Days' Notice Log to Be Served Pit-head Meetings to Decide

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 5 August 1938 · page 4

Plans for a general strike of miners' throughout Australia, unless demands for improved working conditions are conceded within a fortnight, were…

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MR. J. Curtin Appeal for Unity Advice to Miners' Federation "Remain in Labor Movement" MELBOURNE

National Advocate · Friday 5 August 1938 · page 2

Declaring that It was only by the workers uniting that they might exercise their full strength, the Leader of the Federal Labor Party, Mr. J…

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Safety for Miners M.L.A. Demands Improvement SYDNEY

National Advocate · Saturday 6 August 1938 · page 5

Reference to the demands of the miners for greater safety in mines was made by Mr. Davies. Labor, member for Illawarra, in the Legislative…

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Labor Unity Fight Parliamentarians and Miners Statements to Convention SYDNEY

National Advocate · Saturday 6 August 1938 · page 2

Addressing the National Convention o fthe Miners' Federation, Mr. G. Booth, Labor member for Kurri in the Legislative Assembly and…

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The Miners Dr. Kelly's Appeal Government Should Intervene Men's Perilous Work Sydney

National Advocate · Saturday 6 August 1938 · page 5

An appeal to colliery proprietors and members of the miners' federation to do all in their power to avoid a strike in the mining industry was…

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Jews and Arabs Outrages Continue Outrages Continue Jews Killed by Land Mine Jerusalem

National Advocate · Saturday 6 August 1938 · page 1

Six Jewish workers including two girls, who were proceeding home by lorry were killed by an explosion in a land mine near Tel Aviv. Eleven…

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DETERMINED Miners and Mediation SYDNEY

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 8 August 1938 · page 1

ALTHOUGH it was indicated last night that the Government has not directly approached the Miners' Federation with the proposal…

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Plausible Thief Miners' Delegate Robbed SYDNEY

National Advocate · Monday 8 August 1938 · page 1

Mr. Stewart Coombes, the Broken Hill delegate to the Miners' Convention, was a victim of a plausible teihf in Sydney this morning…

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Labor Party Miners' Convention Against Lang Northern Ballot To-morrow

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 8 August 1938 · page 1

The Miners' Convention considered an appeal by the Parliamentary representatives of the coalfields, in which the delegates were urged to retain…

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