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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1929

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21½ Per Ton Coal Owners' Profits Commission's Finding. Miners' Leaders Not Satisfied. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 24 September 1929 · page 4

The report of the Coal Commission on the northern owners' profits in ten specified collieries discloses that the profits are slightly over 21½ per ton…

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Labor's Policy Speech By Theodore Reopen Coal Mines Sympathy Tor Timber Strikers. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 24 September 1929 · page 5

Opening the New South Wales Labor campaign at Balmain to-night, Mr Theodore declared if the Federal Arbitration Court was abolished there…

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Miners' Lodge Over £400 Missing. Newcastle

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 25 September 1929 · page 5

At a special meeting of the Glebe Miners' Lodge last night, the auditor, Mr. Kelly, declared between £400 and £500 of the Lodge's funds could not be…

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Coal Bavin's Letter Will Men Resume Work? Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 25 September 1929 · page 4

After Cabinet had considered the Coal Commission's report to-day, the Premier, Mr. Bavin, wrote to the secretary of the Miners' Federation, Mr. Davies, and…

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Spontaneous Combustion Another Coal Cargo Afire. Adelaide

Daily Examiner · Thursday 26 September 1929 · page 5

Another fire occurred on board a coal ship to-day. This time the outbreak took place in the hold of the steamer Tremeadow, at Port Adelaide. A fire float…

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Supply Bill Debate In Assembly Coal and Timber Clarence Member's Speech. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 26 September 1929 · page 5

Resuming the debate on the Temporary Supply Bill, in the Legislative, Assembly to-day, Mr. A. J. Pollack (C.P.), said lie believed the Premier had done his duty…

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Coal Crisis Hint Of Free Labor More Police Story Emphatic Denials by Minister. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 26 September 1929 · page 5

It is reported Hint the Government intends to appoint police in the northern coalfields districts. In some circles this is taken to mean that if…

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'Cruel' Miners Being Misled Bavin's Reply to Theodore. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 27 September 1929 · page 4

In the Legislative Assembly to-day, Mr. Anderson (Nat.), asked the Premier whether he had seen a statement attributed to Mr. Theodore, that if the…

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Case for Miners 'Iniquitous Judgments' Pamphlet Issued by Federation Criticism of the Coal Commission. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 28 September 1929 · page 5

In a pamphlet, whch has been issued by the Miners' Federation reviewing the Coal Commission's report, the Commission, Mr. Bavin, Mr. Bruce and the coal owners…

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Imported Coal. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 1 October 1929 · page 5

According to Mr. A. C. Willis, who arrived at Adelaide on Saturday, after visiting Great Britain, the coal imported to Australia from England came from…

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Serious Shortage Government Coal Stocks. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 1 October 1929 · page 4

The Coal Board met to-day to receive the report on the stocks of coal available, and it is understood a serious shortage was disposed. The Government will…

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News of the World Coal Ablaze. Per[?]m

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 1 October 1929 · page 5

About 200 tons of bunker coal caught alight on the steamer Port Nicholson. The blaze, however, is under control. The surveyors recommend the discharge of…

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The Miners Will Not Meet Owners Motion Rejected Further Trouble Brewing. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 1 October 1929 · page 5

A meeting of the combined [?] unions, by a narrow majority, to-day rejected a motion that negotiations be reopened with the coal owners…

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Coal Conference Premier to Meet Miners' Delegates. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 2 October 1929 · page 4

The Premier, Mr. Bavin, said to-day he would meet representatives of the mining unions to-morrow to discus's with them the findings of the Col Commission…

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Missing Money Three Miners' Officials Arrested. Newcastle

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 2 October 1929 · page 5

Three members of the Northern Miners. Federation were prosecuted at Newcastle court, on charges of fraudulently omitting to pay certain money to the…

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Vic. Miners on Strike. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Thursday 3 October 1929 · page 3

Declaring that favoritism had been shown by the management, the miners at the State mine at Wonthaggi ceased work and are likely to be out for some…

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Coal Ship Fire Flames and Explosion Crew's Terrible Experience. Capetown

Daily Examiner · Thursday 3 October 1929 · page 5

The captain of the Rhmmey, which loaded coal at Hull for Melbourne, told the court of his terrible experience when a fire broke out on the ship…

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Coal Industry Timber Strike Duplicate Arbitration System Speech by Mr. A. J. POLLACK

Daily Examiner · Thursday 3 October 1929 · page 1

In the New South Wales Assembly on Wednesday, September 25, in Committee of Ways and Means, Mr. A. J. Pollack (member for the Clarence) spoke on the…

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Idle Mines Government Offer Renewed Interview with Premier Men Asked to Return to Work. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 3 October 1929 · page 5

An interview of mining representatives with the Premier, Mr. Bavin, to-day ended without any definite assurance being given that work would…

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UNEMPLOYMENT Thomas' Canadian Tour Speech at Labor Conference Coal and Cotton Goods Preference. London

Daily Examiner · Thursday 3 October 1929 · page 5

In the course of his speech on unemployed problems at the Labor Conference at Brighton to-day Mr. J. H. Thomas, Minister of Employment,…

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