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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1929

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Japanese Steamers Bringing Own Coal to Australia Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 5 December 1929 · page 5

After pointing out that Japanese steamers load sufficient coal at their [?]ome ports for the round trip, Mr. W. B. Gibbs coal agent, suggested to the Coal Co[?]…

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Federal Govt. ''Treachery--cowardice'' Mining Unions' Motion. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 5 December 1929 · page 5

The Combined Unions' Committee carried a resolution congratulating Mr. James for his fight, on behalf of the miners, and at the same time denouncing the…

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Gold Reserve Labor Faces First Division Hughes' Party Divided. Canberra

Daily Examiner · Thursday 5 December 1929 · page 4

After the Treasurer's winding-up speech on the second reading debate of the Commonwealth Bank (Gold Reserve) Bill in the House of Representatives to-night, the…

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Gold Reserve Bill Challenge Likely in Senate Dr. Page's Amendment. Canberra

Daily Examiner · Friday 6 December 1929 · page 5

It is believed that the present intention of the Opposition is to challenge the Government in the Senate on the Commonwealth Bank Bill which provides for…

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Fight on Kurri Miners' Decision Peace Terms Rejected Officials Howled Down Four Thousand Men Present. Newcastle

Daily Examiner · Friday 6 December 1929 · page 5

The first of the miners' aggregate meetings, which was held at Kurri Kurri, attracted a gathering of between 4000 and 5000 men…

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Mining Settlement Doubtful New Move By Labor Council Talk of Commonwealth-wide Strike Miners' Leaders To Be Supplanted State Government Waits Result of Aggregate Meetings Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 7 December 1929 · page 5

The Government hopes to be in possession early next week of the complete results of the aggregate, meetings of miners held to consider the terms of settlement. A meeting of the Cabinet will be held on Monday or Tuesday to consider…

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Costs of Production Evidence in Camera Coal Commission's Decision. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 7 December 1929 · page 4

The Coal Commission to-day gave its reserved decision regarding the claim that evidence as to the costs of production should be heard in public…

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Arsenic Roasting Begins Laboratory Tests at Valla Mines Full Production in January. Bellingen

Daily Examiner · Saturday 7 December 1929 · page 4

The construction of the furnaces and treatment plant at the Valla gold and arsenic mines has advanced to such an extent that it is now definitely…

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Enter Garden 'Commonwealth-Wide Strike' Stirring Up Miners Aggregate Meeting Rejects Peace Terms. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 9 December 1929 · page 5

When the A.L.P. Executive met this afternoon, a motion submitted by Mr. E. A. Hill, a prominent militant member and Garden supporter,…

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Three Killed in Motor Car Accidents Mining Expert's Death. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Monday 9 December 1929 · page 5

A car in which a number of men were riding, at Kilmore yesterday, got out of control, turned two somersaults and was wrecked. William Figgis, mining expert,…

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Valla Mines. First Arsenic Roasted

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 10 December 1929 · page 1

The construction of the furnaces and teratment plant at the Valla gold and arsenic mines has, advanced to such an ext[?] [?] the [?] month…

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Coal Mines Cannot Take Them Over Federal Government Powerless Garden Wants General Strike Rothbury to Be Storm Centre. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 10 December 1929 · page 5

The extreme measures advocated in the coal crisis by a section of labor in New South Wales were described by the Federal Attorney-General, Mr…

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Garden Not Wanted Miners Decide To Manage Own Affairs Rothbury Mine to Open Soon. Government's Plans Practically Completed ; Wild Talk by Kavakagh Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 11 December 1929 · page 5

The State Government has practically completed arrangements for opening' the Rothbury mine, at an early date on terms which' were agreed to by the miners' leaders after the conference with the owners, but which have been rejected, by the miners themselves, said the Premier, Mr. Bavin, in the…

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Pulverised Coal Salvation of Industry. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 13 December 1929 · page 5

Mr. W. A. Mackay, of the shipping firm of Macdonald, Hamilton, and Company, who is a nephew of Lord In[?]pe, returned to Sydney to-day, after nine…

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All Out Strike Lodge Delegates' Conference Decision Disastrous Nation-wide Upheaval Threatened 350 Men Enrolled For Rothbury Mine Coal Stocks May Be Rationed Curtailed Train Services Likely Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 13 December 1929 · page 5

A conference of lodge delegates in Newcastle to-day carried the following motion:--"Seeing the determination of the coal owners and the Premier to break the law by flouting the awards of the Federal Tribunal, this conference has…

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Beach Mining Proposed Operations at Yamba and Iluka

Daily Examiner · Friday 13 December 1929 · page 1

In a letter to Harwood Shire Council yesterday, Mr. F. H. Jackson, B. E. (Syd.) mining engineer, writing in connection with mining leases applied for on…

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Gold Bill Senate's Amendments Rejected by Government Interesting Position. Canberra

Daily Examiner · Friday 13 December 1929 · page 4

An interesting position has been created by the Senate's amendments to the Commonwealth Bank Bill, better known as. the Gold Bill…

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American Gold for London. New York

Daily Examiner · Saturday 14 December 1929 · page 5

A shipment of £2.200.000 in gold bars to London has been arranged by the Irving Trust Company to the, M[?]dlands Bank…

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Rothbury Mine Former Engine Drivers Arrive Permission to Address Volunteers Refused. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 14 December 1929 · page 5

A message from Rothbury states that the former engine drivers of the Rothbury colliery arrived in a body this afternoon, and signed on…

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'Dear Coal Bill' Indication Of Crisis British Government Measure Conservative and Liberal Opposition. London

Daily Examiner · Saturday 14 December 1929 · page 5

There are indications that the Government will be faced with be crisis over what has already been christened "The Deaf Coal Bill."…

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