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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1930

522 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 19 of 27

Wages Reduced Southern and Western Miners to Operate for 12 Months. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 16 August 1930 · page 5

Judge Beeby, in the Commonwealth Arbitration Court to-day, reduced the wages of miners employed in the southern and western districts of New South Wales,…

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Rescuers Withdrawn 46 Men Entombed in Coal Mine. Vancouver

Daily Examiner · Monday 18 August 1930 · page 5

A message from Blakeburn states thai the rescue workers have been withdrawn from the coal mine, where 46 men are entombed. A dense cloud of smoke…

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"Cement Their Forces" Miners and A.W.U. SYDNEY

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 19 August 1930 · page 6

A conference between the Miners',Federation and A.W.U. was held to-day at which a motion was carried to "cement their forces in view of the attacks…

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Coal Mine Disaster. New York

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 20 August 1930 · page 5

A message from Coalmont (U.S.A.), states that 10 bodies were discovered at the Blakeburn mine on Monday. There are still 36 bodies in the mine…

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AMALGAMATION A.W.U. and Miners' Federation. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 20 August 1930 · page 4

A conference of representatives of the Miners Federation and the A.W.U. to-day. decided in favor of the amalgamation of the two unions by the…

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Gold Prospecting. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 21 August 1930 · page 6

The Minister for Mines, Mr. Weaver, said to-day that, there are now about 1100 men looking for gold under the Government's prospecting scheme. Some…

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"Virile Labor Newspaper" Miners' Federation and A.W.U. Proposal. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 22 August 1930 · page 4

A conference between the Miners' Federation and the A.W.U. today carried a motion agreeing that the time had arrived for a definite move to establish "a virile…

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Leases for Gold Mining

Daily Examiner · Saturday 23 August 1930 · page 4

A number of applications have been lodged recently, at the Warden's Office, at Grafton, for leases to mine gold on Crown lands in the parish of Wooli Wooli…

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3500 Miners Idle Six Mines Still Closed Position on Northern Fields. Newcastle

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 27 August 1930 · page 4

The secretary of the Miners Federation Mr. McNeill, states that since the end of the coal trouble six mines in the district have been closed and over 1800…

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"Gold for Notes'' --A Variation

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 27 August 1930 · page 4

A variation of the "gold-for-notes" trick was reported to the police last week by a resident of North Melbourne, who was the victim of the amended version…

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Aberdare Miners Many Dismissal Notices. Cessnock

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 27 August 1930 · page 5

Employees at the Aberdare Extended mine, numbering 132, have been handed dismissal notices, while it is reported that a further 200 notices will be served on…

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Mineral Deposits Survey of the Dorrigo Clarence Coal Seams

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 27 August 1930 · page 3

Although coal seams are known to occur in the Clarence series up to an attitude of 600ft., no exposures were observed in the railway cuttings during the general…

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Another Aeroplane to Search for Gold Reef in Central Australia Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 27 August 1930 · page 5

A new Gipsy Moth plane piloted by P. Hall, instructor, for Australian National Airways, left Mascot this morning for Alice Springs. Central Australia…

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Amalgamation Miners and A.W.U. SYDNEY

Daily Examiner · Friday 29 August 1930 · page 6

The Miners Central Council this after noon adopted proposals for amalgamation with A.W.U. and empowered special committee to proceed with the drafting…

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Gold Find in New Guinea Rush Unwarranted. Canberra

Daily Examiner · Saturday 30 August 1930 · page 6

The Prime Minister's Department has been informed by the Administrator of New Guinea that gold has been discovered at Black Cat Creek, a tributary of…

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740 Receive Notice Dismissals at Big Coal Mine. Kurrt

Daily Examiner · Monday 1 September 1930 · page 3

Seven hundred and forty employees including 223 miners were dismissed at Richmond Alain [?] this afternoon Each [?] received 14 days notice…

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Explosion in Mine Five Killed, Nine Injured. London

Daily Examiner · Monday 1 September 1930 · page 5

Five miners were killed and nine seriously injured in an explosion in Blantyre colliery. One of the men killed began work…

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World Credit Silver v. Gold Currency Vancouver Paper's Views Spotlight on Australia. Vancouver

Daily Examiner · Monday 1 September 1930 · page 5

"The world is interested in Australia's financial problems, because what is handicapping Australia, is also worrying the world," says the…

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Q.B.U. Turned Down Cessnock Miners' Meeting. Newcastle

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 2 September 1930 · page 5

A miners' aggregate meeting of craft unions at Cessnock turned down a proposal in favor, of one big union of coal employees and agreed instead to enter…

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Slackness of Trade Lithgow Collieries Closing. Lithgow

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 3 September 1930 · page 4

All employees at the Zig Zag colliery, with the exception of the manager and two officials, have received notices of dismissal. Eighty men are affected…

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