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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1938

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Minister in Mine Mr. Mair Down South Bulli

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 29 July 1938 · page 5

SYDNEY, Friday: The Minister for Labour and Industry (Mr. Mair) yesterday went down a coal mine for the first time…

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Coal Miners Ask For Support In Claims Letter to Council

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 1 August 1938 · page 1

Support in the claims being made by the Miners Federation for reduced working hours, pensions and amendments to the…

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Miners' Threat Preliminary Conference

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 3 August 1938 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday: A preliminary conference by the interstate and the N.S.W. members of the central council of the Miners Federation…

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Miners' Strike Will Mean Chaos.—lyons

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 3 August 1938 · page 4

SYDNEY, Wednesday: Referring, at Hughenden (Q.), to the threatened industrial trouble in the coalmining industry. Mr. Lyons said a strike…

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Miners' Gesture Protest Against Unsafe Mines

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 4 August 1938 · page 5

NEWCASTLE, Thursday: Only one of the 12 collieries on the Cessnock field worked to-day, and then only. a few men were…

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Safety in Mines

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 5 August 1938 · page 5

SYDNEY, Friday: In the Legislative Assembly to-day, Mr. Davies (Lab.). member for Illawarra, asked the Minister for Labour and Industry whether…

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Miners' Claims 30-Hour Week On Same Pay

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 5 August 1938 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday: Plans for a general strike of miners throughout Australia, unless demands for improved working…

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Ganmain Trio Flight to Darwin Goldfields to Be Visited

The Burrowa News · Friday 5 August 1938 · page 1

A well-known Ganmain resident, Mr. R. Hamblin, took off from Ganmain at 6.30 o'clock on Tuesday, morning on a flight to Darwin and…

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Miners and Tribunal Premier's Plan

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 8 August 1938 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday: The National Convention of the Miners' Federation will to-day consider the proposals made by the…

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Coal Tribunal

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 9 August 1938 · page 4

As a democracy we love to stalk about the equality of rights and equality of access to courts, the equality of the right to free…

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Miners Stop Work

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 9 August 1938 · page 8

BRISBANE, Tuesday: As a marl of respect to Mrs. N. Miller. wife of the President of the Queensland Colkertes Employees' Union, who died…

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MINERS "Strike Must Be Averted"

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 9 August 1938 · page 5

SYDNEY, Tuesday: The Miners' Convention to-day discussed the questions of safety in mines and . pensions, which seem .to be the…

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Hoyts Ritz "Gold Diggers In Paris"

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 10 August 1938 · page 7

The management of the Ritz Theatre announces that it has been able to secure one of the earliest booking dates on "Gold Diggers…

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Miners May Accept Offer of Tribunal Convention Will Discuss Matter More Fully

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 10 August 1938 · page 1

The national convention of the Miners' Federation, at present in session in Sydney, may now accept the offer of the Premier,…

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Miners' Claims Council's Appeal To Premier

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 12 August 1938 · page 7

At its meeting last night the Goulburn City Council unanimously decided to support the claims being made by the…

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"Gold Diggers" At Hoyts Ritz To-Day

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 12 August 1938 · page 4

The "Gold. Diggers" are with us again, bringing with them a record number of laughs, hit tunes and oh—so beautiful girls in "Gold…

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Trot Protest Is Upheld Lady Mine and Owner Disqualified For Twelve 12 Months Victoria Park Race

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 12 August 1938 · page 10

On the grounds that she was [?] eligible, the Australian Trotting Club Stewards yesterday upheld an appear against Lady Mine, winner of the…

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Hoyts Ritz "Gold Diggers In Paris"

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 15 August 1938 · page 7

When the first "Gold Diggers" picture was made it set a new standard in musical comedies and that standard has been surpassed…

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Miners Accept Tribunal

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 16 August 1938 · page 5

SYDNEY, Tuesday: The miners' convention decided last night to accept the offer of the Premier, Mr. Stevens, to constitute a tribunal to…

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Three Mines Call for Free Labour

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 17 August 1938 · page 7

SYDNEY, Wednesday: Volunteer labour is being called to work three mines on the northern field. These are two mines owned by the…

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