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

Mining & the mines, 1938

134 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 5 of 7

Wonthaggi Coal Mine Preparations For Long Strike

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 8 September 1938 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Thursday: Arrangements have been completed at the Wonthaggi coal field for a strike. The local branch of the Coal Miners…

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Coal Crisis Judge's Opinion

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 8 September 1938 · page 5

SYDNEY, Thursday: A declaration that there was not the slighest doubt that a settlement had been reached last year between…

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Mines Idle From To-day Stoppage In Coal Industry Broken Hill Company Stands Firm

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 9 September 1938 · page 6

SYDNEY, Friday: A complete cessation of work from midnight to-night at all coal minos in Australia has been ordered by the Miner's Federation directions committee…

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On Strike Miners Cease Work Arbitration Court Rejected

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 12 September 1938 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday: The strike order of the Miners' Federation becomes fully effective to-day…

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Coal Strike Goulburn Safe For Some Months

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 12 September 1938 · page 5

Goulburn will experience no inconvenience provided that the coal miners' strike does not extend beyond three months…

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The Post Community's Share In The Strike Miners' Action (To the Editor)

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 12 September 1938 · page 7

Sir: May I offer the following comment on your leader of the 2nd instant and the subsequent criticism of "Gettysburg's" letter?…

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No Coal From N.Z. While Strike Continues

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 13 September 1938 · page 4

SYDNEY, Tuesday: The Miners' Federation received notification from the New Zealand Mine Workers' Federation, that they…

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Coal Strike Problem Of Safety Men

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 14 September 1938 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday: Whether safety men are to be allowed to remain at work in the mines during the coal strike…

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Railways Watching Conserving Coal Stacks

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 15 September 1938 · page 7

It was learned in Goulburn this morning that the Railway Department is giving very careful consideration to the coal…

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Mining Warden's Court (Before Mr. Grugeon, P.M., Warden) Authority to Enter

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 15 September 1938 · page 3

Authority to enter to mine for gold on Jugiong Creek was granted to Thomas Joseph Peck…

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Nightguard Gives Impressive Display Fourth To Gold Rod Was Good Epsom Trial

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 19 September 1938 · page 8

Of all the horses who ran at Rosehill on Saturday, none claimed more attention than Nightguard, and his performance in the Hill Stakes has…

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Coal Strike Conference Is Called

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 20 September 1938 · page 7

MELBOURNE, Tuesday: At the request of Chief Judge Dethridge, of the Federal Arbitration Court, Judge Beeby has intervened in the general…

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Health of Coal Miners Better Here Than In Great Britain

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 22 September 1938 · page 5

Figures from the annual report of the Secretary for Mines of Great Britain for the year ended December 31, 1936, were submitted yesterday to…

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Coal for Trains Rail Traffic As Usual

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 26 September 1938 · page 3

The District Railway Superintendent at Goulburn, Mr. T. Hudsen, attended a railway conference In Sydney last week and,…

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March on a Mine Five Men At Work At Fassifern

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 26 September 1938 · page 7

SYDNEY, Monday: Three hundred miners taged a march this morning on a small colliery near Fassifern in an endeavour to…

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Mine Blast Kills Man Explosion At Captain's Flat

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 27 September 1938 · page 1

An explosion of a charge at the Captain's Flat mines resulted in the instant death of one man and serious injury to another…

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Restrictions on Coal Decision Made By Railways

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 27 September 1938 · page 7

SYDNEY, Tuesday: Because of the coal strike, restrictions on the transport of goods by rail will be imposed in New South Wales…

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Coal Strike What Miners Claim Statement by Federation

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 29 September 1938 · page 3

[The Miners’ Federation supply the following statement.] The present coal strike brings to a climax a long agitation on…

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Miners on the March

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 29 September 1938 · page 5

NEWCASTLE, Thursday: A crowd of men estimated at between 300 and 400 marched this morning to the Rhonda colliery in the Taralba…

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Mine Blast Kills Man Exposion at Captain's Flat

The Burrowa News · Friday 30 September 1938 · page 5

An explosion of a charge at Out Captain's Flat mines resulted in the instant death of one man and serious Injury to another…

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