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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1929

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Coal Dispute Factory Closing Down

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 29 May 1929 · page 4

The continuation of the coal strike has led to the closing down of the Alexandria factory of Crown Crystal Glass Co., Ltd. As a result 106 men…

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Miners' Relief. British Distress Fund. London, May 27

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 29 May 1929 · page 6

This week the final instalment of the Government's £869,000 pound for pound grant towards the coalfields distress fund, will be received…

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Coal Deadlock Why Should Not Mines Mr. Davies' Question SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 30 May 1929 · page 7

Mr. D. J. Davies, General Secretary of the Miners' Federation, in a statement to-day, said that the more the owners sought…

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Demand for Queensland Coal

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 30 May 1929 · page 5

The Commissioner for Railways (Mr. Davidson) last week visited the Howard and Torbanion coal areas, and Urangan, the deepson port to Mary…

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Coal Contracts Mr. O'hearn's Reference

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 30 May 1929 · page 6

Speaking at Abermain, Mr. W. F. O'Hearn, M.L.A., referred to the big coal contracts secured by colliery owners in October by the Ahermain Coat…

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Miners' Wives Meeting at Cessnock. Pledge Support to Menfolk. Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 30 May 1929 · page 10

Over one hundred miners' wives held a meeting in the Strand Theatre yesterday afternoon, and among several resolutions carried, was one…

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Coal Crisis the Royal Commission. Meeting in Sydney Next Week

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 30 May 1929 · page 5

The Prime Minister, Mr. Bruce, stated that the Royal Commission to inquire into the coal industry would meet in…

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Papuan Gold Rushes Waring to Miners

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 31 May 1929 · page 3

Acting has been taken by the Federal authorities to discourage anything in the nature of a rush to the scene of a reported discovery of gold…

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Coal Crisis Statement by Miners' Federation President and Secretary Urge Resumption

Singleton Argus · Friday 31 May 1929 · page 6

The General President and Secretary of the Miners' Federation, Messrs. D Rees and D. J. Davies, made a statement yesterday concerning the coal-mining position, and reviewed certain statements made by Mr McDonald, the coal owners' president…

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Rothbury Miners' Lodge

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 31 May 1929 · page 4

Mr. W. F. O'Hearn, M.L.A., yesterday addressed a large meeting of the Rothbury Miners' Lodge in the Picture Theatre, Branxton, Mr…

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City Coal Stocks

The Scone Advocate · Friday 31 May 1929 · page 2

The Chief Civic Commissioner, re[?]ering to the reported shortage of coal, said that no difficulty was being experienced by his department…

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Miners Guarantee Sydney

The Scone Advocate · Friday 31 May 1929 · page 2

Mr. D. J. Davies, General Secretary of the Miners' Federation, in a statement to-day, said the more the owners sought to explain and condone…

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English Coal Melbourne

The Scone Advocate · Friday 31 May 1929 · page 2

About 40,000 tons of coal are on the way to Australia from England as a result of the coal strike an the Northern coalfields of New South Wales…

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The Mines. Business Men's Decision to Meet Parties. Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 31 May 1929 · page 4

A meeting of business and professional men at Cessnock last night, decided to send a deputation to Sydney to wait on the coal-owners and…

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Mine Explosion Disaster at Johannesburg. (Australian Press Assn. Message.) Capetown

Singleton Argus · Friday 31 May 1929 · page 6

One European and three natives were killed and 20 seriously gassed by the oxplosion of a case of gelignite underground in the Nourse mines, on the…

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Locked-out Miners Labor Members in N.Z. Contributions From Wellington

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 31 May 1929 · page 7

In the course of their New Zealand activities, on behalf of the locked out miners of New South Wales, Messrs. J. M. Baddeley and H…

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Rift in the Lute Enginedrivers and Miners Withdrawal of Safety Men Opposed

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 31 May 1929 · page 1

There's a rift in the lute so far as the enginedrivers and the miners are concerned. At a meeting of the Cessnock…

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Deadly Fumes Explosion in Mine Four Killed: Twenty Gassed. CAPETOWN, May 20

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 31 May 1929 · page 5

One European and three natives were, killed and twenty seriously gassed when, an explosion of a case of gelignite…

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"No Reduction" Women Urge Miners to Stand Firm. Demand for Right to Live

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 31 May 1929 · page 9

At a meeting of the Women's Militant Minority Movement, held in the Strand Theatre on Wednesday afternoon, strong protests were…

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Dwindling. City Coal Supplies. Serious Position Looming Appeal to Railway Department Sydney

The Scone Advocate · Friday 31 May 1929 · page 2

The continuation of the stoppage the [?] coal mines has re[?]ulted in a shortage of coal in Sydney. Unless the trouble is settled at an…

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