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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1929

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Coal Dispute Call for Labour

Singleton Argus · Monday 18 November 1929 · page 2

The State Cabinet expects a good response to its invitation to minors to make application for work in the mines to be controlled by the…

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Deepening the River Landing Coal at Morpeth

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 18 November 1929 · page 2

Speaking at the opening of the R.C. bazaar at Morpeth. on Saturday afternoon, Mr. W. F. O'Hearn, M.L.A., said that before many years the…

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Coal "Black." No Official Notification. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 18 November 1929 · page 5

Referring to a statement, that, as soon as an attempt was made to remove coal from the State-worked, mines, the unions would declare…

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Caol Profits Miners' Federation Figures. Request To Commission. SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 18 November 1929 · page 5

A request that the figures prepared by the Miners' Federation relating to coal profits be gone into at once, was made by…

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Coal Commission Right to Cross-examine Owners' Figures. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Monday 18 November 1929 · page 3

The request that figures prepared by the mining unions relating to coal, profits be gone into at once was made by Mr Miller, representing the unions,…

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Mines to Be Declared Black. If Voluntary Labor Is Used. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Monday 18 November 1929 · page 2

At a meeting of unionists at Sydney Trades Hall today, it was decided that if the Government opens the mines by voluntary labor…

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State-worked Mines. What May Happen If Free Labour Is Introduced. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Monday 18 November 1929 · page 2

Referring to the statement that as soon as an attempt was made to remove coal from the State-worked mines the unionists would declare the…

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South Wales Miners. Adopt Government's Coal Scheme London, Nov. 18

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 19 November 1929 · page 5

The South Wales miners' delegates almost unanimously adopted the Goverments's coal scheme. Mr. Smith resigned from the…

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Opening of Rothbury Colliery

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 19 November 1929 · page 4

An advertisement eisewhere, over the signature of Mr. R. W. D. Weaver, Minister for Mines, invites colliery employees to apply to the manager at…

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Supplies of Coal

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 19 November 1929 · page 5

It is understood that ,even if a general strite occurs, and all supplies are cut off, that there will still be enough coal to carry on essential…

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Free Labor Coal. Declared "Black."

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 19 November 1929 · page 5

At a meeting of trade union secretaries, held in Sydney yesterday, it was decided to declare "black" all coal won by free labor…

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Coal Dispute Call for Labour

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 19 November 1929 · page 2

The State Cabinet expects a good response, to its invitations to miners to make application for work in the mines to be controlled by the…

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Brown, Coal. Testing for By-products

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 19 November 1929 · page 4

The Victorian Minos Departmen has completed the despatch to England of 225 tons of brown coal from Gelliondale for testing for by…

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Telegraphic News Coal Trouble. Sydney

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 19 November 1929 · page 2

The Minister for Mines, referring to the proposed opening of Rothbury mine to-morrow, said this morning; "We are going right ahead." It is…

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Darg Reduced Trouble at Bolden Colliery. Springvale Also Idle. SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 19 November 1929 · page 5

The miners at Bolden colliery, near Portland, reduced the darg of skips on Saturday, whereupon superintendent Jones closed the pit…

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Coal Industry Losses Through Strikes. SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 19 November 1929 · page 5

A return, compiled by the Department of Labour and Industry, show's that since 1913 there were over 600 strikes in the New South Wales coal…

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Opening of Mines Going Right Ahead Minister's Statement SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 19 November 1929 · page 5

Mr, Weaver, Minister for Mines, referring to-day to the proposed opening of Rothbury mine to-morrow stated, "We…

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The Coal Trouble Far-reaching Developments Expected. General Strike Threat

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 19 November 1929 · page 5

Developments of a far-reaching character are anticipated if the State Government pursues its declared policy of employing free…

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State-worked Mines. What May Happen If Free Labour Is Introduced. Sydney

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 19 November 1929 · page 2

Referring to the Statement that as soon as an attempt was made to remove the coal from the State-worked mines the unionists would declare the…

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General Goal Strike. Threatened by Mining Unions. to Counter State Action

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 19 November 1929 · page 6

The combined mining unions have decided to declare a general coal strike throughout the Commonwealth if the State Government re-opens Rothbury mine on Wednesday with labour at reduced rates…

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