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Mining & the mines, 1930

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Pitiful Failure Lesson of the Coal Trouble Promises Unfulfilled

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 11 February 1930 · page 6

The Sane Democracy League writes:— "At the moment of writing there is talk of the end of the coal deadlock…

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Ministers Heckled A.l.p. Conference Scene. Blame for Coal Dispute

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 11 February 1930 · page 2

Federal Ministers were heckled at the A.L.P. Conference in Sydney last night, when the coal dispute was discussed. Conference adopted a report of the State A.L.P…

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Coal Traffic Council Limits Loads to Two Tons. Protecting Roads From Further Damage

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 11 February 1930 · page 2

Kearsley Shire Council has passed a resolution prohibiting traffic upon any public road within the Shire by any lorries, waggons, or other vehicles…

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Damage to Shire Roads Result of Heavy Coal Traffic Government Asked to Assist with Repairs. Lorry Owners May Be Prosecuted

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 11 February 1930 · page 1

The Shire President (Cr. Burns), at yesterday's meeting of the Kearsley Shire Council, submitted a report with regard to a recent deputation…

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Miners Injuries Award Redeemed

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 12 February 1930 · page 7

On August 26, 1020, Stanley Barksby of 31 Edgworth-street Cessnock a miner employed by the East Greta Coalmining Company…

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Rothbury Mine. Earnings of Men

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 12 February 1930 · page 7

An Illustration of what can be earned at the reduced rate of pay at the Roghbury mine is given by the Minister for Mines (Mr. Weaver)…

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Fatal Fall Down Mine Fan Drift. Accidental Death. Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 12 February 1930 · page 4

In returning a verdict of accidental death after inquiring at Cessnock to-day into the death of Arthur Henry Ingle 42, of Pokolbin…

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Fetters of Gold (Published by Special Arrangement.) (Copyright.) Chapter V.

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 12 February 1930 · page 3

James Aldwyn did not reply till the! waiter had left the room and closed the door behind him, then he said, speaking in a slow, rather pleasant…

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Rothbury Coal. Question As to Cost

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 13 February 1930 · page 8

In the Legislative Assembly, Mr. [?] Booth asked the Treasurer (Mr. B. S. Stevens) if he was in a position to inform the House and the people of…

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Appeal for Miners. Hamilton Council Refuses Request. Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 13 February 1930 · page 2

According to statements made at a meeting of Hamilton Council last night, one of the collection boxes used in an appeal for miners…

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Use of Oil. Effect on Coal Trade. Serious Problems

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 13 February 1930 · page 10

British ship owners and marine engineers have noticed from recent utterances of Ministers that there is a realisation of the grave results for…

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Lost Coal Trade. War Time Embargo Mr. James Blames Mr. Hughes

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 13 February 1930 · page 3

Mr. R. James, M. H.R., declared in a speech in Sydney that Australia could not regain its lost coal trade, even if the miners accepted reduced…

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Mrs. Walsh. and the Coal Issue. Women Should Have Say. Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 13 February 1930 · page 7

Mrs. Adela Pankhurst [?]alsh arrived in Cessnock to-day from sydney for the purpose of addressing public meeting on behalf of the…

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(Published by Special Arrangement.) Fetters of Gold (Copyright.) Chapter V.—(Continued)

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 13 February 1930 · page 3

"That's got nothing to do with it" the other said angrily, "and I guess I'm not such a darned fool as to believe you couldn't have stopped the…

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New Greta Colliery

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 14 February 1930 · page 6

The ballot for the election of check-weighman at New Greta Colliery resulted as follows: John Berry 80 votes; James Proudfoot H; John…

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Rothbury Colliery Crown's Liability

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 14 February 1930 · page 6

During the time for asking questions in the Legislative Assembly, Mr. L. T. Lang, Leader of the opposition, inquired of the Minister for…

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Richmond Main Colliery May Re-open

Singleton Argus · Friday 14 February 1930 · page 7

The opinion was expressed on Wednesday by a colliery official, that the stage is set for the reopening of two large collieries on the Maitland field,…

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The British Coal Industry

The Scone Advocate · Friday 14 February 1930 · page 5

The problems, of the coal industry were reviewed from the point of view of a consumer by Mr. C. S. Shapley, president of the Institution of Gas…

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Forsook Fish for Gold

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 14 February 1930 · page 2

Mr. Johnny Llody of Dungog is holidaying at Cobark with his son Dick. Last time he was there he caught some extra fine perch and…

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Unemployed Miners Scheme to Establish Them

Singleton Argus · Friday 14 February 1930 · page 7

A scheme for settling unemployed miners in the great open spaces of North-western Australia is propounded by Mr C. Powell, who on, Wednesday…

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