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Mining & the mines, 1930

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Northern Miners Executive

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 18 November 1930 · page 8

Aberdare Central Miners' Lodge, at a meeting held in the Regent Theatre on Sunday, dealt with a minute from the Board of Management…

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When Will Aberdare Mine Re-open ?

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 18 November 1930 · page 5

It seems a pity that the Calledonian Collieries direstors continue to keep the Aberdare colliery closed down. In is admitted, of course, that the…

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Australian Coal for New Zealand Gas?

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 18 November 1930 · page 2

Owing to the rise in railway freights, which include 10 per cent, increase on coal, Dunedin Municipal Gas Committee threatens to use Australian coal…

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Kurri Colliery Baths Damaged at Pelaw Main Kurri

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 18 November 1930 · page 5

Some irresponsible juveniles entered the Polaw-Main colliery bath rooms during the week-end, and did quite a lot of wanton damage…

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Miners' Lodges and the Unemployed (To the Editor)

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 18 November 1930 · page 5

Sir,—Allow me a little of your valuable space to state a case for the Miners' Lodges of the district. The Lodges of the district carry a…

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Aberdare Shaft Efforts to Have Colliery Re-opened. Mr. Baddeley Promises Assistance

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 18 November 1930 · page 5

Aberdare Miners' Lodge, at a meeting yesterday, decided to meet a deputation from representatives of Aberdare Central and Aberdare…

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Help for Miners Important Conference Allocation of £100,000

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 18 November 1930 · page 6

An important conference took place in Sydney on Monday between Federal Cabinet Ministers and officials of the Miners Federation…

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Repatriation of Surplus Miners How Will That £100.000 be Spent? No Finality Reached

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 18 November 1930 · page 5

In Sydney yesterday a further conference took place between representatives of the Coalminers' Federation and members of the Federal…

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MINERS' £100,000 Government's Plans SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 19 November 1930 · page 5

Representatives of the miners Federation had a further conference with the representatives of the Federal Government to-day in connection with…

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Colliery Resumes Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 20 November 1930 · page 7

The Balmain Colliery resumed operations to-day after five months idleness, during which necessary repairs were effected…

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Warwick Farm & Rosebery Acceptances for Saturday CESSNOCK Tar From Local Coal Council to Purchase Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 20 November 1930 · page 7

Information inviting attention to the fact that it sold far manufactured to Newcastle was received by Cessnock Council last night, from the…

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Balmain Colliery Resumes

Singleton Argus · Friday 21 November 1930 · page 8

The Balmain Colliery resumed operations yesterday after five months idleness, during which necessary repairs were effected. Seventy-nine out of…

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Miners' Central Council. Local Candidates

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 21 November 1930 · page 2

Mr. Ken. Dann and Mr. Peter Robb have been nominated by the Muswellbrook miners to contest seats on the Central Council and Management…

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Bonus on Gold. Probable Federal Plan. Caucus to Decide. Canberra

The Scone Advocate · Friday 21 November 1930 · page 2

Although no official announcement has been made, it is believed that the Federal Cabinet has adopted the principle of payment of a bonus on gold…

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Alleged Assault Coal Trimmer Injured NEWCASTLE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 22 November 1930 · page 10

Newcastle police are investigating an alleged vicious attack on a coal trimmer at Carrington Bridge last evening…

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Big Union A.W.U. and Miners Monday's Meeting Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 22 November 1930 · page 1

The committee appointed by the A.W.U. and the Miners' Federation will meet on Monday to draft a constitution for the…

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Amusements "Hold Everything." Winnie Lightner Repeats. Gold-diggers " Success

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 24 November 1930 · page 4

In "Hold Everything," a Vitaphone all-colour musical comedy which literally "has everything," Warner Bros, have produced one of the most…

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Miners Go Home

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 25 November 1930 · page 4

Stanford-Merthyr men returned home this morning. They alleged that the manager retused to pay the customary rates…

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"Old Gold" Fete

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 25 November 1930 · page 3

The annual function on behalf of the Scone Methodist Church, held in the Olympia Theatre on Thursday last, was designated an "Old Gold" Fete, and…

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"Mere Piffle" Labour Man Critical Coal Dispute Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 25 November 1930 · page 1

Mr. F. Saldy, one of the. VicePresidents of the A.L.P. Executive, in a report Just issued declares that many decisions' arrived at by the…

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