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Mid North Coast · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1929

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Copeland. "There's Gold in the Hills." an Early Chapter

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 26 October 1929 · page 1

Copeland, a village in the Gloucester neighborhood, was last week brought before the notice of the public by a shooting tragedy. There…

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Copeland. "There's Gold lN the Hills." an Early Chapter

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 29 October 1929 · page 1

Copeland, a village in the Gloucester neighborhood, was last week brought before the notice of the public by a shooting tragedy. There…

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Government Will Operate Three Collieries

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 5 November 1929 · page 2

The three collieries which the N.S.W. Government proposes to operate should Thursday's conference fail to settle the coal deadlock…

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Australia's Coal Supply

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 5 November 1929 · page 2

So poorly supplied with coal is Australia that there is sufficient only for 200 years, said Mr. Ernest Clayton Andrews, Government Geologist, to the…

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Gold Unearthed

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 9 November 1929 · page 6

On Saturday afternoon a troop of Boy Scouts went to Mosman to improve their scout-craft by means of a mock treasure-hunt…

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The Coal Crisis

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 13 November 1929 · page 2

More than 3000 members of the northern coalfields unions attended a combined meeting at Kurri Kurri on…

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The Trail of '98. the Great Klondyke Gold Rush

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 15 November 1929 · page 3

The presence of Paddy Slavin on the Klondyke, the death of Frank Reid, and the apparently double death of the notorious…

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The Coal Trouble Government May Open Mines. Sydney

The Northern Champion · Saturday 16 November 1929 · page 4

As a result of the failure of the coal conference Mr. Bavin is expected to announce that the Government intends to open three mines on the northern fields…

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Coal Conference

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 19 November 1929 · page 1

The compulsory coal conference convened by Mr. Hibble, Chairman of the Coal Tribunal, has failed to reach an agreement. Mr. Hibble stated…

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Northern Colleries. Action by State Cabinet. Coal for Essential Services

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 19 November 1929 · page 2

The Premier announced on Friday night that arrangements had been made for the taking over and opening of certain mines in the Maitland…

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The Coal Mines General Strike Threatened If Government Works Mines

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 20 November 1929 · page 2

A combined meeting of the mining union committee decided upon a general coal strike if the Government's scheme to open certain collieries is carried out…

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Threat of General Coal Strike. Sydney

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 20 November 1929 · page 2

The combined Mining Union Committee has decided, upon a general coal strike if the Government's scheme to open certain collieries is carried…

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Coal Deadlock—dole to Go?

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 22 November 1929 · page 2

The Minister for Mines (Mr. Weaver) indicated yesterday that if efforts to work Rothbury mine failed there, was a possibility that the dole…

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Coal Crisis. Canberra Conference Parties to Meet Again

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 26 November 1929 · page 2

The Canberra Coal Conference concluded at 7 o'clock on Saturday evening, but the Prime Minister, Mr. Scullin, would give no information to…

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Coal Conference at Canberra Parties to Meet in Sydney

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 27 November 1929 · page 3

The Coal Conference is over and it is feared that even if it has not been abortive the ray of hope that a settlement will be effected is but a faint one. At…

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Miners for Rothbury Newcastle

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 29 November 1929 · page 2

It is stated, on good authority, that 52 men have signed on to work at Rothbury immediately, if the Coal Conference tomorrow fails…

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Coal Deadlock. Little Hope of Settlement

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 29 November 1929 · page 2

The bright hopes held out for a settlement of the northern coal deadlock by acceptance of a small wage reduction were dashed on…

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Rothbury Mine Scheme

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 30 November 1929 · page 7

It can now be definitely stated that the State Ministry will not attempt to open the Rothbury colliery until the New Year if the present dispute…

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The Rothbury Mine. Sydney

The Northern Champion · Saturday 30 November 1929 · page 4

Should to-Jay's conference between the owners hud miners fail the Rothbury colliry will be opened next week with free labor. A. Labor Burrean will be opened…

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Sustenance to Miners Sydney

The Northern Champion · Saturday 30 November 1929 · page 4

The Melbourne Trades Hall Council carried a resolution expressing the opinion that the proposed action of the N.S.W. Government to open certain mines…

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