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Murray · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1930

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The Coal Crisis. Cost of Stoppages. Minister of Mines Gives Some Figures SYDNEY, Tuesday Noon

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 18 February 1930 · page 3

The Minister of Mines told a meeting, at Leichhardt, that the losses to the miners on the northern field, since 1919, caused by strike stoppages…

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The Coal Conflict. Well-Known Industrialist Arrested. CESSNOCK

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 18 February 1930 · page 3

The police arrested William Orr, a Well known Lithgow industrialist, after the Communists' meeting, at Cessnock, last night, and charged him…

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The Coal Conflict. Sydney, Friday Noon

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 21 February 1930 · page 2

The hearing of the charges of unlawful assembly against 73 men in connection with incidents at Aston-fields Colliery, was resumed at the…

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Miners and Free Speech. Sydney, Tuesday Noon

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 25 February 1930 · page 2

A meeting of miners at Western strongly protested against the action of the police in preventing Norman Jeffrey from addressing an open-air…

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The Coal Conflict. State Government Withdraws Offer of 2s. per ton. SYDNEY, Monday Night

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 25 February 1930 · page 2

Cabinet, to-day, decided to withdraw the offer of the remission of 2s. per ton governmental charges, in consideration of the reduction of 4s. per…

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Fatal Mine Explosion. Five Miners Lose Their Lives. LONDON

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 28 February 1930 · page 3

Five miners were killed and 25 badly injured in a mine explosion at Haydock (Lancashire), this afternoon. The explosion was heard for miles…

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The Coal Conflict Rumoured Re-opening of Pits Newcastle

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 28 February 1930 · page 1

It is stated that several large pits will re-open if the High Court declares the Beeby award is invalid. It is rumoured that applications from the…

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The Coal Conflict. More Summonses for Unlawful Assembly. NEWCASTLE

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 28 February 1930 · page 2

Summonses have been issued against another 110 men for the alleged participation in an unlawful assembly at Ashtonfields, last Monday…

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Coal at Waratah. 11,000 Tons Awaiting Buyers. SYDNEY, Friday Noon

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 28 February 1930 · page 3

More than 11,000 tons of coal are on trucks at Port Waratah, awaiting shipment. The miners allege this is a scheme of the coal-owners to force…

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The Coal Conflict the High Court's Reserved Decision. Beeby Award Declared Null and Void. Melbourne

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 4 March 1930 · page 2

The Full High Court, by a majority of four to one, decided to-day, that Judge Beeby's second interim award in the coal case was bad in law and…

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Albury Gold Cup Meeting

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 7 March 1930 · page 36

FOR their Gold Cup Meeting to toe held on April 30th and May 1st, at which they distribute £2050, plus a magnificent gold cup valued…

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British Politics Coal Bill Amendment London, March 1

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 7 March 1930 · page 34

A crisis has developed in the Liberal party in consequence of the action of four members in voting with the Labour party and eight abstaining…

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The Coal Conflict. The Latest Developments. SYDNEY, Thursday Night

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 7 March 1930 · page 3

The deputies have reported for duty all over the South Maitland coal fields. It is believed they will return to work on pre-stoppage rates…

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MR. W. M. HUGHES On Coal Conflict. SYDNEY, Wednesday Noon

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 7 March 1930 · page 1

Mr. W. M. Hughes, addressing a meeting of the Australian Party, at North Sydney, referring to the coal trouble, said one thing was certain…

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Death of Mr. John Brown. Millionaire Coal Magnate. Outstanding Figure in Australian Industry. Sydney

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 7 March 1930 · page 5

The death occurred to-day, at 6.30 p.m., at his home, in Woolfe Street, Newcastle, of Mr. John Brown, the well-known colliery owner, and one…

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The Coal Conflict the Conference Between Coal Owners and Miners. No Agreement Arrived At. Miners Want Pre-Stoppage Terms. SYDNEY, Monday Night

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 11 March 1930 · page 2

The conference between the coal owners and the miners' representatives, called together at the invitation of the Premier, this morning…

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Telegrams Coal Conference Fails Sydney

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 11 March 1930 · page 2

The Coal Conference between the owner's and miners to-day broke down after sitting fifteen minutes…

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Mr. Weaver Hits Out. What Miners Earn

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 11 March 1930 · page 3

The Minister for Mines (Mr. Weaver), told a meeting at Neutral Bay that the Labour Party had within its ranks blackmailers, bribers, and…

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Mining Accident in South Africa. Over Twenty Lives Lost. CAPETOWN

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 11 March 1930 · page 2

A cage descending the Crow mine ran away and fell 1600 feet. Twenty-natives were killed. The rope violently swayed and wrenched open the…

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The Coal Conflict Coal Owners Call for Applications to Man Mines. No Response from Miners So Far. SYDNEY

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 14 March 1930 · page 2

There was an important development in the coal dispute to-day, when the Northern Colliery Owners' Association decided to offer work to former…

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