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Murray · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1938

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Free Labor for Coal Mines? Union Officials’ Allegations Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Friday 26 August 1938 · page 10

Officials of the Miners’ Federation declared to-night that steps had been taken in Sydney to regiment free labor to work in the collieries on the…

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Green and Gold

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 26 August 1938 · page 2

The Green and Gold Ball, to be held in October looks like being the success of the year. One of Broken Hill's leading orchestras has been…

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Miners’ Safety Tribunal Appointed Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Friday 26 August 1938 · page 1

It was announced to-day that a tribunal to be appointed to investigate questions of safety in mines and the health of miners will consist of Mr…

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Miners Transfer Allegiance to Industrial Labor Party

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 26 August 1938 · page 15

The leader of the Industrial Labor party. (Mr. Heffron) stated in Sydney that the ballot taken in the northern (Newcastle) coalfields had resulted in…

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N.s.w. Miners Join Industrial Labor Party

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 26 August 1938 · page 16

Tho ballot taken by members of the Miners' Federation to determine whether they would continue affiliation with the State Labor party or join the…

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The Coal Strike. Unsuccessful Negotiations for Settlement. SYDNEY

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 26 August 1938 · page 1

Negotiation for the settlement of the strike at Aberdare, Aberdare Central and Aberdare Extended collieries have broken down and as a…

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Stay-in Strike Miners Stop Below Zoo Men Involved Newcastle

Border Morning Mail · Friday 26 August 1938 · page 4

Following the refusal of the management to provide additional labor to handle coal mechanically loaded at Durham Colliery,…

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Gold Production Increased Three-fold Since 1936-37 Value Five Times Greater

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 26 August 1938 · page 27

Gold production in Australia for the year ended June 30, was 13476,438 ounces, exceeding production in 1936-37 by 178,356 ounces…

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Owners and Miners’ Conference Ends in a Dead- Lock Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 27 August 1938 · page 10

A conference between representatives of the Colliery Proprietors’ Association and the Miners’ Federation, which was continued to-day, under the…

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Stay-in Strikers Still Staying in Refuse to Come Up Mine Food Dropped to Them by Youths NEWCASTLE

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 27 August 1938 · page 1

The stay-in strike of Durham Coll[?]ery, Redhead, was continued to-day, and it is claimed that the men will remain underground…

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Miners Reject Arbitration Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Monday 29 August 1938 · page 3

When the combined mining unions continued their conference to-day on the present position in the coal-mining industry, it was revealed by Mr. C…

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Miners to Make Vital Decision To-morrow Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Monday 29 August 1938 · page 5

Mass meetings of miners will be held throughout Australia on .Tuesday to consider endorsing or rejecting the decision of the recent miners’ national…

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To-Day's Latest. All Mines Idle for a Day. SYDNEY, Tuesday, noon

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 30 August 1938 · page 3

Mines throughout Australia were idle to-day to enable mass meetings to be held at which resolutions were submitted giving the miners' leaders…

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The Coal Dispute. Export Trade Said to be Threatened. SYDNEY

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 30 August 1938 · page 3

Declaring that the miners were voluntarily sacrificing thousands of pounds a day in wages, by deliberately restricting supplies, the…

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23,000 Men Will Not Work To-day Miners to Stay on Top Vital Decision to be Made Zero Hour Rapidly Approaching Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 30 August 1938 · page 8

Twenty-three thousand members of mining unions will cease work throughout Australia to-morrow to hear their leaders explain the present position in…

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Ready to Strike Coal Miners in N.S.W. Vital Meetings Held Attack on Broken Hill Co. Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 31 August 1938 · page 4

Coal miners throughout N.S.W. at aggregate meetings to-day gave their leaders authority to call a general strike, if necessary, to…

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Cheap Coal Transport Basis of 10/6 Per Ton Vessel May Come Here London, August 29

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 31 August 1938 · page 4

The city editor of “The Times” says that an inquiry to load coal from Britain for Australia, ill view of the threat of labor trouble in N.S.W.,…

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Safety in Coal Mines

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 1 September 1938 · page 2

The Royal Commission appointed by the Government to inquire into matters relating to the safety and health of workers in coal mines in this State…

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“Coal Owners Must Act Before It Is Too Late” Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 1 September 1938 · page 2

It was stated on behalf of officials of the Miners’ Federation to-night that the Governments and the coal owners who were confronted with an…

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"Stay-in" Record Mine Strike Ends

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 2 September 1938 · page 14

A settlement was reached on Saturday of the "stay-in" strike at Lambton "B" colliery. The strike originated as a protest against the…

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