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New England · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1937

407 stories in New England's papers · page 12 of 21

Coal Trouble Conference Likely Miners Determined in Demands SYDNEY

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 14 July 1937 · page 1

The J. and A. Brown Company to-day advised the Miners Federation that the company was willing to confer in company with members of the…

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Coal Strike Will Encourage Mechanisation Sydny

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 14 July 1937 · page 1

Representatvies of large coal owning intersts declar that if a genral strike occurs in the industry it will encourage mechanisation in collieries…

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Mining Troubles Lead to Mechanisation SYDNEY

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 14 July 1937 · page 1

A representative of large coal owning interests declares that if a general strike occurs in the industry it would encourage mechanisation in colleries…

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Mine Owners Will Confer With Men Important Meetings Pending Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 14 July 1937 · page 1

J. and A. Brown and Company today advised the Miners' Federation that the company was willing to confer, in company with members of the…

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Coal Miners Strike Threat " Moral and Financial Support" Sydney

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 15 July 1937 · page 1

According to an official Central Executive statements all Interstate branches of the Miners' Federation have agreed to give…

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Miners' Stand "Log is Economically Impracticable " SYDNEY

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 15 July 1937 · page 1

It was reported last night that one of the important coal mining companies in New South Wales, describe the threat of the…

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Local and General Mining at the Gulf

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 15 July 1937 · page 3

The Kathida Co. of the Gulf disposed of 12½ cwts. tin during the week. The battery is almost complete, and is within a week of work…

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Dashed to Death Tragedy In Gold Mine Kaleoorlie

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 16 July 1937 · page 1

Falling 100 feet down a shaft at the Great Boulder Mide. Frank Joseph Pearson GiU, 32, angle, was dashed to pieces…

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Miners' Demands Labor Council Support SYDNEY

The Inverell Times · Friday 16 July 1937 · page 1

The Sydney Labor Council carried a resolution supporting the miners in their claims for increased wages and improved conditions…

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Industrial Unrest Snpport For Miners Claims Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 16 July 1937 · page 1

The Sydney Labour Council carried a resolution supporting the miners in their claims for increased wages and improved conditions…

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Two Miners Killed Fall Down Shaft KALGOORLIE

The Inverell Times · Friday 16 July 1937 · page 1

Falling 150 feet down a shaft at Great Boulder mine, Frank Joseph Gill, 32, single, was dashed to pieces. In his fall he struck Umberto…

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Carrying Gold at Sea

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 19 July 1937 · page 4

The specie looker of an ocean steamer is a carefully constructed vault, and is located in the stern, immediately over the crew. It has…

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Warden's Court Matters of Mining Interest

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 20 July 1937 · page 6

Mr. N. L. C. Sheridan, P.M., presiding at yesterday's Warden's Court, inquired into several matters of interest to district miners…

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"PROVOCATIVE" B.H.P's Reply to Miners' Claims Federation President's Statement SYDNEY

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 20 July 1937 · page 1

Officials of the Miners' Federation to-day described the answer of the Broken Hill Proprietary Ltd. to the log of claims for a new…

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Pinned Beneath Car Two Miners Injured Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 21 July 1937 · page 4

Two miners, Alfred Cook and Harold Farlow, were [?]nned to the ground by a capsized [?]ar following a collision, shortly before, midnight at…

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CROQUET Harvey Gold Buttons

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 23 July 1937 · page 3

A croquet competition w&b played on Wednesday for the Harvey Gold Buttons, the scores being Mrs. Woodward 2G v Mrs. G. Nott 13…

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Angry Miners

The Uralla Times · Monday 26 July 1937 · page 4

Irritated by the repeated delay in the construction of the Government battery promised to Tennant Creek, Centra Australia, last year, the men…

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Miners' Strike At Burwood Colliery SYDNEY

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 27 July 1937 · page 1

Miners employed at the Burwood Colliery to-day started a "stay-in" strike he a protest against what they claim to be the…

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Australia's Gold

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 27 July 1937 · page 1

The production of gold in New South Wales in the first halt of 1937 showed an increase in value of almost 27 per cent compared…

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Miners' Stay-in Strike

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 28 July 1937 · page 2

As a protest against the pit horses supplied by the Management for hauling coal from the mine face to the main haulage system, 200 employees of…

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