Reopening Move Mayor Wires to Acting-Premier Talk with Miners Willing to Meet Owners Again
The Newcastle Sun · Monday 13 May 1929 · page 5
A move to reopen the [?]tle northern pits was made by the Mayor of Newcastle (Alderman Wheeler), to-day. After conferring with mine union leaders, Alderman Wheeler was authorised by them to send a telegram to the…
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The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 14 May 1929 · page 5
Men at Millfield Greta colliery, which has been Idle for two days, want a conference and redress on numerous matters in dispute before…
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Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 14 May 1929 · page 4
Another effort is about to be made to put an end to the deadlock in the coal industry. About two and a-half months have elapsed since the…
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The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 14 May 1929 · page 5
ALTHOUGH the Sydney miners' officials say that they had no previous knowledge of the move made by the Mayor of…
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Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 14 May 1929 · page 4
Ald. Wheeler, the Mayor of Newcastle, has made a proposition to the Acting-Premier, with a view to overcoming the deadlock in the coal industry…
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Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 14 May 1929 · page 4
It was stated at the offices of the Miners' Federation to-day that the mines in the Southern district of this State are reaping the benefit of the stoppage…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Not Impressed Conference Proposal Owners' Attitude Willing to Meet Miners SYDNEY
The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 14 May 1929 · page 5
The Chairman of the Northern Collieries' Association' (Mr. C. M. McDonald), is not impressed with…
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The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 15 May 1929 · page 1
Like a [?]ame of mud pics, but this puddle in D[?]tch Hill, Sydney, has real utility. It is the si[?]e of un old coal dump, and the boys make a game of gathering the fine coat…
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Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 15 May 1929 · page 3
Invincible Collieries, Ltd., announce interim dividend of 5 per cent. for the half-year ended March 9, payable May 24. The distribution for the first half…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fix Wage Rates First Job of Royal Commission Miners' Proposal Efforts to Reopen Collieries SYDNEY
The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 15 May 1929 · page 5
Let the Mines Commission meet early to determine average pit wages, thereby enabling a resumption of work pending the complete finding of the commission, is the plan which the miners' central executive officers are urging the Acting-Premier…
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The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 15 May 1929 · page 5
Despite negotiations between the treasurer of the Northern Miners (Mr. Teece) and the manager of Gunnedah colliery for a temporary settlement of…
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Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 15 May 1929 · page 6
Replying recently to a question in the House of Commons, the Minister for Mines said the trading loss in the coal industry in 1927 was 5¾d per ton…
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Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 15 May 1929 · page 6
Addressing a gathering of members of the House of Commons, the Managing Director of Low Temperature Carbon[?]tion, Ltd., said that the company's works…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Miners' Attitude President's Review Still Willing to Confer Miners 'Attitude
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 15 May 1929 · page 7
The executive of the northern miners had not yesterday received any official reply to the telegraphed request sent by the Mayor of Newcastle on Monday…
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Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 15 May 1929 · page 6
Mr. Willcock, the West Australian Minister for Railways, drove the first spike in the Mockatharra-Wiluna railway The company concerned intends to…
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The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 15 May 1929 · page 5
"These two gentlemen may go on wrangling for months, and the public may still be unable to determine the merits or demerits of the 154 p[?]…
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Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 15 May 1929 · page 7
Questioned to-day regarding Ald. Wheeler's suggested conference, Mr. D. Rees, General President of the Miners' Federation, said the central executive…
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Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 15 May 1929 · page 7
Mr. Buttenshaw, Acting Premier, stated to-night that the Government had agreed to communicate with the Prime Minister on the lines suggested by Alderman Wheeler, Mayor of Newcastle, with the object of getting the coal mines on the…
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Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 15 May 1929 · page 8
The steamer Celtic Monarch will leave Urangan in a few days with 9000 tons of coal aboard, which is one of the largest shipments ever taken from Australia in…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Prince Urges Scientific Development of Coal Industry Plague Scare! Great Anxiety in Japan Steamer From India Royal Visits May be Cancelled KOBE
The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 15 May 1929 · page 1
The discovery of a case of plague in Osaka, following a similar discovery in Kobe, is causing great concern in view of the forthcoming visits of the Duke of Gloucester on May 20, and Emperor Hirahito on May 22…
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