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Northern Rivers · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1930

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Corrimal Mine Idle Wollongong

Northern Star · Wednesday 15 January 1930 · page 9

Corrimal mine was idle to-day owing to the men having refused to work with an Italian miner who is stated to have endeavoured to induce…

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Coal From Rothbury Sydney

Northern Star · Wednesday 15 January 1930 · page 9

The second train, consisting of 38 trucks and carrying about 450 tons of coal, left Rothbury this afternoon. Altogether 800 tons has been moved…

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More Mines Idle Pickets' Efforts Successful

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 15 January 1930 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday.--The safety men were removed from Stockton Bore Hole colliery late yesterday afternoon. It is believed that the mine will be able to…

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Danger of Flooding Withdrawal of Safety Men Burwood Colliery

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 15 January 1930 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday.--The withdrawal of the safety men is likely to lead to the flooding of Burwood colliery, as there are only six men…

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Mass Picketing More Coal from Rothbury

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 15 January 1930 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday.--Safety men and deputies were removed from associated collieries on the northern coalfields this morning. There were no…

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Labor Defence Army First Battalion Formed Safety Men Withdraw Collieries in Danger of Flooding

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 15 January 1930 · page 3

NEWCASTLE, Tuesday.--Two thousand men, who will form the first battalion of the Labor Defence Army, assembled at Aberdare Park, Cessnock, to-day, where a mass meeting was held. The men subsequently drilled for an…

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Coal Commission Report to Governor General No Recommendations

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 15 January 1930 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.--No recommendations have been made by the Royal Commission on the Coal Industry, the report of which has been presented…

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Coal Appeal Nature of Dispute High Court Argument MELBOURNE

Northern Star · Wednesday 15 January 1930 · page 9

When the hearing of the coal case was resumed to-day Mr. Menzies, K.C., for the northern cdlliery proprietors, commented on the fact that Judge…

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Baton Charges Miners' Gatherings Dispersed Marching on Collieries Action to Enforce Massed Picketing Act

Northern Star · Thursday 16 January 1930 · page 7

The outstanding feature of yesterday's developments in the coal dispute was the assembling of large numbers of miners at different points on the coalfields. In all instances the police succeeded in…

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Depleted Coal Supply Sydney

Northern Star · Thursday 16 January 1930 · page 7

Meetings of miners to-morrow will decide what action is to be taken to combat police activity. An official of the Northern…

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The Coal Commission Sydney

Northern Star · Thursday 16 January 1930 · page 12

Although the coal commission submitted no recommendations to the Federal Government. it is believed a number of important recommendations…

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"All Out" Policy Western Miners Favorable

Tweed Daily · Thursday 16 January 1930 · page 3

LITHGOW, Wednesday.--Several western collieries, including Kandos, Cullen Dullen and Tyldenley, carried a resolution in favor of the "all out"…

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First Baton Charge Miners Driven Into Bush

Tweed Daily · Thursday 16 January 1930 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wednesday.--The first baton charge by the police took place at Ellalong, near Paxton colliery, late this morning. About half a dozen…

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Miners' Delegates Conference With Mr. Scullin. "Serious Position"

Tweed Daily · Thursday 16 January 1930 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.-- Mr. Scullin (Prime Minister) conferred for nearly two and a half hours this afternoon with Mr. Rowland James,…

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Unionists Shocked Rothbury Coal Generating Newcastle's Electricity

Tweed Daily · Thursday 16 January 1930 · page 3

NEWCASTLE, Wednesday.--Consternation was caused in trade union circles to-day when it was learned that Rothbury coal was being used for the…

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Shortage of Gas Coal Restrictions May be Re-imposed

Tweed Daily · Thursday 16 January 1930 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wednesday.--Mr. Weaver (Minister for Mines) stated to-day that the early re-imposition on the use of gas were likely. As a result of the…

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N.s.w's. Coal Supply Only Half Quantity Necessary

Tweed Daily · Thursday 16 January 1930 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wednesday.--An official of the Northern Collieries Association said to-day that, as a result of the closing down of unassociated pits on…

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Police Disperse Mobs Eighty Miners Injured Pickets Flee Before Batons Mass Picketing Law Enforced

Tweed Daily · Thursday 16 January 1930 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wednesday.--A mob of 2,500 men who marched from Cessnock to Abermain No. 2 colliery was broken up by a baton charge by 100 police, acting under the Government's scheme of action to enforce the Mass Picketing…

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Police and Miners Clash on Coalfields; 18 Men Iniured Lloyd George "Loss of Confidence" Party Funds Strong Criticism LONDON

Northern Star · Thursday 16 January 1930 · page 7

Viscount Grey was re-elected president at the annual meeting of the Libcral Council. He declared that the founders of it felt that…

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Miners to Man Colliery Newcastle

Northern Star · Friday 17 January 1930 · page 7

A meeting of the Cardiff borehole miners' lodge decided to work the South Wallsend tunnel of Cardiff borehole mine to-morrow, the miners…

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