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Northern Rivers · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1938

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Coal Stoppage Looms on South Coast Sydney

Northern Star · Wednesday 20 July 1938 · page 7

A serious coal stoppage threatens on the South Coast unless there is an immediate settlement of the Wongawilla dispute…

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Repudiation of Lang Inner Group Recommended by Northern Miners' Committee

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 20 July 1938 · page 4

SYDNEY, Tuesday:--The Northern Miners' Management Committee, at a special sitting to consider the political position of the…

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Coal Mines Busy Anticipation of Stoppage

Tweed Daily · Thursday 21 July 1938 · page 2

IPSWICH, Wednesday:-- In anticipation of a stoppage in the coal mining industry, orders are pouring in for coal, and all mines are…

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Labor Faction Dispute Attitude of Miners

Tweed Daily · Thursday 21 July 1938 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday:-- Federal and State Parliamentary Labor members who represent coal mining constituencies may be…

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Lang Repudiated By Miners

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 22 July 1938 · page 1

The northern miners' management committee, at a special sitting to consider the political position of the northern district of the Miners'…

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Germany Banning Gold Mark

Tweed Daily · Friday 22 July 1938 · page 7

BERLIN, Wednesday:-- A decree has been issued ordering that all pre -war gold pieces of the value of 10 and 20 marks shall cease…

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Men Cease Work at Ipswich Colliery Protest Against Court Proceedings

Tweed Daily · Saturday 23 July 1938 · page 4

IPSWICH, Friday:-- "Though the miners as a whole are agitating, with some talk of a strike, for improved safety conditions in the mines, these…

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Railways Will Pay More for Coal This Year Sydney

Northern Star · Saturday 23 July 1938 · page 10

Tenders from the main coal companies in the State for the supply of coal to the Railway Department, which closed last week, show a marked…

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Coal Stoppage Looms Sydney

Northern Star · Tuesday 26 July 1938 · page 7

Present indications are that the delegations to the national convention of the Miners' Federation, commencing on August 4, will report the…

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Epsom and Metrop. Gold Rod Backed S.O. And In Doubles SYDNEY

Northern Star · Tuesday 26 July 1938 · page 8

Gold Rod to-day was surprisingly backed for the Metropolitan and also coupled with Denis for the double at long odds…

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Miners' Aim in Event of Coal Strike £250,000 In Hand SYDNEY

Northern Star · Wednesday 27 July 1938 · page 7

Reluctance on the part of the coalowners to do anything towards meeting the problems of the industry in a reasonable way was forcing miners to believe that the strike weapon was…

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Miners' Aim. Remembering 73 Miners Killed Last Year Sydney

Northern Star · Wednesday 27 July 1938 · page 10

The Miners' Federation is taking steps to hold a memorial service for 73 miners killed in coalmines last year. The general secretary of the…

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Miners Prepare for Possible Strike

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 27 July 1938 · page 6

SYDNEY, Tuesday:--The General Secretary of the Miners' Federation (Mr. A. Orr) said to-day that the Federation, in…

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Tut=ankh=amen's Gold

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 27 July 1938 · page 3

Far away in the Valley of the Kings at Thebes--about twelve hours by train from Cairo, or by boat a voyage of several days--an empty tomb in…

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Britain's Decreased Production of Coal

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 27 July 1938 · page 7

LONDON, Monday:--Speaking in the House of Commons on the vote for the Mines Department, the Secretary for Mines (Captain H…

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Gold From Sea Water Tokyo

Northern Star · Wednesday 27 July 1938 · page 7

Dr. Hiroshisuzuki, research officer at the Finance Ministry, claims to have discovered a process…

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Gold and Silver Extraction From Sea Water

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 27 July 1938 · page 6

TOKIO, Monday:--Dr. Hiroshi Suzuki, a research officer in the Finance Ministry, claims to have discovered a process for extracting gold…

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Recovering Gold From Sea Lost 138 Years Ago

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 27 July 1938 · page 5

AMSTERDAM, Tuesday:--There was great rejoicing at Terschelling, when the dredger Karimata brought up the first…

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British Coal Alarm at Fall in Consumption

Tweed Daily · Thursday 28 July 1938 · page 8

LONDON, Tuesday: -- Admirals and shipowners are signatories to a manifesto expressing alarm at the decline in the use of British…

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Suspect Held Murder of Mine Manager

Tweed Daily · Friday 29 July 1938 · page 3

SINGAPORE, Wednesday:-- The police have detained a suspect in connection with the murder on June 25 of Mr. F. G. Dunsford, manager of the…

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