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Northern Rivers · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1938

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Miners' Strike Federal Cabinet Rejects Conference Plan

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 13 September 1938 · page 5

CANBERRA, Monday:-- A special Cabinet meeting to-day rejected the proposal by the miners' representatives…

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Casino Gas Ample Coal Supplies CASINO

Northern Star · Tuesday 13 September 1938 · page 6

The manager of the Casino gasworks (Mr. J. D. Brown) stated to-day that the company had on hand at Casino six months' supply of coal and…

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Best for 20 YEARS State's Gold Yield

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 13 September 1938 · page 7

Gold, worth £600,705 at the Mint, was produced in New South Wales last year--the highest yield for 20 years…

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Will Not Intervene Federal Cabinet Rejects Miners' Requests "For Tribunals" Canberra

Northern Star · Tuesday 13 September 1938 · page 7

THE Federal Cabinet to-day confirmed the decision of the Prime Minister (Mr. Lyons) that the Government would not intervene in the coal strike, and rejected the direct requests of the…

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Coal Dispute Miners Helped in N.Z. SYDNEY

Northern Star · Wednesday 14 September 1938 · page 10

THE New Zealand miners informed the Miners' Federation to-day that they would not mine coal for…

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Mt. Isa Mines BRISBANE

Northern Star · Wednesday 14 September 1938 · page 10

The committee of management of the Queensland Colliery Employees' Union to-day decided to recommend to the Federal Committee of Direction that…

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Mt. Isa Mines Might Not Close

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 14 September 1938 · page 5

BRISBANE, Tuesday:--Following a ruling yesterday by the Miners' Federation direction committee in Sydney, the threatened stoppage of work…

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Higher Price of Gold SYDNEY

Northern Star · Wednesday 14 September 1938 · page 2

Gold was quoted to-day at £9 0s 2d per ounce fine, the highest quotation since March 15, 1935, when it was £9 1s 4d…

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Less Butter Will Be Eaten Effect of Coal Stoppage

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 14 September 1938 · page 5

The coal strike, involving 20,000 men with 80,000 dependents, will affect the consumption of butter in Australia…

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Coal Strike Submitting Claims to Arbitration Statement By Miner's Official

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 14 September 1938 · page 5

SYDNEY, Tuesday:--Officials of the Miners' Federation to-day said if the Arbitration Court intervened they were prepared to…

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Mt. Isa Silver Mines Closing May Be Avoided

Tweed Daily · Thursday 15 September 1938 · page 4

BRISBANE, Wednesday:-- An assurance that, If 3000 tons of mined coal in the Emerald district was made available, it would…

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Victorian Shipping Hold-up Feared Coal Stocks Depleted

Tweed Daily · Thursday 15 September 1938 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Wednesday:--A serious disclocation of all shipping seances is feared, if the coal strike expends beyond the end of…

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Coal Dispute Enginedrivers to Strike in Sympathy Settlement Hopes Fade

Tweed Daily · Thursday 15 September 1938 · page 4

SYDNEY, Wednesday:-- There was a further development in the coat strike to-night when it was reported from the Sydney Trades…

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Grave New Turn in Mine Dispute "Safety" Men May Join Strikers SYDNEY

Northern Star · Thursday 15 September 1938 · page 7

AGGREGATE meetings of the members of the Federated Enginedrivers and Firemen's Assocition have been called for Thursday' and Friday to decide if safety men should be withdrawn…

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Search for Monks' Gold Essex Excitement (From A Special Correspondent.) LONDON, September 3 (By Air Mail)

Northern Star · Thursday 15 September 1938 · page 10

Following the discovery of 450 silver coins, a well, underground caves and red hand-made Saxon bricks in the scrap shed of a disused…

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Queensland Engineers to Leave Mines

Tweed Daily · Friday 16 September 1938 · page 4

BRISBANE, Thursday:--The Queensland Secretary of the Amalgamated Engineering Union (Mr. R. Leggatt) said to-day that, in accordance with…

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May Curtail Trains Effect of Strike in Mines

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 16 September 1938 · page 4

It was reported in Sydney that in order to conserve supplies of coal the Railway Department was considering plans…

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Australian Gold Price Highest Since March 1935

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 16 September 1938 · page 7

The price of gold in Australian Currency based on sterling price and fixed by the Commonwealth Bank has risen to the highest level since…

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Coal Strike Means Curtailed Rail Services. Sydney

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 16 September 1938 · page 5

The railway services are likely to be curtailed within a fortnight if the coal strike continues. The Australian Railways Union states…

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Engineers to Leave Fields Action in Coal Strike

Tweed Daily · Friday 16 September 1938 · page 4

SYDNEY, Thursday:-- Members of the Federated Enginedrivers and Firemen's Association at Newcastle to-day decided to withdraw…

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