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Northern Rivers · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1939

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New Federal Coal Mining Award

Tweed Daily · Friday 30 June 1939 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thursday:—Improved conditions are provided in the new Federal coal mining award announced to-day by Judge Drake-Brockman…

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Blue and Gold Dance

Northern Star · Friday 30 June 1939 · page 4

The Marist Bros.' second annual blue and gold dance will be held in the Riviera on Saturday. Ballina Jazz Band will play the latest dances…

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New Award in Coal Industry Sydney

Northern Star · Friday 30 June 1939 · page 7

in the course of a lengthy judgment covering the claims of employees engaged in the coal mining industry throughout…

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Inclusion of State Clauses to Be Sought Q'ld. Miners and New Award

Tweed Daily · Saturday 1 July 1939 · page 5

BRISBANE, Friday:—The Queensland colliery employees will seek to have included in tho new Federal award for miners several…

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5,000 Men Out As Protest New Award for Coal Industry Only One-day Strike Likely

Tweed Daily · Saturday 1 July 1939 · page 3

SYDNEY, Friday:—Members of large miner's lodges throughout the northern coal fields went home this morning as…

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Lambton Mine Idle Work Resumed at Others NEWCASTLE

Northern Star · Tuesday 4 July 1939 · page 7

The Lambton mine, which is the most highly mechanised mine in the Newcastle district, with an output of about 1700 tons daily, was idle to-day…

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Blue and Gold Dance

Northern Star · Wednesday 5 July 1939 · page 9

Next Saturday night, July 8, the Marist Bros. Old Boys', second annual "Blue and Gold" dance will be held in the "Riviera." Ballina Jazz Band will supply the music…

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Wartime Protection for Gold in France Behind Steel Walls (Prom a Special Correspondent) LONDON, June 17 (By Air Mail)

Northern Star · Wednesday 5 July 1939 · page 4

France would keep her gold in Paris, if war should break out. Though arrangements have been made for the moving of most…

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Mining for Radium in Frozen North Gold and Oil Also Produced

Tweed Daily · Thursday 6 July 1939 · page 8

South of the Arctic Circle, about 35 miles on the east side of Great Bear Lake, in the North-West Territories, is a…

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Miners Protest Against Award Serious Industrial Position Feared

Tweed Daily · Thursday 6 July 1939 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday:—There are fears that a more serious industrial position than has existed since last year's general strike is…

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Britain Has Enough Coal for 500 Years

Northern Star · Thursday 6 July 1939 · page 14

Great Britain has 200,000,000,000 tons of known coal reserves within a depth of 4000 feet which would last for five centuries, Sir Haroid Hartley,…

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Annual C.w.a. Ball Blue and Gold Decorations

Tweed Daily · Thursday 6 July 1939 · page 4

Blue and gold, the Association's colors, were featured predominately in the attractive decorations which made a background for the happy dancers…

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To Consider Award Miners' Federation NEWCASTLE

Northern Star · Friday 7 July 1939 · page 6

Pending full consideration by the Central Council of the Miners' Federation to-morrow of the award made recently by Judge Drake Brockman, it…

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W.A. Goldfields Nightmare True But Shocking Story. of a Mate's Inhuman Treachery

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 7 July 1939 · page 8

"Vedette," in Melbourne "Argus," tells a strange and gripping story of almost incredible inhumanity and evil, that happened in the early days of West…

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Appeal by British Miners to Germans

Tweed Daily · Saturday 8 July 1939 · page 3

LONDON, Thursday:—Following the message which the National Council of Labor addressed at the week-end to…

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C.R.J.C. Gold Cup Meeting

Northern Star · Saturday 8 July 1939 · page 10

Entries for the minor events on the 5 p.m. next Monday, and for all events on first and second days, July 19 and 20, for the C.R.J.C. Gold Cup meeting close at…

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Miners Refuse to Hold Stop-work Meeting As Protest

Tweed Daily · Monday 10 July 1939 · page 5

BRISBANE, Sunday:—Coal miners in the Rosewood and Walloon districts numbering over 3,000 will not hold a stop-work meeting on…

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Australia's Trade Gold To The Rescue

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 11 July 1939 · page 4

Although Australian trade operations during the year just ended resulted in a favourable balance of £Anst. 11.676.000 compared with…

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Miners' Body Reaffirms Boycott

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 12 July 1939 · page 5

SYDNEY, Tuesday:—The Council of the Miners' Federation to-day reaffirmed its decision to boycott the national register. It was decided to send…

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State and Federal Awards Q'land Coal Miners Decision

Tweed Daily · Thursday 13 July 1939 · page 2

BRISBANE, Wednesday:—To enable both parties to ascertain their standing under State and Federal jurisdiction, Queensland colliery…

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