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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1930

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The Coal Strike Theodore's Talk Earns No-confidence Vote Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 11 February 1930 · page 1

The Metropolitan and Provincial Conference of the A.L.P. adopted the report by the State Executive which practically meant a vote of no-confidence in the…

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Pitiful Failure Lesson of the Coal Trouble Promises Unfulfilled

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Thursday 13 February 1930 · page 6
Also in Western Age

At the moment of writing there is talk of the end of the coal deadlock coming soon. Our can only hope sincerely that this is not idle talk. So…

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The Coal Crisis Dramatic Change Likely John Brown Ready Militants' Power Fades Sydney

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Monday 17 February 1930 · page 1

Keen interest is being centred in the High Court proceedings over Judge Beeby's second award, which begins on Tuesday. If it is ruled out, there are likely to be dramatic changes in the coal situation within a few days…

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Cost of the Strikes £9,000,000 Rothbury Miners on Velvet Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 18 February 1930 · page 1

According to the Minister for Mines (Mr. R. Weaver), the losses to miners in the Northern fields since 1919, caused by strike stoppages, have amounted to…

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Lucknow Pups Gold Mine

The Wellington Times · Thursday 20 February 1930 · page 8

The latest official report reads:—From No. 1 shaft, crossent S.W. has been driven altogether 32 feet from hanging wall to footwaal of…

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Young As Mining Town

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Monday 24 February 1930 · page 2

Old residents who recall the old Lambing Flat diggings at Young, will be interested to hear that a vision of Young as a big mining town,…

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Gold Medal Milk

The Western Herald · Tuesday 25 February 1930 · page 2

In a village in Denmark children developed weak eyes. Doctors found they were fed on skim milk and immediatly full cream milk was…

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Up and at 'em Miners Annoyed Free Speech Agitation Newcastle

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 25 February 1930 · page 1

A meeting of miners at Weston strongly protested against the action of the police in preventing Norman Jeffrey to address an open-air meeting…

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Lucknow Pups Gold Mine

The Wellington Times · Thursday 27 February 1930 · page 8

The Secretary reports:—Calcite vein development is considered very satisfactory. In addition to the visible gold, stone in which gold is not…

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Miners' Conference Melbourne

The Wellington Times · Thursday 27 February 1930 · page 8

The Miners' General Secretary has telegraphed from Melbourne that he would be unable to attend the conference as proposed by the…

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The Coal Dispute Sydney

The Wellington Times · Thursday 27 February 1930 · page 8

The charge of assault preferred against Police Inspector Mackay at the Kurri Kurri. police court has been dismissed…

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Coal Offer Withdrawn. Dole Payments to Cease

The Wellington Times · Thursday 27 February 1930 · page 7

THE State Government has decided that it cannot continue indefinitely to hand out dole for the relief of the unemployed in the Northern…

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Gold at Rockley Company Has Invested £12,000

The Wellington Times · Thursday 27 February 1930 · page 12

FOR the past four and a half years a prospecting company has been operating for gold in the vicinity of Rockley, beyond Charlton. For the…

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The Coal Crisis Steps to Get Together Sydney

Western Age · Thursday 27 February 1930 · page 3
Also in Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent

The miners' general secretary telegraphed from Melbourne to-day that he and his colleagues would be unable to attend the conference proposed by…

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Pitiful Failure Lessons of the Coal Trouble Promises Unfulfilled

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 27 February 1930 · page 1

At the moment of writing there is talk of the end of the coal deadlock coming soon. One can only hope sincerely that this is not ilde talk…

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Coal Cornered Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 28 February 1930 · page 1

More than 11,000 tons of coal are on the trucks at Port Waratah, awaiting shipment. Miners allege that this is a scheme of the coal owners to force…

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Coal Conference Sydney, Mon[?]

The Wellington Times · Monday 3 March 1930 · page 2

George Booth, M.L.A., addr[?] a meeting of miners at Weston [?]terday, urged them not to enter [?] a conference for the settlem[?]…

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The Coal Crisis What Booth Advises SYDNEY

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Monday 3 March 1930 · page 1

Mr. George Booth, M.L.A., addressing a meeting of the miners at Weston, urged them not to cuter into conference for a settlement of the…

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