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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1938

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Labour Disunity Miners to Decide Between Lang and Heffron Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 28 July 1938 · page 1

The Northern Miners' Lodges have decided to take a ballot immediately to decide if they will leave Lang Labor and affiliate with Heffron Labor…

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Miners' Convention One Day Stoppage SYDNEY

The Wellington Times · Monday 1 August 1938 · page 1

It was reported in Sydney to-day that the one day stoppage at a large number of the mines throughout the coalfields, may…

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Miners' Demands Wages and Working Conditions MELBOURNE

The Wellington Times · Monday 1 August 1938 · page 1

A procession of 1,200 miners and their wives and children marched at Wonthaggi yesterday to…

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One-day Strike Feared at Coal Mines Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 2 August 1938 · page 1

It is reared in some quarters that [?] proposed memorial services to be [?] by miners on Thursday, in memory of the men who lost their lives…

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Miners' Conference Government Attacked Failure to Make The Mines Safe Strong Allegations Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 4 August 1938 · page 1

The National Convention of the Miners' Federation was opened to-day in Sydney with unusual solemnity, all delegates…

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Miners Meeting Opened To-day Sydney

The Wellington Times · Thursday 4 August 1938 · page 1

The National Convention of the Miners' Federation was opened to-day in Sydney with great solemnity, all…

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Mines Idle In Sympathy and Protest Newcastle

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 4 August 1938 · page 1

Only one of the 12 collieries on the Cessnock field worked to-day and in that only a few men. Mostly, miners stopped in sympathy…

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Miners Strike Likely. Sydney

The Western Herald · Friday 5 August 1938 · page 5

An aggregate stop work meeting will be held on all coalfields throughout the Commonwealth if the National Miners Convention…

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Miners' Strike Plans Co-operative Stores' President Promises To Help Sydney Conference Sydney, Friday night

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 6 August 1938 · page 1

Addressing the National Convention of the Miners' Federation to-day, Mr. G. Booth, Labor member for Kurri in the Legislative…

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Catholic Archbishop Issues Appeal to Avoid Strike in Mining Industry Sydney, Friday night

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 6 August 1938 · page 1

An appeal to colliery proprietors and members of the Miners' Federation to do all in their power to avoid a strike in the mining industry, was issued by the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Sydney, Dr. Kelly,…

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Manifesto Issued by Miners Forsake Inner Group SYDNEY

The Wellington Times · Monday 8 August 1938 · page 1

A manifesto signed by a large number of delegates to the miners' convention, now sitting in Sydney, which was circulated…

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Is There Coal in Dubbo District ? Chamber of Commerce Seeking Information

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 9 August 1938 · page 1

Dubbo Chamber of Commerce has decided to write to the Under Secretary for Mines seeking information regarding deposits of coal in the Dubbo…

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Coal Strike Would Create Chaos Imperative to Settle Trouble, Says Mr. Lyons Canberra

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 9 August 1938 · page 1

The Prime Minister (Mr. Lyons) said to-day that it was imperative that the threatened coal dispute should be settled, adding that the Federal…

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Record Year For Narromine Turf Club. Credit Balance £440 After £170 Spent On Improvements. Gold Cup Meeting on October 11 AND 12

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Thursday 11 August 1938 · page 5

"I doubt if any year has been such an outstanding success, both financially socialy as the one just ended." Thus the President (Mr. G. H. R. Barlow) in presenting his report to the annual meeting of the Narromine Tort Club, held in the…

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Coal Dispute. Sydney

The Western Herald · Friday 12 August 1938 · page 7

The Commonwealth Govt. does not intend to intervene in the coal strike said Prime Minister Lyons. He added the dispute was a matter…

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[?] the Land of Egypt—8. Tut-ankh-amen's Gold

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Thursday 18 August 1938 · page 8

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 t[?]mb…

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Mining Strike September 6 Zero Day Committed Decision Sydney, Friday night

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 20 August 1938 · page 1

September 6 has been fixed as the zero hour in the threatened coal mining strike by the Directions Committee of the Miners'…

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Mining Trouble Judge Summons Conference in Sydney Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 23 August 1938 · page 1

There was an unexpected development in connection with the threatened mining trouble this morning when Mr. Justice Cantor summoned…

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Coal Production Reduced by Miners Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 25 August 1938 · page 1

The estimated output of coal throughout Australia was reduced by 250,000 tons during the last fortnight as a result of the miners' decision to…

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Output of Coal Big Reduction Sydney

The Wellington Times · Thursday 25 August 1938 · page 1

It is estimated that the output of coal throughout Australia has been reduced by 250,000 tons during the past fortnight, as a result of the…

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