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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1938

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Coal Strike Leaders Will Draw Relief Dockets Like Men Newcastle, Friday night

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 10 September 1938 · page 1

During the coal strike, the miners' leaders would draw the same relief dockets as the men in lieu of wages, declared the acting…

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Coal Strike N.Z. Miners Will Assist in Blockade Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 13 September 1938 · page 1

The Miners' Federation to-day received a notification from the New Zealand Mine Workers' Federation that they would not supply…

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Coal Miners Strike Railways Affected Economy Urged SYDNEY

The Wellington Times · Thursday 15 September 1938 · page 1

The railway services are likely to be curtailed within a fortnight if the coal strike continues…

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Coal Strike Will Curtail Railway Services Action Within a Fortnight Relief Organisation to Help Miners Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 15 September 1938 · page 1

The railway services are likely to be curtailed within a fortnight if the coal strike continues. The Australian Railway Union states that notices to the staff announce that the contemplated alterations will be decided next…

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Coal Strike. Sydney

The Western Herald · Friday 16 September 1938 · page 5

An important development occurred in the Coal Strike last night when over 600 members of the Amalgamated Engineers Union…

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Coal Strike Will Miners Given Credit? Sydney, Friday night

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 17 September 1938 · page 1

[?]report from Newcastle and [?]ngong that wholesale stores refuse to accept miners' [?] coupons, is being considered…

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Coal Supplies at Dubbo Sufficient for Several Months Railway Department Has 5000 Tons Lighting Company Provides For Gas Service Prolonged Strike Might Affect Wheat Growers

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 17 September 1938 · page 1

Unless the coal strike is unduly prolonged, its effect will not be felt seriously at Dubbo. The Dubbo Lighting Company Ltd. has sufficient coal in hand to maintain the gas service for several months, while the Railway…

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Coal Miners Strike Industry Affected Big Wages Loss

The Wellington Times · Monday 19 September 1938 · page 1

Industry generally this week will commence to reel in earnest the pinch of the coal supply stoppage, brought…

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Local Coal Supplies

The Wellington Times · Monday 19 September 1938 · page 2

The strike of coal miners means that there will probably be a shortage of coal in many country towns, and this is causing some anxiety to…

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Coal Strike Melbourne Conference Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 20 September 1938 · page 1

A summons was to-day served upon the Engine Drivers' Union to attend a coal strike compulsory conference at Melbourne next Friday…

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Search for Gold In Dubbo District

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 22 September 1938 · page 6

Mr. R. Boyee, son of Mr. Justice Boyce, of "Cadagan," applied to the Mining Warden at Dubbo (Mr. R. G. Cookson, P.M.) for a permit to…

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To Assist Miners Federal Labour Members Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 22 September 1938 · page 1

A letter was received by the miners to-day from the Secretary of the Federal Parliamentary Labor Party (Mr. Makin, M.H.R.) to the effect that…

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Coal Supplies. Sydney

The Western Herald · Friday 23 September 1938 · page 5

A cable advice was received in Sydney to the effect that 12 vessels had been chartered to bring more than 100,000, tons of coal from the…

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Coal Dispute. Sydney

The Western Herald · Friday 23 September 1938 · page 5

Canberra.—Criticising the refusal of the Prime Minister (Mr. Lyons) to call a compulsory conference of the Parties to the Coal dispute in…

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Rise in Gold Prices

The Western Herald · Friday 23 September 1938 · page 4

Anyone who has sovereigns about the place is in clover just now. The banks are paying £2/1/4 for "yellow boys," which is the highest…

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European Situation's Effect on Sydney Request to Train Air Pilots. What The Coal Strike May Do

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 23 September 1938 · page 7

The European situation and the threat of war have been taken very calmly in the City. There has been no panic, although the declaration by Japan that she would join Germany in the event of war caused some consternation…

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Coal Strike Melbourne Conference Proves Abortive Melbourne, Friday night

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 24 September 1938 · page 1

The compulsory conference between the colliery proprietors and representatives of the miners' Federation and the Federated…

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After the Gold

The Wellington Times · Monday 26 September 1938 · page 2

Believing it is possible that the existing gold being exploited by Wellington Alluvials, near Wellington, extends back into a strip of…

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Coal Strike March at Dawn Sydney

The Wellington Times · Monday 26 September 1938 · page 2

Three hundred miners held a march at dawn this morning to a small colliery near Fastmin, in an attempt to…

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Wellington Gas Supply Thrive Weeks of Coal Will the Gasworks be Shut Down?

The Wellington Times · Monday 26 September 1938 · page 2

At the meeting of the Municipal Council on Thursday night it was stated that the supply of coal on hand…

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