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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1929

117 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 1 of 6

The Lure of Gold

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 18 January 1929 · page 1

An old and infirm veteran of the gold rush days, George Young (80), was smitten with the lure of other days on Saturday, and when he was…

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Flowing Gold the Romance of Oil in Australia

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 18 January 1929 · page 2

The Australian dearly loves "a run for his money," and perhaps in no other sphere of activity has he been given a greater amount of impetus…

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Coal Industry Grave Position

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 25 January 1929 · page 3

A critical stage in the coal industry in New South Wales has been reached, the Miners' Federation and a number of allied unions having…

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Telegraphic News Sydney Thursday, 4 p.m. Coal Crisis

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 25 January 1929 · page 2

The coal trade is greatly disturbed by the rejection of the Government's scheme for the rehabilitation of the industry…

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The Coal Issue

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 29 January 1929 · page 7

Mr. Bavin said last night that at his interview with Sir William McPherson, Premier of Victoria, the latter stated that unless something was…

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A Coal War?

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 1 February 1929 · page 2

Officials at the Colliery Owners' Association deny that one mine-owner is about to begin a price-cutting campaign. The owners' policy…

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Coal Trade

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 5 February 1929 · page 7

The Victorian Railway Commissioners have announced that a cintract for 5000 tons of Mail land coal at 2/- a ton below the price which was…

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The Welsh Miners

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 5 February 1929 · page 1

"Ill fares the land to hastening ills a prey. Where wealth accumulates and men decay."…

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Coal Crisis

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 15 February 1929 · page 3

Fresh action is contemplated by the Government in an effort to straighten out the position in the coal trade. The Cabinet spent practically…

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The Coal Tangle

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 19 February 1929 · page 1

A WAY out of the coal-mining impasse has not yet been found. The miners are still determined that they are not going to accept the…

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Telegraphic News Sydney Monday, 4 p.m. Coal Trouble

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 19 February 1929 · page 7

The Prime Minister said on Saturday that he had agreed that the coal position should be discussed in the House of Representatives on…

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The Coal Tangle

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 22 February 1929 · page 2

The Prime Minister's offer of 1/-per ton bounty on N.S.W. coal has been renewed subject to the acceptance of the scheme for enabling…

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Geelong Gold Cup

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 22 February 1929 · page 3

Sandwiched in between the second and third days of the V.R.C. Autumn meeting on Wednesday, March 6, the Geelong Racing Club will conduct its…

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Coal Trouble

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 26 February 1929 · page 6

A Royal Commission to inquire fully into the coal industry is to be appointed almost at once by the Federal Government, the terms of…

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Coal Trouble Discussed in Parliament

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 26 February 1929 · page 5

That the necessity of reducing the price of coal was the first step in the reduction of the cost of production, was emphasised by the Prime…

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One Shillng, a Start Prospecting for Gold

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 28 February 1929 · page 4

Just before the Southern Cross hops off to England, Smithy is again offering the public wonderful value for the investment of just 1/-…

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The Coal Trouble

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 8 March 1929 · page 2

More than 100 railway employees engaged in the handling of coal in the Newcastle district have been instructed to begin their annual holidays…

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Copper Mining Industry

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 15 March 1929 · page 3

As is well known to all those Interested in mining, the copper industry has for many years past been under a cloud owing in the relatively low…

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Fire in Colliery Eight Miners Lose Their Lives LONDON

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 19 March 1929 · page 2

Eight miners lost their lives at Coombs Wood Colliery, Worcestershire. The bodies were recovered after a fight all…

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Mining

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 26 March 1929 · page 6

Earl Eyre has applied for suspension of conditions on M.L. 200, parishes of Mulwarree and Boro, for six months. The reasons given for the…

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