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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1929

117 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 2 of 6

Levy on Miners’ Wages

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 26 March 1929 · page 1

The Miners’ General Secretary, Mr. D. J. Davies, says that the 12½ per cent. levy which has been decided upon…

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The Coal Hold Up

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 26 March 1929 · page 1

John and Stephen Brown, who are being proceeded against by the Commonwealth Government in connection with…

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AlO to Mining Federal Government Grant

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

The Prime Minister (Mr. Bruce) has announced that the Government, after consideration of the recommendations of the Development and…

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Coal Trouble

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 5 April 1929 · page 2

Representatives of the colliery owners and miners will meet in conference on Monday to discuss the reopening of the northern district…

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Coal Trouble

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 5 April 1929 · page 2

"In response to an invitation from the Prime Minister and myself," said the Premier (Mr. Bavin) on Wednesday, "it has been agreed that…

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Coal Conference

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 12 April 1929 · page 2

At yesterday's sitting of the coal conference it was stated that there were hopes of an early settlement of the dispute in tse industry. Proposals…

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The Coal Trouble

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 12 April 1929 · page 1

THE conference of the representatives of the owners and the miners which opened this week, allegedly to find a way out of the present…

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Mining

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 16 April 1929 · page 2

Earl Eyre, of Sydney, has applied for a mineral lease of 40 acres, parishes of Mulwarree and Boro, for the purpose of mining for silver and lead…

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Coal Trouble

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 23 April 1929 · page 3

Following a conference on Saturday between the Prime Minister (Mr: Bruce), the chairman of the coal conference (Sir Wallace Bruce), the…

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Coal Outlook More Hopeful

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 23 April 1929 · page 7

Tte State Ministers feel more confident that a basis for agreement between the coal owners and the miners which will permit of the…

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Coal Crisis

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 3 May 1929 · page 2

State Ministers confess their disappointment that their efforts to settle the coal dispute have failed. They stated yesterday that they could do…

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

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 7 May 1929 · page 2

The Prime Minister and the State Treasurer conferred on Saturday respecting the Royal Commission on the coal industry and completed the…

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Motor Fuel from Coal

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 23 May 1929 · page 4

Conversion of solid lumpy coal into petrol or similar liquid fuel to run automobiles and airplane engines is a topic that has lent itself to much discussion…

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Stealing Charge Knife, Fork, Soap and Coal

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 28 May 1929 · page 2

At the local-Police Court to-day, before Mr. Forrest, P.M., Herbert Tattersal was charged that at Canberra on or about May 14th he did steal one…

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Coal Dispute

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 7 June 1929 · page 2

The State Ministry has again expressed its willingness to bring to-gether the parties in the coal dispute. It stipulates that tho terms…

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Coal Trouble Position Becoming Serious

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 11 June 1929 · page 6

The seething discontent of the coalfields culminated at the week-end in the men taking the dispute out of the hands of their leaders, and the…

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Coal Trouble

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 14 June 1929 · page 3

Mr. George Cann, formerly Labor Minister for Mines, during the course at an address at Strathfield the other night, declared that there was no…

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The Coal Trouble

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 14 June 1929 · page 2

The Enginedrivers' Association reaffirmed last night its decision to withdraw the safety men rom all the collieries throughout N.S.W. This…

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Engine Drivers and Miners

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 14 June 1929 · page 1

It is authoritatively stated that the Engine Drivers’ delegates delivered an ultimatum to a meeting of combined Unions to the effect that unless the…

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The Coal Crisis Is General Strike Likely?

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 14 June 1929 · page 1

The General Secretary of the Miners’ Federation, Mr. Davies, when asked concerning the possibility of a general strike, said it was not likely at the…

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