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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1930

132 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 3 of 7

The Coal Crisis

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 14 March 1930 · page 2

The Northern Associated Colliery owners have decided to offer work to the former employees of all their mines…

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The Coal Crisis

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 14 March 1930 · page 2

The coal owners to-day called for labor at 34 collieries on the northern fields. Work is to be offered at the terms agreed last November. Written…

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Coal Crisis

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 18 March 1930 · page 6

Many miners have agreed to accept the offer of the coal owners to work at November compromise rates. As applications had to be in…

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Coal Crisis Sydney, 3.30 p.m

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 18 March 1930 · page 7

The Northern Coffiery Owners' Association will, it is expected, wake arrangements this week to open the mines, so satisfactory has been the…

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Coal Crisis

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 21 March 1930 · page 2

The engine drivers' executive on Monday night considered the position. Their men will not return to work officially in mines that are staffed by…

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Coal Crisis

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 21 March 1930 · page 2

The colliery proprietors decided yesterday to leave the time for reopening the mines to the companies concerned…

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Gold Discovery

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 21 March 1930 · page 2

It is reported that a rich reef has been struck at Merrendee, near Mudgee, a field which yielded much gold in the early days. The shaft has…

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Coal Crisis Sydney. 4 p.m

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 21 March 1930 · page 2

Although the miners' leaders are desirous that the Prime Minister, the Federal Treasurer and other Ministers should visit the coalfields in…

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Coal Crisis

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 25 March 1930 · page 7

Momentous issues are to be decided at to-day's conference of the coal mine unions. Messrs. Theodore and Beasley are in attendance. It is…

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Coal Crisis

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 25 March 1930 · page 6

Northern miners believe that the coal dispute will end after yesterday's conference in Sydney, when, they say, the Federal Government…

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Captain's Flat Mine

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 25 March 1930 · page 6

The statements recently made in Sydney that an agreement had been reached between the Government and the Lake George Metal…

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Captain’s Flat Mines

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 27 March 1930 · page 2

Advice has been received from London that operations are to be discontinued on the Captain’s Flat mine with the exception of some…

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Coal Crisis

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 28 March 1930 · page 2

The president of the Engine Drivers and Firemen's Association said at the annual conference that the coal miners would be well addvised…

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Coal Crisis

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 28 March 1930 · page 2

The general secretary of the Miners' Federation (Mr. D. J. Davies) denied that the owners had been approached on behalf of the miners on…

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Coal Crisis

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 28 March 1930 · page 2

Mr. Davies, secretary of" the Miners' Federation, referring to the negotiations with Mr. Scullin with regard to his original offer to provide a…

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Captain's Flat Mines to Close

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 28 March 1930 · page 2

Advice has been received from London that operations are to be discontinued on the Captain's Flat field, with the exception of some…

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Coal Conference

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 1 April 1930 · page 7

That Mr. Scullin did not make an announcement at Saturday's coal, conference that his Government was prepared to make a grant of 9d per…

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Coal Crisis

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 1 April 1930 · page 7

The coal conference between the owners and the miners' representatives, convened by the Prime Minister, failed to arrive at a settlement…

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The Coal Crisis

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 1 April 1930 · page 3

It is freely reported that Judge Beeby will be released from all other duties to determine a new award under which the mining industry will…

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The Coal Crisis

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 1 April 1930 · page 7

There is a strong probability that the Maitland mine will commence operations next week. Speculation is rife on the field as to the number of…

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