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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1930

132 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 4 of 7

The Coal Commission Report

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 1 April 1930 · page 1

The report of the Coal Commission contains many recommendations for the re-organisation of the coal industry appointment of a board is proposed…

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Coal Crisis

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 4 April 1930 · page 3

A board with extraordinary powers to control the coal industry is the sensational recommendation of the Coal Comfission, whose findings were…

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Gold Find Near Goulburn

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 4 April 1930 · page 3

Mild excitement has been created by the reported discovery of gold bearing country at Merrilla, a few miles from Goulburn. Authority has…

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Coal Crisis

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 8 April 1930 · page 3

"The action of the proprietors in closing the mines as they did was in conplete conflict with the statutory principles or compulsory arbitration,…

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The Coal Crisis

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 8 April 1930 · page 7

The miners of Newcastle held a meeting behind closed doors at five separate centres to-day, and will endeavor to formulate a policy for the…

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The Coal Crisis Sydney, 4 p.m

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 8 April 1930 · page 7

A violent struggle is being made by the extreme element on the coal field to force their views upon the conference which meets to-day to…

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Coal Crisis

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 11 April 1930 · page 1

The general secretary of the Miners' Federation,' who carried the day at Adamstown, frankly informed the meeting that the funds of the…

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Coal Crisis

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 11 April 1930 · page 2

A statement issued at Newcastle yesterday indicates that the miners' executive hopes to prevent the working of the mines by volunteer labor…

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Coal Crisis

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 11 April 1930 · page 2

It is stated that the Coal Owners' Association will meet to-morrow and day decide to begin, work at once. Mr. Daviea, secretary of the Miners'…

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The Coal Issue

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 11 April 1930 · page 1

THE northern miners appear to be determined to fight on. At any rate the great majority of the miners' lodges hare decisively rejected…

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Coal Crisis

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 29 April 1930 · page 2

Vital interest is centred in the forthcoming meeting of the mine owners, and speculation is rife as to what will be done. It is generally…

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Coal Crisis

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 2 May 1930 · page 2

Hopes are entertained that the forthcoming conference between the mine owners and miners' representatives may pave the way to a…

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Coal Crisis

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 6 May 1930 · page 7

It is reported that an agreement has been reached between the owners and the miners' leaders regarding the reinstatement of men…

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Coal Trouble

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 6 May 1930 · page 3

Decisive action on the part of the Owners will in all probability be the result of a meeting of the Northern Collieries' Association to-day…

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Coal Crisis "Miners Beaten"

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 9 May 1930 · page 2

"The miners are beaten," said Mr. Roley James, M.H.R., in a May Day speech at Speer's Point, The speech caused a stir…

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Gold Rush

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 9 May 1930 · page 1

The report of a rich discovery of gold at Granite Springs has caused a rush to the scene. There is great excitement in…

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The Coal Crisis

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 9 May 1930 · page 2

The most momentous meeting of delegates of the coal miners is being held to-day. Mr. Hoare says much will depend upon the result of this…

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Coal Crisis

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 13 May 1930 · page 3

By 58 votes to 37 the miners' delegates on Saturday rejected a proposal that work should be resumed on the compromise terms made by the…

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Assistance to Mining?

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 13 May 1930 · page 3

The Federal Government has decided to call a conference of all mining interests in Australia to consider the Question of reviving the mining…

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Work at Coal Mines Preparations to Resume Meeting Next Monday SYDNEY

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 16 May 1930 · page 1

The General President and she General Secretary of the Miners’ Federation said to-day that the Northern District…

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