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Mining & the mines, 1929

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Southern Miners Decision Against Strike Question of Stone Dusting Wollongong

Daily Advertiser · Monday 15 July 1929 · page 2

The Miners' Delegate Board, which met there yesterday, decided not to call a strike of the southern miners at the present time over the stone dusting…

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Coal Lodges Talk Mass Picketing Atisfied with Committee Cessnock

The Daily Express · Monday 15 July 1929 · page 1

[?] a meeting of representatives of Miners' Lodges yesterday, the Northern Control Committee was referred to meet immediately to…

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Coal Commission Sydney

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 16 July 1929 · page 1

The chairman of the Coal Commission. Mr. Justice Dayidson, announced yesterday that the Commission would sit in open court on…

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Coal Commission Open Evidence Sydney

The Daily Express · Tuesday 16 July 1929 · page 1

The Chairman of the Coal Commission announced to-day that the Commission would sit in open court on Wednesday and hear evidence and…

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Coal Commission Open Court To-morrow Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 16 July 1929 · page 2

The chairman of the Coal Commission Mr. Justice Davidson, announced , to-day that the commission would sit in open court on Wednesday. The…

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Explosion at Sea Was It German Mine? Wellington (N.z.)

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 16 July 1929 · page 1

A mysterious explosion occurred in the sea off Cape Farewell on Saturday. The only feasible explanation advanced is that the explosion was caused by…

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What Is Profit? Coal Commission Puzzled Miners' "Ingenious Document" SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 18 July 1929 · page 2

The Coal Commission resumed its sittings in public at Darlinghurst to-day. Evidence will be taken on matters relating to the determination of…

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[?]Miners Strike Wo[?]longong

The Daily Express · Thursday 18 July 1929 · page 4

Clalm[?]ng that when the water coming through the showers at Mt. Kembla mint bath houses was not 100 cold, it was too hot, a…

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Miners' Bathwater Port Kembla Men Strike Wollongong

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 18 July 1929 · page 2

Claiming that when the water coming through the showers at Port Kembla mines bathhouses was not too cold, it was too hot, a meeting of 250…

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Coal Commission Sittings in Public Sydney

The Daily Express · Thursday 18 July 1929 · page 1

The Coal Coromiss on resumed its sittings in public at Darlinghurst today. Evidence will be taken on matt[?]s relating to the determination of…

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Coal Commission Trials of Mine Horses Machinery Depreciation SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Friday 19 July 1929 · page 1

Giving evidence before the Coal Commission to-day on the question of depreciation, Mr. Clement Jones, business manager of the Cessnock Colliery,…

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Coal Strike Conference Abortive No Basis for Discussions SYDNEY,Thursday

The Daily Express · Friday 19 July 1929 · page 1

The conference between representatives of the Northern Colliery [?] Association and the mining Unions broke down to-day after…

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Coal Commission Taxation and Profits Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 20 July 1929 · page 4

The Coal Commission took further evidence to-day, regarding amortisation, depreciation and whether income tax should be charged against profits…

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Gold Canberra Water Frozen in Taps Canberra

The Daily Express · Saturday 20 July 1929 · page 2

Residents this morning experienced one of the coldest morning on record Last month the temperature dropped during a frosty spell to 18.2…

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Coal Peace [?]Es Raised [?] Development [?]Ney

The Daily Express · Monday 22 July 1929 · page 1

[?] followed the fa[?] [?] arranged by [?] has been su[?] [?] of a settlement…

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British Miners Confident No Wage Reduction London, July 20

The Daily Express · Monday 22 July 1929 · page 4

The Miners’ Secretary, Mr. Cook, said he had every confidence in the [?]abor Government. He believed the Eight Hours Act would be repealed…

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20,000 Miners Will Welcome Mr. Bavin Newcastle

The Daily Express · Monday 22 July 1929 · page 1

Mr. Bondy Hoare, President of the Northern Miners, says that when Mr. [?]vin returns to sydney he will be “welcomed” [?] least…

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Move for Peace in Coal Dispute Union Committee to Meet Again SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Monday 22 July 1929 · page 2

Although the conference that was called by the Coal Commission failed to effect a settlement in the coal industry dispute, new circumstances have…

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Coal Mining Future

The Daily Express · Tuesday 23 July 1929 · page 2

Hopes being raised in England for increasing coal consumption and thereby stabilising the coal mining industry give brighter outlook for the…

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Magic of Gold Western Australian Centenary

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 23 July 1929 · page 4

It may be truly said that the dis­covery of gold in Western Australia was responsible for the wonderful progress made in the Western State,…

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