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Mining & the mines, 1929

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Coal Inquiry Resumption To-morrow Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 7 October 1929 · page 2

The Royal Commission on the coal industry will resume its inquiries in public at the High Court, Darlinghurst, on Tuesday, at 10 a.m…

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Living the Simple Life Man in Old Mine Shaft Adelaide

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 8 October 1929 · page 2

Following complaints concerning the behavior of a young man at Paynoham, the police instituted a search. In a disused shaft of an old copper mine…

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Coal Miners Want Old Conditions Sydney

The Daily Express · Wednesday 9 October 1929 · page 1

A meeting of the combined Mining Unions Committee to-day decided to accede to the Premier's request that they meet the coal owners with a…

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Miners Lodge Funds Three Collectors Arrested Sydney

The Daily Express · Wednesday 9 October 1929 · page 1

At Newcastle Court to-day Rich [?] Wynn 30 Joneph Stailard, 25. and Joseph Bower, 38 miners were committed for trail on charges of…

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Coal Discussions Hinge on Election Sydney

The Daily Express · Wednesday 9 October 1929 · page 2

The Full Committee of the Man Industry Unions met in Sy[?]day to consider the appeal [?] Premier Mr. Bavain, that the…

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Mr. Theodore and Miners a Statement Denied Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 9 October 1929 · page 5

Mr. Theodore today denied a statement by the Minister for Mines, Mr. Weaver, that he was worth £150,000 and that in spite of this he had not…

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Miners' Federation Funds £240 Unaccounted for Men Sent for Trial Newcastle

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 9 October 1929 · page 6

At the Newcastle Police Court to-day Richard Whynn, aged 30 years, Joseph Scallard, aged 36 years, and Joseph Bower, aged 36 years, miners,…

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Miners' Federation Funds £240 Unaccounted For Men Sent for Trial NEWCASTEL

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 9 October 1929 · page 1

At the Newcastel police Court yesterday Richard Whyun, aged 30: joseph Scallard, aged 36: and joseph Bower, aged 36: miners, were…

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Mt. Isa Mine Construction of Railway Statement by Mr. M'cormack London

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 9 October 1929 · page 6

In view of allegations in the Queensland Parliament, it is interesting to recall that Mr. M'Cormack, in the course of a series of articles in a Socialist…

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Coal Commission Output for 1928 Royalties of 136,755 Paid SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 9 October 1929 · page 6

The miners' organisation, was not represented at the Coal Commission at a public sitting at Darlinghurst today…

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Mining Unions Meet Conference with Owners Improbable Result of Elections Awaited Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 9 October 1929 · page 1

The full committee of the milling industry unions met in Sydney to-day to consider the appeal of the Premier, Mr. Bavin, that they confer with the…

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Points for Electors Future of Coal Mines

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 10 October 1929 · page 2

One of the pledges made by Mr. Theodore is that a Labor Government would "throw open the New South Wales coal mines in the name of the…

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Coal Miners Reply to Mr. Bavin Sydney

The Daily Express · Thursday 10 October 1929 · page 2

The Premier, Mr. Bavin, to-day received a letter from the secretary of the Combined Mining unions. Stating that his appeal for a settlement of the…

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Coal Commission Technical Evidence Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 10 October 1929 · page 1

The Coal Commission was engaged this morning in bearing a mass of technical evidence from the Chief Inspector, Mr. Hindmarsh, on the working…

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“Black” Coal Two Mines Will Close Newcastle

The Daily Express · Friday 11 October 1929 · page 4

Cessnock sub-branch of the Engine-drivers and Firemen's Association to-day declared black coal which is being transported from unassociated…

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Coal and Coke

The Daily Express · Friday 11 October 1929 · page 2

In a report to last nights meeting of the Municipal Council, the Engineer, Mr. H. J. Chaston, reported that owing to continuous supplies of coal…

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Miners Lose £1,000,000 SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 11 October 1929 · page 1

Returns finished by the Collector of Customs at Newcastle show that for the nine months ended September 30, only 1,045,477 tons of coal were…

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Coal Commission Duties of Check Inspectors Witness Urges Additional Powers SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Friday 11 October 1929 · page 4

When the Coal Commission resumed to-day, the Chief Inspector of Collieries, Mr. Joseph Hindmarsh, was examined by Mr. D. J. Davies, for the Miners'…

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Coal C'mission Duties of Check Inspectors Witness Urges Additional Powers SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 11 October 1929 · page 1

WHEN THE Coal Commission assumed yesterday the Chief inspector of Collieries, Mr. Joseph Hindmarsh, was examined by…

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Coal Position Unions Divided Sydney

The Daily Express · Saturday 12 October 1929 · page 1

The President of the Northern branch bf the Miners' Federation, Mr. Hoare, said to-day that as far as the combined Mining Unions’…

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