Coal Deadlock Compulsory Conference on Wednesday State Cabinet Anticipating No Result Talk of State Taking Over Some Mines to Maintain Public Services Canberra
The Daily Express · Saturday 2 November 1929 · page 1
The Attorney-General, Mr. Brennan, said he had had a conversation Mr. C. Hibble, who said arrangements had been made to hold the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Evidence Before Commission Christmas Holiday for Miners Sydney
Daily Advertiser · Saturday 2 November 1929 · page 4
Giving evidence before the Coal Commission to-day, Mr. Davies, of the Miners' Federation, said that 10 days' holiday at Christmas time had been…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →State Control Three or Four Mines to Keep Public Services Going Sydney
The Daily Express · Saturday 2 November 1929 · page 1
If the compulsory conference, commence on Thursday next, fails to arrive at a settlement of the coal dispute the Government will…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Coal Crisis If Conference Fails Government Will Open Three Mines Reduction in Miners Rates SYDNEY
Cootamundra Herald · Monday 4 November 1929 · page 1
SHOULD the compulsory conference called to bring about a settlement of the coal dispute prove abortive, the State Government intends to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Goal Crisis If Conference Fails Government Will Open Three Mines Reduction in Miners' Rates SYDNEY
Daily Advertiser · Monday 4 November 1929 · page 2
Should the compulsory conference called to bring about a settlement of the coal dispute prove abortive, the State Government intends to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mine Horror 513 Dead Manchurian Disaster Shanghai
Daily Advertiser · Monday 4 November 1929 · page 2
Delayed despatches report that 500 Chinese miners and 13 Japanese overseers were killed by an explosion in the Japanese-owned Anshan iron mine…
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The Daily Express · Tuesday 5 November 1929 · page 1
Giving evidence before the Coal Commission to-day, Mr. A. C. Willis, M.L.C., said be believed the salvation of the coal industry lies in the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Coal Fields Govt. Will Take Over Three Pits Negotiations with Owners Completed Confidence in Union Labor Being Available SYDNEY
Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 5 November 1929 · page 1
IT IS learned that the New South Wales Government intends to operate three pits on the northern field. if Thursday's conference…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Coal Fields Government Will Take Over Three Pits Negotiations with Owners Completed Confidence in Union Labor Being Available Sydney
The Daily Express · Tuesday 5 November 1929 · page 1
It was learned to-day that the New South Wales Government intends to operate three pits on the Northern field if Thursday’s Conference fails. The pits are Neath, Rothbury, and Pelton, and the output will be used for the public services…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Coal Commission Three H0ub8 Wobk Mineb8' Easy Dat Sydney, Toeeday
Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 6 November 1929 · page 4
Giving evidence before the Coal Com-mission to-day, Mr. James Wilson Robertson, manager of the Wallerawang, mine, said that.be had known the miners to fill 11 skips by 11 o'clock, three hoars after starting work, and: they had then ceased work for the day.' The wages paid were from £1/15/- to £2 a day…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Opening of Mines on Maitland Fields Questions in-Parliament Press Bepobts Incorrect \ . j ??•?•• SYDNEY, Tuesday, -j
Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 6 November 1929 · page 4
In answer to a question by Labor j members in the Legislative Assembly i to-day, the Premier, Mr. Bavin, said that iic did not authorise any sta'.c-jncnts that the Government proposed to open three mines on the Haitland coal fields. Mr. Connell (Lab.) asked whether the permission of the Premier had been sought concerning press reports on the matter. Did he not think that it would be better to reserve any action until after the conclusion of the compulsory conference to begin on Thursday? Mr. Bavin, in reply, said that he…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Gold Discovery Lucky Northeren Miners
The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Thursday 7 November 1929 · page 3
Mr. Chirstopher James Lean and Mr. W. Atkinson have made a good find of gold in the Drake district, Northern Rivers…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →British Coal Fields London, November 6
The Daily Express · Friday 8 November 1929 · page 1
The Coal owners Association declined an invitation of the Government to a Joint conference with miners representatives, and a member…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →British Coal Industry Conference Suggested Owners Refuse Invitation London
Daily Advertiser · Friday 8 November 1929 · page 1
The Coal Owners' Association declined an invitation of the Government to a joint conference with the miners' representatives and members of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →House of Commons Accidents in Mines' Inquiry Agreed to London
Daily Advertiser · Friday 8 November 1929 · page 5
In the House of Commons to-day Mr. Gordon MacDonald (Lab.) moved a notion deploring the large number of accidents in mines and demanding an…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Coal Commission Industrial Relationship Bad Important Industry "Committing Suicide" SYDNEY
Daily Advertiser · Friday 8 November 1929 · page 1
Giving evidence before the Coal Commission to-day, George Mason Hindmarsh, manager of the Elrington colliery, said: "In all my experience in…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Coal Industry Compulsory Conference Deliberations Begun Settlement Hoped for Chairman Optimistic SYDNEY
Daily Advertiser · Friday 8 November 1929 · page 4
A vital conference between the representatives of the coal owners and the miners met in Sydney to-day under the chairmanship of Mr. C. Hibble…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Coal Deadlock the Compulsory Conference Opens Everybody Knows There Must Be Reduction the Chairman Gives the Conference This Starting Point Sydney
The Daily Express · Friday 8 November 1929 · page 1
The vital conference between representatives of the coal owners and miners met in Sydney to-day under the chairmanship of Mr. C. Hibble…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →British Coal Conference Miners' Accept Government Plan London
Daily Advertiser · Saturday 9 November 1929 · page 1
The miners' delegate at the British Coal Conference, after a long debate, accepted the general principles of the Government coal plan, "while…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Lithgow Mines Two Idle Sydney
Daily Advertiser · Saturday 9 November 1929 · page 2
The Zig Zag and Commonwealth collieries at Lithgow are idle. The Zig Zag colliery trouble concerns wheelers, one of whom is alleged to have had too…
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