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Mining & the mines, 1929

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Southern Mines Resume. Sydney

The Daily Express · Thursday 19 December 1929 · page 1

The southern miners resumed work to-day…

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"Southern Miners Resume Work Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 19 December 1929 · page 4

The southern miners resumed work to-day…

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Lithgow State Mines Record Production Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 19 December 1929 · page 4

This year's production at the State coal mine at Lithgow was one of the largest in the southern hemisphere, and it requires only a haulage of…

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Work at Rothbury Coal Bring Won Sydney

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 19 December 1929 · page 1

The Minister for Mines, Mr. Weaver, said yesterday "They started production at Rothbury at 9 o'clock this morning, and they tell me that…

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Work at Rothbury Coal Being Won Defence Plans Strengthened Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 19 December 1929 · page 4

The Minister for Mines, Mr. Weaver, said to-day: "They started producing coal at Rothbury at 9 o'clock this morning, and they tell me that…

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Coal Conference Dispute Founded on Illegality Judge Beeby's Opinion SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 19 December 1929 · page 4

When the Compulsory Coal Conference was resumed this afternoon, Judge Beeby said: "The propose is made by me yesterday can in no way…

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Coal C'ference Dispute Founded on Illegality Judge Beeby's Opinion SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 19 December 1929 · page 1

WHEN THE compulsory coal conference was resumed yesterday afternoon Judge Beeby said:— The proposals made by me…

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Coal Commission to Sit Until February 28 State Government to Pay Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 19 December 1929 · page 4

The State Cabinet to-day decided to pay the necessary additional expense to allow the Coal Commission to sit until February 28. The Federal…

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Rothbury Riots Questions in Parliament Other Mines To Be Opened Demonstration in Hyde Park Did Police Remove Identification Discs? SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 19 December 1929 · page 4

Most of question time in the Legislative Assembly this morning was devoted to questions relating to the Rothbury disturbance. The Premier,…

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Cutting Coal at Rothbury Free Labor Commences Without Molestation Mr. Scullins Prcposals Flatly Rejected [?]Remier Says the State Will Not, Take Orders From Federal Sphere Sydney

The Daily Express · Thursday 19 December 1929 · page 1

The Minister for Mines received a message to the e[?]ect that Rothbury mine started producing coal at 9 o’clock this morning. He added…

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Rioting and Bloodshed Coal Fields' Trouble. Miners Invade Mine, Police Use Revolvers

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 20 December 1929 · page 3

Terrific fighting took place between the miners and the police at the Rothbury colliery on Monday morning [?] in the death of one miner and…

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Work at Rothbury Coal Being Won

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 20 December 1929 · page 2

The Minister for Minos, Mr. Weever, stated on Wednesday, that the volunteer workers at Rothbury have commenced to produce coal. A…

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Miners' Federation Pleased with Award Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 20 December 1929 · page 4

The secretary of the Miners' Federation, Mr. Davies, said this afternoon that he was very pleased with Judge Beeby's decision. "We have…

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Queensland Miners One Day Strike Brisbane

Daily Advertiser · Friday 20 December 1929 · page 4

Stating that they had received instructions from New South Wales to do so, the miners at Aberdare Extended, Blackheath, and Bonnie…

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Commonwealth Not Taking Over Mines Melbourne

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 20 December 1929 · page 1
Also in The Daily Express

The Prime Minister, Mr. Scullin yesterday denied the report that the Federal Government was considering commandeering the mines on the…

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Labor Members Fight Coal Working Sydney

The Daily Express · Friday 20 December 1929 · page 1
Also in Cootamundra Herald

A meeting of the N.S.W. and Federal Labor members was held at the State Parliament House to-day to discuss the coal position. it was…

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Commandeering Mine Mr. Scullin Denies Report Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Friday 20 December 1929 · page 4

The Prime Minister, Mr. Scullin, today denied a report that the Federal Government was considering commandeering one of the mines on the…

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Coal for Gas Position Critical in Wagga

Daily Advertiser · Friday 20 December 1929 · page 4

At last night's meeting of the Wagga Municipal Council, the engineer, Mr. H. J. Chaston, reported that at the gasworks the amount of coal carbonised…

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