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Mining & the mines, 1929

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Coal Crisis Round Table Conference Labor Member's Suggestion SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 26 March 1929 · page 2

Mr. Booth (Lab.) who has recovered from an operation for appendicitis, attended the Legislative Assembly to-day for the first time this year and…

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Goal Crisis Mine Owners Summoned Lock-out Alleged Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 27 March 1929 · page 8

Acting on behalf of Messrs, Sp[?]ke and Helmore, if Newcastle, Messrs Sly and Rus[?]l have written to the Commonwealth Grown Solicitor's…

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Statement at Bar of House Miners' Petition Rejected Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 27 March 1929 · page 8

In the Legislative Assembly to-day the deputy leader of the Labor Party, Mr. Baddeley, presented a petition from Mr. Rees, the president, and Mr…

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Gold for London £1,000,000 From Australia. London

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 27 March 1929 · page 4

The "Financial News" understands that insurance cover has been arranged for a shipment of 1,000,000 sovereigns from Australia to London. Its…

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Coal Crisis Protest Against Levy Broken Hill

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 28 March 1929 · page 4

The miners are protesting against the levy of 12½ per cent. imposed on all the miners in work by the Federal council in aid of the unemployed miners…

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Coal Industry Prime Minister and Premier Conference with Unions Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 29 March 1929 · page 4

The Prime Minister, Mr. Bruce, and the Premier, Mr. Bavin, conferred to-day with representatives of the coal mining unions in an effort to settle…

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Coal Strike Premier As Mediator Further Effort to Settle Trouble SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 2 April 1929 · page 2

Before he leaves for England on April 16 the Premier, Mr. Bavin, will make a further effort to settle the coal trouble. A conference will probably…

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Coal Crisis Premier Meets Miners' Representatives Personnel of Royal Commission Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 3 April 1929 · page 4

The Premier, Mr. Bavin, interviewed representatives of the coal miners this morning and stated subsequently that he would have a further discussion with…

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Radium Discovery in Lead Mine London

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 3 April 1929 · page 4

A valuable radium discovery is officially announced in the Goleonda lead mine. The discovery was due to the fact that when the candles of…

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Protest Against Levy Broken Hill Miners Broken Hill

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 3 April 1929 · page 4

At an unofficial union meeting attended by from 1500 to 2000 workers it was decided to protest against the imposition of the levy of 12½ per cent. on…

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Coal Crisis Premier and Miners Practical Solution Sought SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 4 April 1929 · page 2

With the object of arriving at Borne understanding to permit of the resumption of work on the coalfields, the Premier, Mr. Bavin, will again…

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Newcastle Pleased Miners' Probable Resumption Newcastle

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 4 April 1929 · page 2

Reports that a conference has been convened to discuss the position on the coalfields have been received here with satisfaction. There is a feeling…

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Coal Deadlock Conference on Monday Sydney

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 4 April 1929 · page 1

The Premier. Mr. Bavin, stated yesterday afternoon that, in response to an invitation by the Prime Minister and himself, it had been agreed hat…

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Owners and Miners to Meet Sir Wallace Bruce As President Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 4 April 1929 · page 2

The Premier, Mr. Bavin, stated this afternoon that in response to an invitation from the Prime Minister, Mr. Bruce and himself, it had been agreed…

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The Future of Coal

Daily Advertiser · Friday 5 April 1929 · page 6

Speaking as president of the Institute of Fuel the other day, Lord Melchet[?] said:—"Someone years ago had called coal…

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Albury Gold Cup Visiting Horses

Daily Advertiser · Friday 5 April 1929 · page 3

W.S. Hi[?]kenbotham, junr., has arranged to leave Flemington for Albury, who is end of this week with Sea Pilot, who is engaged in the Albury Gold Cup…

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Rendering Coal Gas Innocuous Berlin Gasworks Experiment Berlin

Daily Advertiser · Friday 5 April 1929 · page 2

Chemists at the municipal gasworks are secretly making an important experiment to extract poison from coal gas, and so prevent asphyxiation, which…

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Goldfields Mystery Solved by Finding of Body an Old Man's Disappointment

Daily Advertiser · Friday 5 April 1929 · page 3

The mystery has been solved of the disappearance of George Keyes Harris, aged 88 years, from a homestead eight miles from Circle Valley in the…

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Dam Bursts Eight Persons Missing Tin Mine Flooded Houses Washed Away Little Girl Drowned Launceston

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 6 April 1929 · page 4

One of the worst disasters of recent, years in Tasmania occurred yesterday afternoon, when the Cascade dam, containing 750,000,000 gallons of water,…

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Mining Gold Medal Joint Award to Australians London

Daily Advertiser · Monday 8 April 1929 · page 2

The gold medal of the Institution of Mining and Metallurgy has been awarded jointly to two Australians, Mr. William Lawrence Baillieu, a director of…

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