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Mining & the mines, 1938

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Miners' Demands Stop Work Meetings on Thursday Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 2 August 1938 · page 3

Pit-top stop work meetings are to be held at all mines throughout the State next Thursday when the national convention ol the Miners' Federation will begin. The miners…

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Coal Miners'threat Prime Minister Confident That Commonsense Prevail

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 3 August 1938 · page 2

HUGHENDEN, (Queensland), Tuesday Referring to-night to the thretened Industrial trouble in the coal mining Industry the Prime Minister (Mr…

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Miners' Problems Sydney

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 3 August 1938 · page 1

The preliminary conference of the Interstate and N.S.W. members of the Central Council of the Miners' Federation was opened this morning, in…

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Mine Fatality Third in Six Weeks at Aberdare Cessnock

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 3 August 1938 · page 2

The tnira ratally in the Aberdare Central Colliery within six weeks occurred this afternoon when Allan Dyson, aged 41 years, was gassed. On…

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Miners' Demands Support Prom Seamen and Waterside Workers Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 3 August 1938 · page 4

Representatives of the Waterside Workers' Federation and the seamen Union will recommend to the unions that they give full support to the…

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Brothers Buried Beneath Fall of Coal Survivor Tells Story at Inquest Cessnock

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 3 August 1938 · page 3

Attending the Coroner's Court to-day on crutches, Peter Harrower, miner, related how he had been burled for eight hours by a heavy fall of coal…

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Miners' Federation Convention Opened Today Sydney

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 4 August 1938 · page 1

The National Convention of the Miners' Federation was opened today. in Sydney, with unusual solemnity, all the delegates standing with bowed…

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Cessnock Field Only One Colliery at Work Today NEWCASTLE

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 4 August 1938 · page 1

Only one of the twelve collieries on the Cessnock field worked today, and in that only a few men. Most of the miners stopped in sympathy with the…

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Safety in Mines Aberdare Central Fatalities Work Stopped in Protest Cessnock, Wednesday.'

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 4 August 1938 · page 1

As a protest against what they claim' to be the unsafe conditions at the Aberdare Central colliery, and in sympathy with Allen Dyson, aged 45 years,…

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Coalfields Dispute Miners' Secretary Wants to Know What Mr. Lyons Means Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 4 August 1938 · page 7

"What does Mr. Lyons mean br commonsense?" asked the secretary 01 the Miners' Federation (Mr. Orr) to-night, when he replied to a statement…

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Collieries Idle Protest Against Unsafe Conditions Cessnock

Daily Advertiser · Friday 5 August 1938 · page 4

Of the twelve collieries on the northern coalfields, only one worked to-day. At some of the collieries none of I the employees put in an appearance,…

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Today's Miners' Convention Sydney

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 5 August 1938 · page 1

The Miners' National Convention is today considering the strike organisational machinery on the various, coalfields. The session will be mainly…

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Support for Miners From Industrial Labor Irrespective Op Vote Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 5 August 1938 · page 4

Mr. E. J. Heffron, leader of the Industrial Labor Party, declared to-night, that the Labor movement represented by the new central executive would…

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Big Gold Turnover Due to Continental Rumors?. London

Daily Advertiser · Friday 5 August 1938 · page 1

The large turnover of gold on the bullion market In the last few days, together with activity in the foreign exchange market, is commented on by…

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Ready to Meet Coal Crisis Big Stocks for Vanco Power House

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 5 August 1938 · page 1

IF the general strike of Australian coal-miners, which may ensue from the miners' national convention which commenced…

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Miners' Conference Trenchant Attack on Government "Callous Indifference. Consideration of Claims Or Most Historic Strike in Industry SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Friday 5 August 1938 · page 4

An attack on the Government's 'criminal neglect of the safety ol mine workers, and callous indifference to the ever-mounting toll of…

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The Latest Second Edition "The Daily Advertiser" Late Special News Service Miners to Strike If Owners Refuse to Negotiate Convention Resolution Stop Work Meetings on all Coalfields SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Friday 5 August 1938 · page 2

Aggregate stop-work meetings will be held on all the coalfields throughout the Commonwealth If the National Miners' Convention now sitting in…

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Miners' Strike Premier' Offer Shelved Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 6 August 1938 · page 1

District reports from delegates of the various States discussed at the Miners' Convention this morning set out that miners in every branch of…

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LABOR Ms.P. Support Miners Newcastle

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 6 August 1938 · page 3

State and Federal members of Parliament representing the northern coal mining constituencies to-day decided to support the miners in the industrial…

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Inner Group "Treachery" United Party with New Leader Needed Miners' Conference Resolution Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 6 August 1938 · page 3

A hotly worded resolution condemning the "treachery" of the Inner group of the Labor Party was carried with one dissentient at the Miners'…

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