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Mining & the mines, 1929

7,217 stories in Sydney's papers · page 21 of 250

Hoare Issues a Warning to Coal Owners "Frankenstein Monster" Inquiry Is Necessary Newcastle

The Labor Daily · Friday 25 January 1929 · page 5

"I UNDERSTAND that the meeting of the Coal Owners' Association dealing with the present position has bean adjourned till…

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Miners Wire Prime Minister Cut in Wages No Solution "Lower Selling Price," They Say Blame for Bavin

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 25 January 1929 · page 5

"The solution of the coal problem is not to be found in a general reduction of miners' wages."--Mr. D. Rees, president of the Miners'…

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Red Gold Plot to Wreck Labor? Charges by A.W.U. Fierce War on the Communists Tweed Heads

The Sun · Friday 25 January 1929 · page 12

The A.W.U., at its convention in Coolangatta, has declared merciless war on Communists. Charges are being made that there is an organised conspiracy on a huge scale among Sydney…

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Must Get Supplies Coal for S.A. or Butler Will Get It From U.K. Ultimatum to N.S.W. ADELAIDE

The Labor Daily · Friday 25 January 1929 · page 5

THE closing date for the receipt of tenders for the supply of coal to the South Australian Government will not be extended…

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Everything Ex-sergeant Touched Turned to Gold Won £8000 at Races Long Hits Brought in £5000 £4500 From Wembley Rock London

Evening News · Friday 25 January 1929 · page 1

"I'M DONE for! I shall give no trouble. I shall plead guilty to two charges before the Board rather than face penal servitude, or rather than say anything—although I could. I don't want to disgrace the service."…

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That Coal Contract

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 26 January 1929 · page 6

WHATEVER the reasons for Mr. Bavin's trip to Melbourne, it seems a pity that he has not had a personal…

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Coal Plot Unmasked Butler's Silence Could Get Coal Here Why Subterfuge?

The Labor Daily · Saturday 26 January 1929 · page 1

It has come to light that all the false glamor surrounding the South Australian Premier has been undeserved…

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Mining. the Share Market

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 26 January 1929 · page 17

The mining share market showed increased activity yesterday. Prices, though irregular, were mainly lower. Of silver-lead interests, Norths dropped 1/6 to £5/2/S, with 200 done…

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Stocks of Coal. 14 Weeks Supply

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 26 January 1929 · page 15

"A statement has appeared in the Press that the stock of coal held by the Electricity Department is sufficient for 80 days' consumption," said the Town Clerk (Mr. W. G…

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Hoare Puts the Case" Position of Coal Mining Industry Peculiar Beliefs of Premier Bavin Keen Inquiry Imperative Newcastle

The Labor Daily · Saturday 26 January 1929 · page 5

COMMENTING on the present position of the coal-mining industry, and Mr. Bavin's scheme of rehabilitation. Mr. T. Hoare, Northern Miner's President, stated to-day that a full and searching inquiry was imperative in the interests of all parties…

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Son O' Mine Out Big Autumn Events Melbourne

The Sun · Saturday 26 January 1929 · page 7

Son o' Mine was scratched for the Australian and Sydney Cups at 1.37 this afternoon by his owner, Mr. Sol Green The imported horse was a…

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The Waste of Coal As to Continuous Carbonisation

The Labor Daily · Saturday 26 January 1929 · page 1

Here is tho fourth Instalment of the article published by the London "Financial Times" on the great value to the coal industry of what is called…

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A London Letter. the Mining Crisis

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 26 January 1929 · page 14

As the winter has set in, the terrible distress, which has gradually been tightening its hold throughout the past year over the great mining areas of South Wales, Durham, and…

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Bruce's Reply to Miners Says It Is a State Affair

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 26 January 1929 · page 4

CANBERRA, Friday.--Mr. Bruce is not taking a hand in the coal crisis yet in reply to Mr. Rees (miners' executive) asking for a special…

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RUMORED W.A. Gold Merger Golden Horseshoe Shares Jump

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 26 January 1929 · page 18

LONDON, Friday.--in expectation of a West 'Australian merger, Golden'Horseshoe Estates 5 preferred ordinary shares have jumped 9 to 139, thus equalling the market price…

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The Voice of the Miners (To the Editor) Tender for a Drive

The Labor Daily · Saturday 26 January 1929 · page 1

Shiftman of No 2 (Kurri Kurrb) Your letter is not accompanied with the name and address of the writer. We must know whom letter come from not…

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A Way Out of the Coal Crisis? All in Companies Merger

The Labor Daily · Saturday 26 January 1929 · page 5

Mr. H. R. Bowles. State director of tho Industrial Adjustment League, has submitted a,proposal to the colliery', owners for a merger of all coal…

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John Brown Held Out. Coal Conference "Not Been Honest," Says Member Bavin's Deception

The Labor Daily · Saturday 26 January 1929 · page 5

"WHEN the Premier made his coal scheme known to the House, members of the Labor Party know nothing of what…

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Dwindling Coal Trade. Lost Foreign Markets. Reduced Production Per Man. Owners to Take Action

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 26 January 1929 · page 15

The State's coal production has decreased during the past two years by 1,700,000 tons per annum. Many of the principal oversea markets have practically been lost…

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All Anxious Waiting for New Move Coal Deadlock Why Prices Must Come Down Melbourne

The Sun · Saturday 26 January 1929 · page 3

New moves in the coal industry, following the breakdown of the negotiations instituted by the N.S.W. Government with the object of reducing prices, are being awaited with anxiety by all interests in the trade, and particularly…

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