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Mining & the mines, 1929

7,217 stories in Sydney's papers · page 40 of 250

Miners' Sacrifices

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 13 February 1929 · page 11

THE Chairman of the Colliery Proprietors' Association (Mr. C. M. McDonald) hold the view that there is only one way of solving the economic crisis in the…

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Will Not Dismiss Their Miners Un Associated Collieries Blow for Northern Owners Satisfied with Profits Newcastle

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 13 February 1929 · page 1

THE proprietor of collieries outside of the Northern Coal Owners' Association will refuse to issue dismissal notices to their employees. They are not concerned with what the association does and will keep their pits working…

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Newcastle Coal Loss

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 13 February 1929 · page 19

Newcastle Coal Mining Co., Ltd,, incurred a loss of £860 for the half-year ended December 31, compared with a loss of £3141 for the previous half-year and of £2232 for…

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Miners Warned "Refrain From Action"

The Sun · Wednesday 13 February 1929 · page 13

The general secretary of the Miners' Federation (Mr. D. Davies), at the direction of the Miners' Council, issued an appeal to miners to refrain…

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Newcastle Coal Cg.'s Loss

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 13 February 1929 · page 18

Newcastle Coal Mining Co, Ltd., sustained a' loss of £860 during the half year ended December 31 last, compared with a loss of £3141 in the preceding six. months…

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The World-wide Coal Depression

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 13 February 1929 · page 1

There is a crisis all over the world in regard to the coal position, and the only countries in which the producers are in anything approaching a…

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Miners' Children Endowment Debarred Newcastle

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 13 February 1929 · page 6

The fact that parents receiving an allowance under the Miners Accident Relief Fund have been Informed they are not eligible for child endowment…

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Mining. the Share Market

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 13 February 1929 · page 19

A fair amount of activity produced irregular prices in the mining share market yesterday. Barriers were quietly firm, with Souths alone active at 58/9, a rise of /3. Tin stocks…

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Miners Injured at Work Kurri Kurri

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 13 February 1929 · page 6

[?] Perking 31. miner, of Dencon Street. Kurri Kurri, suffered a dislocated Shoulder at Pelaw Main colllery to-day when he slipped while nuslilne…

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The Singing Gold Chapter XXXI (Continued)

Sydney Mail · Wednesday 13 February 1929 · page 16

I WORRIED less than I had at first, and was slightly less economical. But my only real extravagance was the purchase of some good milkers. The untimely decease of the "brinell" rendered it almost…

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Work Resumed Balmain Mine Trouble New Card System

The Sun · Wednesday 13 February 1929 · page 17

Employees at the Balmain Colliery who ceased work yesterday resumed at the usual starting time to-day. The trouble arose over the refusal…

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Coal Tribunal. Power to Intervene. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 13 February 1929 · page 17

The Coal Tribunal, according to statements made on high authority in Newcastle this evening, will have power to intervene in any trouble caused by the action of the colliery…

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N.s.w. Mining News

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 13 February 1929 · page 6

Christmas Holiday Pay.—The attempt to evade payment for the days mentioned in the award as paid holidays (Christmas Day, Boxing Day, and New Year's Day)…

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Northern Mines. All May Not Cease. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 13 February 1929 · page 17

It is understood that collieries in the northern district, controlled by interests outside the Owners' Association, will not issue notices to their employees. Their only hope is that…

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Back Injured by Fall of Coal Cessnock

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 13 February 1929 · page 6

Struck by a fail or coal at Bellbird dolliery to-day, Thomas Crawley, 35, miner, of Doyle Street, Bellbird. suffered an injury to the back…

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Balmain Mine. Surfacemen Strike Speeding-up System. Under Union Control

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 13 February 1929 · page 17

A board of Miners' Federation representatives, which has the management of the Balmain coal mine, encountered the first strike in its brief career yesterday, when the…

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Inquiry Demand Deputation to Mr. Bruce Miners' Case Canberra

The Sun · Wednesday 13 February 1929 · page 13

Demands for a comprehensive inquiry by a Royal Commission into the position of the coal industry with special relation to mine owners' profits…

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Strike Against Themselves! Balmain Miners Disprove Pet Theory Dislike Card System

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 13 February 1929 · page 2

Coal miners at the Balmain Colliery are out on. strike against themselves! A FEW months ago they took over…

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Big Test in Coal Deadlock General Support Expected Among Owners

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 13 February 1929 · page 5

Though several unassociated pits in the northern districts have announced that they will not stand in with the associated collieries in…

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Stocks and Shares. Breweries in Demand Mining Depressed

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 13 February 1929 · page 8

Investment business on 'Change yesterday was brisk. Money was fairly brisk, but buyers showed a distinct preference for assured Industrials and…

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