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Mining & the mines, 1929

7,217 stories in Sydney's papers · page 68 of 250

Idle Ships Coal Deadlock List Increases

The Sun · Monday 11 March 1929 · page 10

The list of steamers which are Idle or will be idle in the immediate future because of the coal deadlock is growing…

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Accountancy Dispute. Miners' Proposals Rejected. Canberra

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 11 March 1929 · page 11

Mr. Bruce to-day made available copies of a letter sent by him to the general secretary of the Miners' Federation (Mr. D. J. Davies). in reply to the request that the miners should…

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Want a Say Miners' Claim Pressure on Chiefs

Evening News · Monday 11 March 1929 · page 10

THE coal crisis will last just as long as the militant delegates of the different unions now carrying on the struggle, can agree among themselves…

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Meet To-morrow Mining Industry Union

The Sun · Monday 11 March 1929 · page 10

The general secretary of the Miners' Federation (Mr. D. J. Davies) left Sydney for Newcastle this afternoon to attend a conference of mining industry…

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Mining Lockout. "Mcdonald Takes His Bat Home" Out of the Game--finished with the Miners Will Not Tolerate Any Outsiders Will Commission Be Shelved?

The Labor Daily · Monday 11 March 1929 · page 5

IF you don't let me have first innings, I'll take my bat home!" That is the position of Mr. C. M. McDonald at the moment. He has't had it all his own way, so he threatens to "muck the whole game no "…

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Bavin Stands Corrected No Appreciation Miners Officials and the Investigation

The Labor Daily · Monday 11 March 1929 · page 5

REPLAYING to Mr. Bavin's statement in the Legislative Assembly to the effect that the miners' officials had expressed appreciation of the Prime…

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Coal Crisis. Reply to Owners' Bombshell Men Must Have Leaders

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 11 March 1929 · page 11

The sensational statement of Mr. C. M. McDonald, chairman of the Northern Colliers' Association, refusing to negotiate further with the officials of the Miners'…

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New Industry Million Capital If Coal Crisis Ends Newcastle

Evening News · Monday 11 March 1929 · page 10

If the coal trouble can be settled with in a reasonable time, more than f1.O00.00O of English and Australian capital will be invested in a…

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Astonished "Insolence" of Mcdonald Treat Him with Contempt Miners' View Cessnock

The Labor Daily · Monday 11 March 1929 · page 5

UTTER astonishment was expressed on the coalfields at the extraordinary statement of C. M. McDonald, Chairman of the…

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"No Good to Me" Howdy Scene in Reps. Query About Coal Canberra

The Sun · Monday 11 March 1929 · page 10

The member for Hunter (Mr. James) was responsible for a rowdy scene in the House of Representatives this…

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Relief of Distress. British Mining Areas. (British Official Wireless.) LONDON, March 9

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 11 March 1929 · page 11

The Lord Mayor's fund for the rollet of distressed miners' areas amounted last evening to £725,000. A supplementary Government estimate issued to-day includes £600,000 as a…

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Sensation in Coal Crisis Colliery Proprietor May Be Charged

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 12 March 1929 · page 2

CANBERRA, Monday.--An early development in the coal crisis promises with the prosecution of one of the colliery proprietors under the…

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Mine Reports

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 12 March 1929 · page 16

SATUPULO TIN.--Output for week ended March 7 was 6¼ tons of tin oxide. RETURN CREEK.--Dredging operations have been greatly hampered for a week…

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But Will Latham Prosecute Mine Owners for Lockout? Mining Lockout. Let There Be Three! Accountants for Inquiry Mr. Bavin's Gesture Miners' Offers

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 12 March 1929 · page 5

THREE accountants.--the people's the miners', and the owners', to go through the books of the proprietors, provided each party has…

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Coal Crisis. Six Idle Colliers

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 12 March 1929 · page 11

Vessels of the associated shipowners in the interstate coal-carrying trade are being paid off as they reach home ports. Six colliers will be laid up in Sydney this week as the…

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Mining. the Share Market

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 12 March 1929 · page 13

The mining share market was quiet yesterday, and prices were easier. Of Barriers, Norths feil 2/ at £5/8/, and Zincs dropped 1/6 at 50/. B.H. Southern Lodo was steady…

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Stand by Leaders Mine Unions Decide Newcastle

The Sun · Tuesday 12 March 1929 · page 17

At the close of the conference of Mining Unions' delegates at the Newcastle Trades Hall to-day, the northern miners' president (Mr. T. Hoare)…

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Prosecution? Govt. and Coal Owners Bruce Evasive Canberra

The Sun · Tuesday 12 March 1929 · page 17

The statement that the Federal Government has decided to prosecute the coal owners for creating a lockout, was not denied in Canberra this…

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Marts, Money and Mines F. & C. Insurance 10 P.c. Dividend Crowing Expenses

Evening News · Tuesday 12 March 1929 · page 6

For the near ended [?]…

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Premiers Confer Bavin Explains the Coal Position Overlapping of Awards Melbourne

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 12 March 1929 · page 5

AN informal conference of the Premiers of New Mouth Wales, Mr. Bavin; Victoria, Sir William McPherson: South Australia, Mr. Butler: and…

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