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Mining & the mines, 1929

7,217 stories in Sydney's papers · page 71 of 250

Mining. the Share Market

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 15 March 1929 · page 15

Weakness persisted in the mining share market yesterday. A normal amount of activity took place, chiefly at the instigation of anxious sellers. Barriers alone were firmer…

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Miners’ Convention Policy Ignored Leaders Dodge Direct Action

The Workers' Weekly · Friday 15 March 1929 · page 2

What has become of the policy decided upon by the Miners’ 1928 Convention—Conciliation, failing which Direct Action ?…

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Government Regulation Strangling Coal Trade Melbourne

The Sun · Friday 15 March 1929 · page 14

Speaking at the annual meeting of Haddart Parker. Ltd., this afternoon, the chairman. Mr. W. T. Appleton, said that the colliery owners could solve…

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Mining Lockout. Call It Justice! How Scales Are Weighted Miners Impugned, Starved, Condemned Asked to Accept Less Pay Day of Remembrance

The Labor Daily · Friday 15 March 1929 · page 5

Give 'em a bob and put on 16 a ton--take the bob away and reduce the price by one shilling. Also take off 121 per cent, of the con- tract workers rates as butter to the bread. Give cm an impartial ' inquiry by the owners' particular nominees…

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Broken Hill Mine Conditions. Agreement Extension Broken Hill

The Labor Daily · Friday 15 March 1929 · page 3

The period of the present workers agreement between the mining compassion and the Barrier Industrial Council. ex.price to-day…

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Coal and Garbage Questions in Assembly Yaucluse Rupuish

The Sun · Friday 15 March 1929 · page 14

Full discussion of the present disturbed position in the coal industry is desired by Sir Thomas Henley. He asked the…

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Cannot Examine Owners' Books Unfair," Says Bavin Miners Must Accept Accountants

The Labor Daily · Friday 15 March 1929 · page 5

ONCE again, in the Assembly yesterday, the Premier refused to allow the coal miners to select an independent firm of…

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French Soldiers Fraternise Close Class Bond with Mine Strikers PARIS, Jan. 13

The Workers' Weekly · Friday 15 March 1929 · page 4

Soldiers guarding the pits in the department of the Gard, where the miners are on strike for a wage increase of 1/ day, have broken their ranks…

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New Guinea Gold Giant Air Liner to be Used for Transport

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 15 March 1929 · page 17

A message from London states that the New Guinea gold mining syndicate has bought one of the fastest and most powerful of the imperial…

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Marts-money and Mines Gr A. Bond Profit New Co. Proposed with More Capital

Evening News · Friday 15 March 1929 · page 7

The liquidators of George A. Bond and Co, Ltd.. report that the net profit for the six months ended December 31 was £40,508. which with the piont of £5411…

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Idle Mines. Prosecution of Owners. Rumoured at Kurri Kurri. Well-founded Report. Canberra

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 15 March 1929 · page 13

The Attorney-General (Mr. Latham) refused to make any comment to-day on a ropoit from Kurri Kurri that Federal offficers had instructions to examine the books of a leading…

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Another Nail in the Workers' Coffin Drastic Amendments to Compensation Act No Cover Unless Injured at Place of Work Miners Suffer Most

The Labor Daily · Friday 15 March 1929 · page 5

Drastic amendments to the Workers' Compensation Act were couched in a bill introduced into the Legislative Assembly last night. Labor members waged a strong attack on the measure, and accused the Government of pandering to the employers at the expense of injured…

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John Brown's Coal Mines Alleged Statements by Federal Officials

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 16 March 1929 · page 5

CANBERRA, Friday.--Someone is in for trouble in the Attorney-General's Department, if the published statement that the affairs of John…

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The Coal Lockout

The Labor Daily · Saturday 16 March 1929 · page 9

Sir.-- Here we have [?] of the [?] on the Maitland coalfield for the public in and out of the real mining industries to analyser…

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Our Stupid Mine-- owners

The Labor Daily · Saturday 16 March 1929 · page 9

THERE can be, of course, no doubt that the mine- owners will do all that they can to prevent the holding of a proper inquiry into the condition of the mining industry. However, in spite of them, the inquiry may lake place…

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Startling Revelations Chartered Accountants' Interest in Coal Bavin's Union Club Associations Why Miners' Nominee Was Refused Investigation

The Labor Daily · Saturday 16 March 1929 · page 5

EVERY miner believes sincerely that Mr. I. R. Bavin, our Premier, would make an impartial choice of accountants to examine the owners' books. Especially do they believe him, when, despite the official protests…

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Copper Mining Industry

Nepean Times · Saturday 16 March 1929 · page 4

As is well-known to all those interested in mining, the copper industry has for many years past been under a cloud owing to the relatively low price…

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Copper Mining Indusaty

The Biz · Saturday 16 March 1929 · page 5

As is well known to all those interested in mining, the copper industry has for many years past been under a cloud owing to the relatively…

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Critical Moment in Coal Crisis

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 16 March 1929 · page 1

Mine Owner John Brown: "Now will the horse be in trim for Saturday--it is VERY IMPORTANT."…

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Mining. the Share Market

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 16 March 1929 · page 19

Trading was dull in the mining share market yesterday. In several sections prices were inclined to recover from recent depression, Barriers were quoted firmly, but South D.H…

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