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Mining & the mines, 1930

6,554 stories in Sydney's papers · page 18 of 250

Fifth Day Coal Appeal Case Too Many Details ? MELBOURNE

The Sun · Monday 13 January 1930 · page 12

Despite the efforts which have been made to speed up the hearing of the appeal aga[?]ist the in[?] award of Judge Beeby in the coal industry, it…

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Money, Mines and Markets City Gossip Dorman, Long's Finances Profits on Tobacco

The Sun · Monday 13 January 1930 · page 8

On its operations during the twelve months ended September 30 last, Dorman, Long and Co., Ltd., which is building the Sydney Harbor Bridge,…

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Wool, Gold, and Cheaper Money! Big Programme For Federal Cabinet

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 13 January 1930 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Sunday.--The Federal Cabinet will meet in Melbourne to-morrow as a prelude to a long series of sittings to…

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Fulfilled Its Object Friday's March Miners' Future Plans Date a Secret Newcastle

The Labor Daily · Monday 13 January 1930 · page 5

THE success of Friday morning's surprise march to Ashton[?]elds is the sole topic of discussion in the northern district…

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Marts—money and Mines Coming Loans G. J. Coles' Sales B.h. Proprietary

Evening News · Monday 13 January 1930 · page 4

The Commonwealth Government will shortly float in Australia [?] loan for the purpose of redeeming a £10,500,000 loan, which [?] due in…

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Gold Embargo. Removed by Japan. Rejoicings at Tokio. Tokio, Jan. 11

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 13 January 1930 · page 12

There were general rejoicings at Tokio when the embargo on the export of gold, which was enforced 13 years ago, was re[?] oved to-day. The city was flooded with handbills…

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"Black" Coal Hoppers Railmen's Decision Disappointing Two to One Vote Shows Weakness. Wage-slashing Campaign

The Labor Daily · Monday 13 January 1930 · page 5

NEW SOUTH WALES members of the Australian Railways' Union, who are directly and vitally concerned with the problem of hauling blackleg-won coal to a mythical market, have now decided to throw in their lot with the miners, and the workers generally…

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Government Moves to Check Violence on Coalfields "Red" Terror "Law-abiding Miners Suffer" Secret Plans Adequate Protection Promised

Evening News · Monday 13 January 1930 · page 1

The State Government has formulated plans under which it is hoped to prevent demonstrations of violence on the coalfields. The details are being kept secret until later in the week…

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Sydney Hears Case for Miners Domain Crowd's Sympathy Stirring Stories of Sufferings in Fight for Justice Scullin Must Act !

The Labor Daily · Monday 13 January 1930 · page 5

THREATENING weather did not prevent thousands of people from attending in the Domain yesterday to listen to the case for the miners expounded by Mr. T. Hoare, president of the Northern miners, Mr. A. C. Willis, M.L.C., Mr. Rowley James, M.H.R., Mr. D. J. Davies, general…

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Still Guessing Anti-labor Press Puzzled Abortive Effort to Discredit Miners' Executive Spotlight Now on Maitland Brown Inquest Branxton

The Labor Daily · Monday 13 January 1930 · page 1

REINFORCED by nearly one hundred policemen from Sydney, practically every member of the constabulary who can be spared is now at Rothbury, assisting the original encampment of 350 to protect Weaver's little army of industrial oddities who manage to win a few…

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Reign of Terror Feared at Northern Mines Batsmen Bruised S. Australia All Out for 100 Fairfax and Chilvers Hack and Carlton Suffer

Evening News · Monday 13 January 1930 · page 9

RATTING on a rain-damaged wicket, which was dan-gerous before lunch, but improved afterwards, South Australia scored only 100 runs against N.S.W. at the Sydney Cricket Ground to-day, and was defeated by…

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Serious Clash With Police at Kurri Meeting Baton Charge Against 1500 Angry Miners. Arrest of Militant Speaker Infuriates Crowd; Bottles and Blue Metal Hurled at Constables Two Are Injured in Desperate Fight

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 13 January 1930 · page 3

KURRI KURRI, Sunday.--Menaced by a crowd of 1500 angry miners near Kurri Police Station tonight, a few police drew their batons and charged. In the serious disturbance that followed, a sergeant of…

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Work at Rockley Gold Mine

The Sun · Tuesday 14 January 1930 · page 4

Reporting on January 10, the mine manager of Rockley Gold Mine, N.L., states that he got over 1oz. gold a ton by dish prospect from No. 1 section reef in the drive north…

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400 MINERS. Search Mountains for Colleague. State Colliery Idle. Lithgow

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 14 January 1930 · page 11

More than 400 workers at the State mine to-day searched the hills and mountainous country north of Lithgow for Robert Moulds, a fellow-employee…

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Guards for Small Collieries. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 14 January 1930 · page 12

About 60 police arrived in Newcastle from Rothbury shortly after 3 o'clock this morning, and were sent for guard duty at a number of small collieries in the West Wallsend and…

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Letters Coal-mining Dispute. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 14 January 1930 · page 8

Sir,—I have been wondering how far and in what way it may be possible to reach the sane and settled element of the mining community in this dispute, which is bringing such…

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Miners' Mine Misrepresented Lies Refuted Men's Confidence in Executive Help for the North

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 14 January 1930 · page 6

TO the libellous canard on the Balmain Colliery--as operated by the baud of working miners collectively known as the Balmain Coal Contracting Co., Ltd.--…

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Wharfies and Northern Miners

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 14 January 1930 · page 1

THE Waterside Workers will conduct a special meeting to-morrow, to deal with the mining situation…

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Coal Mining Industry Conditions of Work Geneva Conference London, Monday. (British Official Wireless.)

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 14 January 1930 · page 4

THE preparatory International Technical Conference on the conditions of work in the coal-mining industry which is…

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Leading the Miners to Avernus

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Tuesday 14 January 1930 · page 4

The miscreants who were really responsible for the death of Norman Brown by organising the "march on Rothbury" managed to hide fairly well behind the cloud of sympathy that blurred the fact that had the young man not gone "to see the fun" he would not have…

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