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Mining & the mines, 1930

6,554 stories in Sydney's papers · page 24 of 250

"Retribution Will Follow." Mine Leaders' Warning

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 16 January 1930 · page 12

"The brutality displayed by the police to-day, no doubt on the instructions of Mr. Bavin and Mr. Weaver, shows the lengths to which these self-appointed martinets will go to…

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Miners and the Dole. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 16 January 1930 · page 12

Miners on the South Maitland field believe that during to-day's disturbances the police took the names of many of the men concerned and that these men will now have the dole…

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Miners Incensed. "Insufficient Warning." Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 16 January 1930 · page 12

Miners generally throughout the fields are professing themselves very incensed at to-day's police baton charges. They claim that insufficient warning was given of the charges,…

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Two of the Collieries on Which Large Numbers of Pickets Marched Yesterday

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 16 January 1930 · page 14

Abermain No. 2, where about three thousand men gathered in the early morning. They were met by a body of police and dispersed with little difficulty by baton charges. Abermain No. 1, the scene of the second encounter. Some hundreds of pickets entered the grounds about 7.30 a.m., and attempted to interfere with the safety men. They were expelled by the police squad…

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Miners' Relief Fund. £8 Short of Seventh Hundred Progress Is Not Satisfactory Miners Relief Fund

The Labor Daily · Thursday 16 January 1930 · page 6

Just a dribble of money for the miners' fund yesterday. The total is yet short of £700. The latest "starvation" proposal of…

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The Cost of the Coal Trouble

Evening News · Thursday 16 January 1930 · page 10

Mr. Bavin calculates that nearly £2,000,000 has been lost in wages by the miners and other employees on the Northern coalfields during the coal…

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"Like Fiends" Starving Miners Aldermen Condemn Government

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 16 January 1930 · page 13

Hotly declaring that the State Government by its attitude towards the coal crisis had turned sane, law-abiding men into fiends, instinct with the lost…

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Unseen Enemy Mine Flooding Dangers Newcastle

The Sun · Thursday 16 January 1930 · page 15

All is quiet to-day on the Newcastle field, but an unseen enemy--water-- threatens to do many thousands of pounds of damage, and to reduce…

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State Mine Men Against All-out Lithgow

The Labor Daily · Thursday 16 January 1930 · page 5

Between three and four hundred of the members of the State mine lodge to-night decided against the all out policy, in favor of which only 54 voted…

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Government's Attitude Towards Miners A.L.P. MEETING

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 16 January 1930 · page 6

What is the attitude of the Federal Government towards the miners? That question was asked at the annual meeting of the Granville branch of the…

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Coal Stocks Review of Position Reserves Low

The Sun · Thursday 16 January 1930 · page 14

Reserve stocks of coal held by public utilities and manufacturing establishments, are being seriously depleted through the strike…

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Rothbury Coal. Use At Newcastle. NEWCASTLE

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 16 January 1930 · page 12

Trades union officials in Newcastle are perturbed at the alleged use of Rothbury coal at the Zara-street railway electric power-house, Newcastle…

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Western Mines. Rescue Station Trainees Resign. Lithgow

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 16 January 1930 · page 15

Following upon pressure from the Miners Federation, two newly-appointed trainees at the Western Mines Rescue Station have resigned. An endeavour is now being made to…

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Coal Case in High Court. Reduction in Wages Feared Why Wonthaggi Men Struck Submission by Miners' Counsel to High Court Award Constitutional? Melbourne

The Labor Daily · Thursday 16 January 1930 · page 5

THAT the Wonthaggi stop-work meeting was held only because of the men's fear that a reduction in wages would be made throughout the country, was the contention of Mr. Browne, K.C., at to-day's sitting of the High Court…

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A Record Moorefield's 12 Gold Cup Day

Evening News · Thursday 16 January 1930 · page 11

SATURDAY will mark a [?] record in suburban horse [?] So heavy were the acceptors for the Gold Cup meeting at [?]field that…

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'Blacklegs' at Lambton Enginemen Angry Miners Accused Newcastle

Evening News · Thursday 16 January 1930 · page 11

MR. H. SUTHERLAND, organiser of the Federated Enginedrivers and Firemen a Association, says he has been…

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Drilling of Miners. Protest by Premier. to Prime Minister

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 16 January 1930 · page 12

The Premier (Mr. Bavin) said yesterday that he had written to the Prime Minister (Mr. Scullin) with reference to the drilling of miners on the northern coalfields. He…

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Bombshell Chinese Customs Payable in Gold Shanghai

The Sun · Thursday 16 January 1930 · page 8

For the purpose of avoiding serious losses of revenue through the Customs owing to the recent collapse of silver…

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Checkmate for Miners' "Army" "Stein" Command Motor Cycles As 'Chasers

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 16 January 1930 · page 14

SCENE OF FIRST ROUT at Kearsley yesterday, when the police broke up an ''army'' manoeuvre with batons, then dashed to prevent another march at Kurri. A few Kearsley men. EXTREMITIES?--New kind of sand…

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Zig Zag Miners Still Out Clothes Claim Refused Lithgow

The Labor Daily · Thursday 16 January 1930 · page 6

At the adjourned meeting this morning, members of Zig Zag Lodge, after being denied their claims for clothes burned owing to the mana[?]…

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