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Mining & the mines, 1930

6,554 stories in Sydney's papers · page 27 of 250

Danger of Flooding. Newcastle Mines. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 17 January 1930 · page 14

Anxious eyes are watching the attempts made by mines on the Newcastle field to fight against the danger of flooding with their improvised safety staffs…

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At Work Again Unassociated Mines Newcastle

The Sun · Friday 17 January 1930 · page 11

The South Wallsend tunnel of the Cardiff Borehole Colliery, from which the safety men were withdrawn earlier in the week, resumed work this…

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Mass Picketing. Opposition of Miners' Executive. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 17 January 1930 · page 14

It is understood that any further mass picketing on the coalfields will be carried out in face of strong advice to the contrary by the Miners' Federation executives…

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Mr. Scullin. Confers with Miners' Representatives. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 17 January 1930 · page 14

The Prime Minister (Mr. Scullin) had another conference to-day with the delegation representing the New South Wales miners, who came to Melbourne to impress upon him…

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Miners’ Fight in Austria Against Government and Reformists

The Workers' Weekly · Friday 17 January 1930 · page 1

VIENNA, Dec. 2.—The strike of the miners in the Salgotaryan mining district of Austria has now lasted six weeks. Not a single man is at work…

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Mass Picketing Miners Won't Abandon Cessnock

Evening News · Friday 17 January 1930 · page 7

Disregarding the request of the Miners Federation not to engage in mass picketing, the Weston rang and file conference decided yesterday to carry on the system…

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"All Out' Proposal Western Mines Voting Lithgow

Evening News · Friday 17 January 1930 · page 7

The Oakey Park Miners' lodge endorsed the "all out" policy as the solution to…

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Many "Incidents" Stone-throwing at Colliery Unionist Expelled "Fraternised with Constable" Lithgow, [?]

Evening News · Friday 17 January 1930 · page 8

THE wave of unrest, which has resulted in so many disturbances on the Northern coalfields, hat spread to the Western districts, where there have been several incidents during the past few days…

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One Parliament “Economy” Eyewash from Canberra Forget the Miners!

The Workers' Weekly · Friday 17 January 1930 · page 2

“Federation has been tried and found to be a failure,” is the Sydney “Labor Daily’s” explanation (Jan. 10) for the reported intention of the…

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All-out Policy. Rejected at State Mine. Lithgow

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 17 January 1930 · page 14

Members of the State Mine Lodge last night rejected the proposal for an all-out policy, and adopted an amendment to leave the question in the hands of the Combined…

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Coal for C. & D. Liners Port Kembla

The Labor Daily · Friday 17 January 1930 · page 5

The steamers of the Commonwealth and Dominion Line are now being coaled at Bowen, Queensland in consequence of the shipping facilities at…

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Idle Southern Mines. Objections to a Fascist. Wollongong

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 17 January 1930 · page 13

Operations have ceased at Corrimal mine because miners refuse to work with an Italian whose sympathies are with the Fascists. Of a number of Italians who work at the mine,…

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Western Miners ADVlSED All Out Plan Condemned Lithgow

The Labor Daily · Friday 17 January 1930 · page 8

To-day's Lithgow "Mercury" features in heavy black type in a panel on the front page, extracts from the "Labor Daily's" exhortation to the…

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In Germany Too Miners Forced to Rank and File Action

The Workers' Weekly · Friday 17 January 1930 · page 1

BERLIN, Dec. 2.—The arbitrator has granted a wage increase of 18 pfennigs (about twopence) instead of the mark (about a shilling) increase…

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Scathing Indictment Bavin Exposed Miners' Leaders State the Facts. Sheer Hypocrisy'

The Labor Daily · Friday 17 January 1930 · page 5

IN a joint statement issued yesterday on the mining situation Messrs. D. Rees (miners' general president) and, D. J. Davies (general…

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To Urge Govt. to Help Miners Melb. Trades Council Melbourne

The Labor Daily · Friday 17 January 1930 · page 5

Reference to the N.S.W. coal trouble was made at a meeting of the Trades Hall Council to-night. Mr. C. Crofts (A.C.T.U.) said that…

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Rank and File Must Control Miners’ Council Will Not Fight Bosses

The Workers' Weekly · Friday 17 January 1930 · page 1

WOLLONGONG, Jan. 13.—The special meeting of the South Coast miners’ delegate board to-day carried a resolution declaring “that the time has…

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Use Rothbury Coal. A.R.U. Men Divided. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 17 January 1930 · page 14

Signs are not wanting that despite then ballot, which decided adversely to the handling of Rothbury coal A.R.U. men are desirous of preventing any risk of being forced…

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Gold Holdings. Conference Suggested. Trading and Commonwealth Banks. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 17 January 1930 · page 12

Letters from the Commonwealth Bank have been received by the trading banks of Australia suggesting that a conference on the gold position be held on Thursday next…

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Money, Mines and Markets City Gossip Recovery Period Commercial Bank Entering Recovery Period

The Sun · Friday 17 January 1930 · page 3

A distinctly optimistic note is struck in the monthly circular of the Sydney Stock Exchange issued to-day…

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