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Mining & the mines, 1930

6,554 stories in Sydney's papers · page 38 of 250

Fall of Coal. Woman Trapped in Mine. Wellington (N.z.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 24 January 1930 · page 11

It was reported to-night that a fall occurred this afternoon in a coalmine on Dr. Matheson's property at Kurow, Otago. The doctor's wife was in the mine…

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Gippsland Navvies Greet Miners the Miners’ Fight

The Workers' Weekly · Friday 24 January 1930 · page 4

From D. T. Duncan, camp secretary, Country Roads Board Camp, Boolarra, Gippsland, Victoria: I have been requested to forward to…

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Coal Strike

The Biz · Friday 24 January 1930 · page 7

A Lithgow public meeting asked Holroyd Council's co-operation in a protest "against the working of Rothbuty and any other colliery by men…

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Dispute at Colliery Lithgow

The Sun · Friday 24 January 1930 · page 12

Oaky Park Colliery is idle to-day as the result of a dispute among the wheelers. It is stated that one of the shiftmen was put on cutting coal and…

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For Miners' Families

The Labor Daily · Friday 24 January 1930 · page 7

In addition to raising funds for the miners by union levies, Newtown trammen are arranging to hold a "smoke-oh" for the benefit of miners'…

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Too Many Mines

The Sun · Friday 24 January 1930 · page 9

WINDHAM, Friday -- When the Lithgow Council wrote asking Wlngham Municipal Council to co-operute in organising a protest against the working…

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Mine Stops as Protest

The Workers' Weekly · Friday 24 January 1930 · page 2

BULLI, N.S.W., Jan. 17.—Helensburgh miners stopped yesterday as a protest against the action of the police in using batons against the Kurri and…

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Price of Gold

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 24 January 1930 · page 13

Gold was quoted in London on Wednesday our correspondent cables, at 84/11? per oz fine, an increase of three-eighths of a penny on the day…

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Doings of Miners' Delegates Here

The Labor Daily · Friday 24 January 1930 · page 6

The miners' delegates from the northern fields, will address the employees of Dorman, Long and Co., at Milson's Point at 12 noon to-day, Mr. J…

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Kurri Miners Want “All Out”

The Workers' Weekly · Friday 24 January 1930 · page 1

KURRI, Jan. 20—There is widespread disgust here at the decision of last week’s rank and file conference against the “All Out” policy…

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Watersiders to Fight Levy For Miners

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 24 January 1930 · page 5

A special meeting of the Waterside Workers' Federation has been called for Monday to withdraw the levy of 2 a week for the coal miners…

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NEARLY 200 Miners Summoned Maitland

The Sun · Friday 24 January 1930 · page 12

Seventy-seven summonses will be issued at West Maltland to-day, charging miners with having taken part in an unlawful assembly…

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Miners Won’t Work With Fascist

The Workers' Weekly · Friday 24 January 1930 · page 3

WOLLONGONG, N.S.W., Jan. 16.— Corrimal miners have refused to work with an Italian Fascist. Several Italian miners told how the names of…

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Lead Mining at Gulgong

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 24 January 1930 · page 16

GULGONG, Thursday.--Deep lead mining is to be revived in Gulgong. Scientific experiments have been conducted by an imperial geological survey party, and…

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Western Miners. Declare Newspapers "Black." Lithgow

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 24 January 1930 · page 12

The board of management of the Western Miners to-day declared all metropolitan newspapers "black," with the exception of the "Labour Daily." The ban does not include…

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All-Out Policy Meets With Mixed Reception in Conflict Coal Miners' Factions Voting Surprises North Fears Loss of Financial Help Cessnock

The Sun · Friday 24 January 1930 · page 12

The all-out policy, which was referred to individual lodges by the rank and file conference on Wednesday is receiving a mixed reception. Hopes that the south and west might agree to the…

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A.w.u. Convention. £1000 Gift for Miners

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 24 January 1930 · page 12

The first business of the 44th annual Federal convention of the Australian Workers' Union, which met in Sydney yesterday under the presidency of Senator Barnes, general…

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Faced Awful Death Miners Gassed at West Greta

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 24 January 1930 · page 2

Trapped by gas, seven miners came within an ace of death in West Greta Colliery, on the Maitland field, last night. One…

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British C.p. Greets N.s.w. Miners

The Workers' Weekly · Friday 24 January 1930 · page 1

Labor Govt., in Australia as in Britain, is Agent of Imperialism “The Communist Party of Great Britain declares its solidarity with the…

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A.w.u. Gives £1000 to Miners Convention's Decision

The Labor Daily · Friday 24 January 1930 · page 5

The A.W.U. Convention determined yesterday to vote £1000 to the wives and children of the locked-out northern miners…

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