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Mining & the mines, 1930

6,554 stories in Sydney's papers · page 50 of 250

Marts—money and Mines Whaling Co. Shares Allotted French Bank Rate

Evening News · Friday 31 January 1930 · page 4

The Australian whaling Company. Limited, announces that, having secured applications for shares in excess of £75,000, these shares have now beerf duly…

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What Constable Said About Coal Strike. Cabra. Council Talks Again

The Biz · Friday 31 January 1930 · page 1

The coal strike was again under discussion at Monday night's meeting of the Cabra-Vale Council. Lithgow Council sent a protest…

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"Bavin Will Be Undermined" Stiff Tariff on Coal From Oversea

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 31 January 1930 · page 2

Within a week the Federal Government will have undermined Bavin on the coal position," said the Federal Treasurer…

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Fight for Control Coal Interests Clash Hard Some Strange Facts Hibble's Words

The Labor Daily · Friday 31 January 1930 · page 5

SUMMING up the possibility that the Northern Collieries' Association is playing for complete control of the coal trade, and in order to squceze…

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Seven Skips Over Boy Tripped in Mine Tried to Stop Bolting Horse Wollongong

The Labor Daily · Friday 31 January 1930 · page 6

ONLY by a miracle did Joseph Smith, 15, trapper, of Balgownie, escape an awful death today when he was knocked down…

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To Review Coal Offer Bavin's Threat Subsidy Plan May Be Withdrawn Financial Screw

The Labor Daily · Friday 31 January 1930 · page 1

STRESSING his Government financial difficulties, the Premier announced in a speech at Wahroonga last night, that…

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Appeal to Victoria Case for Miners Money and Clothing Needed People to Judge Melbourne

The Labor Daily · Friday 31 January 1930 · page 5

AT a meeting of the Trade Hall Council, representative of the Coal Miners' Federation of New South Wales, attended to…

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Joe Shelley, Communist Organiser, Gaoled Revolutionary Lead in Coal Fight Refused to be Bound Over “Menace”, Says Magistrate

The Workers' Weekly · Friday 31 January 1930 · page 1

Joe Shelley, member of the central committee of the Communist Party, was sentenced at West Maitland last week to two months’ hard labor on a charge of inciting to murder. Refusing to enter into a bond to be of “good behavior” for…

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Federal Government May Check Coal Importation Tariff Plan Huge Tonnage From Abroad Victoria's 275,000 Davies on Subsidy Question

Evening News · Friday 31 January 1930 · page 7

PROHIBITION of the import of coal into Australia from Great Britain and New Zealand ii being urged on the Federal Government The Federal Treasurer, Mr. Theodore, said to-day, however: "I…

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Fight or Be Smashed! Rank and File Convention Must Lead Miners’ Struggle Only “All Out” Can Win Set up Rank and File Leadership

The Workers' Weekly · Friday 31 January 1930 · page 2

The 1930 Convention of the Miners’ Federation meets after almost a year of struggle on the Northern N.S.W. coalfields—a year in which the master class has used every weapon in its arsenal to defeat the mineworkers…

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Coal Dispute. High Court to Hear Case at Melbourne Is Beeby Award Valid? Owners & State Govt. Say It Is Not Leave Given to Argue

The Labor Daily · Friday 31 January 1930 · page 5

MR. JUSTICE RICH, sitting in Chambers in High Court jurisdiction yesterday, granted an application by the coal owners and the State Government to refer the question of the validity of Judge Beeby's second interim award govern the coal industry, into the High Court at…

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On the Stock-yard Fence. The Men on the Land Make their Own Politics Let Us Have More Gold! Held the Poor Fossickers Instead of the Colliers

The Land · Friday 31 January 1930 · page 4

Wilfred Wyndham, Kyogle, writes:—I note that the Federal Government is planning to pay a bonus to our coal miners, yet if they liked to work…

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Amalgamation of the Coal Mines London

The Labor Daily · Saturday 1 February 1930 · page 5

THE "Daily Herald" understands that it is the Government's intention to follow the Coal Mines Bill with…

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Excelsior Collieries' Dividend

Daily Pictorial · Saturday 1 February 1930 · page 16

Excelsior Collieries and Coke Works, Ltd., evidently continues to benefit, by the stoppage of work at the northern associated mines. The company owns the Excelsior…

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Coal Miners' Lockout an Election Issue (To the Editor.)

The Labor Daily · Saturday 1 February 1930 · page 6

Sir. -- An "Old A.W.U. Man," writing to the "Labor Daily," attempts to ridicule the fact that the mining dispute was an issue at the Federal elections…

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Balmain Colliery Union Dispute. Enginedrivers on Strike. Miners May Ignore "Black" Ban

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 1 February 1930 · page 17

Work at the Balmain colliery has been interrupted owing to a dispute between the Federated Enginedrivers and Firemen's Association and the Miners' Federation…

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Coal Dispute. The "Black" Ban. Feeling of Miners. Branxton

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 1 February 1930 · page 18

No attempt has been made in Branxton and Greta to lift the "black" ban, but the great majority of miners favour that step being taken…

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Muswellbrook Colliery. Muswellbrook

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 1 February 1930 · page 18

The Muswellbrook colliery staff and employees put up a new record one day last week, when the output reached 737 tons, an increase of 12 tons on the previous record…

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Coal Imports

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 1 February 1930 · page 18

The Federal Treasurer (Mr. Theodore) stated emphatically yesterday that it was not proposed to place an embargo on coal imports. "It is not likely that the Government will…

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Gold Prospect

Daily Pictorial · Saturday 1 February 1930 · page 6

MORE than once in the past, when the market for its staple commodities was depressed, a find of mineral wealth set Australia on an…

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