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Mining & the mines, 1930

6,554 stories in Sydney's papers · page 53 of 250

Werris Creek. Rallies to Miners

The Labor Daily · Monday 3 February 1930 · page 6

Messrs. J. M. Baddeley, M.L.A., and W. Nelison, addressed a big meeting at Werris Creek at the week-end on behalf of the locked-out miners…

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Motor Fuels From Coal Ottawa

The Labor Daily · Monday 3 February 1930 · page 6

EXPERIMENTS have been undertaken in Ottawa on behalf of the Government, along the lines of those in other…

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Religion Coal Solution (To the Editor.)

The Labor Daily · Monday 3 February 1930 · page 8

Sir,--The hest plans for pence in in this coal war, and the only plans that will carry are for the intelligent and sympathetic people of this country to…

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Turkey's Tariff Currency on Gold Basis

The Labor Daily · Monday 3 February 1930 · page 7

A RECOMMENDATION to Turkish women to wear only home-made materials and adorn themselves with mountain flowers of Anatolia was made…

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Southern Miners. Discuss Position in North. Wollongong

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 3 February 1930 · page 12

A general meeting of the southern miners was held at Slacky Flat, Bulli, this afternoon. Mr. Fred Lowden, president of the southern miners' organisation occupied the chair. The…

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Nothing Black But Beer Miners Wife's Counsel (To the Editor.)

The Labor Daily · Monday 3 February 1930 · page 6

Sir,--The Premier, Mr. Bavin, wants the "black" ban lifted on the coalfields. But we must pause and think. Why does be desire it, and what motive is there…

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3Ft. Gold Vein Wilson's Hill Find Melbourne

The Sun · Monday 3 February 1930 · page 9

Further gold obtained by the four prospectors at Wilson's Hill (St. Arnaud), to-day showed promising values of gold. The stone is very hard and…

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In One Boat the States and Finance Coal Factor

The Sun · Monday 3 February 1930 · page 8

"The plight of N.S.W. is no more serious than that of the Commonwealth as a whole or of any other State," declared the…

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Earnest Effort to Help. Case for Miners in Vic. Melbourne

The Labor Daily · Monday 3 February 1930 · page 4

Impressed with the necessity for wholeheartedly assisting the coal miners involved in the New South Wales coal dispute the executives of…

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Coal Dispute. Secret Ballot. For Resumption of Work Minister's Contention

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 3 February 1930 · page 11

The Minister for Mines (Mr. Weaver) is of opinion that every miners' lodge should be afforded an opportunity to take a secret ballot on whether members are prepared to…

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Back-pedal Millfield- Greta Surprise No Work To-day Work Offered at Ayrfield Colliery Cessnock

The Sun · Monday 3 February 1930 · page 9

To-day, the beginning of the 12th month of the coal dispute, saw another amazing change of front by a section of the miners on the South Maitland field. After deciding yesterday to resume at the unassociated pit,…

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Marts—money and Mines Conversion Loan O. Gilpin's Profit Shows Big Drop

Evening News · Monday 3 February 1930 · page 3

The announcement that the Common-wealth Conversion Loan will be issued at par, carrying 6 per cent. Interest, for a period of seven years, will be generally…

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Money, Mines and Markets City Gossip 6 P.c. Conversion Loan Well Received

The Sun · Monday 3 February 1930 · page 5

The Federal Treasurer's loan announcement was well received in share market and financial circles to-day, and it is the concensus of opinion that…

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Back to the Foundations Coal Award Binds London Urged Dodging (To the Editor.)

The Labor Daily · Monday 3 February 1930 · page 6

Sir,--It appears that the cardinal principle in this tragic coal dispute has been completely lust amidst the constitutional and legal jargon indulged in by…

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Twenty Years Ago Wade Leg-ironed Miners' Heroes and the Heroes of To-day (To the Editor.)

The Labor Daily · Monday 3 February 1930 · page 8

Sir,--It is just on twenty years ago that the leaders of the fiercest coal struggle Australia had known stood in tho dock to receive prison sentence for during to…

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Is a Party to Beeby Award State Government One Member of Federation Has Been Employed Miners at Rothbury Rothbury Compound

The Labor Daily · Monday 3 February 1930 · page 5

I BELIEVE I saw in the papers recently that the State Government considered it was not a party to the Beeby interim award, because no member of the Miners Federation was, or had been, employed at Rothbury during its occupancy of the dysentery dump…

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Millfield-greta Miners Sought to Resume Work Baulked at Pit Will See the Central Council "Red" Opposition Ashtonfields to Work Again?

Evening News · Monday 3 February 1930 · page 7

MILLFIELD-GRETA miners, despite "red" opposition presented themselves for work today, but, after [?]tormy meeting on the pit top. Abided to return home, pending further meeting inter in the day,…

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Red Power On Coalfield Weakens; Greta Pit to Open! Sensational Overthrow of Militants All Unassociated Mines May Resume Immediately No Paralysis of Industry!

Daily Pictorial · Monday 3 February 1930 · page 3

CESSNOCK, Sunday. -- Deciding by a big majority to work Millfield-Greta unassociated mine immediately, lodge members at a meeting to-day smashed the power of the rank and file conference,…

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"Avoid Panic," Says Scullin: Things Might Be Worse Bad Times But Pessimism Won't Assist Wool Outlook Federal Cabinet to Talk Coal

Evening News · Monday 3 February 1930 · page 1

REFERRING to-day to Australia's financial and economic position, the Prime Minister, Mr. Scullin, strongly counselled the community not to view the outlook through dark glasses…

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Balmain Colliery. Picketing Continues. Miners and Police Protection

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 4 February 1930 · page 11

Allegations that the leaders of the miners were using police to suppress picketing at the Balmain colliery were made by officials of the Federated Engine-drivers and Firemen's…

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