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Mining & the mines, 1930

6,554 stories in Sydney's papers · page 63 of 250

Deflation of Stocks Is Necessary for Recovery of Coal Industry Davies in Domain

The Labor Daily · Monday 10 February 1930 · page 5

SPEAKING to a vast audience in the Domain yesterday, the secretary of the Miners' Federation. Mr. D. J. Davies. declared that the first step…

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Week-end Toll Mine Drowned in N. S. Wales Three Fatal Dives Two Unknown Bodies Found

Evening News · Monday 10 February 1930 · page 8

A REMARKABLE feature of the week-end casualties was the number of victims claimed by Harbor, bay and river. The bodies of two men were found floating at Manly and Kurnell, respectively, and a third body was recovered from the Lane…

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Demands Facts About Coal Turmoil A.l.p. Metrop Conference Vote Delegates Desire to Hear All Sides Fed. Government Attacked

The Labor Daily · Monday 10 February 1930 · page 6

PROLONGED discussions on the problem of the coalfields by delegates to the A.LP. Metropolitan Provincial Conference on Saturday resulted in the appointment of two delegates representing the Federal Government, two from the A.L.P. Executive, and two from the Miners'…

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Marts — Money and Mines Gold Exchange New Standard for Czechoslovakia

Evening News · Tuesday 11 February 1930 · page 4

dr Rudolf Kuraz. Consul for Czecho-Slovatkia has forwarded htje following summary of a new Bill to provide for the gold exchange standard in the country…

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Rule Nisi Convicted Miners

The Sun · Tuesday 11 February 1930 · page 11

Mr. Acting-Justice Maxwell, in private chambers this afternoon, heard an application on behalf of George Gill and 17 other miners convicted at…

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John Brown Says, "I am Fighting for the Men" to Reopen? Richmond Main Colliery Rumors Persist 1200 Miners Expect an Early Move Cessnock

The Sun · Tuesday 11 February 1930 · page 12

Piquancy has been added to the rumors regarding the reopening of Richmond Main Colliery, by the non-committal attitude of the proprietor (Mr. John Brown)…

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Miners' Federation. Premier's Attack. Union Leaders Blamed

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

Speaking at a Nationalist rally at Croydon last night, the Premier (Mr. Bavin) made a vigorous attack on the inconsistent attitude of the Miners' Federation…

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All Out? Miners Still Divided Newcastle

The Sun · Tuesday 11 February 1930 · page 12

Strong feeling for and against a general strike in the coal industry was displayed to-day at the Miners Rank and File Delegate Conference,…

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Coal Cartage. Shire Councils Decision. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 11 February 1930 · page 12

The Kearsley Shire Council has decided to prohibit the transport of coal by means of heavy motor lorries over the roads within the shire…

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Rothbury Coal. Hauled to Newcastle. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 11 February 1930 · page 12

A trainload of coal from Rothbury, carrying about 300 tons, arrived at Port Waratah this morning. There were no incidents on its journey…

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Got Gears Mixed Hot Favorite, Gold Tinge, Liked Her Possie at the Post Punters Gold Singed

Sydney Sportsman · Tuesday 11 February 1930 · page 4

WHEN Gold Tinge slipped into reverse gear in the first division of the Flying at Kensington on Saturday, she cost punters a packet IT was an unlooked for action on the…

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"Direct Aim" Miners Story at Brown Inquest West Maitland

The Sun · Tuesday 11 February 1930 · page 12

There is little prospect of a verdict before the end of the week at the inquest into the death of Norman Brown, the young Greta miner, who was fatally wounded during the Rothbury Mine disturbance on December 16. The inquest was resumed…

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This'll Do! Green Bird Gathering the Gold

Sydney Sportsman · Tuesday 11 February 1930 · page 4

LATELY some nave been going in search of the reasons for the connections of Green Bird not deciding to take their neddy…

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Summonses Two Labor Politicians Coal Talk Alleged Insults to Police

The Sun · Tuesday 11 February 1930 · page 11

Summonses have been issued against Mr. Rowland James, M.H.R., and Mr. Baddeley, M.L.A., for alleged illegal…

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Coal Dispute. Militants Receive Setback. Conference at Newcastle. Newcastle

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

South Maitland militants received another setback this afternoon when tactical action by the Miners' Federation forced the abandonment of the aggregate meetings called by…

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Color Furnishing Window Treatment Bright Curtains Use of Gold Net

Evening News · Tuesday 11 February 1930 · page 13

IF cart is required in the selection of furniture, grrater core should be egercised in selection of fur[?]ings, for the fornisbings crests the…

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"Red" Rout at Mines Fight for Power Rees & Co. Win Cessnock

Evening News · Tuesday 11 February 1930 · page 9

A STERN battU for control of the coal dispute was waged in Cessnock last night, when the Communists and militant…

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Coal Baron Speaks Out "Fight for Men" Abuse As Thanks Kurri

Evening News · Tuesday 11 February 1930 · page 1

"I AM fighting for Australia and not for myself. What length of life have I now that I…

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Why Those Pipes Were Sawn Weaver's Diabolical Plot "Readying Up" Case Against Miners Fireworks That Will Prove Squibs

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 11 February 1930 · page 1

WHEN the State Parliament meets to-day, it may be anticipated thai one of the first moves of the Government will be in the direction of a further attempt to prejudice and damn the locked-out Northern miners and their leaders in the eyes of the general public…

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Federal Ministers Heckled. Scene at A.L.P. Conference. Fixing Blame for Coal Dispute. Delegates at Loggerheads

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 11 February 1930 · page 12

In spite of the appeal of the chairman (Mr. Graves) for an orderly discussion, the delegates to the metropolitan provincial A.L.P. Conference in Sydney last night contended angrily in fixing the blame for the coal dispute…

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