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Mining & the mines, 1930

6,554 stories in Sydney's papers · page 64 of 250

Crown Claims Miner Shot Miners. Norman Brow's Death K.c.'s Sensational Charge As Inquest Opens "Bullet Was in Back" West Maitland

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 11 February 1930 · page 6

IMMEDIATELY the inquest into the fatal shooting of the young miner, Norman Brown, on December 16 last, opened at the Maitland Courthouse this morning, Mr. Curtis, K.C., whom the Crown has briefed to appear, for the police, unloaded a…

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Did Police Aim at Miners in Rothbury Shooting? Wheeler's Charge "Only Some Pointed Into Air" Emotional Witness How Brown Went to Death West Maitland

Evening News · Tuesday 11 February 1930 · page 10

AT to-day's sitting of the inquest at Maitland Courthouse on Norman Brown, John Lewis, a wheeler, stated that on the morning of the shooting the police pointed their revolvers towards the retreating miners. Some…

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Gee Gossip & GUFFAWS Young Bill Booms "J.E.P." — Coal King's Costly Colt — A.J.C. Committeemen Clean Up — Are Mokes Mollycoddled? Praise for Pikey

Sydney Sportsman · Tuesday 11 February 1930 · page 5

YOUNG Bill Kelso was bubbling over with praise for Jim Pike after "J. E." had landed Gritall in masterly style at the finish of the third…

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A.L.P. Tells the Prime Minister What He Must Do Prosecution of Owners and Ministers Urged Re-opening of Mines With Union Labor Also Required "Disarm the Coalfields Police"

Daily Pictorial · Tuesday 11 February 1930 · page 2

Despite urgent appeals by Federal Ministers Theodore and Blakeley that they should take no action, the A. L. P. Conference last night demanded by resolution that the Federal Cabinet should co-operate with the State executive…

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A.L.B Conference Hears Theodore and Blakeley on Coal Position Ministers Refuse to Be Drawn Deplore Public "Slang-whanging'' Executive Reviews History of Party Negotiations. Packed Gallery Listens Intently to Warm Derate Politicians Present in Force

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 11 February 1930 · page 5

WHEN the A.L.P. Metropolitan Provincial Conference was resumed last night many State and Federal politicians were present and the accommodation reserved for the public was packed to capacity in anticipation of the discussion on the coal situation…

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Rothbury Coal. Miners' Earnings. Up to —3/2/6 a Day

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 12 February 1930 · page 15

An Illustration of what can be earned at the reduced rate of pay at the Rothbury mine was given by the Minister for Mines (Mr. Weaver) yesterday…

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Appeal to Miners

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 12 February 1930 · page 15

In a letter to the Editor, Senator Lynch asks why the coal and the maritime industries cannot adjust their grievances in the Arbitration Court, like other industries, and…

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Miners' Award Redeemed

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 12 February 1930 · page 8

While assisting to [?] a deralled skin in the East Greta Coal Mining Co's Stanford Merthyr colliery on Augest 25, 1926, Stanley Barksby, a miner, of Edgeworth Street,…

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Miners Relief Cttee

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 12 February 1930 · page 1

The weekly meeting of the Central A.L.P. Miners' Relief Committee will be held in the Trades Hall to-night. All delegates are requested to attend…

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Miners' Children's Fund

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 12 February 1930 · page 7

A lamp shade, the prize in a competition organised by Mrs. Geo. Jones, of the Gordon A.L.P., realised £426 for Mrs. Munday's miners' children…

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Miners' Funds Labor Members Helping

The Sun · Wednesday 12 February 1930 · page 14

"Fifteen thousand Australian miners have created a world's record by maintaining 10,000 locked out comrades for 44 weeks," said Mr. W. Neilson, leader…

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Straight Australian Control of Coal

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 12 February 1930 · page 11

THE decision of the A.W.U. Convention last week to recommend to the Federal Labor Government the setting up a statutory corporation to control the…

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Ipswich Coal Miner Killed Brisbane

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 12 February 1930 · page 6

William Plotski a Coal-miner, was [?] instantly by a fall of coal at the Aberdare Extended Colliery, Ipswich. Plotski leaves a widow and eight…

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Coal Trade Lost Roland James' View

Evening News · Wednesday 12 February 1930 · page 6

That Australia could not regain its lost coal trade, even if the miners accepted reduced wages was declared to-day by Mr. R. James, M.P. when he appealed…

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Hazardous Rescue. From Disused Mine. NEWCASTLE

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 12 February 1930 · page 16

A long crawl through a disused and dangerous mine tunnel to rescue an old man who had fallen 60 feet down the shaft of the old Newcastle "A" Colliery, was the hazardous…

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Miners' Appeal Intimidation Cases Referred to Full Court

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 12 February 1930 · page 6

The recent proceedings at Maitland in which several miners were convicted of certain offences arising out, of the coal trouble, were the subject of an…

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Financial. Gold Concentration. "Need for a Flexible Money Market."

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 12 February 1930 · page 17

The movement of the Australian exchange against the Commonsvealth, the large shipments of gold to London, and the Commonwealth Bank (Amendment) Act are among…

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Best Australian Novel. Lawson Literary Society Offers Gold Medal

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 12 February 1930 · page 16

A few Australian novels have been received by the Honorary Secretary. (Mr. Jack Vincent) of the Henry Lawson Literary Society, Sydney, in connection with…

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Coal Dispute. Newcastle Conference. All-out Policy Repudiated. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 12 February 1930 · page 15

It is understood that the South Maitland militants and the all-out policy advocated by local Communists suffered a decided reverse at the rank and file conference convened by…

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Coal Lockout. (Continued from page 8.) Shooting of Norman Brown

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 12 February 1930 · page 18

The inquest into the fatal shooting of Norman Brown at Rothbury colliery od December 16, when the police fired on the miners, began at West Maitland…

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