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Mining & the mines, 1930

6,554 stories in Sydney's papers · page 66 of 250

The Gold Export a Foreign Trade Move (To the Editor.)

The Labor Daily · Thursday 13 February 1930 · page 8

Sir,--The Federal Government proposes to export bold "to relieve the exchange position." This is the sort of finance we might have expected from Bruce and…

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Coal Industry. Interim Award. Question of Validity. Preliminary Discussion. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 13 February 1930 · page 12

Mr. Justice Rich, sitting in Chambers in Sydney, referred to the Full Court of the High Court the question of the validity of Judge Beeby's second interim award in the…

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A.l.p. and the Coal Situation Big Conference Demands on Government

The Labor Daily · Thursday 13 February 1930 · page 5

THE AL.P. Central Executive will sit in conference to-morrow night with members of the State and Federal Houses to determine by what…

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Did Miners Intend to Fire Shots at Weaver? Car Rushed Thought Minister Was in Police Story New Light on Fatal Rothbury Riot West Maitland

The Sun · Thursday 13 February 1930 · page 14

The statement that shots were fired by the men when they rushed the car thought to contain the Minister for Mines (Mr. Weaver) was made by Sergeant Munday, of Newtown, at to-day's continuation of the inquest into the…

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Coal Case in High Court. Legality of Beeby Award Application to Restrain Fed. Government's Intervention Challenged All Points for Full Court Melbourne

The Labor Daily · Thursday 13 February 1930 · page 1

IN the High Court to-day, Mr. Justice Rich held a preliminary hearing regarding the application by the colliery owners to restrain Judge Beeby from proceeding with his interim award in the coal-mining industry…

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A.L.P. Conference Approves Women as Legislative Councillors Secrecy of Royal Commissions Strongly Condemned Coal Inquiry Quoted As Notable Instance Australian Governors Communists Barred

The Labor Daily · Thursday 13 February 1930 · page 5

THE business sessions of the Metropolitan Provincial Conference of the A.L.P. resumed last night, when good progress was made with the remainder of the large number of submissions on the agenda paper…

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Rothbury Colliery

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 14 February 1930 · page 14

Replying to the leader of the Opposition (Mr. Lang), in the Legislative Assembly yesterday, the Minister for Mines (Mr. Weaver) denied that a liability of £28,000 had been…

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Marts—money and Mines D. Mitchell Drop in Profits Drought and Coal

Evening News · Friday 14 February 1930 · page 3

The profits of D. Mitchell and Co., Ltd., wholesale grocers, have shown a chrinkage of recent years. For 1927 they were £15,039, subject to taxation; for…

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Miners Injured. Lithgow

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 14 February 1930 · page 17

G. Griffiths was jammed between two skips at the Commonwealth colliery yesterday and received scveie lacerations. A fully-laden skip ran over William Rogers…

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Price of Gold

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 14 February 1930 · page 15

Gold was quoted in London on Wednesday, our correspondent cables, at 84/11? per oz fine, an increase of /0½ on the day…

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The Story of Coal

The Workers' Weekly · Friday 14 February 1930 · page 1

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Miners Welcome W.i.r

The Workers' Weekly · Friday 14 February 1930 · page 1

KURRI, Feb. 8.—The three Kurri miners’ lodges—Pelaw Main, Richmond Main, and Stanford Merthyr No. 1—have affiliated to the Workers’…

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Miners’ Officials Conspire with Boss

The Workers' Weekly · Friday 14 February 1930 · page 1

CESSNOCK, Feb. 10.—Plans for the reopening of all the unassociated mines, the pet scheme of the miners’ leaders in their attempt to restrict the…

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Rockdale Organises Tc Help the Miners

The Labor Daily · Friday 14 February 1930 · page 7

To a well-attended meeting at Hunter's Corner, Rockdale, Mr, J. Forde (Cessnock) explained the aggravating treatment of the public in the Coalfield area…

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"A World's Record" Northern Miners' Fight

The Labor Daily · Friday 14 February 1930 · page 6

"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 of the…

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The Albert Gold Cup Ii

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 14 February 1930 · page 17

It appears that the conditions attached to the Albert Cup require the presence of the owner on board during the race. In the circumstances, therefore, Vanessa, although winning the race last…

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Miners' Wasted Year Dark Anniversary of Pits' Closing

Daily Pictorial · Friday 14 February 1930 · page 2

A year ago to-day all miners in the associated collieries on the northern field were served with their notices--they are still idle…

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Richmond Main, Centre of Coal Talk to Be Re-opened? Rumors of John Brown's Plans Would End Dispute Miners Appeal to Enginemen Cessnock

Evening News · Friday 14 February 1930 · page 8

THE re-opening of Richmond Main Colliery very Shortly appears certain. There is no doubt about the desire of the miners to return to work, but it is considered questionable whether the men will break away from…

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Gold Production. Proposed Federal Bonus. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 14 February 1930 · page 12

The Premier (Mr. Hogan) intends to write to the Prime Minister (Mr. Scullin), asking that the question of a Federal bonus on gold production in Australia be placed on the…

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Happier Days for Miners' Children Fifty More to Arrive

The Labor Daily · Friday 14 February 1930 · page 7

FIFTY more. miners' children will arrive in Sydney from the coalfields on Saturday, under the care of Mrs. of Mrs. Munday. "SO far," she says,…

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