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Mining & the mines, 1930

6,554 stories in Sydney's papers · page 73 of 250

£11,081 Policing Mines Chaffey Gives Figures 379 More Men

The Sun · Wednesday 19 February 1930 · page 14

The Government has paid £11,081 for the despatch and maintenance of extra police in the Maitland coalfields since…

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Coal Case in High Court. Genuine Demand for Higher Pay Dr. Evatt's Plea for Miners Evidence Proved Conclusively a Dispute Existed Onus on the Owners Melbourne

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 19 February 1930 · page 6

THAT the demand by the miners for an increased rate of pay was genuine, was the submission of Dr. Evatt, K.C., for the Commonwealth Government, when the Full Bench of the High Court met today, further to consider the application by colliery owners to restrain…

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Mining Licenses. Federal Capital Territory. CANBERRA

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 19 February 1930 · page 16

Under the New South Wales Mining Act, which has been in force in the Federal Capital Territory, it was not possible to grant licenses to prospect or mine for minerals…

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Lost Miners Found Starving in Bush Successful Air Search Bathurst

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 19 February 1930 · page 1

TWO aeroplanes each with a pilot and observer, flew over the mountainous country in the vicinity of Yet-holme this morning in search of…

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John Darling Mine. Alleged Picketing. Charges Against 29 Men. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 19 February 1930 · page 16

Following a ruling by Mr. A. H. Gibson, S.M., at the Newcastle Police Court to-day, that the prosecution had made out a case to answer, the cases in which various men are…

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Hot for Coal Case Judge Protests in the Beeby Appeal

Daily Pictorial · Wednesday 19 February 1930 · page 7

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.--Showing signs of physical distress, the members of the Full High Court today adjourned the…

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Money, Mines and Markets City Gossip Conversion Loan [?] Co.'s Costs Loan Attractions

The Sun · Wednesday 19 February 1930 · page 6

Public support of the Commonwealth conversion loan now on the market was strongly urged yesterday by the chairman of the Melbourne Stock…

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Poor Devils of Railway Workers and the Miners Premier Bavin's Comic Solicitude (To the Editor.)

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 19 February 1930 · page 8

Sir,--Premier Bavin's reported statement that the miners officials had appealed to "the poor devils within the railway fence" for 12½. per cent, of their £5 a week is…

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No Unconstitutional Action Federal Labor Government and Coal Dispute. All-night Meeting at Sydney

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 19 February 1930 · page 6

THAT the Federal Labor Government will not resort to unconstitutional action in connection with the coal lockout was made plain at a conference held…

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Determination Is Reasserted A.l.p. and North Miners Will Fight Their Cause Strenuously Attitude of Federal Members Movement to Watch

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 19 February 1930 · page 6

THE A.L.P. Central Executive met last night to deal with various phases of the coal dispute, following the conference with N.S.W. Federal members on Friday last. This was done for one reason, to clear the air of the…

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Lady Solicitor Asks for New Magistrate Charges Mr. Reed with Bias Seventy-three Miners Before the Court Ashtonfields Cases Newcastle

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 19 February 1930 · page 6

THE prosecutions at Wallsend to-day of 73 men charged with unlawfully assembling at Ashtonfields colliery on January 15, opened dramatically with a charge of bias against Mr. Reed, P.M., Immediately he took his seat on the Bench of the dinghy court…

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The Breeding Side of Racing Britain's Greatest Long Race: Next Ascot Gold Cup International Competition Expected : Herr Becker on Carbine's Form

Referee · Wednesday 19 February 1930 · page 7

Now that it has been decided to keep Fairway in training for at least another year, it would appear that the Australia champion, Strephon, will be called upon to meet a pretty high-class field of International stayers in the Ascot Gold Cup. As before pointed out, Fairway is undoubtedly the highest class…

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Miners' Champions on Charge of Insulting Words "Not Me," Says Principal Police Witness Responsible for Prosecution Against Baddeley and James Crown Case Concluded Cessnock

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 19 February 1930 · page 5

DESPITE a vigorous protest by Mr. Rogers, for the prosecution, when the miners' political champions, Messrs. Baddeley, M.L.A. and Rowley James, M.P., answered to charges of using insulting words to the police at Cessnock Court to-day. two…

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The "S.m. Herald" Loads the Scales "What Has the Coal Strike, Now Nearly a Year Old, Done for this State or the Commonwealth?"

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 19 February 1930 · page 14

SUCH is the camouflaged question wit which the "S.M. Herald." recently commenced one of its homilies on the horrors consequent on the iniquitous behavior of…

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The Vandemonians Terrors of the Goldfields

The World's News · Wednesday 19 February 1930 · page 9

ALTHOUGH Victoria had the good luck never to have gone through the bitter phase of penal settlement that marked the beginnings…

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Balmain Colliery. Miners Criticised. By. Craft Unionists. Mr. Hoare's Defence. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 20 February 1930 · page 15

The position which has arisen at Balmain colliery as the result of directors of the Balmain Coal Contracting Co. replacing members of the Enginedrivers' Union as deputies with…

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Miners' Jazz Band

The Labor Daily · Thursday 20 February 1930 · page 1

A Jazz Band, consisting of Miners, is open for engagement for any function being organised by A.L.P. Relief…

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Gold Export

The Labor Daily · Thursday 20 February 1930 · page 4

Sir,--Export of gold is going on in spite of the Gold Export Restriction Act, £7,000,000 is going west to satisfy the London Export Houses and…

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Grains of Gold

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 20 February 1930 · page 3

Life eternal is an infinitely precious good which Jesus Christ merited for us by His death; hence it is that God punishes our souls for the little desire…

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Price of Gold

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 20 February 1930 · page 13

Gold was quoted in London on Tuesday at 84/10? per oz fine, our correspondent cables, a decrease of ?d on the price ruling since Thursday last…

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