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Mining & the mines, 1931

4,249 stories in Sydney's papers · page 10 of 213

Paid Taxon Their Holidays Protest From Miners. Cissnock

The Labor Daily · Monday 12 January 1931 · page 6

Representatives of miners' lodges intend approaching Mr. J. M. Baddeley, Minister for Mines, in regard to the wage tax…

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"Staunch Laborite's" Feeble Case Attack on the Miners (To the Editor.)

The Labor Daily · Monday 12 January 1931 · page 5

Sir,--"Staunch Laborite" of Port Kembia, goes out of his way to abuse the miners for opposing the shilling in the pound wages tax…

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Attack on Sutherland Hebburn Mine Explanation of Dispute Men Incensed Weston

The Labor Daily · Monday 12 January 1931 · page 5

Although not directly involved in the dispute of the dismissed driver and shunter, Hebburn No. 2 Colliery, as a result of the…

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Aerican Gold. £30,000,000 Loan. A.W.U. SCHEME

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 12 January 1931 · page 9

As announced in Saturday afternoon's edition of the "Herald," when the Australian Workers'Convention meets on January 26 remarkable financial proposals, including one…

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Gold Price How Its Value Varies Narrow Limits Currency Advantages

The Sun · Monday 12 January 1931 · page 6

While the price of almost everything produced has fallen in the last year or so, gold has been an exception…

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Making Tax Unbearable Miners Suffer Scandalous Tactics by Owners South Inflamed Wollongong

The Labor Daily · Monday 12 January 1931 · page 5

HAVE the colliery-owners decided on concerted action to make the wages tax of 1 in the £ absolutely unbearable, with a view to causing…

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Money, Mines & Markets City Gossip Orient Line Earnings F'mead Dividend Shipping Outlook

The Sun · Monday 12 January 1931 · page 3

Accounts of the Orient Steam Navigation Company, Ltd., for the year ended June 30 last, show that the net profit on the year's…

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British Coal Trouble. Dispute Still Unsettled. (British Official Wireless.) LONDON, Jan. 9

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 12 January 1931 · page 10

The anticipated settlement of the South Wales coal dispute at the Joint meeting of owners and the men's representatives at Cardiff to-day was rendered abortive by a…

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Begin Search for Gold Absorb Out of Works (To the Editor)

The Labor Daily · Monday 12 January 1931 · page 8

Sir,--It seems taking rationing of [?]bor into consideration that [?] per cent of our people are out of work. Even without them, the remaining 75 per cent…

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Many Measures for Cabinet to Consider Coal Industries Bill Arbitration and Compensation Land Settlement

The Labor Daily · Monday 12 January 1931 · page 5

The first meeting of the State Cabinet since December 20 has been fixed for Wednesday morning, when Ministers will be given on opportunity of placing before the Premier their efforts during the brief recess…

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New York Gold Loan A.W.C. Proposal is Impracticable Bigger Debt Load

Evening News · Monday 12 January 1931 · page 5

WHILE [?] loan on the [?] would be of great assistance [?] city [?]…

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Produce More Gold Need of To-day Problems Reviewed by A.w.u. Official Maintenance Pay

The Labor Daily · Monday 12 January 1931 · page 5

Suggestions for the revival of the gold mining industry, which have been complied by Mr. J. Jenkins, secretary of the Mining…

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Vivid Messages Tell Of Rescue When Life Was Ebbing! 'Plane Succor for Gold-seekers Pittendrigh and Hamre "Getting Weak" In the Arid Desert Mystery of Fortitude!

Daily Pictorial · Monday 12 January 1931 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Sunday.--From inland wastes where no man lives for long the searching fliers who have found Capt. Pittendrigh and Mr. S. J. Hamre have tapped a stark epic of rescue. "Both able to walk"…

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Q'land Goldfields £650,000 for Development ? LONDON, January 10

The Sun · Monday 12 January 1931 · page 3

"The outlook is encouraging for raising £650.000 to develop special leases, aggregating 100 square miles on the Palmer and other Queensland goldfields," Mr. F. W…

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Hidden Gold

The Sun · Tuesday 13 January 1931 · page 2

BATHURST, Tuesday.--A story widely current in Bathurst is that a hoard of gold is said to be hidden in the district. Rumor proceeds…

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Briseis Tin Mine Sold

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 13 January 1931 · page 11

The Briseis tin mine, Derby, Tasmania has been sold. No details have yet been made available as to the purchase price, but it was believed in Hobart a few days ago that the…

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Hermitage Mine Idle Lithgow

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 13 January 1931 · page 6

The Hermitage Coll[?]ery was [?] to-day owing to the fact that the management failed to comply with the recognised ch[?] that when the mine is working the…

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Ten Months' Strike. Coalcliff Colliery. Stanwell Park

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 13 January 1931 · page 9

Miners at Coalcliff, who have been on strike for 10 months, have decided to continue the struggle. Funds from the Miners' Federation are running short, and when they are…

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Palmer River Gold Co

Daily Pictorial · Tuesday 13 January 1931 · page 12

The general manager, Mr. W. Baker, wires: Started dredging December 29, everything going on well…

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Gold Industry Committee. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 13 January 1931 · page 8

The executive committee of the recently appointed Gold Industry Council met to-day at the Commonwealtn Offices. The chairman said subsequently that the meeting discussed…

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