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Mining & the mines, 1936

4,419 stories in Sydney's papers · page 7 of 221

Miners' Pay Rises Owners Offer LONDON

The Sun · Thursday 9 January 1936 · page 2

Representatives of the colliery-owners met representatives of the Mineworkers' Federation to-day, and placed before them offers of…

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Full Production for B.h.p. Mine Shortly

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 9 January 1936 · page 12

Broken Hill Pty. Co.'s mine at Broken Hill, after having been closed since September, 1927, is to be reopened for production…

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Broken Hill Proprietary Mine. Producing Within Two Months

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 9 January 1936 · page 11

The proprietary mine which recently reopened following the mining warden's refusal to grant the company exemption from labour conditions, will be producing ore in about two…

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Shipping Strike Miners' Overwhelming Vote Against Wholesale Stoppage

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 9 January 1936 · page 2

The proposal for a general coal strike throughout the Commonwealth in sympathy with striking seamen was everwheimingly defecated as…

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Fire in Coal Story Of Paringa MELBOURNE

The Sun · Thursday 9 January 1936 · page 20

A theory that the missing steamer Paringa might have blown up or that fire may have caused her destruction, has been advanced by a resident of…

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Closing Mining Quotations January 8, 1936

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 9 January 1936 · page 11

Company. Buyer. Seller. COPPER: Mt. Lyell.... 20/6 20/9 SILVER-LEAD:…

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Shipping Dispute. Miners' Overwhelming Majority. Morinda and Manoora Leave Sydney

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Thursday 9 January 1936 · page 4

By an overwhelming majority, miners' meetings held on all Australian coalfields voted against a general stoppage of work. This decision of the miners will be a serious setback to the seamen…

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Erica's Letter Bag. "Gold Dale," Numeralla, via Cooma

The Catholic Press · Thursday 9 January 1936 · page 39

Dear Erica,—Thank you for the pretty card. I hope you are well. I passed my school examination, and dad is sending me to St. Joseph's College after the holidays…

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General Cable News. Price of Gold. London, Jan. 8

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 9 January 1936 · page 10

Gold was quoted to-day at £7/1/0½ an ounce fine (no change from yesterday). FOREIGN EXCHANGES. The United States dollar was quoted to-day…

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Oil From Coal. Federal Action Urged. Sir Frederick Stewart's Report

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 9 January 1936 · page 8

The report of Sir Frederick Stewart, which has been in the hands of the Federal Cabinet for several weeks, recommends, among other things, that the Government should take…

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Miners Reject Strike. Militants' Crushing Defeat Shipping Strike May Collapse. Licensed Seamen Assaulted on Waterfront

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 9 January 1936 · page 9

Mass meetings of miners yesterday overwhelmingly defeated the recommendation of the officials of the combined mining unions for a general coal strike in the Commonwealth in sympathy with the seamen. The voting, announced last night, was 5780 against the strike and 1167…

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Miners Declare Against Stoppage Lodge Officials Carey Day Only Three Meetings Vote In Favor Figures Decisive

The Labor Daily · Thursday 9 January 1936 · page 1

BY an overwhelming majority, mining employees at meetings on all coalfields except Queensland, yesterday rejected a proposal from the Central Council of the Miners' Federation and the combined, mining unions' conference to cease the production of coal throughout…

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Coal Worth £7,000,000. Deposits Near Glasgow. Developmental Project. (British Official Wireless.) LONDON, Jan. 8

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 9 January 1936 · page 9

A proposal is being considered for the development of coal deposits near Glasgow, estimated to be worth £7,000,000, and calculated to give employment to nearly 1000 men for…

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Will Miners' "No" Kill Ship Strike? Jacob Johnson May Now Make His Come-back Fight To Continue, Says Secretary Keenan

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 9 January 1936 · page 1

THE fact that the miners, with a solid "No" vote, refused yesterday to join the striking seamen, is interpreted by many trade union leaders as a fatal blow to the earlier proposal…

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Miners. Surprise Move. Colliery Idle. Seamen's Strike Issue

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 10 January 1936 · page 11

An unexpected development in the seamen's strike took place yesterday, when the miners at Wallarah Colliery, Catherine Hill Bay, ceased work…

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Refused Coal to Ships Wallarah Miners Stop Work Newcastle

The Labor Daily · Friday 10 January 1936 · page 8

Declaring that they would not produce coal to fill the hoppers for the use of vessels manned by non-union labor, Wallarah miners ceased work…

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British Miners. Offers By Coal Owners. Union Dissatisfied. London, Jan. 9

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 10 January 1936 · page 12

Representatives of the colliery owners met representatives of the Mine Workers' Federation yesterday, and placed before them the offers of increases of wages, which had been…

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Miners’ President Analyses Position

The Workers' Weekly · Friday 10 January 1936 · page 1

BRISBANE. Jan. 8.—The general president of the Miners’ Federation (Charlie Nelson) in a statement analysing the result of the aggregate meetings,…

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Washes Gold, Finds Silver

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 10 January 1936 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Thursday. -- Putting wash-dirt through a mining cradle at Cabbage Tree, near Creswick, W. J. Davis turned up…

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News From Mines North Boulder Assays

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 10 January 1936 · page 12

North Boulder advises: No. 9 parcel of 57 tons averaged 10dwt. 6gr. NEW OCCIDENTAL VALUES No. 9 crosscut at New Occidental gave…

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