Campbell Roy's Farewell As Officer of Western Miners' Federation Thirty Years' Continuous Service New President Takes Over
Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 2 January 1941 · page 5
Aid. Campbell Roy, of Lithgow, on Tuesday completed 30 years' active service with the Western Miners' Federation. Yesterday the positron of District President, which he [?]apied continuously for 13 years, was filled by Mr. B. W. C[?]ingham. former…
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National Advocate · Friday 3 January 1941 · page 3
NEWCASTLE, Thursday—The Northen Miners Federation by 4119 votes to 2429 has decided to have no policitcal afficiation…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Breeze To Win Gold Cup Sioneel for the Handicap
Lithgow Mercury · Friday 3 January 1941 · page 4
Most interest at Moorefield to-morrow will be centred in the Peter Moore Gold Cup. Quite a few of the candidates have a chance, but none…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Northern Miners Withdraw From A.L.P. to Prevent Split Through Political Differences
Lithgow Mercury · Friday 3 January 1941 · page 4
The Northern Miners' Federation, which has 10,000 members, has decided by 4,119. votes to 2,429 to withdraw affiliation from all political…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →W.A. Gold Yield Perth
Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 6 January 1941 · page 1
THE West Australian gold yield for the year will be slightly less than the record established last year, which was worth…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Victorian Railways Have Problem in Coal Shortage Sydney
National Advocate · Monday 6 January 1941 · page 1
Shortage of coiliers and sailing delays d[?] to war [?] many shortly force the Victorian railways to commence an uneconomic policy of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Our Mines Full Resumption To-day Annual Leave Anomalies Annoy
Lithgow Mercury · Monday 6 January 1941 · page 2
Practically all collieries on the western- field resumed production today after the Christmas-New Year break which began on December 20…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Stopwork Meeting Collieries Idle On
Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 8 January 1941 · page 2
All collieries on the western field will be idle on Monday, when members of the F.E.D. and F.A. will hold a stopwork meeting at Lithgow…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Collieries Idle As Protest Against "Unjust Taxation" Impost on December's Holidays
Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 8 January 1941 · page 2
Production at the Steelworks colliery ceased at 11 a.m. to-day. The men state they were sent home by the management after two skips…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Miners' Officers Ballot For Vice-President And Councillor
Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 8 January 1941 · page 4
Western Miners' Federation will conduct a ballot on Wednesday next for, the election of a vice-president and a central councillor from…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Steelworks Colliery Conference On Tax Problems Mine Is Idle To-day
Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 9 January 1941 · page 2
Representatives of the men met the management of Steelworks colliery to-day in connection with the taxation issue which has rendered…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →"Black" Beer Stops Mine Bulli
Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 9 January 1941 · page 2
The Excelsior mine at Thirroul was idle again to-day because 300 miners refused to work with four of their workmates they alleged had…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mining Court This Morning's Applications
Lithgow Mercury · Friday 10 January 1941 · page 2
Four applications for authority to enter land at Lidsdale, owned by the McKenzie Estate, lodged by Mostern Collieries Pty. Ltd., were adjourned…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Picked Up Gold Under Stone KALGOORLIE
National Advocate · Friday 10 January 1941 · page 1
Annoyed by a jagged piece rock on the path to his camp against which he constantly [?]bed his toe. Thomas Starr a Mt…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Coal Strike Prevented All Time Business Record at Goods Shed
Lithgow Mercury · Friday 10 January 1941 · page 2
A heavy increase in business at Lithgow railway goods shed is revealed in the annual returns . Activity at the Small Arms Factory, with the resultant growth in population, is largely responsible…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Price of Gold
Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 13 January 1941 · page 1
THE Commonwealth Bank on Friday fixed the price Of gold lodged at the Mint at £10/14/- per oz. fine and sovereigns at £2/9/3…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Collieries Idle Enginedrivers' Stopwork Meeting Members Resent Minister's Attack
Lithgow Mercury · Monday 13 January 1941 · page 1
All collieries in the west are idle to-day owing to a stop work meeting of the F.E.D. and F.A. The meeting was held at the Trades Hall, the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Mining Anomalies Discussion By Special Board
Lithgow Mercury · Monday 13 January 1941 · page 2
Secretaries of the Northern, Southern and Western Miners' Federations --Messrs. J. B. Simpson, W. Penrose and T. Schroder--met in Sydney on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Our Mining Figures Activity In Brick Clay
Lithgow Mercury · Monday 13 January 1941 · page 3
The annual return supplied by the Lithgow mining registrar (Mr. C. Hall) reveals considerable activitiy in brick clay mining, 13,861 tons…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mining Matters of Considerable Importance Sydney. This Afternoon
Lithgow Mercury · Monday 13 January 1941 · page 2
An application to have all collieries made automatic respondents to the coalmining award was made by Mr. C. Nelson, general president of the…
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