End of Famous Mine
The famous silver-lead mine at Broken Hill, owned by the Broken Hill Pty. Co., Ltd., will probably be closed down in November. One of the most…
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Mining & the mines, 1938
311 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 9 of 16
The Miners Mass Meetings Vital Day On Tuesday Prime Ministers Statement Sydney
Tuesday will be a vital day for industry, as it is "zero day" in the engineers' defence dispute, and the day has been set for miners' stop-work…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →"Extravagant" the Miners Claims. Sydney
Mr. J. C. McGan, chairman of the Northern Collieries' Association, tonight. described the miners claims as extravagant. In 11 principal collieries…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Coal From Britain Wheat Ship's Outward Cargo London
An inquiry as to the possibilities of loading coal from Britain to Australia, in view of the threat of labor trouble on the Australian coalfields has resulted…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Support Strike Miners' Mass Meetings In Three States Zero Hour on Sept. 6 SYDNEY
Coal miners throughout New South Wales at aggregate meetings to-day gave their leaders authority to call a general strike, if necessary, to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Coal Mines Safety and Health Commission. Sydney
The Royal Commission appointed by the Government to inquire into matters relating to the safety and health of workers in coal mines in this State…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Coal Dispute General Strike Feared Failing Federal Intervention. Sydney
Unless the Federal Government intervenes before Tuesday a Commonwealth-wide coal strike appears to be imminent…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Coal Dispute Royal Commission Adjourns. Sydney
The first stiling of the Royal Commission which is to inquire into matters relating to the safely and health of workers in coal mines in New South…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Respirator Wins Canterbury Guineas Stakes To Gold Rod Brazandt and Greek Play Sydney
There was a sensational happening at the start of the Canterbury Guineas, at the Canterbury Park races this afternoon…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Will Meet Miners Queensland Coal Owners. Sydney
The official reply from the Queensland colliery proprietors announced that they were prepared to meet the Directions Committee of the Miners…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Reservations? of Major Importance Claim By Miners Industrial Commn. Inquiry Sydney
The question whether the miners had made any reservations last year when the coal owners and miners made an agreement for two years came…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Off the List Gibraltar Gold Mine Shares. Sydney
Dealings in shares of the Gibraltar Gold Mine (Adelong), no liability, were suspended on the Stock Exchange to-day by the committee…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Nation Wide Coal Strike Starts Friday All Mines to Close Decision Last Night Instructions to Miners Ready for Long Struggle. Sydney
A general coal strike throughout Australia, commencing on Friday afternoon, was decided upon by the Miners' Federation to-night…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Price of Gold Almost £9 an Ounce. Sydney
The price of gold (Australian currency) to-day rose to £8194½ per ounce fine. This is the highest point reached since March, 1935. The…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Threatened Coal Strike
Australia is faced with a general coal strike as a result of the decision of the Miner's' Federation on Tuesday night and the issue, by the Directions Committee, of instructions to the districts of the Federation on all coalfields to make arrangements for the institution of a general stoppage as from…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Engine Drivers Conference with Mine Owners. Sydney
The ultimatum served upon all the colliery proprietors and the Federal and State Governments by the Federated Engine Drivers and Firemen's…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Safety in Mines Two Queensland Measures. Brisbane
Two Bills designed to secure greater safety in mine workings were read a first time in Parliament to-day. The first, which applies to both…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Little Hope Of Federal Intervention Acceptable to Miners. Sydney
With very little hope of Federal intervention on a basis which would prove acceptable both to miners' leaders and the colliery proprietors…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Short of Coal Queensland in Serious Position. Brisbane
According to the commissioner for Railways, Mr. C. A. Murton, there will be considerable curtailment in train services in the event of a strike in the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Britishers Killed Mine Under Military Truck Gang Raids Jaffa Police Station. Jerusalem
Two British soldiers were killed, and four, others seriously injured, by the explosion of a land mine under a military truck near the Syrian frontier…
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