Coal Owners Reply Sydney
The mining unions' central committee today received a letter conveying the reply of the'Northern, Western, and Southern Coal Owners'…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Broken Hill & the Far West · Mining & the mines
Mining & the mines, 1940
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Central Mine Position Deputation For Sydney
ALL arrangements have now been completed for the Central mine deputation, which will leave Broken Hill on Sunday and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Coal Strike To Germany's Liking SYDNEY
A coal strike, would play right into the hands of Germany declared the Federal Attorney-General (Mr Hughes) today. He added that if…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Majority Of Coal Miners Against Strike NEWCASTLE
A majority of the coalminers on the northern field are opposed to a general strike, which, they declare, is being forced upon them by the unions…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Retirement of Coal Miners Royal Commission Inquiry SYDNEY
AT today's sitting of the Royal Commission which is inquiring into the compulsory retirement and pensioning of coal mine employees at 60…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Two Miners Injured by Explosion
When they bored into a mis-hole at the Thompson's shaft section of the British mine yesterday afternoon, two men were injured, by flying scats. Both…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →£2500 in Gold Went Down a Drain Pipe
"IT'S money poured down the drain."—You've often heard that. But recently a gold refiner told a Bankruptcy Registrar how he had…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Coal Mines Idle SecondOne-Day Stoppage SYDNEY
A L L mines. in the north and west were idle today for the second one day weekly stoppage decided on by the combined unions. In the north…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Boulder Mines "Being Investigated"
LONDON, February 20—Replying to Sir (Percy Hurd in the House of Commons today, the President of the Board of Trade (Sir Andrew…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Production Figures for North Mine
Following are the production figures for the North mine for the period of, 5 6 7 weeks ended February 10, figures for thc corresponding period of 1989…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →General Coal Strike Now Likely
SYDNEY, Wednesday.The comibined mining unions today informed colliery proprietors that their terms for a conference as suggested on…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Miners Escape Death
KALGOORLIE, Thursday— Five men had amazing escapes from swift death when a huge mine tub fell 1250 feet from the surface to the bottom…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Boring Ceases At Big Mine
NO ore in sufficient quantities to warrant further mining has been discovered by diamond drilling at the Proprietary mine,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mr. Hughes Asks Coal Miners Not To Strike
SYDNEY, Saturday—Strikes are fought on a food, basis, said the Federal Attorney-General (Mr. W. M. Hughes) yesterday urging the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Colliery Owners' Reply
SYDNEY, Friday—The reply of colliery owners to the request of the mining unions for a conference is expected today. The. Miners' Central…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →How Mines Are Laid
FIRST PICTURES of mine-laying operations off Britain's east coast, where a vast barrier of mines between 30 and 40 miles in depth and 500 miles in length is being laid to guard the shores of Britain from invasion, and to provide…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →North Mine Picnic
The North mine picnic will be held on Sunday, March 31, at Penrose Park. Two free trains for employees will be run, the first leaving the Sulphide…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Central Mine Deputation Mr. Kitchen Is Confident Of Success
THE Central mine deputation was given almost sympathetic hearing by the Minister for Mines (Mr. Vincent) and his officers. I feel…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Inter-Mine Tennis Competitions
At a meeting last Saturday it was decided to re-form the Inter-Mine Tennis Association, and begin matches on March 2. Eleven…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →General Mining Strike? Aggregate Vote To Decide SYDNEY
WHETHER there will be a genera strike in the mining industry throughout Australia will depend upon the decision of the Combined…
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