Gloomy Outlook the Coal Crisis. Long Period of Idleness Feared. NEWCASTLE
Certain events point to the collieries being idle throughout March, and one man in the shipping trade says they will…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines
Mining & the mines, 1929
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Rush for Coal Activity at Newcastle Crisis Believed To Be Near. NEWCASTLE
Officials of the Miners' Federation are very much perturbed by the turn of events at Canberra…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Coal Crisis Relief Pay
The Central Council of the Miners' Federation concluded its sittings on Saturday, and members have returned to their various districts…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Balmain Colliery Idle Over 200 Men Affected, Sydney
The Balmain colliery is idle to-day, as the result, it is understood, of trouble between certain firemen at the mine and the colliery contracting company…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →More Dismissals At Cessnock Collieries Engine Drivers and Firemen Involved. CESSNOCK
Although members of the Engine Drivers' and Firemen's Association were not included in the notices of dismissal, a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A.R.U. Supporting Miners. Sydney
Mr. Chapman States, secretary of the A.R.U., referring to the coal trouble, says the railway men have indicated that they are quite prepared…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Some Mines Working. Heavy Levy Proposed. Newcastle
The following collieries are working to-day: South Newcastle, Dudley, Now Lambton, New Greta, John Darling, Wallarah, Cardiff, Borehole,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Farmer Killed. Cancellation of Mining Leases
The Newcastle electoral council of the A.L.P. has adopted a resolution calling on Labour Ms.L.A. to attempt to secure the cancelation of mining…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Colliery Mechanics
Mr. T. G. Moran, President of the Colliery Mechanics' Association, presided at a meeting of the Delegate Board of the Colliery Mechanics'…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →New Greta Colliery
New Greta colliery worked on Monday, getting an output of 600 tons for the shift. The usual rales and conditions as set down in awards,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Cessnock No. 2 Colliery
Employees of Cessnock No. 2 Colliery will be paid at 11 a.m. to-morrow, Wednesday. This will be the clean-up of the week's pay held in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Farm Work for Mine Boys
An officer of the Department of Labour and' Industry is to visit the coalfields on Wednesday, to make arrangements for the Government's…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Coal Crisis. Verifying Owners' Accounts. Accountant to Be Chosen
The Prime Minister (Mr. Bruce) yesterday communicated with representatives of the Coal Miners' Federation, pointing out that there was…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Mine Manager Charged Winding Engine Driver Question. Case Adjourned to Maitland
Owing to the time taken up by other cases, the charges against the manager (Fredk. Hemingway) of Aberdare Colliery, alleging that…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mining Crisis No Fresh Developments. Humours at Newcastle. Newcastle
There are no fresh developments in the mining trouble, but it is persistently reported here that the miners will make a strong effort to induce…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Annual "Smoko" St. John's and Mining Ambulance Corps. Medallions and Certificates Presented
The annual "smoko" of the St. John's and Alining Ambulance Corps was held at Hampton's Hall on Saturday night…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Cranemen Affected Sequel to Coal Crisis Non-Associated Collieries NEWCASTLE
The reference to interviews, which the miners' officials have had with prominent business men, on the subject of supplies of necessaries to the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Coal Shortage Blast Furnace at Steel Works Laid Idle
It was reported yesterday that one of the blast furnaces at the Steel Works is to be damped down immediately for an indefinite period, as the direct…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Coal Crisis. Debate in Legislative Assembly. Mr. Baddelevs Attack. Premier Criticises Labour Party
The coal crisis was debated in the Legislative Assembly on Tuesday afternoon, when the Deputy Leader of the Opposition, Mr. J. M. Baddeley, moved the adjournment of the House to discuss the action of the colliery proprietors…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Safety Men to Remain in Mines. Sydney
The miners' meeting decided that the safety men shall remain at the mines…
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