Coal Crisis. Rothbury Opened. No Men Offer for Work
The Rothbury mine which has been taken over by the State, was opened on Wednesday, but none of the members of the Miners' Federation…
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Mining & the mines, 1929
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Coal Conveyors Idle Again Bad Roads Make Present Rate Unacceptable
The owners of the lorries carting coal from Millfield-Greta to Rothbury have ceased operations…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Rothbury Mine. Injunction Against Mr. Weaver. No Confirmation of Report. Sydney
The secretary of the Federnted Englaedrivers and Firemen's Association, Mr. Atkins, said to-day that he could not confirm the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Status of Deputies. Evidence at Coal Inquiry. Abermain Witness. Sydney
Giving evidence before the Coal Commission to-day, Douglas McGee, a deputy, of Abermain No.2 Colliery, said that deputies were not always…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Washings From Old Diggings Search for Gold in Gulgong Stkeets
Invariably after heavy rain men may be seen in various parts of Gulgong searching the ground. Strangers seeing them wonder. The fact is that…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Endowment and Dole. Effect Upon Mining Struggle Sydney
Answoring Mr. Lang in the Legislative Assembly to-day, the Minister for Mines, Mr. Weaver, stated that he was correctly reported in the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Coal Crisis. Proposed Appeal to High Court to Restrain Mr. Weaver
The enginedrivers, it is understood, will make a serious attempt almost immediately to challenge the action of the State Government in calling for applications for men willing to work at Rothbary colliery at reduced wages…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Mr Weaver Has Lively Meeting at Cessnock Counter-demonstration on Opposite Corner Minister Subjected to Running Fire of Interjections. "We Are Going to Open Rothbury and Produce Coal." "Red Flag" Sung Outside Hotel
Lively scenes characterised the proceedings when Mr. Weaver (Minister for Mines) addressed a meeting in Cessnock on Wednesday night. Having seen a last minute announcement in the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Air Raids. Bombs Close Coal Mine. Shanghai, Nov. 22
The Japanese correspondent at Harbin reports that 1000 Chinese of vilians and soldiers took refuge in a coalmine, in the Dalainor district,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →South Wales Miners. Adopt Government's Coal Scheme. London, Nov. 18
The South Wales miners' delegates almost unanimously adopted the Government's coal scheme. Mr. Smith resigned from the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mining Conference
Mr. H. C. Morton, general secretary, represented the Colliery Mechanics Association at the conference held at Canberra to-day to endeavour…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Higher Rate. Demanded by Coal Lorries
Lorry-drivers engaged carting coal from Millfield Greta Collery to Rothbury, have decided to refuse to render further service Unless they…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Brown Coal. Testixg for By-products
The Victorian Mines Department has completed the despatch to England of 225 tons of brown coal from Gelliondle for testing for y-pro…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Mine Explosion Two Dead; Nine Injured. Nine Imprisoned
The Linton Mine at Southland (N.Z.) was the scene of a terrible explosion, as a result of which two miners are dead and nine injured…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Gold Ban. Japanese Decision. Tokio, Nov. 15
It is expected that the date of the raising of the gold ban will be announced simultaneously at home and abroad within ten days' time…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Resigned. President of British Miners. Reasons Outlined. London, Nov. 19
Mr. Herbert Smith, whose resignation from the Presidency of the Miners' Federation was a sequel to recent events in connection with the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mine Explosion an Open Verdict. Live Matches in Miner's Pocket. DUNEDIN
The Coroner returned an open verdict in respect of the death of the three men who were killed in an explosion at the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Costs and Profits Argument at Coal Inquiry In Camera Evidence. SYDNEY
When the Coal Commission was resumed to-day, argument was commenced on whether an inquiry into coal production costs and profits…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Mining Magnate. Estate of Two and A-half Millons. Capetown. Nov 22
The estate of Sir, James Robinson, the mining management, who died recently was valued at £2,500,000. This amount does included…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Correspondence an Attempt to Open the Collieries. (To the Editor.)
Dear Sir,—Both sides are out for a big victory, and are not prepared to give way. The main issue is to set and keep the coal trade, and the…
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