Mining for 65 Years
Mr William John Dawes, aged 75, has retired from active coalmining on the South Coast after being engaged in the industry for 65 years. He…
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Mining & the mines, 1934
1,275 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 51 of 64
Air Selection Miners Will Protest Taking of Ballot Newcastle
It is announced by the secretary of the Northern branch of the Miners' Federation (Mr. L. Halliday) that the organisation was…
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Richmond Main and Pelaw Main collieries worked today. Stanford Main was again idle…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Gold Mining "Sitting on Leases" Assembly Query Sydney
In the Legislative Assembly today, Mr. Horsington (Labour), alleged that a number of valuable gold-mining properties throughout…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Northern Miners. Management Committee Ayrfield Inquiry Newcastle, Thursday
When the chairman of Abermain No. 2 Lodge asked for a ruling from the Northern Miners Management Committee, at…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Oil From Coal Minister Questioned Maitland Field Sydney
In the Legislative Assembly today, Mr. G. Booth (Labour) kurri kurri asked the Minister for Mines if he was awere that…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Miners and Gold Prospecting Mr. Baddeley's Question in House
In the Legislative Assembly the other day, Mr J. M. Baddeley, M.L.A., asked the Minister for Mines (Mr. R S. Vincent) if he was aware that a…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →32 Perish in Mine Disaster
Paris, Thursday.— Thirty-two men perished in a fire in a pyrites mine at Saint Pierre la Palue (France). Desperate efforts were made to…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Gold! Another Record Price
The price of gold in England and Australia is again at record high levels. On Wednesday the Commonwealth Bank announced that it had…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Kearsley Residents Complain Dust Nuisance From Colliery Council Action
Ratepayers in the Kearsley township last night complained to the Kearsley Shire Council that dust emerging from the Abermain No. 2…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Oil From Coal (To the Editor)
Sir,—In press articles covering the conference on the above subject, held at Newcastle recently, I notice that I am reported to have moved a motion…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Lodges Supported Management Committee Northern Miners Newcastle
Matters affecting Abermain No. 2 Colliery and Aberdare Extended Colliery were discussed by the Northern Miners' Management Committee at…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mine Explosion Mt. Isa Accident Further Details Brisbane
Further details concerning the mine fatality state that the explosion occurred at No. 5 level in the Black Star mine at Mt. Isa…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Miners and the A.L.P. (To the Editor)
Sir,—J. Hammilton asks some questions of me. I make haste to answer them, and he, like other agents of the Communist Party, does me a good…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Miners. Attack on Militant Minority MR. C. H. Anlezabk's Comments
"The fight is a clear-cut issue between the industrial wing of the Australian Labor Party and the domination of the Communist…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Oil From Coal Cessnock Council Discussion Agitation for Plant in the North
At its meeting on Tuesday night, Cessnock Municipal Council decided to co-operate with Carrington Council in asking the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mine Mechanics Stanford Conference
Officials of the Federated Mining Mechanics' Association yesterday afternoon conferred with the management of Stanford Main No. 2 Colliery…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Mines Work for Fortnight
Abermain No, 2 remained idle during the fortnight, consequent on the recent breakdown of machinery. Particulars of the fortnight's work,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Neath Mine a Better Fortnight CESSNOCK
With nine days' work for the fortnight, the employees of Neath Colliery will draw their largest pay on Friday since 1982, During the last…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Suicide Threat Hunger-striking Miners BUDAPEST, October 14
A thousand coal miner are hunger-striking underground at Pees They threaten that, unless the management agrees to their terms, they…
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