Colliery Fire £10,000 Damage Done Workings Gutted Newcastld
A spectacular fire last night at Catherine Hill Bay completely destroyed the workshops of the Wallarah colliery. The damage is…
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Mining & the mines, 1936
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Elrington Mine More Men Engaged CESSNOCK
Four pairs or miners from the men who were recently cavilled out at the Elrington Colliery will be re-engaged when the mine resumes operations on…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Bank Entered Constable Disturbed Miners Charged Brisbane
At the Collinsville (North Queensland) Police Court Robert Menries, 36, a minor, and Robert Sorbie, 29, a minor, were charged with having…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Coal Shipment Erection of Conveyor Almost Complete Newcastle
The marshalling yard and conveyor, which the Hetton Bellbird Colleries, Ltd., is putting in at the point where the NEwcastle Maitland foad crosses…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Interesting Developments in the Seamen's Strike Union Co. Crews Signed on the Miners Sydney
Confidence that the Aorangi would sail about 4 p.m. to day for Vancouver with a volunteer crew was expressed…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Mines
Richmond Main and Pelaw Main Collieries will definitely resume operations on Monday next…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Miners and Shipping Strike. Sydney
With discussions centreing around a proposal for a general hold-up in the coal mining industry throughout Australia in support of the seamen, the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Big Increase Coal Shipments NEWCASTLE
In returns for the year made available by the Berthing Master, Mr. E. W. Keats, of the quantity of coal loaded at the cranes at Carrington for…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →More Gold Australian Yield Govt. Assistance
The Commonwealth and State Governments are co-operating in the search for gold In New South Wales…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Racing at Moorefield. Bachian for Moore Gold Cup. Goorka's Corinthian Chances
The racing at the week-end takes a trip back to the suburbs, with Moorefield as the venue. An attractive programme of eight races is…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Conference of Mining Unions. Policy Discussed in Regard to Strike Sydney
With a discussion centreing around the proposal for a general hold up in the coal mining industry throughout Australia in support of the seamen, the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Mining Union Delegates Discuss Seamen's Strike Shield Games New South Wales Leads Small Margin Sydney
The remaining Queensland batsmen did not last long when they resumed their innings against New South Wales at the Sydney…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Oil From Coal in Japan
Experiments are being made in Japan now with the extraction of oil from coal. Soon, it is said, synthetic petrol will be put on the market there…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →MINERS Meetings Awaited Quiet To-day Sydney
The rapid intensification of the strike position is feared after the week-end, when representatives of the mining…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Mines Stoppage Proposed Aid for Seamen Sydney
The conference of mining unions yesterday decided to recommend to aggregate meetings of miners on Wednesday a general…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Oil From Coal Premier Will Inquire Hydrogenation Sydney
It is officially stated that the cost of installing a modern hydrogenation plant for the extraction of oil from coal on the northern…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Cherry King Springs a Surprise in Gold Cup BOWLS Competitions Suspended Rink Games
With the Hunter River Association pennant competitions still held over, bowling clubs of the Maitland district conducted rink…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Miners' Vote
We are optimistic enough to believe that on Wednesday a majority of the coal-miners will reject the advice of their leaders…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Miners Warned Melbourne
Referring to the recommendation for a mining strike, the Federal Attorney General (Mr Monzies) said that the miners were making a grave…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Supplies of Coal Sydney
Preparations to acquire stocks of coal against the possibility of a general stoppage in the coal industry are being made by various bodies which…
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