Stop Production Mining Unions' Recommendation
A conference of unions engaged in the mining industry decided on Friday to recommend the stoppage of the entire production of coal in the…
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Mining & the mines, 1936
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Miners' Council Strike Favoured Vote on Wednesday Sydney
It was decided by the central council of the Miners' Federation yesterday that the coal strike throughout Australia should begin…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →No Votes Cavilled Out Miners Kurri Kurri
The much-discussed question of whether unemployed and cavilled out miners will have the right to vote at to-morrow's aggregate meeting was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Critical Time Warning to Miners Strike Proposal Cessnock
Commenting last night on the strike proposal, Mr. C. H. Anlezark, a prominent member of the Miners' Federation, said that the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Boys to Blame Mine Fire Rumour Kurri Kurri
Reports that Stanford Main Colliery was on fire were fortunately proved, to bo groundless to-day. A large volume of smoke coming from the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Coal Ablaze Flames in Silo Good Save Newcastle
A quantity of about 200 tons of coal which hud been smouldering for two days following spontaneous combustion in a coal silo at the Sulphide…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →VITAL! To-day's Meeting Miners-a.c.t.u, Sydney
Considerable interest existed in Sydney to-day regarding the meeting of the Miners' Central Council and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Will Miners Cease Work? Local Opinion Against Strike. To-morrow's Aggregate Meetings
Whether Australia will be thrown into industrial turmoil, threatening all transport services and the coal mining industry, will be decided at an aggregate meeting of miners to be held to-morrow…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Will Mr. Stevens Give Us Oil From Coal? Lyons & Co. Seem to Have Shelved Question
IT IS INTERESTING to note that during his forthcoming visit to England the Premier (Mr. Stevens) will investigate the hydrogenation process of obtaining oil from coal. The manner in which the Federal Government has…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Will A.C.T.U. Block Threatened General Stoppage? Miners' Council Seeks Co-operation. To-day's Conference. SYDNEY
The conference between the Miners' Central Council, representatives of the A.C.T.U., and the Sydney Labor Council to discuss the proposed mining strike, was held to-day. The Miners' Central Council asked the A.C.T.U. for the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Blue and Gold Club
The Blue and Gold Club will hold a farwell dance to Cliff Douglas in the King's Hall on Tuesday, January 14. Good music will be provided…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Strike Motion Northern District Miners Meet Overwhelming Majorities
The result of the ballot taken amongst members of the Miners' Federation to-day gave an overwhelming majority against the strike proposal recommended by the Council of the Federation. In every centre from which return were received up to 2 p.m. the vote was strongly…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Loss of Trade Coal from England NEWCASTLE
One large colliery company, which does a lot of bunkering of vessels of with coal, stated to-day that it had lost orders for a number of vessels during…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Coal Orders Lost to Newcastle Strike Sequel Newcastle
A number of Substantial orders for bunker coal have been cancelled by ship owners because they do not desire to take the risk…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Miners Do Not Want Strike Overwhelming Majority Votes Against. Big Surprise for Central Council. Sydney
Overwhelming majorities against a general stoppage in coal mines to assist the shipping strike are revealed by the returns from the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Mines
Richmond Main and Pe-law Main Collieries worked to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Hebburn Mines
Both the Hebburn Mines worked again to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Oil From Coal
On his return from a three months' tour of America, Mr. E. Cooper, of J. and A. Brown's Abermain-Seaham Collieries stated that five years would see the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Miners' Vote Young Men's Part NEWCASTLE
A feature of the miners' aggregate meeting yesterday was the voting of the young men in this district. Their votes were overwhelmingly against…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Miners' Vote Blow to Leaders "No" Majority Sydney
The result of the miners' vote on the strike proposal yesterday was a great disappointment to the leaders of the Federation, who…
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