Colliery Accidents
Struck by a fall of stone at Maitland Extended No. 5, yesterday, Ralph Kibson, 48, miner, residing at Racecourse Road…
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Mining & the mines, 1937
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Lost Coal, Contracts
Nolleen have been served on 84 members of the [?]valley [?]This is a result of failure to…
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The Mayor (Ald. S. Horne) at the request of the business men of Cessnock, has convened a public meeting, for April 27…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Coal Face Preferred to Fishing
"Blood" Leggett, a miner employed at Richmond Main Colliery, has decided to stick at the coal face instead of fishing. Last…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Gold Diggers' Creek. Second Promising Find
We were informed this week that apart from the mine being worked on Gold Diggers' Creek, up the Hunter, by Messrs. Field and party, and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Miners' Meetings Demand Better Conditions Pensions and Safety
Aggregate meetings of miners, held at Cessnock, Kurri Kurri and Paxton on Wednesday night, endorsed the Federation's demands…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bilbao Harbour Free of Mines (Australian Press Assn. Message.) LONDON
Non-intervention control of Spain will operate from midnight on April 19. The British Consul at Bilbao has informed the Foreign Office that the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Oil From Coal. Verdict of Lord McGowan No Surprise Occasioned
The announcement by Lord McGowan, Chairman of Imperial Chemical Industries Ltd., that he sees no immediate prospect of producing oil from coal in Australia, comes as no surprise to those well acquainted with the Australian history…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →No Immediate Prospect of Oil From Coal "Scheme for Australia Not Economical"
"I see no immediate prospect of working the oil from coal processes in Australia," declared the Chairman of Imperial Chemical Industries Ltd., Lord M'Gowan, on his return from a visit to Australia…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Miners' New Log of Claims General President Addresses Cessnock Meeting. Demand For Higher Wages and Shorter Hours
The demands by the Miners' Federation on the colliery proprietors for higher wages, a shorter working week, pensions for aged workers, and other improved conditions, were endorsed at aggregate meetings held at Cessnock,…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Rebel Mines Threat Is Declared A Hoax Bilbao Famine Appeal to Powers for Food Special Bonus Offered London, April 16
Two questions on the situation on the Basque coast were answered in the House of Commons by the Foreign Secretary, Mr. Eden, to-day. He read a telegram from the British Consul at Bilbao as follows: "The President of the Basque…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Floating "Gold Mine" LONDON, April 18
THE popularity of the Atlantle liner, "Queen Mary," is one of the main causes of the Cunard Company's loss of £61,760 In 1935…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →WESTON Hebburn No. 1 Miners Lodge Meeting
A general mooting of the Hebburn No, [?] Mlners' Lodge, presided over by Mr. G.W. S. Grant, received a oomplaint from a member, who had boon…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Took Pipes From Colliery Kearsley Man Fined
At Cessnock Police Court yesterday Mark Cresswell, of Kearsley. was charged with stealing two wooden water…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Oil From Coal? Inquiries In Britain LONDON, April 10
The parliamentary UnderSecretary [?] Captain recording to the decision of the Government to appoint sub-committee of the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →LORD McGOWN'S Contentions Criticised. Bellbird Director's Views on Oil From Coal
EVERY SANE PERSON will agree with the contention of Mr. G. L. Barratt. managing direction of Hetton-Bellbird Collierie Ltd. that the extraction of oil from coal is unprofitable for private enterprise the Federal and State Governments should…
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The criticism voiced at last night's meeting of the West Maitland Municipal Council, when a motion was moved deploring the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Coal Oil Extraction Government Apathy Deplored Discussion in Council
After the prophecy of the Premier of New South Wales (Mr. B. S. B. Stevens) had been recalled in a motion at West Maitland Council meeting last night, one alderman remarked that experts had made Mr. Stevens look more or less a fool,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Aberdare Colliery Working of High Coal
At a meeting of Aberdare Miners' Lodge last night, the Northern Vice-president of the Miners' Federation…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Elrington Colliery
Representatives of the Eirington Minors' Lodge with officials of the Miners Federation met Mr. McKenzie superintendent of the company at…
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