Gresford Colliery Disaster Summonses Dismissed
The hearing of summonses as a sequel to the Gresford (Eng.) colliery disaster in September, 1934, when 265 lives Were lost, was concluded at…
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Mining & the mines, 1937
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Oil From Coal
Sir,—Your correspondent, Mr. Wood, of Aberdeon, seeks to criticise the statement of Lord McGowan against his company setting up a plant in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sequel To Mine Disaster LONDON, April 27
The Gresford Colliery Company and the manager, Mr. William Bonsell, were fined a total of £140, together with £350 costs, on eight…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Oil From Coal "Half Measures Not Enough" Pressure on Government
Convened by the Mayor of Cessnock (Ald. S. Horne), following a requisition, a meeting of business men of the coalfields, held in the Strand Theature last night, appointed a committee to continue with renewed vigor the agitation for…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Aberdare Miners' Lodges
The combined committee of the three Aberdare miners' lodges was revised on Wednesday night. In future it will deal…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Cessnock Gold Searchers Result of Crushing
The result of further crushing from the Curreeki gold mine, owned by Mr. Jack Rhone, of Kearsley, carried out…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Oil From Coal Political Promises That Went Phut
IT HAS OFTEN BEEN REMARKED that promises are like piecrusts—made only to be broken. Particularly does this apply to promises made by politicians. Time after time, particularly on the eve of an election, politicians are heard making all…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →National Strike Coal Minors' Treat LONDON, April 29
A national coal strike on May 11 in expected in some quartora as a result of the refusal of the owner of the Harworth [?] to [?] with…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Oil From Coal Public Meeting at Cessnock Continuance of Agitation
"I am convinced that there is some power behind the Government which prevents establishment of the industry…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Debut Of The Dancing Season Country Women Stage Successful Blue and Gold Ball Popular Patronage of Distinguished Visitors
The dancing season was successfully ushered in last night at the Northern Agricultural Association's pavilion when, under the patronage of the Right Hon. W. M. Hughes, K.C., and Dame Mary Hughes, the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Colliery Idle Kurri
[?] Main [?] was [?] today due to a dispute among the wheelers. The men turned out for work and some of them had [?] below when the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Mine Resumes Cessnock
Aberdare Extended celliery, which was idle two days last week over a dispute concerning top and bottom coal, resumed this morning. A conference has been…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Coal Contracts Withdrawn From North 25,000 TONS Glenrock and Hillside Suffer County Council Decides Sydney
After the Chairman, Councillor McElhone, had stated that it would be in their best interests to spread coal contracts over the west and north, as if the west went out they would…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Bottom Coal Aberdare Extended Mine Dispute Settled Cessnock
When no settlement was reached at a conference yesterday between lodge officers the secretary of the Northern Collories Association( Mr.C.F.Mallett)…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mine Employees Gavilled-Out Men
The president (Mr.T.G.Moran)and general secretary(Mr. H. C. Morton), along with Mr.J.Stewart, stoward of Hebburn No.1 Lodge, of the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Two Hurt Mine Accidents CESSNOCK ,Wednesday
Struck on the hand by a piece of stone which foll from the paxton collery to-day Froderick Hallam 50,of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mine Mechanics
The president of the Federated Mi-ning Mechanics' Association (Mr. T. G. Moran)and the general secretary ( Mr. H. Morton) and the steward of…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Small Mines Application to Court New Union Sydney
Before the industrial Registrar, Mr, Ebbsworth, to - day, the Small Mines Employers Association applied for registration as an…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Sunk by Mine Rebel Battleship Espana Official Reports London, May 5
Replying to questions in the House of commons to-day Sir Samuel Horse said that all information in the possession of the Admiralty pointed to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Colliery Accidents
Jack Wallace, 17, of Doylestreet, Bellbird, employed as a winch driver at Bellbird colliery, suffered from contusions to the…
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