Struck Mine? Mysterious Explosion British Warship London, May 13
A mysterious explosion badly damaged the bows of the British destroyer Hunter, five miles from Almeria, in the Mediterranean…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines
Mining & the mines, 1937
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Gold Production
The production of gold in Australia during the month of March, 1[?]7, amounted to 103,730 fine [?], valued in Australian currency at…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Floating Mine H.M.S. Hunter Damaged LONDON, May 14
Little light has yet been thrown on the cause of the explosion which damaged the H.M.S. Hunter with the loss of eight lives on the Spanish Coast yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Pelton Colliery Employment of Deputy Mine Idle
Following the receipt of information at a well attended meeting of the South Maitland Deputies Association yesterday, that the non-federation…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wonthaggi Miners Resume
Fall operations were resumed at the Wenthaggi Coalmine yesterday. R was the first time the mine had worked for nearly 100 days, Safety…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Small Mines Registration
To-morrow the Registrar will resume the hearing of the application for the registration under the Trade Union Act of the small mince in the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Pelton Colliery Compulsory Conference CESSNOCK
The secretary of the South Maitland Deputies Association (Mr. T. Robbins) has been notified that a compulsory conference has been called to…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →To Resume Work. Millfiteld-greta Colliery
Millfield Greta Colliery at which there had been a lengthy stoppage over a dispute between the managerment and the men concerning…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Retirement of Elderly Miners Conference with Minister
It was reported to a meeting of the Preparations Committee f the Miners' Federation in Sydney yesterday that a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Pension Plan For Elderly Miners Retire at 60 SYDNEY
It is announced by Miners' Federation officials that a conference will take place this week with the Minister for Mines (Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Struck Mine. Destroyer Hunter. Diver's Report. Vessel Towed to Gibraltar. London, May 16
Confirmation of the theory that the destroyer Hunter struck a mine is contained in the report of the diver who inspected the damaged hull of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Oil From Coal Plans Rejection of Scheme Likely Heavy Production Costs Canberra
It is expected that the Committee appointed to investigate the Hydrogenation Process for the extraction of oil from coal will report adversely on the scheme, on the ground that the cost of production would be greatly in excess of the cost…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Talk of "Scabs" in Coal Industry Small Mines Employees Seek Registration Federation Opposition Sydney
A list of "scabs" in the mining industry had been prepared at the request of men with similar names in order to protect them from the suspicion they might be helping…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Ballot on May 21 Miners Convention
Mr. L. Ha[?]day, Returning officer of the Northern branch of the Minora Federation, has fixed May 31 for the taking of the ballot of the district for…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Oil From Coal Heavy Production Costs
On the ground that the cost of production would be greatly in excess of the cost of the imported article, and that a heavy subsidy…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →"Small Mines Threaten Coal Industry" Union Claims Application for Registration Price Cutting Alleged Sydney
The future of the coal mining industry was threatened by the way in which small mines were taking only the coal which was easiest to win and leaving coal that was difficult to…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Miners' Protest Work Done by Deputies CESSNOCK
Stanford Main No. 3 Colliery was idle to-day because the miners objected to the deputies doing certain shift work. It was stated that the management wished…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Paxton Colliery
At a pit-top meeting yesterday morning Paxton miners decided to return home as a protest against deputies carrying…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →State Conference Miners' Federation SYDNEY
The preparations committee of the Miners' Federation has decided to re-recommend that the State conference of the organisation should be held on…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Oil From Coal. Heavy Production Cost
On the ground that the cast of production would be greatly in excess of the cost of the imported article, and that a heavy subsidy would be…
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