Miners’ Lodge Seeks Reinstatement Newcastle
An effort is to lie made to have the Stockton Borehole Miners’ Lodge readmitted to the Northern Miners’ Federation, from which it was…
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Mining & the mines, 1940
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Struck by Coal Miner Injured CESSNOCK
Edward Butterworth, 47. of Aber[?] a miner, employed of Aberdare Central Colliery, suffered a lacerated wound to the head, lacerations…
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Mr. C.[?] over a [?] meeting of the Kurri district members of the Federal Mining Mecha[?] Association…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wooden Buffer Coal Waggons Mr. Baddeley's Question in Parliament
In the legislative Assembly the other day Mr. J. M. Baddeley, M.L.A., asked the following question: Is it a fact that representations were…
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The Minister for the Navy (Mr Hughes) announced last night that mine-sweepers had swept up 19 enemy mines in…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →19 Mines Found in Bass Strait Sweeping Continues CANBERRA
Mine [?]have already found nineteen mines in Bass Strait since two ships were sunk there about three weeks ago. This was announced By the Minister for the Navy. Mr. Hughes. Minesweeping. he added, was being continued. He…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mines Affected Lack Of Railway Transport (A.A.P. Service) LONDON, December 3
A deputation to-day told the Parliamentary Secretary of mines, Moore Brabazon that over half the anthracite collieries in Wales were idic as…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Big Loan Plan Empire Gold As Security (A.A.P. Service) New York, Dec. 4
A loan to Britain of 2,500,000,000 dollars (£781,200,000) was proposed by Mr. Marrinor S. Ecesic, chairman of the Beard of…
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Owing to a shortage of trucks there was no work at the Muswellbrook colliery on Wednesday. This was the first time since last May that production…
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Owing to a shortage of waggons Abermain No. 3 Colliery is idle on the Cessnock coalfields today…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →CESSNOCK No. 1 Colliery Celebration
On Saturday evening last the employees of Cessnock No. 1 Collier held a smoke to celebrate the official opening of the pit top machinery…
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From 6.30 until 10.30 on Wednesday night, the secretary of the Federated Mining Mechanics’ Association (Mr. H. C. Morton) addressed a…
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THE MEMBER FOR CESSNOCK, Mr. J. M. Baddeley, is to be commended for his efforts, in Parliament, to secure the appointment of a Select Committee to inquire into and report upon the feasibility of the utilisation of high pressure coal gas…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →General Secretory Mr. Grant Elected Miners' Federation Ballot
The count in connection with the ballot for the General Secretaryship of the Miners' Federation was finalised in Sydney…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →"Troubled by Breathlessness!" Aberdare Miners' Claim for Compensation
Before the Compensation Commission, sitting in Newcastle this week, compensation was claimed from Caledonian…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Lodging the Railway Staff Commissioner Acts As "Mine Host."
The uninitiated must wonder what happens to the driver, fireman or guard, of a long, distance train at the end of his outwards trip. Booked on…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Gold Yield Slight Increase In West Australia PERTH
The Western Australian gold yield for the 11 months ended November, 1940, was 1,104,93[?] as compared with [?] for the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mine Sweeping Work Goes On Despite Loss Heroism of Crews (British Official Wireless) LONDON, Dec. 5
Announcing the loss of four trawlers and one other vessel the Admiralty states that communiques issued by the German High Command place…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →New Miners’ Secreary Graduated From Hebburn No. 1 KURRI
Mr. G. W. S. Grant, the newly-appointed General Secretary of the Millers’ Federation, began work as a boy in Hebburn No. 1 Colliery…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Mine-Disposal Volunteers (A.A.P. Service) LONDON 5 , Dec. 4
Sub-Lieutenant John Stuart Moul, of Sydney James H. Kessack, of Terrigal ; H. D. Reid, of Sydney, and…
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