Gold Spark Wins Anniversary Handicap Racing at Randwick. Sydney
Following are results of the meeting at Randwick to-day:— Second Hurdle Race.—Gymkhana, 9.2 (A. Dyer), 1; Mag Mort, 9.2, 2;…
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Mining & the mines, 1940
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Colliery Accidents
William Tong, 49, a miner, residing at 26 Cessnock-street, Aberdare, received an injury to his left elbow and injury to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Work at the Mines
During the fortnight ended on Saturday last two days were lost at the northern mines owing to the meetings of the craft…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Gold Yield Queensland Figures
Gold produced in Queensland during 1939 amounted to approximately 145. 667oz fine, compared with 149,671oz in the previous year…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Gold Spark in Great Form
The Scintillation mare Gold Spark has certainly struck a winning paten of late. She started off winning the Menangle Handicap, finished second…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Mines Aggregate Meetings Forty Hour Week
All cost mines on the Maitland and Newcastle fields will be Idle to-morrow, Wednesday, to enable miners and other employees…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Coal Crisis. No Intervention. Mr. Hughes Definite
The Federal Attorney-General, Mr. W. M. Hughes, repeated on Friday that the Arbitration Court was the tribunal to decide the problems of the coal…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fell at Work Injured at the Mines CESSNOCK
Jack Kerrin, 23, of Allandale-road, Cessnock, a loco driver, employed at Elrington colliery, fell while at work to-day, and received a probable…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Coal Shortage in Japan TOKIO, January. 30
Industrial centres throughout the country are at a [?] the coal shortage [?] a shut-down of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →New Mine Use of Gas Suspected Crew Made Sick (Mercury Service)
[?] the [?] (Norway), which was [?] by a mine on January 8th [?] the exultance of a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Level Crossings Coal Co.s’ Replies To Kearsley Shire CESSNOCK
Two more collieries have replied to the Krarsley Shire Council's proposal that a protective device be erected at the railway crossing to hare the dangers…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Miners Solidly Behind The Combined Unions Paxton Only Dissentient Weft-Attended Aggregate Meetings
That the miners and other colliery employees are solidly behind the conference of combined mining union was evidenced today on the Newcastle and South Maitland…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Policy Endorsed Muswellbrook Miners Meet MUSWELLBROOK
Following addresses by Messrs. H. Scanloa (vice-president, Northern District), and E. Grant (Northern Councillor), at an aggregate meeting…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Coal Owners Meeting at Brisbane BRISBANE
The general position of the coal mining Industry in Queensland and the refusal of employees to work over time or on Saturdays will be…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →German Mines Adrift. (“Mercury Service”)LONDON January 31
Two German mines attack a seawall on the south-eastern coast of England and exploded, damaging two empty…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Muswellbrook Colliery Coal Loading Bins; New Cooling Tower
The work of installing two coal loading bins, each with 500 tons capacity, at the Muswellbrook colliery, is nearing completion. The coal is…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Colliery Owners' Action Union Officials Summoned
Milne owners have caused a surprise by summoning the combined union officials through the Arbitration Court. The union…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Muswellbrook Miners. Yesterday's Meeting
At yesterday's aggregate meeting of members of the Muswellbrook and St. Heliers' Miners' Lodges, addresses were delivered by Messrs. H. Scanlon,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Coal Shortage in Japan
Industrial centres throughout Japan have come to a standstill, says the Tokio correspondent of the Associate…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Coal Mining Industry. 40 Hour Week Issue. 90 Per Cent. Support Claimed. Sydney
The vice-president of the Miners', Federation, Mr. G. W. S. Grant, said to-day that it was intended to carry on the 40 hour week policy. He added…
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