Southern Miners' Meetings Rowdy Scenes at Wollongong
There was a very disorderly meeting at the Wollongong aggregate meeting yesterday. The speakers were Messrs. C…
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Mining & the mines, 1940
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Disorderly Meeting Wollongong Miners Reject Policy WOLLONGONG
At a disorderly meeting or others Wollongong the combined [?] unions policy for uniformity in the industry was rejected by a big…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Mine Managers As Jockeys But Mounts Will be Pit Horses Rotary Function
There is little in the makeup of the majority of mine managers on the Northern Coalfields to suggest that…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →40 HOURS Mining Unions’ Policy Owners’ Action Sydney
The Vice-president of the [?] Federation Mr, G. W. S. Grass, said it was [?] in carry on the [?] week policy…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Policy of Combined Unions Committee Endorsed Campaign to Secure Uniform Conditions in Coal Industry. Mr. Orr Addresses Aggregate Meeting at Cessnock
Aggregate meetings were held at various centres on the northern field on Wednesday, when the Miner's leaders addressed the men and outlined the policy of the Combined Unions Committee in its efforts to secure uniformity…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fall of Coal Miner in Hospital
Caught in a fell of coal while at work at the United Brick Co. to-day, Lewis Phillips, 58, of Tarro, a miner employed by Beatty Bros., received…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Gold Appeal St. Dunstan’s War Hospital
The King has been graciously pleased to give his support to the St. Dunstan’s Gold Appeal by sending a gold cigarette box…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Early Morning Fire at Hexham Coal Conveyor Destroyed. Newcastle
Fire destroyed the Hetton Bcllbird Coal Company's coalloading conveyor at Hexham early this morning…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Coal Famine Privation In Britain Traffic Tangle London, February 4
A desperate fuel shortage in the Midlands and the Northern districts of Great British is the legacy of the great [?] due to the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →“Locked Out” First Move By Coal Owners Miners’ Tactics Cessnock
To-day i[?]arked the [?] move by the mine-owners to stop the irritation tec[?]ed adopted by the miners to enforce the granting of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Millfield Greta Colliery Costly Minor Dispute
Millfield Greta colliery is earning the reputation of being the colliery noted for the greatest number of stoppages…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Neath Colliery Closed Protest Against Irritation Tactics
The management of Neath Colliery closed the mine this morning as a protest against the irritation tactics of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →W.A. Gold Perth
The Western Australian gold yield for January was 998,865 fine oz. valued at £1,051,367, which was 7000oz higher than for the corresponding…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fire at Hexham Large Coal Conveyor Destroyed
Hetton Bellbird Colliery's large coal conveyor, which crosses both the main northern railway line and the main northern highway at…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Court Accused of Bias Mining Ward
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Continued on Trove, page 1 →Lives of 20 Miners Saved by Drops of Leaking Pipe Water
Water dripping from a leaky pipe on to the face of a man saved 20 lives in a pit explosion at Valleyfield Colliery, seven miles from Dunfermline…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Gold Statistics Production In N.S.W. SYDNEY
The production of native gold of New South Wales origin for the month of December, 1939 was estimated at 7.331.98 ounces fine valued…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Destroyed by Fire Coal-loading Conveyor at Hexham. Hetton-bellbird Company's Loss
Early yesterday morning the Hetton-Bellbird Coal Company's coal-loading conveyor at Hex-ham was destroyed by fire. The…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mine Sweeper Sinks in Heavy Seas 54 Lives May Be Lost(“mercury” Service) London, February 5
It is feared that 54 men lost their lives when the mine sweeper, the H.M.S, Sphinx, of 75 tons, foundered in heavy seas while being towed into port with disabled engines. Very big seas were running when the tow-line parted, and finally the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Stolen Bags Hebburn Collieries Lose Two Charged Kurri Kurri
“Inverliga[?]w that there was a third party” said Const[?] T. L. Newalt in giving evidence in the case of George [?] Barrel…
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