Railways Huge Consumption of Coal Interesting Figures
The New South Wales Railways spend annually on materials about £6,000,000. Approximately 90 per cent, of this amount is spent locally…
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Mining & the mines, 1941
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Western Miners' Claims
The secretary of the western branch of the Miners' Federation, Mr. T. H. Schroder, has opened up negotiations with the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Pelton Colliery Resumes Timber Dispute Settled
Pelton colliery, which has been Idle for two weeks, resumed to-day. A dispute arose through the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Miners' Local Reference Boards Details Ready Soon
The question of the establishment of local reference boards was discussed on Saturday, in Sydney, between a deputation…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Miners Take Mr. Baddeley to Task Criticism of Safety Bill Sydney
Strong [?] of the Deputy-leader of the Official Labour Party in, New South Wales Mr. J. M. Baddeley M.L.A. is…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Kalingo Mine Highly Mechanised CESSNOCK
Seven pairs o[?]miners resumed work at Kalingo Colliery to-day for the first time this year. The colliery has not been idle over any dispute…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Gold Salute Fast Six At Randwick Flying Knight Sydney
Gold Salute’s failure at Randwick became even more astounding when he reeled off an excellent six In 1.15 to-day without…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Durham Miners Firm May Cause Coal Crisis
It is reported from London that the refusal of the unemployed miners to move from Durham to Lancashire, where labour is urgently needed, is…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Kurri Mine Accidents
Three miners who were injured in mines in the Kurri Kurri district were admitted to Kurri Kurri Hospital on Tuesday…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Rise in Contract Rates Miners to Ask Board
District secretaries and presidents of the Miners' Federation decided in Sydney yesterday to apply to the Central Coalmining Reference Board…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mine Ashore in N.Z. Wellington (N.z.)
A mine has been washed ashore in Hurald Gulf, Auckland. Fishermen have been warned by naval authorities to keep a look-out for others…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Increase Sought Wages Of Off-Hand Mine Labour- SYDNEY
Wage increases for off-hand labour in NSW and Queensland Mines is to be bought by, the Miners' Federation, in proportion to recent increase…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Gold Production Soars in N. S. Wales
Gold produced in New South Wales in November was 9335.98 ozs., valued at £100,537, compared with 8756.55 ozs., valued at £92,601 for November,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →John Darling Dispute Miners' Leaders in Melbourne
The District President (Mr. J. Kellock) and the District Secretary (Mr. J. B. Simpson) went to Melbourne yesterday to interview Judge…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Millions of Tons of Coal May Be Locked Beneath Dam
Already 13,000,000 tons of coal are locked beneath the Nepean water catchment area, and it is feared that the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Leg Injuries Accidents At Mines CESSNOCK
Jack Lambert, 56 of Rawsonstreet Aberdare, a miner, employed at Elrington Colliery, received injuries to the right leg when lie was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fishermen Get Shock Floating Mine Near Boat MELBOURNE
Four fishermen received a shock yesterday; on Apollo Bay, when a floating mine was discovered from the boat…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Caught a Mine
A mine floating 10 feet from his boat shocked a fisherman at Apollo Bay, near Melbourne. The man Roy Fish, was with four other boatmen in the Strait when the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fatal Injuries Struck By Fall Of Coal Kukri Kurri
Thomas Wolfe (40) a wheeler, single, of Aberdare-street, Palaw Main, was fatally injured yesterday afternoon when, struck by a fall of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Mine Dispute [?] At [?] SYDNEY
The Coalcliff Colliery was Idle today, because 10 miners were, given days' notice yesterday that they either go into the mechanical…
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