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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines
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MELBOURNE, Wednesday.—Nationalisation of the banks was no more socialism than the Government’s operation of the Post Office, or Federal and State control of railways, said the President f the Sheet Metal Workers’ Union,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →LONDON, 4.—With 15 more pits involved in the Yorkshire coal strike yesterday, 46 pits are now affected, including 33 where work has totally stopped. About 50,000 miners are on…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Eight mines were again idle on the Northern coalfields to-day and there was a production loss of 7600 tons of coal. In the first…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →SYDNEY, Friday, —The decision of the Joint Coal Board to support miners’ claims for an additional week’s holiday at Christmas in return for working back Saturday shifts was criticised by the secretary of Northern Collieries,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →An appeal to miners not to precipitate any stoppage over the claim for increased contract rates was made…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Miners' Federation will ask the State Government for a clear statement on its attitude to the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →LONDON, Sept. 5.—Only five out of 69 collieries on the South Yorkshire coalfield were working normally last night. Reporting this, Reuter says that 38 pits were idle…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →CESSNOCK; Friday.—Loss in production on the Maitland field this week has been heavy and has made a considerable…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Ellington, Cessnock No. 2, Aberdare and Abenmain No. 2 collieries have all agreed to contribute to the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mr. John Thomas Sweeney, former M.L.A. for Buili. died on Tuesday afternoon at his home in Russell Vale. He was 84…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →On Tuesday night, at the meeting of the Kearsley Shire Council, a deputation was appointed to wait on…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →SYDNEY, Sat—The Minister for Supply and Shipping (Senator Ashley) stated that cogl consumption this year had exceeded…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →CANBERRA, Sat. — Suggestions are that the Federal Government might lift the gold tax, to promote greater gold production…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →LONDON, Sept. 6. — “Stand firm” was the general reaction m the Yorkshire coalmining strike area to a statement last night by the Minister for Fuel (Mr. Emanuel Shinwell) that the Miners’ Union will investigate the complaint at the Greenethorpe colliery,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →CANBERRA, Saturday.—To assist Britain in meeting the dollar crisis Australia will sell all her current production of gold to Britain. The Prime Minister (Mr. Chifiey) announced that…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →CESSNOCK, Monday—After fairly substantial losses last week as the result of a number of stoppages, the present week was begun well…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →NEWCASTLE, Monday.— The only mines idle on the Northern coalfield to-day were the Teralba group. There are five in the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Minister or Fuel (Mr. Shinwell) is conferring with members of the National Coal Board in an attempt to obtain an early settlement…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Suggestions have been made that the Federal Government might lift the gold tax, to promote greater gold production…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The heating up of No. 1 West section of Bellbird colliery, which threw the mine idle for a week and…
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