Miners’ Labor Affiliation Ballot Newcastle
Voting by the northern miners to decide whether they will retain their affiliation with the Lang Labor Party took place to-day. Observers predict…
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More Information Is Sought by Miners Mr. Stevens’ Offer Mr. Lyons’ Attitude Condemned, SYDNEY
The National Convention of the Miners’ Federation to-day sought further information from the Premier as to the proposal to institute a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Gold Up to £8/16/11 Per Ounce New High Level This Year-sydney
Fine gold to-day advanced to [?] 16/11 per ounce, the highest price since March. 1937 when it was £8 17/1. Since the first week in July…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Miners May Leave Lang Sydney
It was stated in union [?] to-night that voting on the South [?] coalfields on the question of affiliation with either the [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Safety in Mines Premier's Reply To-dafsydney
The Premier. (Mr. Stevens) stated to-night that he intended to send a reply to-morrow to the general president of the Miners’ Federation (Mr. Nelson)…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Australia-wide Strike Feared Action by Miners Sydney
The National Convention of the Miners’ Federation will to-morrow discuss a recommendation from the Central Council that colliery proprietors…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Australia-wide Support for Miners Sydney
The acting secretary of the Sydney Trades and Labor Council (Mr. A. S. McAlpine) said to-day that the trades union movement throughout Australia…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Tutankhamen's Gold Into the Land of Egypt
Far away in the Valley,of the Kings at Thebes -- about twelve hours by train from Cairo, or by boat a voyage of several days -- an empty tomb…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Relict of Mining Pioneer; Lived 90 Years
Mrs. Hannah Magill died at the Ovens Benevolent Home, Beechworth, aged 96 years. She was the widow of the late James Magill, one of the…
Continued on Trove, page 46 →14 Days’ Grace Then a General Strike Miners’ Ultimatum Sydney
Representatives of the Miners’ National Convention will to-morrow meet the Premier (Mr. Stevens) to discuss his proposal to establish a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Production of Gold They Almost Reached Absolute Zero!
Artificial heat dates from the time when some prehistoric savage first Learned to kindle a fire from dead wood, and so put us on the road to…
Continued on Trove, page 31 →Enginedrivers and Miners Support Seems Likely. Government and Safety in Colleries. Sydney
There was a new development in the threatened coal strike to-day, when the executive of the Federated Enginedrivers and Firemen’s Association summoned…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Safety in Mines Proposed Tribunal Inquiry. Likely to be Accepted by Men. SYDNEY
The Government’s proposal to continue a tribunal of inquiry into mine safety will be accepted by the national convention of the Miners’…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Boys’ “Mine” Almost Causes Death of One Broken Hill
A “mine” at the rear of a house, which two boys had been tunnelling for a month, collapsed yesterday, and one of the lads was buried under a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Three Days in Mine Shaft Did Not Dim Doe’s Fighting Abilities
A dog belonging to Mr. Arthur Dower, of Bethanga, while chasing a rabbit, into a disused mine shalt, which about 45 feet deep. By climbing…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A £25,000 COMPANY To Mine Gold at Lavington Application to Albury Court
An intimation that a company with a capital of £25.000 was in the process of flotation for the purpose of exploring gold-bearing lands near Lavington, was given in the Mining Warden's Court yesterday when Albert Edward Rickard, prospector, of Albury, and George McDougall asked…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Tit for Tat—colliery Idle Cessnock
In retaliation for the miners throwing Stanford Main No. 2 colliery idle yesterday, the tophands and shift to-day refrained from attending…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Miners Determined Strike Threat Solidified Log of Claims to Be Served at the Weekend Sydney
The strike organisation endorsed by the National Convention of the Miners’ Federation to meet any emergency, should the colliery…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Gold Recovered From Wreck After 150 Years
The first bar of gold to be brought up from the wreck of the famous Lutine by the dredger, “Karimata,” one of the world’s largest dredges, was recovered on July 29. It was in October, 1799. that the Lutine, an English frigate, was sunk off the Isle of Terschelling. She was carrying gold bars and gold coins sent from the Bank of England to “save” Hamburg bankers, who were in difficulties. The total value was put at £ 1,250,000…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Free Labor in Mines May Precipitate Trouble Enginedrivers’ Threat Sydney
Should the North Wallarah Colliery Company carry out its threat to work the North Wallarah and Aberfeld Collieries with…
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