Coal Shortage in Japan New York. January 30
The Tokio correspondent of American Associated Press states that industrial centres throughout the country are at a standstill, a coal shortage…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Mining & the mines, 1940
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Campaign for Uniform Conditions on Coal Fields Newcastle
There was diversity of opinion on the northern coalfields to-day when the rank and file voted o a motion put forward by the combined Mining…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Interruptions in the Coal Industry. Colliery Owners Take Action. SYDNEY, Friday morning
As a result of the continual stoppages in the collieries, the mine owners have issued a summons to the officials of the combined mining unions,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Steamer Disabled by Mine Explosion Amsterdam. February 4
The steamer Laertes struck a mine and caught fire south west of England. The crew of 100 tock to the lifeboats but returned and extinguished the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Japan’s Coal Requirements New York. Feb. 3
It is reported from Cali, a town in the South American republic of Colombia. that Japan is negotiating for the purchase of from 10,000 tons to…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Eight Collieries Idle Yesterday Newcastle
Because if strict adherence members to the instructions [?] them by the combined mining un[?] committee, eight colleries were idle…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Gold Production in N.S.W. SYDNEY
Production of native sold of N.S.W. origin for December is estimated at 733,198 ounces, valued at £7702, as compared with [?] ounces (fine)…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mine Owners Lock Men Out Newcastle
Marking what is considered the first move by mine owners to counter the Irritation tactics adopted by the Miners Federation,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Big Liner Sunk Torpedoed in Atlantic Mine Sweeper Founders London, Feb. 6
The British cargo-liner Beaverburn (9874 tons) was torpedoed In the Atlantic, off the south-west coast of Britain, yesterday. The…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →1000 Miners Cease Work at State Coal Mine Melbourne
All pite at the State coal mine at Wonthaggi were rendered Idle this afternoon following a dispute between tie workers and the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Coursing Precious Gold’s Mortgage Should Secure “Hat Trick” Wodonga Fixture To-night
The easy manner in which Precious Gold won his races at Albury and Wodonga stamps George McFarlane’s dog as a hurdler out of the ordinary,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Coal Mine Sealed Cessnock
Tme management of Neath colliery to-day sealed the pit as a reply lo the irritation strikes of miners. In this case they refused to work overtime…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →General Coal Strike Threatened SYDNEY--Thursday
A meeting, of the combined Mining Unions committee was held in Sydney to-day to consider proposals to ignore the Federal Arbitration court and to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Twenty Six Miners Perish Brussels, February 8
Twenty-six miners were killed in a fire damp explosion at n colliery at Marchienne A[?] during last night…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Gold Mining De Luxe Rotarian A. M. Henderson's Address At Corowa Rotary Club "A Golden Dream Come True"
Details of one of the most successful enterprise in connection with gold mining or the recovery of gold in the States of the Commonwealth were related by Rotarian A.M. Henderson at the weekly dinner of the Corowa…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fifty Thousand More Miners Helping Britain to Win War
"Old King Coal" is helping Britain to pay for the war by providing a valuable export to set against imports of war materials…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Coal Situation The Mineowners' Attitude SYDNEY, Friday noon
Leading mine owners declared to-day, that the coal owners will refuse to meet the unions. He added that the owners' position was that…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Miners’ Ultimatum ‘Conference or Direct Action’ Men Prepare for Struggle Sydney
Unless coal owners agree to meet the mining unions before the end of the month to negotiate a satisfactory settlement of the present…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Four Coal Mines Idle. Cessnock
Four mines of the Cessnocit coalfield are now idle, two more ceasing work to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Struck Mine and Sank London, February 8
The steamer Mary Dawn struck a mine and sank in the North Sea. All 28 members of the crew were landed at an east coast port but one died…
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