Death of Scottish Miners’ Leader London, February 1[?]
The death has occurred of Mr. Robert Smillie former president of the Scottish Miners’ Federation and former Labor M.P. for [?]peth, 1939-29. He…
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The Mining Trouble Sydney, Tuesday Morning
Many miners think that before the combined mining unions' committee goes any further with the general strike proposal, it should, obtain a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mining Dispute ''Little Between the Parties" Sydney
Coal-owners to-day declined to comment upon the reported statement of the president of the South-end District Miners' Federation (Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Pharaoh Tomb Unearthed Gold Plate, Historic Material and Coffin Cairo. February 18
Professor Montet, a Frenchman, has unearthed at Sungelhagar, near Port Said, the intact tombs of the Pharaoh Psou Psennes, who ruled from 1080 to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Miners Reject Coal Owners' Terms For a Conference SYDNEY
Tho colliery proprietors to-day were informed by the combined mining unions that their terms for a conference, as put forward on…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Big Order for Coal Sydney
In view of the possibility of industrial trouble on the coalfields, the County Council to-day unanimously agreed to enter into contracts…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Mr. Hughes Suggests That Parties to Coal Dispute Compose Their Differences Sydney
The Federal Attorney-General (Mr. Hughes) to-day appealed to the parties to the coal dispute to compose their differences in view of the importance…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Sinclair to Ride Pure Gold Melbourne
The Queensland jockey, A. B. Sinclair, has been engaged to ride Pure Gold in the Futurity Slakes-at Caulfield on Saturday. H. Mor[?] will ride…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →lughes’ Hint of Government action in Coal Dispute SYDNEY
The Federal Attorney-General (Mr. Hughes) to-day reminded the parties in the threatened coal-mining dispute that the Federal…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Mine Workers Unions Pledge Support SYDNEY, Friday Morning
The executive of all N.S.W. unions, in conjunction with delegates to the Labour Council, at a combined meeting, pledged their organisations to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Danger of Coal S[?]ke March ? SYDNEY
Combined mining unions to-day appealed to colliery proprietors to meet them on the question of uniformity and wages adjustment. Owners have…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire Fiend Rages Along Leneva Valley Nearly 1000 Square Miles of Country Burned Many Homes Menaced Licking Flames Burning Embers Tossed on Fierce Wind Leneva School Saved by Timely Arrival of Fighters Gold Watch Left Behind In Hurried Departure
North-Eastern Victoria yesterday was a blazing inferno. Close on a thousand square miles of timber and grass country have been swept by the worst fire ever known in this area. A number of homes were razed to the ground, but many were saves by the magnificent work of hundreds of fire-fighters. ' Last night a stretch of country 10…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Colliery Owners Stand Firm Sydney
The colliery proprietors to-night reiterated that they are not prepared to meet the combined mining unions to discuss any variation of the…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Owns Gold Salute
Sydney owner, Mr. Alan E. Cooper, whose high-priced colt, Gold…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Miners Ready to Strike on March 1 SYDNEY
The immediate resources of the combined mining unions were sufficient in [?] in all mining workers for two months in the event of a general…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sweden Going Off the Gold Standard Stockholm. February .25
Sweden is going off the gold standard. Parliament at a meeting to-day. will pass the necessary legislation before the Sotck Exchange opens on Monday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mining in Albury District Geological and Geophysical Surveys
Officers of the Department of Mines have prepared several reports on the mineral prospects of the Albury district and the border country to the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Miners Ready to Strike on March 1 Will Cabinet Intervene? Melbourne a Focal Point Sydney
Focal point of the developments in the threatened Australian-wide coal strike was shifted to Melbourne, where Federal Cabinet may reach a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Six Collieries Idle Yestep Day Newcastle
Six collieries on the northern coalfields were idle to-day because of minor disputes. None of the collieries will work to-morrow because of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Miners Will Consider Mr. Hughes’ Suggestion SYDNEY
A special meeting of the combined mining unions to-morrow will consider a suggestion by the Federal Minister for Industry (Mr. Hughes) that the…
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