£4000 RAISED N.Z. Money for Miners
In view or the fact that aggregate meetings have been called throughout the coalfields on Sunday, the meeting called for Sunday night at Cessnock…
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Mining & the mines, 1929
2,844 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 64 of 143
Coal From Queensland South Australian Order ADELAIDE
Mr. Butler, the Premier, stated to-day that the South Australian Government was importing 13,000 to 15,000 tons of coal from…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →"Just Like War" Scullin at Cessnock Bitter Speeches Coal-Owners Attacked
The present position on the coalfields was just like a war, said Mr. Scullin, Federal Labor leader, speaking ay Cessnock last…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →TRAPPED Miners in Victorian Pit Tunnel Fell in Rescued Exhausted After Eight Hours MELBOURNE
Ten miners were Imprisoned and almost suffocated in a tunnel near the pit-mouth of the Jumbunna mine late yesterday when the roof caved In. After being imprisoned for eight hours, the men were rescued by…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mine Unions Won't Abide by Royal Commission's Finding Undertaking Withdrawn Unions Send Letter to Acting-Premier Secret Hearing Objected to Engine-drivers Say It Has Become Force General Strike Move Sydney
In a letter to the Acting-Premier (Mr. Buttenshaw) to-day, the Council of the Combined Mining industry Unions' conference withdrew its undertaking given on June 12 to abide by the findings of the Royal Commission of the coal industry. The reasons were fully set out in the letter. The F.E.D. and F.A., in whose power it lies to close all the mines, regards the Commission…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Inspection of Books Further Argument Heard Before the Coal Commission Examination of the Accounts in Camera With Accountants' Assistance Unions View Decision with Dissatisfaction; Aggregate Meetings to Be Held on
The Royal Commission which is conducting an investigation into the profits of certain coal companies in 1927, yesterday decided the question whether or not the owners' books should be examined in camera. After Mr. Browne, K.C., had pressed the particular point of view of the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →RESCUED Miners Entombed for Seven Hours Victorian Colliery Melbourne
Ten men were entombed for seven hours, but were safely rescued, at Jumbunna Coal Mine yesterday. This incident occurred within one…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Industrial News Colliery Mechanics
Meetings of members of the Colliery Mechanics' Association will be held at Kurri Kurri and Weston this afternoon, and at Cessnock this afternoon, when relief…
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Sir,—In your issue of June 26, Mr. Longworth replied to Mr. A. E. Dunshea's statement that the miners now working are working under a reduction of 12½…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wallsend Miners' Relief Committee
The committee formed of representatives of "locked-out" miners' lodges resident in Wallsent , for the purpose of relieving cases of distress, met in Murray's…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Miners' Confidence Enginemen's Intentions
The report, later contradicted, of the Engine-drivers' Union, created a sensation in Newcastle Trades Union circles this morning. Union officials…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Position Reviewed British Coal Industry Ministers Meet Miners Talk with Owners Next (Australian Press Association.) LONDON, June 27
An interview was held at No. 10 Downing-street to-day between members of the executive of the Miners' Federation and certain members of the Cabinet, who…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Speeches to Miners To-morrow's Meeting
The first of the aggregate meeting arranged for to-morrow by the Combined Mining Unions will be hold at the Cross Roads, Brush Creek at 10 a.m. Mr. T…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Coal Cranes Employees' Plight Counsel's Opinion Sought
Mr. W. A. Stanton, General Secretary of the Carrington Coal and Coke Shipping Union, stated last night, that the members of that organisation had been…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Letter to the Acting-premier Reopen Mines on Former Conditions
On behalf of the Combined Mining Unions Committee, Mr. D. J. Davies, Secretary of the Miners Federation, sent a letter to Mr. Buttenshaw,…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Gold From England Another Big Shipment Directors Not Concerned London, June 27
A further £2,804,000 on gold was exported from the Bank of England to-day to Germany and America. These with drawals have caused some anxiety, but…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Short of Coal Steamer Makambo Caused by Gales Horse Boxes Used For Fuel SYDNEY
Horse boxes and other fittings were broken up and the wood fed to the fires when coal ran low on the Island steamer Makambo, on…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Work at the Collieries
The continuance of the industrial trouble resulted in only unassociated pita working during the fortnight, for which the full working time was eleven days…
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MR. T. HOARE…
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The fear that the officials of the miners' unions proposed to urge the rank and file to decide to withdraw from the Royal Commission now…
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