Cavilled-out Miners' Relief
In connection with the proposal of the Federal Government to distribute £100,000 for the benefit of the coalminers, who will not be absorbed in the industry, the…
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Mining & the mines, 1930
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Suggested Gold Bounty
One thing lends to another and the mention of wealth brought up the subject of gold. Quite a lot of speeches were made in favour of stimulating the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A Record? Marathon Coal Loading
Three weeks to load [?]000 tons of coal. That is the record created by the steamer Iron Crown in Newcastle during May, Five times at least the vessel has…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Coal Come-back Experts Favor Pulverising System
While oil from coal by low temperature distillation is a possibility, the problem of disposing of the by-products is very real. Pulverised coal as fuel, however, may re assert the dominance of coal as a motive power…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Cessnock Heavy Coal Traffic Kearsley Shire Losses
The Manager of Millfield Colliery has notified the Kearsley Shire Council that in future the output from the mine will be hauled on the railway line, and the motor…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Whose Job? Lifting "Gift" Coal May Be Abandoned
Who will shift the coal stack of 1800 tons given by the Federal Government for the destitute families of Newcastle and Suburbs?…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Bonus on Gold Labour Conference Approves CANBERRA
At the Federal Labour Conference to-day Mr. Collier (W.A.) moved that the conference approve the payment by the Federal Government of a bonus on gold…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Lodges Agree Miners to Resume Work Hopeful Outlook Problems of Seniority
Reports from the various lodges on the conifields indicate that there will be no hitch in the arrangements for a general resumption of work at the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Pulverisation System May Restore Dominance of Coal as Power Unit Unequal Wool Freights Slug For Grower Commerce Pres. Speaks
A 50 per cent, increase in the shipment overseas of wool from Newcastle is shown this season as against the number of bales sent…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →South Coast Collieries Wollongong
Collieries on the coast continue to work steadily. Mount Pleasant Colliery was idle for two days this week, this being the first idle time experienced for many…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Associated Northern Colliery Owners Announce Reduced Coal Prices STARTED S. Maitland Trains Through Service First for Eight Months
With the resumption of the South Maitland railway passenger service to-day coalfields residents saw railway carriages on the line…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Resumption at Mines Premier Arranges Lower Coal Freights Position of Unemployed Government Recognises Obligation to Help
In the course of a statement in the Legislative Assembly yesterday afternoon, the Premier, Mr. T. R. Bavin, said the Government had arranged for concessions in the matter of coal freights of something like 1/6 a ton of coal for local…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Miners' Preparations Further Meetings of Lodges
Hebburn miners No. 1 Lodge will draw the cavil to-day and for convenience it will be drawn for 14 weeks, in the order of seniority. All employees will not be…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Victorian Coal Federal Assistance MELBOURNE
Mr. Holloway, M.H.R., said last night that he had the authority of the Prime Minister to announce that the interests of the Victorian coal industry…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Gold and Minerals Bonus Sought (Contributed.)
At a crowded public melting in the Perth Town Hall, on the motion of the Chief Secretary (Mr. Keehan), it was resolved to ask that the Federal…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →"Valuable Lesson" Australian Coal Trouble English Viewpoint
The prolonged struggle in the New South Wales coalfields appears to be at an end, although the unions are still making a valiant show of resistance (says the…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →New Industries Oil From Coal Optimistic Outlook Commerce President's Review
A decidedly optimistic note was struck by the President of the Newcastle Chamber of Commerce (Mr. W. A. Winn), in the course of his address at the annual…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →1,872,542 TONS Coal During Hold-up Northern Output
Since the inception of the coal hold-up the approximate quantity of coal which has been hauled to Bullock Island from the northern…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Steel Products Big Extensions Contemplated Newcastle Works Coal Settlement Provides Impetus
It was learned on good authority to- day that big extensions to the Newcastle works of Vickers- Commonwealth Steel Products, Ltd., will be made within the next 12 or 18 months. The general manager (Mr. Clegg), who is also the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Coal Prices Announcement of Owners the Reductions Interstate, 33 : Foreign Trade 43 SYDNEY
The chairman of the Northern Collieries Association (Mr. C. M. McDonald) announced to-day that the reduction per ton on coal would be:--Interstate and New Zealand, 33; foreign trade, 43…
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