Transport of Coal German and Polish Rates
Drastic reductions have been made in the railway rates levied on coal conveyed from German and Polish mines to Baltic and North Sea Ports. In the case…
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Mining & the mines, 1931
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Lang Gives Premiers Startling Financial Plan Suspension of Overseas Debt Payments Reduce Interest Rate Abandon Gold Standard and Replace It by New Currency, Said Mr. Lang Conference Bombshell Policy Will Be Introduced in N.S.W. Irrespective of What Premiers Decide Scheme Denounced by Scullin and Theodore Canberra
A sensation was caused at the Premiers' Conference to-day, when Mr. Lang (Premier of N.S.W.) put forward his panacea for the financial ills of Australia. The main points are:— (1) That the Governments of Australia pay no further interest to British…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Teralba Miners
At a meeting of the Northern Extended miners, held in the school of arts on Sunday. Mr. Duggan presiding, it was decided to send a deputation to Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Work at Mines
Richmond Main and Pelaw Main collieries were again idle to-day owing to slackness of trade, while, Hebburn No. 2 was also idle owing to the same…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Coal for the Philippines
Mr. E. E. Warren, of J. and A. Brown and Abermain-Seaham Collieries. Ltd., who returned to Sydney from the Philippine Islands by the Taiping on Sunday,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Strike Favoured Miners' Lodge and Unemployed
A combined meeting of members of Richmond Main and Pelaw Main Miners' Lodges and Kurri Kurri unemployed at Kurri Kurri yesterday afternoon declared…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A.W.U. CONVENTION Amalgamation With Miners SYDNEY
The annual convention of the Australian Workers' Union devoted the whole of to-day's session to giving consideration to the constitution of the proposed merger…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Wages Standards Unchanged in New Bakers' Award for Newcastle Against Wage Reduction Kurri Miners Favor Strike Two Lodges
As a protest against the proposed 10 per cent, cut in the basic wage. Richmond Main and Pelaw Main miners' lodges have…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →New Currency "Goods Standard" To Replace Gold Mr. Lang's Proposals Three Per Cent. Interest on Government Loans
Addressing the Premiers' Conference at Canberra yesterday, the Premier of New South Wales (Mr. J. T. Lang) presented a comprehensive scheme for dealing with Australia's problems. One of his main proposals is the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mines Working
Richmond Main Colliery, which has been idle since Friday tent owing to slackness of trade, resumed work to-day. Hebburn No. which was idle…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Questions Gold Prospecting
In reply to questions asked by Mr. Fitzgerald and Mr. C. E. Martin, the Minister for Mines and Labour and Industry (Mr. Baddeley) said it was a fact that…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Coal Falls; Miner Hurt
As the result of a fall of coal at the John Darling Colliery yesterday morning, B. Learmonth, 46, a miner, of Charles-town road, Charlestown, had his back and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Coal Shipment for Manila
Another important overseas coal shipment will be made from Newcastle next week by the Macaria, a vessel of 6580 tons, trading to the agency of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Work at Collieries
Pelaw Main Colliery, which has been idle since Friday last owing to slackness of trade, resumed work to-day. Hebburn No. 1, which was idle…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Wallarah Miners' Lodge
A meeting of the committee of the Wallarah Miners' Lodge was held in the Wallarah Hall. Mr. E. Hancock presided. A motion was carried supporting the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Colliery Deputies Reduced Water Fees Committee's Decision
To consider an application by the Northern Collieries' Association for variation of Clause 4 of the Colliery Deputies'…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Drastic Amendments Wanted Miners and A.W.U. Merger Draft Constitution Sydney
Drastic amendments to the draft constitution for the A.W.U. Miners' Federation amalgamation were indicated when the A.W.U. Convention…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →2000 Miners Entombed for 2 Days Frantic Attempts at Rescue Harrowing Scenes Peking
TRAPPED by an explosion, nearly, 2000 Chinese miners are still entombed, despite frantic rescue work lasting two days, in the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Coal Industry Has Big Export Opportunity High School Girls Lack Books None to Come From Department Parents Must Pay
With only a meagre quantity of books in stock, the position at the Newcastle Girls' High School is deplorable, for word…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Trade Anticipates Revival Good Demand Exchange Enables Reduced Prices for Export Eastern Markets Lack of Return Cargoes Has Created a Shortage of Ships to Take Coal Away
From stagnation to feverish activity is the dazzling outlook for the coal export trade. A bonus of £34 on every £100 brought into the country due to the exchange position means that…
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