Elrington Colliery Workers' Compensation Claim
In the matter before the Workers' Compensation Commission in Sydney on Thursday, in which Samuel Heasley was the applicant, and the B.H.P. Collieries…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines
Mining & the mines, 1931
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South Coast Miners Wollongong
A cavil was drawn at the Metropolitan Colliery, at Helensburgh, but a wheeler would not go down the pit, as a wheeler had been dismissed. A second cavil…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Work at Mines Fortnight's Operations
Fifteen mines were idle during the past fortnight. Only two collieries — Stanford Merthyr No. 1 and Hillside — worked full time…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Industrial News Elrington Miners Fixing of Conditions
A conference of the representatives of the owners and miners was held at the Newcastle offices of Hebburn, Ltd., yesterday, for the purposes of fixing rates and…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Miners' Wages Proposed Further Reduction SYDNEY
Before the Federal Arbitration Court in Melbourne on Monday, the Miners' Federation will be called upon to show cause why the award made some time ago by…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Oil From Coal Western Production Engineer's Experiments
Mr. J. Fletcher, consulting engineer who for many years has taken an active interest in the problem of avoiding coal waste in the mining industry, has been…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Mine Explosion One Dead; Five Injured Wonthaggi Tragedy Melbourne
When a gas explosion took place at a depth of 900ft in the State coalmine, at Wonthaggei. to-day, Alfred Elkin, 63, was killed and five other men badly injured…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →East Greta Coy. to Join Mine Merger J. & A. Brown-abermain Extends Sydney
The merger of the J. and A. Brown and Abermain-Seaham collieries, forming the greatest coal group in Australia, is to be further extended by…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →"Baby" Coal Mine Opened At Wallsend Miners' Syndicate
After working for six months getting everything in readiness, the largest of the "baby" mines at Wallsend has begun producing…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mines Idle
Abermain No. 2, Aberdare Central, and Bellbird collieries, in the Cessnock district, were idle to-day, owing to trade slackness…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Northern Miners. Management Committee
The Northern Miners' committee of Management will sit at the Newcastle Trades Hall on Wednesday to consider many matter of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Forgery Charge Mine Manager Arrested SYDNEY
Detective-Sergeant Keogh, of Police Headquarters, arrested the manager of the Colin Peak Mining Company at Yeranderie on Saturday on a charge of forging…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Big Coal Merger East Greta Company Approval Awaited Sydney
Subject to the approval of shareholders, the East Greta Coalmining Company, Ltd., will be merged with J. and A. Brown and Abermain-Seaham Collieries, Ltd. The…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wallarah Colliery
Wallarah Colliery has worked five days for the coming pay. Forty-seven employees have received notices of dismissal. These include 20 miners, five…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Northern Miners
The Organising Vice-president of the Northern Miners' Federation (Mr. J. Kellock) stated yesterday that a meeting of the Management Committee had been…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →May Day Function Wallarah Colliery Big Day Is Planned
To discuss arrangement in connection with May Day celebrations, a meeting of representatives of the union employed at Wallarah colliery…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →31 Miners Killed Another German Explosion BERLIN, February 22
Another disastrous fire-damp explosion occurred on the Aachen coalfield, killing 31 miners. The pit props were smashed to matchwood, and men in the vicinity…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A.C.T.U. CONFERENCE Mr. Hoare's Report for Miners' Committee
The miners' northern president (Mr. Hoare), who returned to Newcastle to-day. would mako no comment concerning the decisions of the A.C.T.U…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →20 Ounces to Ton Rich Gold Ore CASINO
Ore that it is stated, will crush 20 ounces to the ton, is being mined from a shaft put down by the Killarney Cold Mining Syndicate at Paddy's Flat,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Big Union Merger Taking Shape Water Board Men Want to Join A.W.U. and Miners Sydney
THE Wilier Board Employees' Union, which has a membership of about 7000, has begun negotiations fur an amalgamation…
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