Pacific Miners
A meeting of the Pacific Colliery miners was held in the Teralba School of Arts on Wednesday night. Mr. Haydon presided. The miners' council minutes…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines
Mining & the mines, 1931
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Stolen Coal
John Webb, 36, labourer and Thomas Thoroughgood, 45, labourer, both pleaded "Guilty" to a charge of having stolen coal, valued at 1/, the property of the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Coal Bill
The State Government is proceeding with its bill to bring about a better condition of affairs in the coal industry. Though the measure sets…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →New Greta Colliery Resumption of Work
New Greta Colliery, which has been idle since February, will resume operations on Monday, with 24 pairs of miners and the necessary offhand labour. There were 38…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Miners' Union Improvement Urged Central Control
Sir,—The miners' organisation, like all other unions, is going through a period of disunity and disruption, which is the direct result of the intensification of the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Colliery Staffs' Association Application to Court Refused Sydney
An application by the United Colliery Staffs' Association for a variation of its constitution was heard by the Full Bench of the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Southern Miners Federation Criticised Withdrawal Motion Defeated WOLLONGONG
A motion that the southern miners should withdrew from the Miners' Federation was defeated by 11 votes to 2 at a meeting of the Southern Miners'…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Wallsend Council Reduced Valuations Coal Company's Land Financial Position Reviewed
Members of Wallsend Council at the fortnightly meeting of the council last night returned to the attack on the Valuer-General's Department with regard…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Oil From Coal Value of Research Urged LONDON, May 20
In his maiden speech in the House of Lords to night. Lord Rutherford, famous scientist, recounted experiments being conducted here for the production by…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Maitland District West Maitland Fettler Killed Struck by Coal Train
Albert Andrew McDonald, 55, a fettler, residing in Sinclair-street. East Maitland, was killed on the railway line near Thownton, yesterday, the body being…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Fabulous Gold Story in South Australia Prospectors' Expedition Adelaide
Gold in fabulous quantities, lies awaiting discovery in an Aladdin's Cave in Central Australia, [?]ccording to a story brought back from the interior. Dr. Herbert…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →State Parliament Coal Bill Revive Industry Members' Hope Debate in Parliament SYDNEY
Resuming the debate in the Legislative Assembly to-day on the motion for leave to introduce the Coal Industry Board Bill, Mr. G. Booth said that…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Miners' Committee
The Committee of Management of The Northern branch of the Miners' Federation will meet at the Newcastle Trades Hall at 3.15 a.m. on Monday…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Gold Bounty
The production of gold in Australia in 1930 was 460,435 ounces fine, compared with 430,203 fine ounces in 1920, and 457,598 ounces in 1928. The average for the three…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Hopeful Phase British Coal Industry Discussion by Miners (Australian Press Association) LONDON, May 21
A more hopeful phase in the coal situation was discussed by the Executive of the Miners' Federation in London to-day. They considered the letters from the…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Colliery Staffs Demarcation Refused SYDNEY
The Full Bench of the Industrial Commission to-day rejected an application made by the United Collieries' Staff Association of New South Wales for a…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Waratah Coal for Unemployed
Members of Waratah-Mayfield Unemployed Association were busy yesterday distributing the sample truck of coal from the Dyke. This coal is portion of a…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Gold and Minerals Bonanza Wanted
Most people are agreed that what Australia needs just now is an good boost to push it out of the rut of depression. There are some persons optimistic enough…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Coal Bill Discussion in Caucus Committee to Inquire Sydney
The Coal Industry Board Bill, which the Minister for Labour and Industry (Mr. Baddeley) was given leave to introduce in the Legislative Assembly on Thursday,…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Early Mining Mr. James Fletcher's Career "Like Father; Like Son."
Mr. James Fletcher, of Hamilton, who celebrated his 74th birthday yesterday can look back upon many years of active and useful service in the Newcastle…
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