Gunnedah Colliery Inflammable Gas Inspector Jack's Report
The history of the heating and subsequent finding of inflammable gas at Gunnedah Colliery is mentioned in a report of Inspector R. P. Jack, who states that…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines
Mining & the mines, 1931
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Rendering Coal Dust Harmless
Slow progress is being made in the matter of rendering the coal dust harmless on the floor, roof, and sides of the various roadways of the mines, according…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Coal Cargoes Ships Next Week
Four interstate ships are expected at Newcastle early next week to load close on 15,000 tons of coal and bunkers for New Zealand and South…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Price of Gold. London, July 1
The price of gold was quoted at 84/11 per oz. fine…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Jewels by Post Merchant's Claim "Coal Substituted" London
"There were Australian sapphires in the rings I saw a native clerk in the Customs office admiring when I called for my parcel," said Harry…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →District Tennis Tournaments Aberdare Extended Dispute May Extend to Other Mines Meeting To-night
A special meeting of the Northern Miners Committee of Management has been called for 9 a.m. to-morrow to discuss the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →New Coal Bill Miners' Meetings
Mr. Cameron, M.L.A., said to-day that he was arranging with the lodges within his area for the calling of special meetings of miners to explain the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Coal or Petrol?
Many people have applauded the action of the Railway Department in developing the rail motor system in various parts of the State Those w[?] have observed the…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Officials Returned Bellbird Miners' Lodge
Efforts to bring about a changes of officials by the militant section of Belland Miners Lodge failed. On the day of the ballot, printed…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Miners Accept Bill London, July 3
The Miners' Conference has accepted the Government's Coal Bill, continuing the 7½ hours' day for a year abolishing the spread-over, and maintaining the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Gold and Minerals Unemployed Prospectors
A report by the State Mines Department of the progress of a scheme set on foot in 1930, with the object of assisting unemployed men to prospect for gold, has…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Price of Gold. London, July 2
The price of gold was quoted at 84/11¼ per oz. fine…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Large Coal Shipments Manila and Singapore Two Vessels Chartered
Two large coal shipments will be made from Newcastle in vessels trading to the agency of J. and A. Brown-Abermain-Seaham Collieries, Ltd., within the next few…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Stoppage of All Caledonian Pits Miners' Management Committee Decision Aggregate Meetings
The Northern Miners' Committee of Management decided at a special meeting in Newcastle to-day to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Pacific Colliery
A conference will be held this morning, at Teralba, between the management and the Miners' Federation, regarding a dispute a the Pacific Colliery. The…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Central Colliery
It is the intention of the management of Aberdare Central Colliery to engage an extra four pairs of miners this week…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Coal Bill Suggestions Invitation to Miners Mr. Baddeley at Kurri
The Minister for Mines (Mr. J. M. Baddeley) reviewed the clauses of the new Coal Bill at a meeting of combined unions in the Kurri Kurri district, at…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Pacific Colliery Dispute Settled
A dispute between the management and the miners at Pacific colliery was settled to-day at a conference which was attended by the president of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Work to Cease Aberdare Collieries Meeting at Cessnock
The question of the dismissal of a wheeler at Aberdare Extended Colliery was considered yesterday afternoon at an aggregate meeting of the three Aberdare…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Industrial News Glebe Miners' Lodge
The half-yearly meeting of the Glebe Miners' Lodge was held yesterday in Mitchell Park, Mr. J. Skillicorn presided over a fairly large meeting. The half-yearly…
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