Crushed to Death in Mine "Was Accidental," Says Coroner Elrington Tragedy
Crushed between an under-ground loco and a trap-door at the Elrlnoton colliery on August 11. Clement Jamo Emery, 21,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines
Mining & the mines, 1932
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Coal Output in North 2,000,000 Tons Mark Passed Decrease for August
Coal haulage for the month ending to-day brought the total haulage for the eight months of this…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →COST £45,000 a Year Railway Coal Freight Cut Treasury Will Pay Sydney
The reversion to the 1920 freight rates for export coal on recent business is estimated to reduce…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →What People Think A Telephone Complaint—Coal Freight Reduction—Beach Improvement—Lottery Issue. Telephone Directories
Disgruntled Subscriber (Hamilton), writes:- Have we telephone subscribers not enough to put up with at the hands…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Northern Owners Cut Coal Prices Tenders for Railway Range Up to 3/- a Ton Others Unchanged Sydney
Tenders which opened today for rail coal supplies showed a drop of 1/6 to 3/-a ton for northern and the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Hebburn Colliery
Work at Habburn No. 1 Colliery is on the slack side. It worked nine days for the last pay, being four days for each man under the new system. It has not…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Cessnock Colliery Accidents
Thomas Ward, 53, a shiftman, of Aberdare-road, Cessnock, injured his right arm and suffered from shock when he was jammed against a prop by horses at…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Rothbury Colliery Reopening Delayed
It was expected that Rothbury colliery would have been reopened for work yesterday morning, but a start was not made as arrangements were not complete for…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wonthaggi Miners' Tribunal
There was a large attendance of members of the combined unions engaged in the State mine at Wonthaggi (Vic.), when one of the most important matters…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Mine Fatality Accidental Death Verdict
The Coroner (Mr. A. W. Johns) held an inquest at the Kurri Kurri Courthouse yesterday concerning the death of Clement James Emery, who died in the Kurri…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Order Refused Greta Main Winding Up Sale of the Colliery
The Chief Judge in Equity, Mr. Justice Harvey, was occupied for two days in hearing a petition presented by Henry Daly, a shareholder in Greta Main Collieries,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fall of Coal Aberdare Extended Man Killed; Two Injured
A man was killed and two others were injured at Aberdare Extended colliery yesterday afternoon as the result of a fall of coal…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Miners' Wage Rates Reduction at Wonthaggi Sought by Commissioners Melbourne
The mining section of the Wonthaggi State Coal Mine Tribunal met to-day to consider the log of claims submitted by the Railways Commissioners for the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Coal Export 141,881 Tons for Month Less Than for July
The quantity of coal, including bunkers, shipped at Newcastle during August for places beyond the State, was 141,881 tons, of which 10,870 tons represented overseas…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Railway Coal Big Reduction in Tender Prices 11/5 a Ton Northern Bid for Contracts SYDNEY
Substantial reductions in the prices tendered for railway coal contracts by Northern colliery proprietors were revealed when the tenders were opened to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Weekly Coal Shipments
Coal shipments from the port of Newcastle for this week are expected to amount to about 37,000 tons. Shipments for each day this week are:…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Southern Miners to Meet Wollongong
Aggregate meetings have been called by the local Miners' Federation, to be held at Helensburgh, Woonena, Wollongong, and Kembla Heights next Monday, to deal…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Railway Coal Saving of £150,000 Expected SYDNEY
It was reported to-day that the Railway Department will save approximately £150,000 a year as a result of the lower tender prices received for supplies of…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →"KEPT 1000 in Jobs" Coal Freights Reduction Mr. McDONALD'S VIEW
"It has saved the coal companies from dismissing at least 1000 men," said the Chairman of the Coal Owners'…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →"Go for Secession" Comment in W. Australia Suspension of Gold Bonus Perth
"It is sufficient to make West Australians go bald-headed for secession," was the comment of the President of the Goldmining Association of West…
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