John Darling Mine Strenuous Work of Firemen
A ring of fire threatened the John Darling Colliery, and the Belmont Fire Brigade rushed an engine and eight men to the scene…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines
Mining & the mines, 1933
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Wonthaggi Mine Objections to New Award MELBOURNE
The Organiser of the Amalgamated Engineering Union (Mr. G. Hargreaves) said to-day that an soon as the award of the State Coalmine Tribunal, covering…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Collie Mines Trouble Threatening Meeting Not Permitted Perth
Miners at Collie notified the owners to-day that they intended to hold a meeting at 10 a.m. to-morrow. The directors of the mines stated this afternoon,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Brighter Outlook Coal Trade Is Looking Up Ships Commissioned Sydney
Melbourne advices state that an increasing number of colliers are on the move. Sydney shipping men…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Work At Mines
Richmond Main colliery has been Idle all the week owing to slackness of trade. Pelaw Main, and Stanford Main…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Stop-work Meeting Collie Collieries Idle PERTH
All collieries at Collie were idle to-day, while the miners held a stop-work meeting to discuss the delay in the Arbitration Court hearing of the union's plaint. At…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Northern Miners Annual Ballots Completed
The Returning Officer of the Northern branch of the Miners' Federation (Mr. J. L. Halliday) announced yesterday that the counting of the ballot for the…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Coal Exports for Week Total of 40,000 Tons
The coal exported from Newcastle for the week is expected to be in the vicinity of 40,000 tons…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Selling Coal Problems Analysed Costs, Agents' Price, and Continuity
A Newcastle professional man closely associated with the coal trade has been impressed with what appears to him a general note of pessimism. He commented…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Died at Post Mine Enginedriver Workman in Skip Saved Perth
There was a dramatic moment at the Boulder Perseverance mine at midnight, when Richard Wicks, driver of the winding engine, collapsed and died at his post…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Aberdare Central Colliery
Dissatisfaction of the wheelers over rates of pay was responsible for Aberdare Colliery being thrown idle yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Historic Colliery Closing Down at Stockton
Stockton colliery ceased hewing coal on Wednesday (Ways an account in the "Newcastle Morning Herald" of January 10, 1908), after a life of 23 years…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Price of Gold
The price fixed by the Commonwealth Bank for gold lodged at the Melbourne Mint for the week ended January 6, is at the rate of approximately £6/19/10 per…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Britain's Coal for Germany London
Following upon discussions In Berlin before Christmas, representatives of the German Government were engaged yesterday and to-day in conversations with London and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Price of Gold London, January 13
Gold was quoted to-day at £6/3/2 per ounce fine, compared with £6/2/8½ yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →French Gold Holdings Paris, January 13
The gold holding of the Bank of France last week declined by £2750,000 at par. The total drop since it failed to pay the United States is £4,671,000…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Coal Export 40,331 Tons for Week
The quantity of coal, including bunkers, shipped at Newcastle during the week for places beyond the State was 40,331 tons, of which 7708 tons represented…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Gold and Minerals Prospecting Needed Reports From Fields
Those basic industries that in the past have made the greatest contribution to national prosperity are now in a parlous position. The cry for financial aid when…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Gold Supplies Amount Sent to Perth Mint PERTH
One ton and a quarter of the old gold was sent to the Royal Mint, Perth, last year. Mining centres forwarded 22 tons. This information was given by the Deputy…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Railway Freights Charges on Coal Trade Reply to Department Chamber of Commerce View
The Minister for Transport (Mr. M. F. Bruxner) has received from the Chief Transport Commissioner, a reply to the representations of the Newcastle and…
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