Miners' Ballot
The Returning Officer (Mr. L. Halliday) was occupied over the week-end in connection with the ballot for the remaining officials of the Northern branch…
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Mining & the mines, 1934
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Coal Oil Lyon Brothers' Tests 'Encouraging Results'
During last week Messrs. A. F. and A. G. Lyon were engaged on further tests in Sydney of coal oil produced at their Wallsend plant. Following the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Work at the Collieries
Work at the collieries in the northern field will resume this morning, after the usual 10 days' holiday, observed during the Christmas period. There will also be…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →All Kurri Mines Resume Work
A good commencement for the New Year was made by the mines on the Kurri end of the field, all of which resumed work to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Burwood Mine Idle Dispute at Bellbird Also Conference To-morrow
Burwood colliery commenced the New Year with a dispute, and as a result was idle. A dispute also occurred at the Bellbird…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Gold Revival in West Richness of Old Fields Restored
The diamond drills are humming again in West Australia, testing old fields that yielded but a portion of their gold wealth before being…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Miners' Check Inspectors Connell and I. Hoare Re-elected Ballot Counted To-day
The Northern miners' check inspectors, Messrs. J. Connell and I. Hoare, were both re-elected in the ballot…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A Cooperative Mine
An experiment in workers' ownership and operation of the Bono coalmine at Dana (Ind.) has made that peaceful little town the seat of a labour controversy of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Coal for Darwin
The first shipment of coal for Darwin from Newcastle for at least a year will be made at the week-end by the steamer Mungana, which will complete…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Ships Waiting for Coal
The unusual spectacles of ships waiting in Newcastle Harbour for a supply of coal to reach the Basin will be seen to-day. The miners' holiday of about 10…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Coal Trimmers' Union Better Shipping Trade Hoped for Officers for 1934
The hope that the improvement made in 1933 in the coal and shipping trade in Newcastle would continue this year was expressed by the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Northern Miners' Councillors Result of Ballot Announced To-day Grant, Irving, McNEILL
Mr. G. W. S. Grant, Mr. T. Irving, and Mr. D. McNeill were elected to-day to the dual positions of councillor and member of the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Will Follow Rank and File Policy Miners' New Leader He Will Resist Wage Cut "Not a Dictator"
The policy of the newly-elected miners' President, Mr. J. Jack, will be the Militant Minority Movement's…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Three Re-elected Check Inspectors and Councillor Miners' Ballots Messrs. I. H. Hore, J. Connell and H. Biggers
Messrs. I. H. Hoare (South Seaham Lodge) and J. Connell (Pelaw Main) yesterday were re-elected as district check inspectors, and Mr. H. Biggers (Aberdare…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Bellbird Colliery
A deputation, including the Vice-president of the Miners' Federation (Mr. J. Kellock) and lodge officials waited on the Manager of the Bellbird colliery…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Colliery Accidents
George William Fenwick, 56, a miner, residing at Mulbring-street, Kurri Kurri, and employed at Richmond Slain colliery, received an injury to the right shoulder,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Kurri Mine Accidents
At Richmond Main colliery. George William Fenwick (60), of Mulbring-street, Kurri. received injuries to his left arm and right shoulder…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →150 Miners Are Entombed Prague
Following an explosion in a coal mine near Dux to-day, 150 miners are entombed and are in grave danger of being suffocated'…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Militants' Success Among Miners Lang Leaders Are Perturbed Sydney
Lang Labor circles are perturbed by the continued successes of Militant Minority candidates in the ballots for officials of the Miners Federation…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Coal for Abroad 54,000 Tons More Than Last Year
Figures made available to-day by the Customs Department showed that nearly 54,000 more tons of coal were…
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