Miners' Conditions
Sir,—Recently a statement appeared in the "Newcastle Morning Herald" from Mr. C. M. McDonald, of the Colliery Proprietors' Association, to the effect that…
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Mining & the mines, 1934
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Ellington Miners Meet
Deliberations at the recent conference between the representatives of the B.H.P. colliery employees and the management were detailed to a…
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Sir,—In the issue of January 30, a correspondent, J. Sharp, brings under the notice of readers that the representatives of the Miners' Federation did, perhaps,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sale of Plant Cardiff Collieries Busier Days Recalled
The efforts to save the Cardiff Colliery failed. With the conclusion of the sale yesterday, the plant will soon be distributed among other mines and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Coal Point-kilaben Bay Progress Association
The annual meeting of Coal Point and Kilaben Bay progress Association was held at the residence of Mr. A. Turner, KilabenBay, on Saturday. There was a…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Old Mine Shaft Small Fire in Filling
Fire in the filling of an old mine shaft in Dangar-street, Wallsend, had the attention of Wallsend Fire Brigade last night. It is believed that the outbreak…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Devalued Dollar Gold Price Washington
By proclamation, President Roosevelt to-day devalued the dollar to 59 cents, and announced that from to-day the Treasury…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wonthaggi Mine Dispute 1300 Men Involved Melbourne
A new development occurred to-day in the strike of 1300 miners, wheelers, and surface workers at the State Coal Mine, Wonthaggi, when…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →B.H.P. MINES Lodges and Executive Confer
The Northern Executive of the Miners' Federation and the combined committee of the John Darling, Burwood, and Elrington lodges conferred at the Newcastle Trades…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Hill End Mine New Fissures Are Opening Seam Still Burning
If the present rains continue, further subsidences may occur at the old Hill End Colliery at Cessnock…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Bendigo's Demand "Dismiss All Foreigners" Employment at Mines Melbourne
News of the racial riots in Kaigoorlie and Boulder has brought to head complaints that foreigners are employed at one of the mines in Bendigo, to the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Equalisation Fund No Return to Gold Standard Chancellor's Explanation London, January 30
Referring in the House of Commons to the Exchange Equalisation Fund, the Chancellor of the Exchequer (Mr. Neville Chamberlain) again emphasised that its…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →All Quiet At kalgoorlie Pathetic Cases of Hardship Many Miners Offer to Help Police Fugitives in the Bush Kalgoorlie
With the arrival of police reinforcements measures have been taken to minimise the danger of any further attempts at disorder in the Kalgoorlie and Boulder areas, after the disastrous rioting of Monday…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Coal Trimmers
A meeting of the executive of the Newcastle Coa, Trammers branch of the Waterside Workers' Federation after discussing the dangers of all attack on Sovief…
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At a meeting of Elrington Miners' Lodge held yesterday it was decided not to resume work…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →B.h.p. Collieries' Dispute Trades Hall Meeting
The B.H.P. minors' dispute was discussed at a meeting of the Miners' Management Committee at the Newcastle Trades Hall this afternoon, but…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Cavilled-out Miners Parties Confer
The re-engagement of a cavilled-out skip repairer to fill the vacancy caused by the retirement of a member of the Federated Mining Mechanics…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Coal Conference on February 14
The conference of the Maitland and coalfield councils and public bodies to deal with the rehabilitation of the coal-mining industry…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Foreign Miners Boycott Proposed at Boulder Kalgoorlie
The town is now quiet, and it is evident that the elements responsible for the violence of Monday and Tuesday…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Coal Charges in Newcastle Hopeful To-day's Forecast
A further protest against what are claimed to be the exorbitant charges for hauling and Shipping coal is to be made to the Minister for The weather forecast for Newcastle district was more hopeful today. It reads as follows: Unsettled; heavy rain at first,…
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