Miners' Central Council
The annual meeting of the Miners' Federation Central Council will be held in Sydney to-morrow. Many matters or importance to the…
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Mining & the mines, 1934
2,642 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 14 of 133
Industrial News Lodges Confer B.H.P. Collieries' Dispute
The third conference of the John Darling, Burwood and Elrington Lodges took place at the Newcastle Trades Hall on Saturday, when further consideration was…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Bohemian Miners Strike Prague, February 2
The hunger strike among 500 miners at North Bohemian pits extended to those underground, who refused to touch food sent down by their families. Later the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Body Recovered Mine Fatality in West SYDNEY
The body of Clarence Gillan, 30, who was drowned when the Bright Star goldmine, near Bathurst, was flooded on June 26, was recovered to-day. The body was…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Oil From Coal Scheme Members Invited to Explain It
Hunter Federal Electoral Council decided yesterday to call a special meeting, at which Mr. R. James, M.H.R., will be invited to explain…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Plucky Rescue Fell Into Mine Shaft Man Saves Employer Melbourne
A heroic rescue was performed at a mine near Bright on Saturday, when a miner named J. Staff risked his life to save his employer. Mr. J. Beckton, from…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Claimed Pay As Manager Mine Deputy Wins Case at Maitland Court
Alleging that he had been engaged as manager of Stanford Greta Colliery at Louth Park, and that for six weeks he had not been paid…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Mines to Reopen W.A. Riots Now Ended Foreigners Returning Perth
All is now quiet at Boulder and Kalgoorlie. At a mass meeting of the A.W.U. on Saturday it was decided to accept the offer of the Chamber of Mines…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Australian Loans Conversion Suggested "Time Opportune" Boom In Gold Shares In London (Australian Press Association.) LONDON, February 3
Interest on the Stock Exchange in the last few days has mainly centred in the goldmining section, which under the influence of the meteoric rise in the price…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Gold Value Effect of U.S. Policy Unprecedented Price Heavy Flow of Bullion from Europe (British Official Wireless.) LONDON, February 3
The devaluation of the American dollar to 59.06 per cent. of the old gold value, and the fixing of the new price for gold at 35 dollars per ounce,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Work Resumed W. Australian Gold Mines No Hostility Shown Foreigners and Australians PERTH
Work was resumed to-day at all the mines along the Golden Mile, with the exception of the South Kalgurli Consolidated. Only two employees failed to…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Industrial News More Men Wanted Wallsend Colliery
Wallsend C pit was among the mines which had nine days' work for the fort-nightly period ended on Saturday. The miners have begun the year better than…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →GOLD £7 in London London
The price of gold in London rose 1/9 to a new high level of £7 an ounce. About £1,540,000 worth of gold…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →High Price of Gold Sydney
Gold in Australia is now worth a premium of more than 100 per cent, of the price current before the gold standard was abandoned…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Miners' Union Policy Discussion To-day SYDNEY
It was officially stated to-night that one of the first matters which will be dealt with by the Miners' Federation to-morrow will be the question of the policy…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Proposal to Go Back to Work Elrington Mine Dispute
A proposal to return to work pending a conference was discussed at the meeting of Elrington Miners' Lodge at Cessnock…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Gold in the West Huge Area to be Surveyed Aeroplane Equipment
What is described as the largest and best equipped aerial survey mining expedition yet organised has began operations in Western Australia in an…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Father Makes Heroic Rescue Attempt Strives to Save His Buried Son Earth Fall in Mine Forbes
Caught in a collapse of earth which overwhelmed his son in a gold mine shaft to-day, Joseph Spice, 64,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Opposite Effect American Gold Policy Dollar Value Rises Abnormal and Confusing Position (Australian Press Association.) LONDON, February 5
"The Times" says: "So far the effects of President Roosevelt's policy have been opposite to what was intended. Washington hoped that by fixing the gold value…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Goldfields Riots Cases in Court Kalgoorlie
Further charges arising out of the disorders of last week were preferred in the Police Court to-day. Only one man was a miner. The charges were…
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