To Make Coal Clean
Snow-white coal cleaning plant at the Rising Sun Colliery. Wallsend-on-Tyne, England…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines
Mining & the mines, 1937
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Northern Miners' Board Long Sitting Ends
The Northern Miners' Management Committee, which has been in daily session at Newcastle Trades Hall since Tuesday morning, concluded its longest sitting in…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Mine Stopped by Big Eel Wedged in Pipe
Elermore Tunnel Colliery at Wallsend, at which 40 men are employed, was held up yesterday by an eel which become wedged in the suction…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →No Miners' Trip to Russia 1937 Soviet May Day
The Northern Miners' Management Committee, which has been in session several days at Newcastle Trade Hall, has rejected a motion that a delegate be sent…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Good Increase Newcastle Coal Exports Narbada's Big Shipment
As is usual when the steamer Narbada is at the cranes, exports of coal from Newcastle soared this week. The total quantity, including bunkers, shipped for…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →One-day Stoppage of Mines Threat by the Men
The Northern Miners' Management Committee, in addition to supporting the proposal of the unemployed to conduct a "hunger march" decided…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Gold and Minerals First Million Ounces Reports From Fields (Contributed.)
Though the realisation of the first million ounces of gold to be won since the revival of goldmining has been a wearisome anticipation, some…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Industrial News Northern Miners Appeals Dealt with by Committee No Delegate to Russia
The Northern Miners' Management Committee resumed its deliberations at the Newcastle Trades Hall yesterday. All members were present, and Mr. T. Hoare…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →New Venture Mining in Tasmania Melbourne Syndicate Hobart
It is understood that an influential Melbourne syndicate has secured large options over a silver and lead property in the Zeehan district, and proposes to begin…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Northern Mine Conferences
Officials of the Northerl Miners' Federation were to-day engaged on conferences. The President (Mr. T. Hoare) conferred with the Colliery…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Kurri Mines Working
Richmond Main colliery, which was idle last week owing to slackness of trade, resumed work to-day. Pelaw Main was also working…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Northern Miners Work for the Fortnight
Richmond Main lost a week of the working period, which was reduced by one day on account of the holiday. Ten days constituted full time. Disputes…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Gold at Warwick Brisbane
A slug of gold, weighing 18oz. 3dwt., was lodged with a Warwick bank yesterday by two Pratten miners, claimholders of the Deaf Cat mine. It was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →To-day's Accidents Fall Of Coal
Struck by a fall of coal in the Stockton Borehole Colliery this morning William Buxton (50). of Hill-street, Wallsend, had his chest badly bruised…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Industrial News Miners' Board One-day Stoppage Threat Support for Unemployed
The Northern Miners' Committee of Management, which had been in session at the Newcastle Trades Hall since Tuesday, concluded its deliberations on…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Of New South Wales Twelve Men Trapped In Wrecked Mine Terrific Explosion in Drive at Wonthaggi Rescue Party Uses Cage As a Battering Raqm Fate of Entombed Men Unknown Melbourne
A heavy explosion in drives running off No. 20 shaft in the State coalmine at Wonthaggi to-day has trapped 12 men 190 feet underground. It has not yet been ascertained if the men are alive, but no signals from them were heard by the rescue parties which descended soon after the explosion occurred…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Disputes At Northern Collieries
Northern miners' officials will confer with representatives of the proprietors in Newcastle on Friday concerning disputes at Aberdare Extended and…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Kurri Mines
Pelaw Main and Richmond Main collieries were working to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Bellbird Mine Stoppage
Bellbird miners to-day declined to work a new section or the colliery because they considered it to be unsafe. Before work is resumed an…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Hebburn Mine Dispute
The vice-president of the Northern Miners' Federation (Mr. H. Scanion) attended a conference, at Hebburn No. 2 to-day. A dispute has developed…
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