'Bus Overturns Wonthaggi Miners Escape MELBOURNE
A narrow escape from death was experienced by seven miners who, with four other men, were returning from the State coalmine at Wonthaggi last night when…
Continued on Trove, page 24 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines
Mining & the mines, 1937
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Industrial News Northern Miners Conferences Arranged Claims of Shotfirers
Conferences have been arranged between the owners and miners to deal with matters in dispute at several of the collieries in the north…
Continued on Trove, page 22 →Detectives' Long Search Victorian Mine Shaft Murder Melbourne
No word has yet been received of the whereabouts of Reginald James Kilpatrick, 21, a former member of a buckjumping troupe, whom…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Maitland Golf Ball a Mingling of Red and Gold
Wattle and poinscttia lent their brightness to the entrance lounge in the Maitland Town Hall last night for the annual Golf Club Ball. The hall was divided…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →"Not Covered" Enginedrivers at Small Mines Registrar Inquires Official Tells of Conditions SYDNEY
When the hearing of the application by the Small Mines Employees Association for registration as an industrial union was resumed today the Industrial…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Two Killed In Cessnock Crossing Smash Five Badly Injured Miners On Their Way To Work Car-train Collision in Fog at 6.30 AM
Two men were killed and five injured when a fully-loaded coal train and a sedan car, in which seven miners were on their way to work, crashed with terrific force at a level crossing near Cessnock this…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Aberdare Extended Colliery
A conference will be held on Monday at the office of the Colliery Proprietors' Association in Newcastle, between the executive of the Northern Miners' Federation…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Miners' Log of Claims
Sir,—In the "Newcastle Morning Herald" last week appeared statements by mine managers dealing with the above subject. There is no doubt in the minds…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Price of Gold
Although there was a decrease in production of gold in Australia during March, the production is considerably higher than the figure for the corresponding month…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Briquettes From Coal Dust
That great piles of waste coal dust now lying in the anthracite fields of Pennsylvania can be converted into 3,000,000 tons of a new kind of briquette is claimed for…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Japanese Price of Gold
The almost universal desire for gold is once more illustrated by the Japanese Government increasing the price from 3,5 yen to 3.77 unit to encourage…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Heavy Shipments Newcastle Coal Exports
Coal loadings at the cranes at Carrington for the week begun June 4 and ended June 10 were amongst the biggest for eight years. Shipments, including New…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Mines to Start Early English Soccer Team's Visit
To permit employees of collieries on the Maitland field to attend the Soccer match between the English team and a team representing the Northern District, the…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Working of Mines Victorian Inspector's Visit Favourably Impressed
After an inspection of collieries on the South Coast, Newcastle, and the South Maitland Coalfields, Mr. D. Besford, an inspector of the Victorian Mines…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Mine Methods Men Dissatisfied Trouble at Wonthaggi Melbourne
Reports received from Wonthaggi by Trades Hall officials indicate that dissatisfaction still exists amongst the miners. The men resumed work three weeks…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Gold and Minerals Cautious Investors Reports From Fields (Contributed.)
While in recent weeks goldmining investors have evinced caution in the purchase chase of gold shares on the London Stock Exchange, there has really been no…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Industrial News Small Mines Men's Application to Form Union Judgment Reserved Sydney
Judgment was reserved to-day by the Industrial Registrar (Mr. S. W. Ebsworth), in the application by the Small Mince Colliery Employees' Federation for…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Gold Strike Report from Nundle 150 Ounces in Pocket Tamworth
A very rich strike of gold has been reported in the Lady Mary mine, between Hanging Rock and Nundle, in the Tamworth district…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Kurri Mines Working
The two Kurri Collieries Pelaw Main and Richmond Main resumed work to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Coal Loading Record
What is said to be record in fast loading of bunker coal at Newcastle was established by the steamer Forth-bank, which arrived on Saturday…
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