Hebburn No. 1 Mine
A satisfactory agreement was reached yesterday on the rationing of work and cavilling out at the Hebburn No. 1 Colliery…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines
Mining & the mines, 1937
2,624 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 76 of 132
Sunlight Lamps for German Miners
An attempt to compensate the miner for his hours of work underground by giving him artificial sunlight is being made in Germany. Research conducted…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Stanford Main No. 2 Miners Idle
Trouble, which arose concerning the conditions of top hands, caused the idleness of Stanford Main No. 2 miners to-day. The men went to the colliery…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Miners' Log Representatives to Meet To-day
Representatives of the mineowners and miners will meet in Sydney to-day to discuss the log of claims submitted by the executive of the Miners' Federation…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Industrial News Mine Mechanics Adjustment of Grievances "Many Anomalies"
The President of the Federated Mining Mechanics' Association of Australasia (Mr. T. G. Moran), presided over a full meeting of the association's delegate board…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Claims of Miners Meet Associated Owners To-day Sydney
Representatives of the Miners' Federation at a conference with the Northern, Southern and Western Proprietors'…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Coal Oil Australia's Need Work Abroad Interest in Victoria
Many factors have combined to focuss world-wide attention on the extraction of petrol and oils from coal (says the Melbourne "Age.") In most countries…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →"Not Practicable" Oil from Coal Industry American Geologist's Visit
Dr. L. G. Tomence, D.Sc., M.M.I.H., F.I.A.A.M. (Colombia), who claims wide geological experience in the United States, has lately spent several weeks in the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Rise Continues Gold Production in N.S.W. SYDNEY
The Department of Mines advises that the production of native gold of New South Wales origin in June was estimated at 8,470.21oz. fine, valued at £35,970…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Of Interest to Women Staff Dance Gold Decorations at Tyrrell Hall
Tyrrell Hall was filled with dancers last night by the staff of Goldsmith's Ltd, and their friends. The dance had the double objective of fostering the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Kurri Colliery Accidents
George Palmer, 58 of Lang-street, Kurri Kurri, was struck by a fall of coal in Pelaw Main colliery yesterday. No abrasions were visible, but he was…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Coal Industry
Sir,—The vaporous deductions of the person signing under the nom-de-plum of "Manager" would be a screaming farce if the position was not fraught with such…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Standing by at Burwood Colliery
Mothers and wives and children of the Burwood miners, gathered last night in the vicinity of the colliery, awaiting developments…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Kurri Mines Working
The two Kurri collieries Pelaw Main and Richmond Main were working to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →"Stay-in" Strike at Burwood Colliery
The end of the march of miner from surrounding collieries owned by the B.H.P. Company. The men were met by the police outside Burwood Colliery gates, but were allowed to march past after a conference. The cars in the left of the pictures belonged to the men who took part in the stay-in strike. Miners officials who conducted the negotiation that led to the Burwood stay-in strikers leaving the colleiry at 12.40 p.m…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Stay-in Strike at Burwood Colliery
Miners' wives bringing food to the Burwood Colliery pit top when the stay-in strike began yesterday morning. Above, right: One of the pit horses, said to be rheumatic and decrepit, being examined…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Burwood Miners Stay-in Strike Ends Men Promised Conference Nearly 30 Hours in Colliery Scenes at Pit Top
The Stay-in strike at the B.H.P. Company's Burwood Colliery ended at 12.40 p.m. to-day. After having been underground for 29 hours 40 minutes, the remaining 86 strikers came to the surface to face a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Elrington Miners Stop Work Sympathy Move
Elrington miner were idle to-day in sympathy with the stay-in strikers at Burwood. Both miners are owned by the B.H.P…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Other B.h.p. Mines Idle
Mines in the northern district which were idle to-day in sympathy with the stay-in strikers at Burwood colliery included…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Glad to Be Out of the Mine
Food, plenty of it! After nearly 30 hours in Burwood Colliery these stay-in strikes joyfully ate the food supplied at the pil-top by wives and relative immediately they came out. Cold and hungry, they did not wait to wash. There were some dramatic scenes when the miners rejoined their relative…
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