Death of Former Miners' Official
Mr. Christopher Thompson a former president of Aberdare Central Miners' Lodge died at Cessnock Hospital yesterday…
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Mining & the mines, 1938
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Southern Miners to Meet Wollongong
At a meeting of the Miners' Delegate Board yesterday it was decided to convene a meeting of lodge executives for Sunday, June 19 to consider the proposal…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Busy Week Newcastle Coal Trade Exports Total 70,190 TONS
An increase of 10,000 tons on last week's figures, and 15,000 tons on those for the previous week was shown in coal exports from Newcastle this week. The total was…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Burwood Colliery Dispute Lodge to Discuss
The dispute at Burwood mine, where the miners have been idle since lost Thursday, will be discussed at a meeting of the lodge at Adamstown…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Seek Help of Sister Mine Unions "Second Round' Demands
A hint that other mining unions may be involved in the miners' fight for improved conditions, it given in the official…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Heavy Rain Delays Japanese Advance Transport Bogged Retreating Chinese Mine Chengchow (Australian Associated Press.) LONDON, June 12
Torrential rains have slowed up the Japanese advance, and mechanical transport is bogged on three sides of Chengchow. All…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Miners' Federation
Sir,—Re the headline, "Long struggle," which the officers of the Miners' Federation are preparing, I would like to ask them whether the dockets buy clothes for…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →In Old Workings Fire in New Greta Colliery
Fire broke out in the old workings of New Greta colliery at Greta at the week-end. The mine is owned by Excelsior Collieries Ltd., and has been abandoned…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →To-day's Accidents Miners Indjured At Kurri
Struck by a fall of coal at Richmond Main Colliery to-day, two shiftmen were injured and taken to Kurri Hospital. Jack McLeod, 63 of…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →King of Natives White Man in New Guinea Rich Gold Claims Cairns
The only white man in the region Michael Leahy, 36-year-old prospector and explorer, is a recognised king of the wild Wahgi natives on Mount Hagen Plateau,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Coal Mine Tragedy Old Men Must Still Work
One of the tragedies of the coal industry, said an official of the Northern Miners Federation to-day, was the spectacle…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Kurri Colliery Accidents
Two colliery accidents occurred in the Kurri Kurri district yesterday morning. William Robson, 45, a miner, living in Elford-avenue, Weston, received an injury…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Colliery Mechanics Lodge Meetings
Mr. A. Leggett, chairman of the Kurri Kurri District, presided over a special meeting of the Kurri District members of the Federated Mining Mechanics'…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Coal Owners’ Attitude Demands of Miners Reply Is to Be Reserved Sydney
It has been suggested that the coal owners, who have hitherto been silent, will reserve their reply to the miners' Recent weakness in industrials was not checked on the Sydney Stock Exchange to-day, and practically all sales were at lower prices…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Aberdare Colliery Cavil Out of 34 Likely
There is a possibility of a cavil out of 34 men at Aberdare colliery. The management has informed the lodge officials to this effect. Owing to the refusal of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Miners' Hours American Claim for Reduction European Leads Further Discussion at Geneva
Mr. A. D. Lewis, who represented the American Federation of Labour at the conference at Geneva which discussed the question of the hours of employment in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Do Miners Want Strike? Mr. Orr's Answer Better Conditions Demanded SYDNEY
"We do not want a strike for the sake of striking, but we do want justice," said the General Secretary of the Miners' Federation (Mr. W. Orr), to-night…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Pilots Armed £30,000 in Gold Flown to Sydney SYDNEY
Pilots on all stages of a flight in which £30,000 worth of gold was brought from Kalgoorlie to Sydney were armed. When the Pengana arrived to-day with…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Industrial News Miners' Campaign Intensive Organisation All States and New Zealand Interested Sydney
The Miners' Federation has planned an intensive organisational campaign throughout the coalfields of the Commonwealth in connection with its drive for improved…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Miners
The Miners' Federation has committed itself to a campaign to secure better working conditions. It is out to obtain a reduction in…
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