Is It Gold? Discovery in Christmas Ducks Came From Catherine Hill Bay
The man who killed the goose which laid the golden egg made a horrible mistake, but Mr. Jack Aitchenson, of Hannell-street, Wickham, who killed some…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines
Mining & the mines, 1939
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Mr. Hoare and the Miners Challenge to Communists I Will Continue to Say What I Think
Aggregate meetings of the Northern Miners' Federation will probably be held early in the New Year. This was indicated in an interview glass by the District President (Mr. T. Hoare), at the week-end, in which he challenged…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Stone Dusting in Mines
Sir,—Coalminers and all concerned in underground workings want stone dusting to be discontinued or improved on. And stonedusting can be improved on for the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Coal Shipments Were Low
According to figures released to-day by the Berthing Master at Newcastle (Mr. E. W. Keats), only 22,909 tons of coal were exported from the cranes…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Further Changes in the Miners' Executive
Further results announced in the Northern Miners' ballot to-day were:—Councillor G. W. Grant re-elected to Central Council; Mr. A. Gillon…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Dispute Hit Coal Loadings Yearly Figures Down Slumped While Mines Were Idle
The stoppage at the mines in September and October of last year meant a decrease of over 400,000 tons in coal shipments for those two months…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Highest Gold Price on Record Sydney
The Commonwealth Bank announced to-day that for the week ended December 30 the price of gold was £8/11/3½ per ounce standard and £9/6/10 per ounce fine…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Gold Price at New Top Level Sydney
Prices fixed for gold by the Commonwealth Bank for the week ended December 30, and announced to-day, are the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Almost a Clean Sweep. Miners' Ballot Five New Members on Board
The Northern Miners' ballot for the election of members of the Board of Management has resulted in one of the cleanest sweeps in the history of the Northern Federation, five out of seven members of…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →MR. J. L. HALLIDAY Appointed to Insurance Council Represent Mining Industry
Mr. J. L. Halliday has been advised by the Commonwealth Treasurer (Mr. R. G. Casey) of his appointment to the Consultative Council formed under the National…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →"Men Don't Favor Strikes," Said Mine Manager Exchanges Heated at Inquiry "Would Start with Heads" Sydney
A statement by a witnesses that men at the mines did not favor strikes, but wanted to work, led to sharp retorts from…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Miners' Six Hour Day Claim Not Taken Seriously View of Colliery Superintendent Sydney
Nobody in the coal mining industry, neither owners nor the miners, was taking seriously the claim for a six-hour working day, claimed a witness, Stan McKensey, before the Commonwealth Industrial…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Health, Safety Conditions in Australian Mines "Superior to England" Colliery Superintendent Tells Court SYDNEY
Coalmining was preferable to many other industries in Australia from a health and safety viewpoint, said a witness in the Federal Arbitration Court to-day, when…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Central Mine's Future Sulphide Corporation
"We are giving most earnest consideration to the question of closing down the mine at Broken Hill," said the acting chairman of Sulphide Corporation Ltd…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Mr. Hoare and the Miners
Sir,—Allow me to congratulate Mr. Hoare on his determination to say what he thinks. It is very refreshing to discover men or women with the courage…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Gold Price Record in London London
With sterling again weak in all centres, gold touched a record high level in London yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Miners and New Labor Party Last Link with Lang Broken
The Northern Miners' Federation Returning Officer (Mr. J. L. Halliday) is now occupied counting the votes for…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Industrial News Election Complete Miners' Committee First Meeting in February
The counting of the ballot for the election of the representatives for group No. 4 was completed yesterday by the Northern Returning Officer of the Miners'…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Lively Exchanges at Federal Coal Inquiry Australian Miners And Their Conditions SYDNEY
That he did not object to what he called "stunting" by coal mining union representatives but he was annoyed because the Australian miner was not told he was the best treated coal miner in the world, was…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →"Coal Users Had Picnic for Years" Mine Superintendent On Prices Of Fuel (Continued from page one), SYDNEY
Users of coal had been having a picnic for the past ten yean because of the price compared with other fuels,…
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