Aberdare Central Mine Idle
Aberdare Central miners returned from the colliery to-day. Wheelers refused to take a certain horse into the workings because they…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines
Mining & the mines, 1939
2,346 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 10 of 118
Investigating Coal Qualities Mr. Baddeley's Tour
The suitability of brown coal in comparison with the South Maitland product for the extraction of oil will be investigated by Mr. J. M. Baddeley…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Compensation Paid to Miners Figures Produced At Inquiry SYDNEY
Figures supplied by an official to the safety in mines inquiry to-day showed that about 40 per cent of the miners…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Miner Killed at Neath Burst of Coal From "Rib"
An unexpected burst of coal from the "rib" killed a miner at Neath Colliery to-day. The victim was Thomas…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Sprained Knee in Mine
Benjamin Rees, a fitter, of Lang-street. Kurri Kurri, sprained his knee at Richmond Main colliery yesterday. After receiving treatment at the Kurri…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Aberdare Central Miners Resume
Aberdare Central miners were back at work to-day after their one-day stoppage. The colliery was idle because of the…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Abermain Miners Conference in Newcastle
Representatives of the owners and miners conferred in Newcastle yesterday on the question of extraction of coal at Abermain No. 3 colliery, one of the…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Mine Subsidence Insurance Ninth Annual Report of Board
"The certificates of insurance which have been issued since the inception of operations total 2670, of which 2309 were in force at the close of the year. The…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Bank of England's Gold Stocks London, Wedneday
Gold stocks of the Bank of England will be written up by nearly £100,000,000 as a logical sequel to the transfer in January of the Exchange…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Industrial News "Claims Just" Support for Unemployed Miners' Leader Speaks
The Vice-president of the Northern Mainers' Federation (Mr. H. Scanlon) said yesterday that he gave his unqualified support to the claims of the unemployed…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →State Restrictions on Southern Coal Catchment Area Prohibition Expert Tells Commission SYDNEY
Coal lost because of restrictions in working seams under the water catchment area on the South Coast amounted, on…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Coal Fall Kills Miner Fatality at Neath Pit Mate's Warning Was in Vain
John Thomas Shakespeare, 60, a miner, of Northumberland-street, Neath, was killed by a fall of coal in Neath colliery yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Stone Dust African Expert in Sydney Will Give Evidence at Mine Safety Inquiry Sydney
The Chairman of the Royal Commission on Safety and Health in Mines (Mr. Justice Davidson) has invited Dr. Simpson, a South African authority, to give…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Railway Loss Commissioner Reports to Cabinet Coal Strike, Drought and Wage Rise Sydney
In a report from the Railway Commissioner (Mr. T. J. Hartigan) presented to Cabinet to-day, it was stated that the railway deficit…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Coal And Rail Finance
THE estimated deficit of £857,000 on the year's operations of the New South Wales railways raises two questions, the answer to which can only be given by the Government of the State. Of this deficit £300,000 is set down to loss of revenue directly attributed to…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Levy Struck by Miners Support For Anti-Camp Move
Burwood Miners' Lodge last night decided to give a donation of ten guineas to the Northern Provincial Council of…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →No New Mines Crown Land Leases Decision by Cabinet Sydney
Cabinet has decided to adhere to its policy to refuse applications to mine for Crown coal where the granting of such applications would mean the opening up…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Welsh Coal in Newcastle Was for the Navy, But Was Put to Other Use
THEY CARRIED coal to Newcastle during the war and for some time afterwards. Some people criticised the move, but it helped the country out of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Big Loss to State Southern Coal Beneath Reservoirs Commission Evidence Extraction Urged by Witness SYDNEY
The Safety and Health in Mines Royal Commission was told to-day that at least 45 million tons of southern coal would be lost to the State under the present…
Continued on Trove, page 22 →Gold Stocks Transfer to Exchange Fund £100,000,000 TRANSACTION (Australian Associated Press.) LONDON, February 1
The gold stocks of the Bank of England will be written up by nearly £100,000,000 as a logical sequel to January's transfer to the Exchange Equalisation Fund, of…
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