Coal Commission Adjourned
Owing to the illness of Mr. N. J. Clark, one of the Commissioners, the Safety and Health in Mines Royal Commission will not sit at the East Maitland…
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Mining & the mines, 1939
2,346 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 18 of 118
Crowded Week Ahead of Miners' Board
The Northern Miners' Management Board, which ended its sessions last night for this week, faces a crowded programme next week. It was stated…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →French Mine Disaster Paris, February 24
Twelve miners were killed and 13 others were injured in an explosion in a colliery at Montceau-les-Mines. See Rowland Clark about your eyes!…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Industrial News Objection to Bonus System Miners' Committee Decision One Lodge at Ashtonfields
The National Miners' Committee of Management, which has been in session at the Newcastle Trades Hall since Monday, adjourned at 4 o'clock yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Oil From Brown Coal Victorian Engineer on Possibilities Success of German Venture Melbourne
The possibility of brown coal from Yallourn being used as a source of lubricating oil, fuel oil and high grade motor spirit were emphasised by Mr. G…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Coal and the Community Mr. Orr Puts Case for Mineworkers Award Hearing Addresses Begin in Sydney SYDNEY
The economic importance to Australia of the coalmining industry was emphasised by Mr. W. Orr (for the Miners' Federation)…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →More Talks French Emissary and Franco's Minister Requests to France Return Spanish Gold and Art Treasures (Australian Associated Press.) LONDON, February 24
Senator Leon Berard, the French emissary, had a further conference with the Spanish Nationalist Minister for Foreign Affairs (General…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Pelaw Main Colliery
Pelaw Main Colliery was idis today owing to a dispute with the miners. It is expected that the matter will be adjusted to-day and that…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Miners Visit Prime Minister
The British Prime Minister. Mr. Chamberlain, entertained two Nottingham miner at tea, to discuss the men's viewpoint on his policy. The miners, Mr. John Scaife and Mr. John Spouge, were introduced by Mr. Colegate, prospective candidate for their electorate. Left to right: Mr. Spouge, Mrs. Colegate. Mr. Scaife and Mr. Colegate arriving at No. 10 Dowain…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Shipments Of Coal Last Week Showed An Increase
According to figures released today by the Berthing Master at Newcastle (Mr. E. W. Keats), cool exported from the cranes at…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Miners' Management Board
The Northern Miners' Management Board, which, apart from the week-end break, has been in session for seven continuous days, resumed its…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Oil From Coal
Sir,—In view of the importance of the oil from coal proposition to Australia, the following statements most be useful; they also apply to gas; they are taken from…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →B.H.P. Fortunes and Luck Orr's Comment Miners' Attack on Coal Profits Sydney
"In the early history of the B.H.P., we find that the fortunes that have come from it are not due to savings. In one case it was due to a game of euchre." This was said by Mr. W. Orr (for the Miners'…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Miners' Committee Concerned Important Social Principle
The Northern Miners' Committee of Management yesterday considered reports dealing with the national insurance scheme, and its possible abandonment…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Stolen From Mine Large Quantity of Explosives LONDON, February 27
Two thousand sticks of gelignite and 300 detonators have been stolen from Barleyside colliery, ant Falkirk (Scotland)…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Industrial News Northern Miners' Committee Dudley Terms Rejected Check Inspectors' Districts
The Northern Miners' Committee of Management sat throughout yesterday at the Newcastle Trades Hall. The committee is having a busy session, for it sat…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Clash at Meeting Gold Mining Company A, Sydney
Sharp exchanges between shareholders holding opposing views occurred at the annual meeting of the New Occidental…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Kurri Mines Resume
Pelaw Main and Richmond Main collieries, which were idle yesterday owing to a dispute with the train guards, resumed work to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Many Appeals Northern Miners' Committee
Numerous appeals from the lodges were dealt with by the Northern Miners' Committee of Management at its sittings in Newcastle yesterday. All the members…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Miners' Award Case Adjourned SYDNEY
There was only a brief session In the Federal Arbitration Court to-day when the hearing of the claims of the unions for an award in the…
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