Bellbird Colliery Idle
Bellbird colliery was idle yesterday owing to a dispute arising out of a claim by one of the men that he had been underpaid. The pit is to resume this…
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Mining & the mines, 1939
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Paxton Colliery Conference Arranged
The Vice-president of the Northern branch of the Miners' Federation (Mr. H. Scanlon) will confer with the General Superintendent of the J. and A. Brown…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Bellbird Mine Resumes
Bellbird Colliery, which was idle yesterday owing to a dispute which followed a complaint by one of the miners that he had been paid £1 short last…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Wages and Coal Prices What is the Ratio? Court Argument Miners' Case Continued SYDNEY
The wages cost in the coal industry represents 72 per cent. of the selling price, according to a statement made in the Commonwealth Arbitration Court…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Burwood Conditions Management and Miners Confer
The President of the Northern branch of the Miners' Federation (Mr. T. Hoare) conferred with the Burwood colliery management yesterday. He was accompanied…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Miners Injured At Hebburn No. 1 Pit
When struck by a foil of coal at Hebburn No. 1 colliery yesterday, Frederick Poster, 47, of Scott-street. Weston, received a fractured right arm…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Kurri Two Mine Accidents Man's Condition Critical
Three miners were admitted to the Kurri Kurri District Hospital yesterday afternoon as result of accidents at Pelaw Main and Hebburn No. 1 collieries…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Mr. S. McKensey for Coal Commission SYDNEY
THE Government will appoint Mr. Stanley McKensey, Superintendent of Hebburn Ltd., to the Royal Commission inquiring into the safety…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Part-time Miners in Q'land Do Gardening Also Sydney
Some of the members in Queensland divided their time between coal mining and market gardening, because full…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Roster System "Ideal," Say Coal-Trimmers War Expedient That Stayed
Officials of Newcastle Coaltrimmers' Union claim that if their roster system at Carrington were adopted elsewhere in Australia, much dissatisfaction and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Oil From Brown Coal Mr. Dunstan Raises Defence Aspect MELBOURNE
Referring to the report from the Agent-General (Mr. A. L. Bussau) on the possibilities of extracting oil from brown coal, the Premier (Mr. A. A. Dunstan) said…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →French Recovery Gold Stocks Increasing Minister Optimistic About Peace Paris, March 7
In the course of an address to retail traders, the Minister of Finance (M. Reynaud) appealed to the French people to stand together so as to expedite the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Wallarah Colliery Idle
Owing to the rough seas and ships being unable to load, Wallarah colliery was idle yesterday…
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Richmond Main Colliery, which was idle yesterday owing to a dispute with the borers, resumed work to-day. Pelaw Main was again idle owing to the…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Coal Loading Plant on Hunter River
At n meeting of the Health Committee of the Greater Newcastle Council last night, Alderman A. McLagan opposed the erection of another…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Three Miners Hurt In Truck Smash MUSWELLBROOK
As a result of a utility truck overturning near Gardiner's Creek on the New England Highway, three miners, Joseph O'Brien (Singleton), H…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Oil From Brown Coal Federal Government's Interest CANBERRA
Representations by the Premier of Victoria (Mr. A. A. Dunstan) for the establishment of an industry to extract oil from brown coal will be referred by the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Miners' Case Mr. Orr Concludes Address Enginemen's Hours "Way to Contentment" SYDNEY
In the Commonwealth Arbitration Court to-day the General Secretary of the Miners' Federation (Mr. W. Orr) concluded his address in advocacy of the…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Coal-loading Plant on River "Against Newcastle's Interests" ALD. McLAGAN CONCERNED
Opposition to the erection of another coal-loading plant on the Hunter liver was expressed by Ald. A. McLgan last night, because he said that it was against…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Mine Stoppages When Fish Bite Well Excusable, Says Advocate Hard Work and Danger Sydney
In effect, complaints made by the mine owners were that sometimes there were stoppages in the mine from no…
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