Road to Stockrington Colliery Request to Mr. Spooner
On behalf of the Stockrington miners' lodge, Mr. G. Booth, M.L.A., has asked the Minister for Works and Local Government (Mr. E. S. Spooner) to consider…
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Mining & the mines, 1939
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Burwood Mine May Reopen Next
Burwood Mine, where extensive improvements are now being completed will not reopen on Monday, as at first proposed, but there is a probability…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Miners to "Take Note" Melbourne
Employees at the State coalmine at Wonthaggi are incensed at the action of the management in framing a new regulation providing that any employee absent…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Coal Loading at Hexham Extra Plants Are Opposed
The secretary of Newcastle Coaltrimmers' Union (Alderman A. McLagan) said to-day that at the next meeting of the Greater City Council…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →"Crack Man" in Mines Winding Enginedriver Praised Sydney
The responsibility of winding enginedrivers was referred to by Mr. Pinkerton (for the Enginedrivers and Firemen)…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Miners "Fed-up" with Luxury in Idleness London, February 11
EARLY THIS morning seven miners got "fed-up" with puddings and pies in a luxury stay-down strike in Bryn Teg colliery, Seven Sisters (Sussex). They…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Oil From Brown Coal Federal Cabinet May Assist CANBERRA
The Prime Minister (Mr. J. A. Lyons). said to-day that the Federal Cabinet would consider granting assistance to the Victorian oil from brown coal industry if a…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Sketch Plans Are Being Prepared by Miners New Offices Near The Trades Hall
Sketch plans are now being prepared for the Northern Miners' new office, which it is proposed to erect on land owned by the miners adjacent to the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →End of Dudley's Old Pit Mining Milestones Of March
The Northern Miners' President (Mr. T. Hoare) said to-day that his executive had been informed by the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Nugget of Gold Found Near Norseman Indications of Alluvial Run Kalgoorlie
A nugget of gold weighing 101oz 14dwt. found four miles south of Norseman, caused excitement in the town to-day. The lucky prospectors are the Newman…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Judge on Hours "Why 40-Hour Week For Surface Men?" Miners' Award Case Mr. Pinkerton Continues His Address SYDNEY
In the Arbitration Court to-day, during a discussion on the claims for a 30-hour week in the coalmining industry, Judge Drake-Brockman said the Court had…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →Floating Fortress Features of the King George V. Protection Against Mines and Bombs (Air Mail: Special Correspondent.) LONDON, February 24
The King George V., which the King launched at Walker-on-Tyne, has been described as "the most unsinkable ship afloat."…
Continued on Trove, page 25 →Dudley Colliery "Definitely to Close Down"
"We have been officially notified by telephone, with an assurance that this message is to be confirmed later, that Dudley colliery is definitely closed down,"…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Three Men Injured in Mine Rope Slipped Off Roller
Three men were injured at Waratah colliery early yesterday afternoon when a rope used to bring the skips out of the mine slipped off the roller on the…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Questions in the Assembly Oil from Coal Government Watchful Sydney
In the Legislative Assembly today Mr. G. Booth (Lab., Kurri Kurri) asked the Minister in charge of the House if his attention had been drawn to a Press…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Stronger Case Needed Paid Holidays for Winding Enginedrivers Judge's Impression Hearing of Miners' Claims SYDNEY
When hearing the claims of winding engine-drivers in the Federal Arbitration Court to-day, Judge Drake-Brockman indicated that he would have to hear…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →King Coal Abdicates For A Day Rural Industries of Cessnock Excellent Exhibits at Annual Show
Cessnock Show opened yesterday in dull weather. Dull skies were threatening, but the judging was completed without interference by rain. The Show will be officially opened to-day by Sir Frederick Stewart…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Durham Mine Hitch
Durham mine has been idle since Friday. The Northern Miners' President (Mr. T. Hoare) said to-day that the Consulting Engineer (Mr. J…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Three Cessnock Miners Injured
Three mine employees were injured as a result of accidents in Cessnock collieries to-day. Thomas Whitehead, 46, a miner, of…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →To-day's Accidents Coal In Eve
Samuel Bow, 46, of Veronica-street, Cardiff, was attending a boiler fire at Cardiff railway workshops to-day when a fragment of coal from the…
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