Newcastle Stand on Coal Loading Plant "Another Instance of Centralisation"
THE PRESIDENT of Tarre Shire (Cr. T. McCurthy) expressed surprise yesterday that the Greater Newcastle Council had decided to request the…
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Mining & the mines, 1939
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Brine Lays Dust in Mines Tasmanian's Evidence Health and Safety Royal Commission Sydney
Good results had been obtained by the use of common botcher's brine, which had proved quite effective in many mines in suppressing coal dust, said Mr. V. H…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Form for Rosehill's Eight Races Gold Rod's Chance in Westmead Handicap Sal Volatile Expected to Score in Club Handicap SYDNEY
Gold Rod, who is galloping in such fine style at Randwick, may re-enter the winning lists by taking the Westmead Handicap at Rosehill on Saturday, although with 19 acceptors the issue is by no means clear. It is to be borne…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →Miner Injured At Aberdare Colliery
William Evans. 45. a miner of Mayfield Street, Cessnock, was admitted to Cessnock Hospital to-day in a serious condition following an…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Bellbird Mine Idle
Bellbird Colliery was idle to-day when the lodge met to discuss claims of certain of the men for water money…
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Richmond Main colliery which was idle last Thursday and Friday owing to a dispute resumed work to-day. Pelaw Main and Stanford Main No…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Mines to Be Inspected To-morrow
To-morrow will be spent by the Royal Commission into Health and Safely in Coal Mines in an inspection of Aberdare Central Colliery. This was…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Pilfering From Mine First and Boxes Ambulance Officer's Evidence Royal Commission At W. Maitland
Pilfering from ambulance boxes in the Aberdare Extended Colliery was "terrible" a few years ago, but was not…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →No Age of Retirement for Miners Union Objection in N.S.W. SYDNEY
Reference to the fact that in New South Wales collieries there was no retiring age for miners was made by…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Rails Stolen From Colliery Line
Wallarah Coal Company has reported to Newcastle police the theft of rails, switches, and fishplates, valued at £15. from the colliery line…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fall of Coal Miner Seriously Injured
William Evans, 45, of Mayfield-street, Cessnock, a miner employed at Aberdare colliery, was struck by a fall of coal yesterday. He received injuries to…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Coal Fall in Pit While Commission Was Inspecting
Two miners had narrow escapes from death when between 10 and 12 tons of coal fell in their bord at Aberdare…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →800 Miners Idle at Two Pits Burwood Stops After Modernisation
Eight hundred men were idle to-day at two mines on the Newcastle field. At Stockton Borehole smaller issues laid the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Claims of Miners in Court No Rivalry in Jurisdiction Sydney
Quoting the late Mr. Justice H[?]s, who had said that he would not allow the State and Federal Courts to be used as…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Coal Gas Not So Good As Petrol Tests Made at Birmingham
The results of the research by the Birmingham Corporation (Eng.) into the use of coal gas as a fuel for motor vehicles are of interest, in view of the possibility of…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Minimum Wage Increase Coal Losses, Court Told Wonthaggi Viewpoint Sydney
“The introduction of a minimum wage on a daily basis would materially increase the loss at Wonthaggi," said Mr. G. Falloon, Industrial Officer of the Victorian…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Industrial News Small Mines at Wallsend Long Dispute Settled Work for Forty Men
The dispute which kept the group of small mines" on the Wallsend estate of R. W. Miller and Co. Ltd. idle for more than six months has been settled. The…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Royal Commission at Maitland Hint of Danger in Mine "Experiments" Criticised Ayrfield Cited at Maitland
“In addition to what happened at Ayrfield, other collieries are experimenting at present, and conditions in those places, in my opinion,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Gold and Silver Coffins Discovered in Egypt Link with the Pharaohs London, March 19
Professor Montet, of Strasbourg University, has discovered near Tanis, in the Nile Delta, the first gold coffin unearthed since that of Tutankhamen, states the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →More Power Than Dictators Six Men Who Fix The Price Of Gold LONDON, March 3
New trades are more romantic than that carried on daily in the London bullion market. There, solid gold is bought and sold by weight just like tea, sugar, or bacon. In ordinary times dealings in gold in the city are made through…
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