Eye Trouble Miners Must Leave Coal Face for Cure Sydney
No man who contracts the eye disease, miners' nystagmus, while working in a pit can be cured while he continues to…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines
Mining & the mines, 1939
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Richmond Main Colliery Idle
Richmond Main Colliery was Idle to-day owing to a dispute among the machine men. The men turned out to work, but went home again. It is…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →World Coal Export Pact Advocated
AN international agreement for regulation of coal export markets was urged by Mr. Robert L. Angus, chairman of Bairds and Dalmellington, at the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Going Overseas B.H.P. Colliery Chiefs Messrs. Jeffries and Fallins
The General Superintendent of the Broken Hill Pty. Company Ltd. and Australian Iron and Steel Ltd. (Mr. J. Jeffries) and the Supervising Engineer…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Coal Trade to N.z. Worth £140,000
The annual trade value of coal exports from Newcastle to New Zealand, on the basis of last year's figures. is £140,000, and for the first three…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Coal From Newcastle Annual Trade Worth £140,000
New Zealand is Newcastle's best oversea buyer of coal. She is also the district's third largest customer. In 1938 the Dominion's purchases totalled 142,799 tons,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Great Boulder Mines Board's Reply to Attack LONDON, April 21
A full statement has been issued in London the Board of the Great Boulder Proprietary Gold Mines Limited, dealing with the circulars sent out by a committee led…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →New Zealand Bans Coal Imports Blow to Newcastle Trade Biggest Oversea Customer Dominion's Drastic Trade Restrictions Wellington (N.z.)
The complete prohibition of the importation of coal, motor-cars and many other articles is announced by the New Zealand…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →City Tattersall's Gold Cup to Gilltown at 15 TO 1 E. Bartle, Rider of Cooranga, Struck By Flying Clod SYDNEY
Gilltown, in winning the City Tattersall's Gold Cup at Randwick yesterday, gave the majority of the bookmakers a winning day. The Excitement gelding was permitted to go out at 15 to 1, and after being handy to the pacemaker, Val…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Nystagmus in Miners Specialist Discusses Disease Defective Light Simple Cure, Commission is Told SYDNEY
Evidence regarding nystagmus among miners was given when the Safety and Health Commissioner resumed its sittings this morning…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Loss to Coal Trade New Zealand Ban Newcastle Concern What Will Happen to Ships?
Newcastle coal and shipping interests were not altogether surprised by the New Zealand ban on coal imports, but admitted their…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Disputes at Three Northern Coal Mines
Burwood mine was idle to-day owing to a dispute concerning the supply of skips. A meeting of the lodge to-day was adjourned until 10.30 a.m…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Non-union Coal Campaign by Miners to Stop Use SYDNEY
A general boycott against the use of non-union coal is to be organised, followign the deliberations of the central and district executives of the Miners'…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Fly Pest in Colliery
Flies, a pest usually associated with homes and troubles of housewives, have invaded a new domain. Myriads of the pests are swarming…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Colliery Idle At West Wallsend
After having been idle for more than a week owing to slackness in trade, the Seaham No. 2 colliery resumed work to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Invitation to Mines Commission
A discussion before the mines health and safely Royal Commission sitting in Newcastle to-day as to what the Commission's arrangements should be in view…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Three Mines Idle at Cessnock
Three collieries, Millfield Greta, Elrington and Aberdare Central were idle on the Cessnock field to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Gold Bar Was Amongst Gems
A bar og gold and 33 pieces of jewellery were said at Southampton to have been contained in a parcel which 37- year-old Ruben Goldberg a United…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Where Coal Is Precious Sydney
Coal is almost as valuable as cold dust at Honolulu, according to officers of the British freighter, Trebartha, at present in Sydney…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Campaign Against Use Of Non-union Coal
Plans for a general boycott against the use of non-union coal in industry will be discussed by the Central Council of the Miners' Federation which will…
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