Miners' Council in Sydney
The Central Council of the Miners' Federation will meet in Sydney to-day. The Northern President (Mr. T. Hoare) will attend, with Messrs. G. W. S. Grant,…
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Mining & the mines, 1939
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Mining Equipment
The directors of Messrs. Noyes Bros. (Sydney) Ltd. have arranged an exhibition of modern mining equipment in Newcastle. It will be held at the wool…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →"Too Old for Work" Man Dismissed at Pelton Colliery
Pelton colliery was idle yesterday because the management decided to retire a surface band who is 73 years of age. When questioned about the strike at…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Mine Seniority (Continued from page 1) Age Versus Youth Problem at Wallarah
Giving evidence at the Safety in Mines Inquiry this afternoon. William Hudson, manager of the Wallarah Colliery at…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Dust Diseases Doctors' Opinions Differ Claims by Miners "Medical Board Should Be Formed"
A suggestion that a medical board should be formed to deal with the matter of dust diseases arising out of colliery employment rather than allowing it to be…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Pit Seniority System "Not in the Interests of Safety" Attack At Mines Inquiry
Seniority in mines reacted against the interests of safety, declared a colliery manager in evidence before the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →"Ride on a Kangaroo with 'Hiccoughs'" Rough Trip in Skips Plea for Miners' Comfort
Travelling by skip into and out of the Elrington colliery was described before the Commission into Health and Safety…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Oil From Coal "Cost Less Than 5d a Gallon" Demonstration of Model Plant Sydney
Federal members of Parliament were given a demonstration to-day of a model plant at Annandale which, it was claimed, could produce oil from coal or shale for…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Miners' Federation
Sir,—In a recent issue appeared a letter by J. Conway, dealing with the case of two men from Pelton Lodge, who appealed against a fine imposed by the lodge. I…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Kurri Colliery Accident
Samuel Apthorpe, 53, a machineman living in Dubbo-street, Abermain, received contusions to the body in an accident in Abermain No. 1 colliery yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Safety Appliances Prevention of Colliery Accidents "Miners Should Share Cost" Witness Tells Royal Commission
Evidence that colliery accidents could be prevented by the introduction of safety appliance, such as protective hats and goggles, was given before the Royal…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Work Suspended Baerami Shale Mine
The Newcastle office of the Miners' Federation received information yesterday that operations had been suspended at the Baerami shale mine…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Miners Support Rubber Strikers Sydney
After officials of the Rubber Workers' Union had addressed the meeting, the Miners' Central Council decided to donate £100 towards the strike fund, with the…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Mine Owner Sued For Stores In District Court
The hearing was resumed at Newcastle District Court to-day, before Judge Nield, of the claim by James Goudle, a miner, of Singleton, against…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →More Coal for County Council Sydney
Sydney County Council decided to-day to purchase an additional 25,000 tons of coal from Australian Iron and Steel Ltd., making the total purchase from the…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Harmony in Industry Mining Chief's Address
"Social reform in the nature of working conditions has increased tremendously, but we have to face the fact that we…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Dismissal of Top Hand Miners Allege Victimisation Dispute at Pelton
Pelton colliery has been idle since Monday over a dispute following the dismissal of a top hand aged 73. The lodge last night decided to…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Mr. Orr Seriously Ill Miners' Council Grants Extended Leave SYDNEY
The President (Mr. C. Nelson) informed the Miners' Central Council to-day that the medical advisers of the General Secretary (Mr. W. Orr) had…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Seniority in Mines "Not in Interests of Safety" a Manager's Opinion
"I am convinced that the system of seniority in coal mines is against the interest of safety," said a colliery manager at the Royal Commission into Health…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Industrial News Pensions for Miners State Inquiry to be Held SYDNEY
At a meeting of the Miners' Central Council today, the General President (Mr. C. Nelson) reported that arrangements had been made with the…
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