"Private Treaty" Mining at Beresfield Department Tells Council
Tarro Council recently asked the Department of Mines for an assurance that loads and private property at Beresfield would be protected from risk of…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines
Mining & the mines, 1939
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Transfer of Czech Gold British Authorities Without Powers BASLE, May 31
The President of the Bank of International Settlements (Dr. Beyen) said to-day that it was regrettable that the transfer of Czech gold had become a…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Coal Gas for Motor-cars Widely Used Overseas Mr. Baddeley to Press for Inquiry Sydney
The adoption of coal gas as the national method of propulsion is to be urged in the Legislative Assembly by the Deputy Leader of the Opposition…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Federal Session House Approves New Functions Department of Supply Production of Oil From Coal Canberra
Amendments approved by the House of Representatives to-night will give the new Department of Supply control of the search for oil reserves, the production…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Northern Extended Mine Conference
The Northern Miners' President (Mr. T. Hoore) attended a conference at Teralba to-day with the management of Northern Extended mine, where local…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →National Register Stop-work Meeting of Miners Likely
The President of the Newcastle Labor Council (Mr. J. Wilson) told the Management Committee of the council last night that the miners…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Unions to Be Asked to Help Elrington, Pelton Miners
Newcastle unions will be organised to support the members of the Elrington and Pelton miners' lodges who are idle owing to a dispute with the management…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →Financing Miners' Pensions Deputation to Press Excise Plan CANBERRA
A proposal for an excise duty on coal produced in Australia, in order to finance a pensions' scheme for miners, will be placed before the Prime Minister (Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Industrial News National Register Protest Stop-work Meeting Suggested by Miners
The President of the Newcastle Trades Hall Council (Mr. J. Wilson) informed the meeting of the Management Committee last night that there was every…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →Gold Robbery Detectives' Difficulties Hope of Arrest Dwindles Kalgoorlie
Little hope is held by the special squad of gold theft detectives investigating the Hannan's North gold robbery for the arrest of the armed bandits who held up a…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →More Will Be Heard of Czech Gold "Steal" London
Indignation is still expressed over the recent transfer of £6,000,000 sterling of Czech, gold from the Bank of England to Germany through the Bank of International Settlements. It has not been allayed by the statement by the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Dust in Southern Mines District Lodges Confer With Executive Commission at Corrimal Wollongong
Representatives of Southern miners' lodges met the district executive last night to deal with the dust question. It was reported that some colliery…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →Of Interest to Women Gowned in Gold and White Charming Bride at St. John's
The Hood-Edwards wedding at St. John's Church, Cook's Hill, last night coincided with the silver wedding anniversary…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Warwick Fields Are Well Balanced Grey Derby Should Take Chef Sprint Gold Spark and Cherry Bar May Also Win
Fields for the three chief races at to-morrow's Warwick Farm meeting are particularly well balanced. Grey Derby, since his Tamworth Cup win, has been pleasing in smart track trials, and is likely…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Royal Commission Inspects Southern Mines Wollongong
The South Coast sittings of the Royal Commission on safety and health of miners were completed this morning, when Mr. Justice Davidson and the other…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →New Secretary Relief Workers' Council Mr. Simpson Returns to Mine
Mr. A. Simpson, who has been Secretary of the Northern District Council of Unemployed and Relief Workers, has resigned to return to work in the Richmond…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Stanford Main No. 2 Colliery Idle
Stanford Main No. 2 colliery was idle to-day when top-hands protested against the limited number of their members engaged on Saturday, and…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Richmond Main Mine Idle
Richmond Main Colliery was idle to-day owing to a dispute with the shotfirers. The men turned out to work, but returned home again…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Northern Collieries Brisk Fortnight's Work Pelton and Elrington Still Idle
Eirington and Pelton collieries remained idle over the fortnight owing to disputes with the management, while Dudley, which had resumed after several months'…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Gift Coal Caused Stoppage at Wallarah Pit
A dispute over free coal for miners, which laid Wallarah mine idle for more than a week, has been settled. According to Northern miners'…
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