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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines
2,346 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 62 of 118
There have been no developments in the strike at the central power station and the major mines along the line of lode are idle, 4000 men being out of…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Fire which had been smouldering in a section of the 25,000-ton stack of coal at Zara-street power station for some weeks burst into…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The findings of the recent Royal Commission on Safety and Health in Coalmines have been very material and substantial gains to the Miners' Federation, declare the General President (Mr. C. Nelson) and Acting General Secretary (Mr. G. W. S…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Alfred Seaman (36), of Main-road, Boolaroo, a deputy employed at Stockton Borehole Colliery, was struck by a piece of falling stone at the mine…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →The big points of the award judgment of Mr. Justice Drake-Brockman for mine workers are: AN AWARD OF A 40 HOURS WEEK OVER FIVE DAYS, underground workers spread to include crib time but crib time will not…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The Assistant Secretary of the Northern branch of the Miners' Federation (Mr. J. B. Simpson) said yesterday that the Central Executive had advised the office…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →"The Metropolitan Water and Sewerage Board should ask the Government to inquire into the operations of the cool combine," said Ald. Campbell to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Gas companies operating in Australia during 1937-33 consumed 1,156,373 tons of carbonised coal, valued at £1,406,535. A return issued to-day by the…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Useful rather than brilliant work prevailed again at Randwick to-day, best efforts over varying distances being registered by…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Mr. Justice Drake-Brockman in the Federal Arbitration Court this afternoon delivered judgment in the application of the mining unions for an award to cover the coal mining industry…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →"Coal prices must rise when the new award for miners comes into force," said colliery owners to-day. As a direct consequence an increase in charges for gas and electricity would appear to be likely…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →"There is no foundation for the extraordinary idea that coalminers are a different kind of people from others and must be treated…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →More than 2000 mine workers were idle on the northern coalfields to-day as a protest against the provisions of the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Hundreds of old-age and invalid pensioners were experiencing an unhappy winter, delegates told a meeting of the Northern Coalfields District Council of…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →Useful rather than brilliant work prevailed again at Randwick to-day, best efforts over varying distances being registered by…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →More than 4000 men engaged at the major mines at Broken Hill have been idle since Saturday, when the Federated Engine-driver and Firemen's Association…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Judge Drake-Brockman yesterday announced his awards in the three applications by the mining unions. Representatives of the coal owners refused to comment on the judgment. It would take some time to go…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Judge Drake-Brockman confessed that the holiday claim caused him more concern than any of the others. He was convinced that the industry possessed all the characteristics which justified annual leave…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Many mines on the Northern coalfield were thrown idle yesterday as a protest by miners against the terms of the award made for the industry by Judge Drake-Brockman of the Federal Arbitration Court…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →After 11 weeks of idleness, Elrington miners will return to work on Tuesday, The resumption is conditional on…
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