Miners State Objections Coal Industry Award Conference Adjourns Till To-day Sydney
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 27 July 1939 · page 12
A statement of the employees' objections to the Drake-Brockman coal industry award was submitted by the Miners' Federation when the compulsory…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →To-day's Accidents Injured In Coal Fall
The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 27 July 1939 · page 11
Christopher Callaghan, 52, miner, of Miller Street. Cessnock. received extensive lacerations to the chest and abrasions to the right arm when he…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Return of Spanish Gold French Court's Decision PARIS, July 26
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 27 July 1939 · page 12
A French Court has decided that gold valued at £8,500,000 sterling, which was sent to France for safety by the Spanish Republicans during the civil war, should…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Miners' Federation
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 28 July 1939 · page 22
Sir,—At the present time, we are unfortunate in having oar Northern Vice-president (Comrade Henry Scanlon) on the sick list. He has been off duty for…
Continued on Trove, page 22 →Burwood Mine Idle
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 28 July 1939 · page 5
A meeting of the Burwood miners' lodge has been convened for this morning, at Adamstown, to discuss the dispute relating to payment for men for shifting…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Miners' Award
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 28 July 1939 · page 22
Sir,—Much discussion has taken place over Judge Drake-Brockman's award. Much criticism is levelled at the District President ("Bondy" Hoare). I…
Continued on Trove, page 22 →Settled Under New Award Pelton Colliery Dispute
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 28 July 1939 · page 7
The dispute at Pelton colliery, which has thrown the mine idle for three months, has boon settled. The pit will resume on Tuesday,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Oppose Hours Reduction Owners Tell Miners Conference Adjourns Sydney
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 28 July 1939 · page 7
The coal proprietors indicated at the compulsory conference, which, was continued to-day, that they would oppose any reduction in hours as prescribed by…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Use Coal in Navy Ships British Peer's Suggestion Minister Not Sympathetic London, July 27
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 28 July 1939 · page 7
Sixty-three per cent. of the vessels ordered under the shipping subsidy scheme would use coal, said the First Lord of the Admiralty (Earl Stanhope),…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Glowing Coal in Throat Perth
The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 29 July 1939 · page 1
Plunging a glowing coal into his mouth a patient at Heathcote mental reception home severely burned himself last month. He…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Coal Lorry Over Driver Injured in Wallsend Accident
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 July 1939 · page 12
When a coal-laden lorry overturned at the aide of Minmi-road, Wallsend, yesterday, Ronald Hamilton, 24, of Main-road, Minmi, a colliery labourer, employed by…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Miners' Board to Review Talks on Monday Negotiations on New Award
The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 29 July 1939 · page 7
The Northern Miners' President (Mr. T. Hoare), on his return to-day from the compulsory conference on the miners' award dispute, announced…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Millions Go to Franco Spanish Gold Handed Over LONDON
The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 29 July 1939 · page 1
Spanish gold to the value of £8,500,000 has been handed over to Franco by France. THUS says the Paris correspondent…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Win for Light Dragoon at Moorefield Races Gold Deposit and Mahmal Succeed Radical's Close Call In Juvenile Handicap SYDNEY
The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 29 July 1939 · page 10
Divisions of the Sans Souci Trial Stakes at Moorefield this afternoon were won by Gold Deposit, ridden by F. Shean, and Mahmal (E. Bartle), who secured a rails run in the straight and won in an exciting finish…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Miners' Committee to Meet
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 31 July 1939 · page 8
The District President of the Miners' Federation (Mr. T. Hoare) returned to Newcastle at the week-end. He said that a meeting of the Committee of…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Threat to Close Colliery Ultimatum to Men in Tasmania LAUNCESTON
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 31 July 1939 · page 7
Because they refused to sign an agreement, which they claimed would not give them award rates, all the miners at the Stanhope coalmine, near Avoca, were given…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Management Board in Session Miners Discuss New Award
The Newcastle Sun · Monday 31 July 1939 · page 7
The Northern Miners' Management Board sat to-day, having before it, in addition to the ordinary district business, full…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →92,467 Tons of Coal Shipped Last Week
The Newcastle Sun · Monday 31 July 1939 · page 7
Coal shipped from Newcastle last week amounted to 92,407 tons, an increase of 50,352 tons on the amount shipped during the corresponding…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A Book Review the Bad Old Days in the Mines Story of Fight for Reform
The Newcastle Sun · Monday 31 July 1939 · page 4
Next year will be an important centenary in the history of coal mining, marking the first great movement to improve conditions…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Spanish Gold Returned France Acts on Court's Decision Franco's Grievance Ended London, July 30
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 31 July 1939 · page 8
Gold of a value of £8,500,000 which was deposited in France by the Spanish Republican Government during the civil war, has been handled over to officials…
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