Mine-worker Collapsed
Harry Lord. 174, of Minmi, an employee of the Stockington colliery, collapsed on the track from his home to the mine yesterday morning. The Wallsend unit…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines
Mining & the mines, 1939
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Aberdare Extended Mine Dispute
Aberdare Extended miners had a day off to-day. When the men assembled at the pit head this morning, objection was…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Abermain Miners Conference To-morrow
The President of the Northern branch of the Miners' Federation (Mr. T. Hoare) maid yesterday that a conference had been arranged for to-morrow with respect to…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Japanese Mine Disaster Tokio, January 23
Fifty-eight miners were killed by an explosion in the Miyata coalmine at Ki[?]ship and 34 others are missing…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Threat to Close Maitland Main Second Dispute In Week Renders Colliery Idle
A threat to close down Maitland Main Colliery indefinitely was made by the management to-day after the second dispute in a week laid the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Watersiders to Load Coal for the Dalfram Wollongong
Seven members of the Port Kembla branch of the Waterside Workers' Federation were picked up to-day to load coal on the steamer Dalfrom…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Big Increase N.S.W. Gold Production SYDNEY
Production of native gold of New South Wales origin for the month of December, 1938, is estimated by the Mines Department at 8301.82 ounces fine, valued at…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Young Miners Idleness Deplored by Judge Deficiency Pay Causes Discussed in Court SYDNEY
The youth problem was referred to in the Commonwealth Arbitration Court to-day when Judge Drake-Brockman continued the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Ship Waiting for Coal at Newcastle
Half of its cargo of 8000 tons of coal ordered for Manila has been loaded by the British tramp steamer Penrose but the vessel will probably…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →New Coal Loading Stage at Wyee
The Northern Highway Colliery Co. is erecting a loading stage at Wyee from which the coal from their mines at Swansea will be loaded for the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Aged Caretaker Battered Unsuccessful Attempt to Steal Gold BRISBANE
Two armed intruders late last night entered the cyanide works of William Scott, at Millchester, Charters Towers, and battered the aged caretaker practically into…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →"Very Foolish Tactics" Judge on Mine Stoppages Hinders Men Port Kembla Official Questioned SYDNEY
"It is all very foolish tactics, and it does not help them in the slightest degree. It rather hinders them," said Judge…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Protest by Miners' Leader Arbitration Judge Offers Explanation Dishonesty Charge Not Meant To BE General SYDNEY
A protest against Judge Drake-Brockman using the words "dishonest miners" in the Commonwealth Court of Arbitration yesterday was made by Mr. W. Orr (General Secretary of the Miners' Federation)…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Railways Deficit Instead of Surplus Coal Strike a Factor Fares and Freights May Be Increased SYDNEY
A deficit of over £750,000 instead of a surplus of £30,000 may be experienced on the railways for the financial year ending June 30 next…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →MR. M. MATHIESON Appointed Inspector of Collieries
Mr. Milton Mathieson has been appointed inspector of collieries. He will till the vacancy caused by the retirement of Inspector A. Milne, who was recently…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Mines Resume Operations
Elrington Colliery worked to-day. Yesterday the mine was idle when objection was taken by the men to the attitude of the management in…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Northern Miners Abermain Conference Postponed
The conference fixed for yesterday afternoon in Newcastle between the executive of the Miners' Federation, the owners, and the Department of Mines, has been…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Kurri Two Miners Injured
William Backhus, 35, a miner, of Hebburn-street, Weston, was picking coal in Hebburn No. 2 colliery yesterday, when a piece of coal struck him in the left…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Disputes at Mines in North
Burwood miners were idle to-day owing to a dispute involving machine-men. The Northern Miners' President (Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Aspirin Taken by Miners Lithgow
"Some miners take aspirin to enable them to complete a shift," to-day said John A. Jamieson, a, miner, at the Commonwealth Colliery, at the…
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