Sixpence Rise in Gold Price Sydney
The Commonwealth Bank to-day announced an increase in both the price of fine gold and sovereigns. Gold advanced 6d per ounce to £10/13/3, and sovereigns…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines
Mining & the mines, 1940
2,068 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 12 of 104
Inquiry Into Pensions For Miners Opens On Monday SYDNEY
Mr. Nelson announced to-day that Mr. Justice Ferguson, who had been appointed as Royal Commissioner to inquire into the question of pensions…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Industrial News Miners' Ballots Close To-morrow Mr. J. Connell's Successor
Two ballots in progress among the members of the Northern branch of the Miners' Federation will close to-morrow One is for the office of District Check…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Six-month Loss of £585 Newcastle Coal Company SYDNEY
On its operations for the half-year to December 31 last, Newcastle Coalmining Company Ltd. showed a loss of £585, compared with a loss of £74 for the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Next Moves in Mines Dispute Unions' Leaders in Session New Policy May Be Decided To-day Sydney
Proposals to ignore the Federal Arbitration Court and to extend the campaign on all coalfields, were considered by a meeting of the Combined Mining Unions' Committee in Sydney to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Waireka Maintains Speed on Track Gold Rod and Denis Impressive To-day's Randwick Gallops SYDNEY
Gold Rod and Denis, who worked together, and Waireka, ran the fastest half miles at Randwick this morning, but they had…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Climax May Be To-day Decision on Mining Disputes Combined Unions to Fix Policy
The future policy of the combined mining unions, which is expected to be announced in Sydney to-day, may bring to a climax the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Neath Colliery Closed
Neath colliery was sealed down yesterday following the decision of the management to close the mine until further notice. This decision is due to the…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Two Miners Hurt at Cessnock
Two miners were injured while at work at Aberdare Central Colliery to-day. George Tucker, 59, of Rawson-street,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mine Disaster in Belgium Brussels
Fire trapped 25 miners at Monceau-fontaine colliery, one of the deepest pits in Marchienne-au-Pont, after an explosion of fire damp…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Stop Press Steamer Sunk by Mine
London, Thursday: The steamer Mary Dawn struck a mine and sank in the North Sea. One man was killed and another seriously injured…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Gold Battery As Blind Melbourne
Suspected by the police of having used his goldmine and battery at Myall as a "blind" to cover sp dealings in stolen gold, Arthur Edward Chandler, 48, a…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →GOLD £10/13/3 an Ounce Sydney
The Commonwealth Bank to-day fixed the price of gold lodged at the Mint yesterday at £10/13/3 an ounce fine. Sovereigns are £2/9/ each…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Severe "Creep" in W.A. MINE Shiftman Killed by Gas PERTH
Operations at the Proprietary colliery at Collie are held up following the worst "creep" for 20 years in the roof. Timbering and other emergency…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Against Miners' Federation Departmental View on Nattai-Bulli "No Breach of Act" Sydney
Non-unionists working at Nattai-Bulli colliery, where unionists had gone on strike, were not considered to be breaking the Coal Mines…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Owners Won't Meet Miners How Ultimatum Was Received Will Carry on Until Award Expires Sydney
"The coalowners will refuse to meet the unions," a mineowner declared to-day. He was commenting on the decision yesterday of the Combined Mining Unions' Committee to send a…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Prime Minister's Warning to Miners "To Strike Would Be Foolish" His View of Real Issue at Stake Sydney
"If the coal-mining unions perpetrate the folly of a widespread strike the issue facing the people will be whether they are on the side of the legally constituted tribunal—the Arbitration Court—or on the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Unions Prepared for Direct Action Alternative to Conference on Coal Problems "Owners Will Not Depart From Awards" Sydney
Unless the coalowners meet the mining unions before the end of the month direct action will be taken. That is the decision of the Central Committee of the…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Cessnock Miners Injured in Falls of Coal
Michael McCarter, 40, of Northcote-street, Aberdare, a miner employed at Aberdare colliery, was struck by a fall of coal yesterday and received a probable…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Miners' Board Annual Meeting
The annual meeting of the Board of Management of the Miners' Federation will be held at Newcastle Trades Hall on Monday at 9.15 a.m…
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