Weekly Levy Sought From 30,000 Unionists Proposal to Help the Miners Conference At Newcastle
The recommendation of the A.C.T.U. executive for affiliated unions to impose a levy of 1s a member weekly for the duration…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines
Mining & the mines, 1940
2,068 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 27 of 104
D I S E a S E D Lungs of Miners Claims Made for Compensation
Diseases of the lungs, allegedly caused or aggravated by the inhalation of dust in mines owned by Hetton-Bellbird Collieries…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Gold Salute Easy Win at Victoria Park Handicap to All Set Sydney
Gold Salute won the first division of the Flying Handicap at Victoria Park to-day. There was no chance to back the chestnut. The bookmakers opened him…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →Ensign's Brilliant Half-mile St. Constant's Trial With Reading Mildura Downs Gold Rod Sydney
Brilliant half miles by Ensign, Fearless Fox, Mildura and Gold Rod were features of track work at Randwick to-day. Their times were particularly creditable, considering they galloped on the extreme outside of the main course…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Non-union Coal Miners and Its Transport Sydney
On his return to Sydney to-day from Victoria the general president of the Miners' Federation (Mr. C. Nelson) said…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Miners' Board Vacancy
Mr. T. Mordue, who has been Secretary of Burwood Miners' Lodge for 12 years, has been nominated for the vacancy in No. 4 group, caused by the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Muswellbrook Faces a Black-out No Coal to Be Supplied Miners' Council Decision
The executive of the Northern Combined Mining Unions refused to-day to make available miners to produce coal at…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Use of Punch-props in Mines No Hard and Fast Rule, Says Inspector Cessnock Miners' Death
The use of punch props in a mine depended largely upon conditions. It was not possible to lay down any hard and fast conditions relating to their use…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →"Deputies Went Home" Dispute at Aberdare Collieries Discussion in Court
Deputies at Aberdare Central and Aberdare Extended had gone on strike that morning, Mr. R. Ashburner, who appeared for the Northern Collieries'…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Unions Endorse Levy Plan for Idle Mine Men
The recommendation of the A.C.T.U. executive for a levy of 1s weekly from the members of affiliated unions and 6d weekly from females and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Price of Gold at Mint Sydney
The Commonwealth Bank to-day fixed the price of gold lodged at the Mint yesterday at £10/13/3 per ounce fine. Sovereigns are £2/9/ each…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Stop Press A.r.u. and Coal Strike
Sydney, Friday.—The Federal Council of the Australian Railways Union, now sitting in Sydney, carried a motion supporting the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →May Be Air Mine Hitler's Secret Weapon WASHINGTON, March 14
Hitler's "secret weapon" was probably an air mine field filled with liquid oxygen and carbon. Lester Barlow, aerial bomb specialist, told the Senate Military…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Gold Salute Should Win Again From Tarn Gold Spark for the Autumn Cup High Caste To Beat Reading In Plate
After his easy victory at Victoria Park on Wednesday Gold Salute's prospects in the Liverpool Handicap at the Warwick Farm meeting to be held at Randwick to-morrow are particularly bright Tarn and The Albatross are likely…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →"For Certain Deputies" No Objection to Weekly Wage Mine Superintendent on Claims
A colliery superintendent told Mr. Justice Browne, of the Industrial Commission, yesterday, that he had no objection to a weekly wage for certain deputies,…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →Miners Drew, Last Pay in North Strike Dockets Due In 14 Days
Northern miners to-day drew their pay for the fortnight ending last Friday, when production ceased on the eve of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Forget Old Arguments, Says Mr. Menzies Mr. Hughes Keep Industry Portfolio During Coal Strike War, Economic Cabinets Known To-day Canberra
"In the new administration I am looking forward to forgetting old arguments and concentrating on the main end of prosecuting the war effort to success," the Prime Minister (Mr. Menzies) said after the composite Ministry of U.A.P.-U.C.P…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Pensioners Support Miners
Cessnock old-age and invalid pensioners—many of them former miners —have carried a resolution sympathising with the miners in their strike and…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →International Peace Council Supports Miners
The International Peace Council decided to give moral support to the miners during the coal strike. It was decided to answer criticism of the council by stating…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Miners and A.c.t.u
The Miners' Federation will shortly elect its delegates to the Trade-union Congress. Nominations closed yesterday with the returning-officer (Mr. L…
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