British Gold Exported Chipped Bar To Pay For Arms LONDON, February 10
When Uncle Sam holds out his hand for payment for munitions sold to Britain he will be given some chipped bars of gold…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines
Mining & the mines, 1940
2,068 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 33 of 104
"Will Not Relax Struggle" Miners' Official on Settlement Reports "Men on Strike Taking Outside Work"
Little reliance at this stage was being placed in "alleged hopes of settlement" of the mining strike, declared the Vice-president of the Northern Miners' Federation (Mr. H. Scanlon) to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Rothbury Mines
Sir.—There has been quite a lot written about Rothbury. Mainly, it has dealt with the conflict between the workers there and the Miners' Federation. We…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Go to the Court Hughes to Miners Sydney
"The business of the miners is to approach the Arbitration Court. If. and when, they do, they will find that the Court is…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Pensions Inquiry Adjourned Action Follows Coal Stoppage SYDNEY
Because of the Coal strike, the Royal Commission inquiring into the question of pensions for coal miners, compulsorily retired at 60…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Loco. Drivers at Muswellbrook Vote on "Black" Coal Issue Muswellbrook
At a largely attended meeting of members of the Muswellbrook branch of Australian Federated Union of Railway Locomotive Enginemen, held…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →NEARLY 50 Rothbury Men Join Miners Views Differ on Whether Work Will Stop Owners Deny Any Approach for Settlement
Forty-nine men employed in the mines on the Rothbury Estate decided by 39 votes to 10 at a meeting at North Rothbury yesterday to stop work and join the Miners' Federation…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Further Triumph for Ajax in Cropper Plate Gold Rod's Impressive Effort to Run Second SYDNEY
Ajax covered himself with further glory when he won the C. W. Cropper Plate at Randwick on Saturday. He carried the maximum weight of 9.5, and after running down the speedy Trimmer, who ran the initial five furlongs…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Coal Shortage Sequel
Merchants are selling more wood as the coal shortage becomes more acute, and stocks of wood like this are being depleted almost as quickly as they are built up…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Camping Fee Reduced Miners at Lake Macquarie
Lake Macquarie Shire Council decided last night to reduce the fee for camping on the foreshore at Lake Macquarie from 4/ to 2/ a week for two months…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Camp Fees Reduced at Lake Miners' Request to Shire
After considering requests made on behalf of coal miners on strike, for the abolition of camping fees, the Lake Shire Council…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Curtailed Train Services Action Next Saturday Conserving Coal
Curtailment of railway services in the Newcastle district, in common with the rest of the State, will be introduced next…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Readers' Views on the Strike Miners and the War (To the Editor.)
Sir,—Since the start of the general coal hold-up. Mr. Mallett has apparently spent much money in full-page and half-page advertisements ill an attempt to…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Is Cabinet Divided on Coal Issue? Country Party Seeks Strong Action
(What is the attitude of the Federal Cabinet to the coal strike? Mr. McGill discusses the position in this, his third article. He sees the Ministers divided on the question of strong Government action to end the dispute. The Prime…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Colliery Output Increased Sydney
Mr. A. Howard Smith, Chairman of Caledonian Collieries Ltd., told shareholders at the annual meeting to-day that there had been a greater…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Ending the Coal Strike
Sir,—It looks as though the coal strike has reached an impasses, with no move from either side. Is there no means of calling for a compulsory meeting of both…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Coal Strike Hits Budget Sydney
Because of the coal strike the Government will not be able to balance its Budget at the end of the financial year. The Government had budgeted for a…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Miners' Flying Squad in Queensland Brisbane
Became of reports that some mines are working in the Rosewood district, 200 Booval. Blackstone and Silkstone miners have formed themselves into the…
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 on Saturday and yesterday at £10/13/3 per ounce fine. Sovereigns are £2/9/ each…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Mine Work at Rothbury Advice by Cessnock Strike Body
A statement issued to-day by the Ccssnock Mineworkers' Strike Committee urged men on the Coalfields to refrain from accepting work on the…
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