Leg Hurt in Mine Mishap Man's Death Months After
William Cobbin, 22, a labourer, who lived at Maude-street, Belmont, was admitted to Newcastle Hospital on February 6 suffering from a foot injury. The…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines
Mining & the mines, 1940
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Real Test Is Now on Miners' Resistance Versus Stocks SYDNEY
"The miners can last longer than the coal stocks." the general secretary of the Miners' Federation (Mr. W. Orr) boasted recently, and with the strike…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Biggest Contract to North Coal for County Council SYDNEY
Contracts for the purchase of 928,700 tons of coal at a cost of £965,400, including freight were authorised by tho Sydney County Council to-day. Most of…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Coal Strike Paralysis 17,000 Men Now Are Idle Bleak Outlook
Because of the repercussions in heavy industries, as well as in other avenues of employment, the army of unemployed created by…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Public Should Not Pay Newcastle Witnesses at Milk Inquiry Effect of Coal Strike Stressed Sydney
The Chairman of the Milk Board (Mr. R. H. Nesbitt) promised to-day to analyse a suggestion made by witnesses at the Milk Board price inquiry to-day,…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Staff Hands Haul Coal Work at Lower Field Pit Miners Move to Secure Black-out
Haulage of coal from Northern Extended mine, at Teralba, was began early to-day, and the Northern Miners' Federation immediately called upon the Central Combined Mining Unions' Committee in Sydney to call out engine-driven, engineers and…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Coal Trimmers' Shed Sewered
At present there is no sewerage connection at the coaltrimmers' shed at the electric power station at Carrington. The position was brought before…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Witwatersrand Mines Record Johannesburg, April 3
January tonnage of the principal mining groups, Witwatersrand, reached an all-time record of £5,049,200. Profits amounted to £3,045,563 sterling…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Rothbury Miners to March in Street Procession
The secretary of the miners employed on the Rothbury Estate who have joined the Miners' Federation (Mr. F. Wall) stated to-day that the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Mine Technique in Technicolour Film Shown at College
Moving pictures in technicolour, showing the interior of a coalmine, were used to illustrate a lecture in the Newcastle Technical College. It is believed that…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Price of Gold at Mint Sydney
For gold lodged at the Mint yesterday the Commonwealth Bank to-day fixed the price at £10/13/3 pot ounce fine. Sovereigns are £2/9/ each…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Coal Ready for Haulage Report to Combined Unions
It was reported yesterday that the Northern Extended mine had a considerable amount of coal in the pit ready for haulage. This, it was alleged, had…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Manganese Mine Lease B.H.P. Interested GLADSTONE (Qld.)
A recommendation that a lease of 11 acres at Mt. Miller, seven miles from Gladstone, be granted to Kenneth Campbell Church, of Newcastle, for mining for…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →No Right to Enter Boilermakers' Society and Mines Conciliation Committees Sit
The Boilmakers' Society (Newcastle branch No. 4) yesterday was refused a right of entry certificate to mines under the jurisdiction of the Colliery Mechanics'…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →14 Natives Killed in Clash Riot at Mine in Rhodesia Capetown
In a clash between natives and police at a copper mine in Northern Rhodesia, 14 Africans were killed and 20 wounded…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →"Sabotage of War Effort" Shipping Chairman on Coal Strike Howard Smith's Year Sydney
"Taking into consideration the issues at stake, the loss will be more than justified if the outcome is the defeat of the influences which are undoubtedly at work…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Strike Dockets for Miners
Northern miners received their first strike relief dockets to-day. These pictures were taken during the distribution at Adamstown this morning…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Miners to March at Cessnock
A concert programme has been arranged by Cessnock Strike Commit tee to entertain the crowd on Cessnock Sports Ground to-night during…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Hundred Members New Miners' Lodge at Rothbury Final Check on
Membership of the new miners' lodge on the Rothbury Estate has reached 100. The Secretary of the Cessnock Strike…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Coal for Navy at Darwin Unloaded by Defence Men DARWIN
Sailors, soldiers, and airmen to-day unloaded 50 tons of coal from railway trucks, which had been held up in the railway yards, as the result of a dispute…
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