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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines
2,068 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 45 of 104
In the five years ended 1938 coalmine employees lost 1,813,668 days' work through stoppages. This represented 56 per cent. of the total loss of working days…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The miners' delegates will approach the Arbitration Court to-morrow. The ultimatum of the Federal Government that it will reopen the mines with free labour has been extended…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Combined Mining Unions' Central Committee will meet in Sydney at 10.30 a.m. to-morrow to discuss developments in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Salisbury Bank of England has offered to buy the entire South Rhodesian gold output…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →After they had sawn off the lock from a precipitation box thieves stole £200 worth of gold-bearing slime near Paddington at the week-end. About £800…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Because no special trains were available the Southern Miners' May Day celebrations were held to-day at three centres—Wollongong. Thirroul and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Because the Railway Department has declined to haul coal except for railway purposes a steamer carrying essential cargo for…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →An attempt to prove the value of the Tomago coal measures in the Buchanan district is to be made by J. and A. Brown and Abermain-Seaham Collieries Ltd.,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Another effort to settle the coal' strike will be made to-day by the Leader of the Federal Parliamentary Labor Party (Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Federal Government will reopen the mines unless the miners' leaders recommend a resumption of work at the combined mining unions meeting in Sydney to-morrow…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →At half past one, at the end of a three hours sit-ting of the Combined Mining Unions Committee, the officials declined to reveal the nature of the discussion or any decisions made…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →"Miner" writes— I have worked in coal, shale, gold, opal. sapphire, tin, copper, platinum, and sliver-lead mines, and I can…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Miners from Corrimal to Wongawilli celebrated May Day at Wollongong, and the Bulli to Thirroul section celebrated at Bulli, and Metropolitan Colliery…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →It is expected that all mines in the Rosewood area will be working at full strength before the end of the week. The Calodonian colliery is still idle,…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →An application by the New South Wales Coal and Shale Mine Workers' Union for registration as an industrial union of employees will be made before the…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →For gold lodged at the Mint yesterday the Commonwealth Bank to-day fixed the price at £10/13/3 per ounce fine. Sovereigns are £2/9/ each…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →"Absurd" and "ridiculous" was how the Chief Secretary (Mr. Tonking), in the Legislative Assembly to-day, described a report in a morning paper…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Concern is expressed in shipping circles because a large oversea ship is held up in Newcastle Harbour awaiting coal supplies for…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →The possibility of a settlement of the coal strike by arbitration will depend upon meetings of the mine leaders in Sydney to-morrow. The Prime Minister (Mr. R. G. Menzies) told…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Scene it Norther Extended Colliery this morning when coal was loaded into trucks for transport to Newcastle to bunker and overseas steamer, Miners marched to the colliery and held a demonstration. Many police were present (See story on this page. Column 1.)…
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