Miners' Delegates to A.l.p
The Returning Officer of the Northern branch of the Miners' Federation (Mr. L. Halliday) said yesterday that the counting of the ballot for the election…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines
Mining & the mines, 1940
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Abermain No. 2 Miners Return to Work
Abermain No. 2 miners were back at work to-day after their one-day stoppage. The dispute will be discussed at a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Miners' Meetings in North Date to be Announced To-day
The date of miners' aggregate meetings to be held next week in the North will be announced to-day. The combined mining unions' committee…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Gold Worth £10/12/9 Ounce Sydney
The Commonwealth Bank to-day fixed the price of gold lodged at the Mint on Saturday and yesterday at £10/12/9 per ounce fine. Sovereigns are £2/8/11 each…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →"Interference Is Unjustified" Miners' Leaders & HOURS Dates For Mass Meetings
"There is no justification for interfering with that uniformity in hours which has been the practice throughout the coal mining…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Mining Industry Prospers Highest Wages Ever Paid in West Australia KALGOORLIE
Gold at £10/12/6 an ounce has brought prosperity to the gold mining industry in this State. This prosperity is shared by the miners, whose wages, based on gold…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Miners' A.l.p. Ballot
The result of the ballot for the election of a representative of the Northern miners on the State executive of the Australian Labour Party will be…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Cessnock Men Injured in Mines
Two men were injured yesterday in accidents in Cessnock district collieries. A fall of coal at Aberdare colliery caught David Brown, 51, a machineman, of…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Gold Price £10/12/9 SYDNEY
The Commonwealth Bank to-day announced that the price for gold lodged at the Mint yesterday had been fixed at £10/12/9 per ounce fine. Sovereigns are £2/8/11…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Engineers' Mass Meeting Big Factor in Coal Dispute
Main interest in the Northern Coalfields to-day centres on the outcome of the stop-work meeting by the Amalgamated…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Mining Court Applications in Thornton Area
The question whether an application lodged while another covering the same land was in existence could be dealt with if the first application was withdrawn…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Russian Bar Gold for German Credits London
A German goods waggon, loaded with £420.000 worth of bar gold, came from Russia and has entered Switzerland in order to establish German…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Postponed for Third Time Miners' Deputation to Premier SYDNEY
A deputation to the Premier (Mr. A. Mair) regarding Government relief for about 400 miners from Hebburn Nos. 1 and 2 collieries, has been postponed for…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Food Relief for Hebburn Men Granted Miners Cavilled Out In 1939
Food relief, which had previously been refused to the unemployed miners cavilled out at Hebburn No. 1 and No. 2 late…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Newcastle Coal Exports Declined During 1939 Maritime Services Board Annual Report
Extracts from the reports on the trade and financial position of the Port of Newcastle for the year ended June 30, 1939, show a decided drop in shipping figures and coal exports, owing partly to the coal strike which lasted six weeks…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →For Miners' Meetings Recommendations Being Drawn Up Dealings with Court Considered Sydney
Recommendations to be put before aggregate meetings of mine workers are being drawn up by the Combined Mining Unions Executive…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Looking Back on Early Mining Mr. and Mrs. John Raine's Golden Wedding
Mr. and Mrs. John Raine, of Deakin-street, Kurri Kurri, who celebrated their golden wedding on January 10, have a fund of reminiscences about the early…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Indiscriminate Mine Sowing Nazi Campaign Being Controlled Mr. Chamberlain Reviews War (Australian Associated Press.) LONDON, January 17
Measures taken by Britain to meet the indiscriminate mine-sowing by Germany, which had followed the failure of the Nazi…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Seaham Colliery Dismissal Notices Are Withdrawn
Notices of dismissal issued to 49 employees or the Seaham No. 2 Colliery. West Wallsend, have been withdrawn…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Miners Out of Strike Discussion Wollongong
Mr. F. Lowden President of the southern miners, reports that the matter of the Wongawilli strike will be before the Reference Board at Sydney to-morrow,…
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