Miners Injured
Thomas Gorton, 30, miner, of congewal-street, Aberdare, and George Collins, 42, a wheeler, of Ada-street, Homeville, were injured by a fall of coal at Aberdare…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines
Mining & the mines, 1940
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Price of Gold Sydney
For gold lodged at the Mint on Saturday and yesterday the Commonwealth Bank to-day fixed the price at £10/13/3 per ounce fine. Sovereigns are £2/9/…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →British Mine Layer Sunk: Crew Missing London
The Admiralty announces that the British minelayer. Princess Victoria, has been su[?]k by a mine. The Commanding Officer (Captain…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Hit by Piece of Coal Belmont Miner's Death
Death due to injury accidentally received was the verdict of the Coroner (Mr. A. G. Chiplin), at the inquest at Newcastle Courthouse yesterday on…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Failure to Reach Agreement Conference On Coal Dispute SYDNEY
After two days' sitting, the compulsory conference of representatives of the coal mine-owners and the mining unions, over…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →24,000 Tons of Coal To-day Docket Issue To Men To-morrow
Another 84 coal trains were ordered for to-day, capable of carrying 24,000 tons of coal, and bringing the total tonnage…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Will Resume To-day Compulsory Coal Conference Wages, Hours May Go to Court Sydney
After preliminary discussions, the compulsory conference between representatives of the Combined Mining Unions and colliery…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →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 6 →Northern Extended Miners Lodge
At a meeting of Northern Extended Miners' Lodge the following nominations for lodge positions were received—…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Cessnock Close Alliance Railways and Coal Industry
The cloud relationship between the development of the coalmining industry and the development of railways was emphasised by the Assistant Commissioner for…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →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 per ounce fine Sovereigns are £2/9/ each…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Four More Mines May Resume Next Monday Morning Hebburn Dispute Is Now Settled
Terms for the resumption of the Hebburn mines, and of Elrington which has been idle in sympathy, were endorsed by the Hebburn lodges…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Aberdare Extended Miners' Ballot
The ballot for the election of secretary of Aberdare Extended Miners' Lodge resulted in the return of the present official (Mr. F. Elvin) by a big…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Dispute at Mt. Keira Colliery Wollongong
Early in the week employees of Mount Keira collier refused to work owing to the dismissal of three fan attendants at the ventilation shaft but work was…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Complaint About Water at Mine
Mineworkers at Northern Extended colliery on Thursday, complained to the Miners' Federation about the quality of water supplied to the bath-houses. The…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Mines Dept. Launch on Fire
The aft cabin of the Mines Department's motor launch, Psyche, was burned out this morning when a fire broke out on the launch…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Miners to Help War Effort Brisbane
At a meeting to-day of miners of Blair Athol Coal and Timber company Mine in North Queensland a motion was carried that all miners and surface…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Gold Price £10/13/3 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 16 →Three Mines Will Resume Hebburn Dispute Has Been Settled
The Hebburn miners' lodges endorsed terms for the resumption of work at those mines and at Elrington, which has been idle in sympathy, yesterday. The…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →50,000 Pilots in a Year Civilian Scheme in U.S.A. New York, Friday. Qld. Miners Worked To-day for War Fund Patriotic Effort At Blair Athol BRISBANE
Plans for training 50.000 civilian pilots in the financial year 1940-41 were announced by President Roosevelt in Washington. Although to-day is a holiday on the Blair Athol coalfields, all miners and the surface staff decided to work a full shift and…
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