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 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines
Mining & the mines, 1940
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Cancel Registration of Coal Union Use of Security Act Urged CANBERRA
Use of the powers of the National Security Act to cancel the registration in New South Wales of the new union in the coalmining industry was urged by…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Lodge Reverses Decision Will Work With Italian Miners
The dispute between the Northern Ministers' Board of Management and Stockton Borehole Lodge ended yesterday, when a special meeting decided to work with five…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Gold Down 6d an Ounce Sydney
The first change in the price of gold since February 6 was announced yesterday by the Commonwealth Bank. It has been reduced by 6d a fine ounce, making…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Six Months' Gaol for Gold Thief Perth
A one-legged veteran of the last war Arthur Lack, 43, was sentenced to six months' imprisonment at Kalgoorlie Police Court yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Miners Still Won't Work with Italians Pit Top Meeting At Borehole
Reversing the decision of the lodge yesterday, Stockton Borehole miners, at a pit-top meeting this morning, re-imposed the boycott on the five…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Wonthaggi Miners' Claims Before Court Melbourne
In the Arbitration Court to-day, Chief Judge Beeby began the hearing of claims of Wonthaggi miners for a variation in the award…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Miners And Owners In Conference SYDNEY
The Federal Industrial Registrar (Mr. Murray Stewart) presided to-day at a conference at the Commonwealth Bank of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Too Many Miners Enlisting Belief in Sydney Is Challenged Sydney
Enlistment of coal miners in the army was affecting the output of coal to such an extent that the man-power regulations had…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Other Lodges Opposed Boycott of Italian Miners
Miners' lodges in the Northern field are taking a keen interest in the decision of Stockton Borehole lodge not to work with five Italians. Stockton Borehole…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Chief Judge at Wonthaggi Mine Melbourne
Sir George Beeby, Chief Judge of the Arbitration Court, to-day made his first inspection of the State coalmine at Wonthaggi. He was accompanied by members…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Gold at £10/12/9 SYDNEY
The Commonwealth Bank to-day fixed the price of gold lodged at the Mint yesterday at £10/12/9 per ounce fine. Sovereigns are £2/8/11 each…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Reported Coal Shortage "Open Idle Pits If Necessary"
General opinion in coal circles to-day was that it should not take very long to overtake the lag in building up coal reserves,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →"Obey Majority Decision," Says Miners' Leader Boycott On Italians At Borehole
More Northern mine lodges are aligning themselves with the Management Board against Stockton Borehole, and asking for the lifting of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Big Mine Idle
The Northern Miners' Federation was informed to-day that Richmond Main mine, employing more than 600 men and producing 3200 tons of coal…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Building Coal Reserves
Any coal shortage would not remain long because reserves could be built up quickly, it was stated yesterday. The Electric Supply Department in Newcastle…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Injured by Fall of Coal
John H. Allan, 43, of Anstey-street, Cessnock, a miner, at Aberdare Extended colliery, was struck by a fall of coal. He received fractured ribs, lacerations to…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Mine Subsidence Shakes District Kalgoorlie
Cracking brick walls and wrenching electric light fittings from ceilings the worst earth tremor for years shook the district yesterday. It was…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →11 Lodges Demand Reinstatement of Italian Miners
Aberdare, Richmond Main and Greta Main Lodges have added their requests to those of eight other lodges that Stockton Borehole Miners' Lodge…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Italians in Mines More Support for Board
A pit-top meeting of Aberdare Central miners’ lodge members yesterday decided to support the Board of Management on the Stockton Borehole lodge issued relating…
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