Dispute Settled at Kandos Coomber Mine Lithgow
Dissatisfaction with tools, which, miners stated, were not sharpened satisfactorily and trouble over a new safety hat, caused a stoppage at Kandos Coomber mine…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines
Mining & the mines, 1940
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GOLD £10/12/9 an Ounce Sydney
The Commonwealth Bank to-day fixed the price of gold lodged at the Mint yesterday at £10/12/9 an ounce fine. Sovereigns are worth £2/8/11 each…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Tarro Shire Has Credit Coal Company Wants Better Road
The Finance Committee reported to Tarro Shire Council yesterday that the General Fund was in credit £500/18/3 compared with a debit balance of £124/…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Price of Coke Up Due to Rise in Coal Prices CANBERRA
Permission to increase the price of gasworks coke has been given by the Commonwealth Prices Commissioner, who stated to-night that the increase was…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Miners' Board Behind Curtin's War Policy Now Before Lodges Opposed To Trades Hall Objection
The Federal Labor Party's war and defence policy has been endorsed by the Northern Miners' Management Board…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Fall Of Coal
A fall of coal at Stanford Main No 2 Colliery to-day caught George Smith, 67 miner, of Brown Street, Paxton. He was treated by Cessnock…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Behind Labour War Policy Northern Miners' Board
Interest has been aroused in Newcastle trade-union circles by the decision of the Northern Miners' Board of Management to support the Federal Labour…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →More Lodge Decisions on Italian Miners' Issue
Four more miners' lodges—Burwood, Richmond Main, Hebburn No. 2 and Greta Main—have disagreed with the attitude of Stockton Borehole lodge in…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Mining Lease Applications in Chambers
Applications by Albert Andrew Holland, of Prince Albert-street, Mosman, for suspension of labour conditions on mining leases in Ellalong, Quarrybylong,…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Price of Gold at Mint 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 8 →Sharp Cleavage of Opinion on War Policy Miners & A.W.U. May Lead The Way
It is thought in the north that some other unions may be influenced by the miners to endorse the new war policy of the Federal A.L.P…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Coal Company Manager Lost Pistol
An echo of police activity in the mining strike was heard yesterday, when a coal company's manager appeared before Mr. R. Solling, S.M. at a special…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →To-day's Accidents Mine Worker Injured
Ernest Gibson (58). of Congewal-street. Aberdare employed as a shiftman at Cessnock No. 2 Colliery was struck by a falling prop while at work…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Shipping of Coal Extra Cranes Wanted
Cranes should be made available from midnight on Sundays and holidays for the shipping of coal. This was again emphasised at yesterday's meeting of the…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Gold Price at £10/12/9 SYDNEY
The Commonwealth Bank to-day fixed the price of gold lodged at the Mint yesterday at £10/12/9 an ounce fine. Sovereigns are £2/8/11 each…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Industrial News Coal Mines Busy
More than 25 of the largest collieries on the Northern field recorded full time or were within a day of it during the fortnight. The dispute at Stockton…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Disoute At Colliery
A complaint that one man, who was a party to a disturbance at Aberdare Colliery on June 13, was charged, while the other was allowed to go free,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Three Injured By Coal Falls
Three men were injured to-day by falls of coal at Elrington Colliery. They were: George Teerman, 34, miner, of Belmont—injury to the left…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Injured At Mine
John O'Neill (29), a wheeler, of Bridge-street, Cessnock, had his left leg gashed by a piece of iron while at work at Aberdare Central Colliery…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Kalingo Mine Idle To-day
"It is a recognised fact that in all collieries the coal is more easily won in some sections than in others," said the Northern Miners' President…
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