Work at Western Mines
LITHGOW, Wednesday.—Times worked by the collieries in the Western district for the pay distributed last week included the following—Lithgow Valley,…
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Mining & the mines, 1940
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Price of Gold
SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The Commonwealth Bank to-day fixed the price of gold lodged at the Mint yesterday at £10/11/ an ounce fine. Sovereigns are…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Dispute At Aberdare Central Mine
The Northern Miners' President (Mr. T. Hoare), accompanied by the check inspector and representatives of Aberdare Central Lodge, will meet the…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →River Coal Loading Plant Opposed
The Greater Newcastle Council will inform the Minister of Lands that it objects to any proposal by Port Stephens Steamships Ltd. to load coal at Hexham. This…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Coal-trimmer Want Wharf Dining-room
The Secretary of Newcastle Coal-trimmers (Mr. A. McLagan) said this afternoon that the need for a dining room for coaltrimmers on the wharf…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Cessnock Miner Crushed by Coal Fall
Crushed by a piece of coal weighing more than a ton, which burst from the coal face, and jammed him against a skip, William Willoughby, a miner at…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Industrial News Miners' Board and War Policy
Most lodges are expected to endorse the war, policy adopted by the Board of Management of the Northern Miners' Federation. Some lodges have rejected…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Will Be Few Idle Miners Replenishing Stocks Royal Commission Told Sydney
In the next two months it was assumed that the demand for coal would be such that all the unemployed miners who wanted to return to the mines would go…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Neath Colliery Idle
Neath colliery was idle yesterday. When the management declined to find another working place for a pair of men who alleged their place was unsafe, the men…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →"Should Have Pensions" Incapacitated Miners
SYDNEY, Thursday.—The Royal Commission on miners' pensions was told to-day by F. Lowden, of Wollongong, President of the Southern District of the…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Mr. Scanlon on Miners' War Policy
The Northern Vice-president of the Miners' Federation (Mr. H. Scanlon) said yesterday that he considered the claim that most lodges would approve the…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Nazis Are To Seize French Cash, Gold And Securities LONDON
A document signed by General weygand. French Minister for Defence, has fallen into the hands of officials in London…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Miners' Board Meeting
A special meeting of the Northern Miners' Management Board has been convener for Monday at Newcastle Trades Hall Domestic matters will be…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Miners' War Policy
The vice-president of the northern miners (Mr. H. Scanlon) said this afternoon that Aberdare Lodge had rejected minute 41 of the Board of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Aberdare Miners and War Policy
On Thursday night, Aberdare miners' Mr. G. Russell, a member of the board, of Management dealing with war policy. Mr. G. Russellfi, a member of the board,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Miner Hurt in Coal Fall
William Whitford, 46, of South Cessnock, a miner employed at Aberdare Central colliery, was struck by a fall of coal yesterday. He received an injury to his…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Questions Not Answered Owners and Miners' Pensions
SYDNEY, Friday.—The failure of many maineowners to return questionnaires was referred to by the Chairman (Mr. Justice Ferguson) to-day, when the Royal…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Durham Miners Idle Over Find in Coal Waggon
Durham mine was idle to-day, the Northern Miners President (Mr. T. Hoare) has been informed. In consequence of 10 explosive caps having been…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Miners Denounce Nazis
LONDON, July 14.—Speaking in the name of 700,000 British miners, their wives and families, Mr. J. Lawther, President of the Mineworkers' Federation,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Miners' Board Meets To-day
The Northern Miners' Board of Management will meet in Newcastle at 9.15 o'clock this morning to discuss special business…
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