More Rail Coal From North
Collieries on the South Maitland field will supply more coal to the Railway Department during the coming year…
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Mining & the mines, 1940
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Mr. Grant Nominated As Miners' Secretary
SYDNEY, Thursday.—Whitburn Miners' Lodge decided to nominate Mr. G. W. S. Grant for the position of general secretary of the Miners' Federation. Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Industrial News Still Undecided Italian Issue at Borehole Colliery
The issue of the employment of five Italians at Stockton Borehole colliery is still undecided. The President of the Northern Miners'…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →To Examine Extra Coal Areas in Victoria
MELBOURNE, Thursday—Further investigations will be made into the development of additional black coal areas in Victoria, said the Premier (Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Discuss Mining Anomalies Conference Supported
The proposal of the Northern Board of Management to arrange a conference with the Northern Colliery Owners' Association to discuss the adjustment of…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Cessnock Colliery Accidents
William Gallagher, 52, miner, of Wollombi-road, Bellbird, was struck by a fall of coal at Stanford Main No. 2 colliery yesterday, and suffered a…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Award for Mine Apprentices
At the resumed sitting of the Apprenticeship Council at Newcastle Court house yesterday, the Chairman (Mr. E. J. Kavanagh) said he would draft an…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →West Shares in Coal Contracts
LITHGOW, Friday,—Eleven collieries in the Wrest share in the railway coal contracts. The total has been increased from 775,850 to 849,849 tons. It is…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Miners' Offices Tenders to be Called Soon
The Board of Management of the Northern branch of the Miners' Federation at its meeting this week approved plans of the proposed offices, after consultation…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Mr. James Opens Campaign Unfulfilled Promise to Miners
Mr. R. James, M.H.R., who opened his election campaign at Kurri Kurri last night, said that on many occasions he had asked Mr. Menzies to re-establish…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Mines Will Work on Monday Stop-work Meeting Off
Mines on South Maitland Coalfields will work as usual on Monday. The stop-work meeting of engine-drivers, which was to have been held at West…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Industrial News Northern Miners Lodge Seeks Abolition of Management Board
Cessnock No. 2 Lodge of the Northern Miners' Federation wants the Board of Management abolished. A notice of motion received at the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →HAD 100oz. Gold Ingot
SYDNEY, Sunday. — On a charge of having had a gold ingot weighing 100 ounces, reasonably suspected of having been stolen, Walter Langdon 50, mill…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Nazis Say Danish Ship Hit Mine London
The Berlin radio says that the Danish steamer Riese was "torn to pieces" when it struck a British mine off Svendborg (Denmark), 10 of the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Industrial News Borehole Miners Board to Attend Meeting To-day
The dispute at the Stockton Borehole colliery remains unsettled, although work is proceeding as usual. The difficulty arose when members of the lodge refused…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Two Mines I D L E O V E R New Award
Burwood and John Darling mines were idle to-day over grievances connected with the new coal mines award. Officials of Burwood Lodge said…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Declined to Attend Stop-work Meeting B O R E H O L E Miners Italian Issue
Although a stop-work meeting of Stockton Borehole miners' lodge had been arranged by the Northern Miners' Management…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cessnock Colliery Accidents
John Stuart Webster, of Congewai-street, Aberdare, a miner at Aberdes colliery, injured is knee when struck by a full of stone…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Two New Tunnels at Hermitage Colliery
LITHGOW, Monday.—Two new tunnels are being driven at the Hermitage colliery to enable the working of the western leases which lie in the vicinity…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Mine Destroys Danish Steamer
LONDON, September 2.—The Danish passenger steamer Riese was torn to pieces when it struck a British mine off Svend borg (isle of Fyen), a Berlin radio…
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