Borehole Miners Worked Committee's Decision Was Ignored
Except for 44 men, miners of Stockton Borehole lodge "ignored an arrangement by the lodge committee and Board of Management to hold a ston-work meeting…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines
Mining & the mines, 1940
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Basis of Settlement Is Reached Employment of Italian Miners
At a stormy meeting to-day of Stockton Borehole Lodge, which lasted three hours, a basis of settlement was reached in the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Industrial News Two Mines Idle Protest Against New Award
As a protest against the new award, Burwood and John Darling mines were idle yesterday. No stoppages occurred on the South Maitland field…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Price of Gold
PRICE OF GOLD.—The Commonwealth Bank yesterday fixed the price of gold lodged at the Mint on Saturday and yesterday at £10/12/6 per ounce fine, Bovereight are…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Pacific Miners Are Laid Off
The Northern Miners President (Mr T. Hoare) attended a conference to-day with the management of Pacific Colliery. Mr. Hoare has been notified…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Higher Rate for Coalcliff Miners
SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Miners at Coalcliff colliery are to receive 2/2½h per ton for coal, compared with the old rate of 1/5½. This was announced by the Vice-President of the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Aberdare Miners Agree to Daily Wage System
Aberdare miners' lodge agreed last night to the daily was system being introduced into the section where men are working on machine coal with the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Western District Collieries
LITHGOW, Wednesday.—The times worked by collieries in the Western District for the pay distributed on Friday last include the following: State mine,…
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MR. J. APPLETON, of Richmond Main lodge, new Assistant Secretary of the Northern Miners' Federation…
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A minute is being sent out by the Northern Miners' Federation this week to all lodges in the district, so that a fresh vote may be taken on the issue…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sunk by Mine
LONDON, September 4.—It is officially stated that a minesweeping trawler H.M.S. Reyalo has been sunk by an enemy mine…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Coal Award Disputes
The Vice-president of the Northern Miners Federation (Mr. H. Scanlon) conferred at North Wallarah to-day on a dispute concerning who was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Industrial News Three Collieries Idle Two Disputes and Breakdown
Three large collieries were idle in the Cessnock district yesterday. Aberdare Extended men went home because of a dispute concerning the payment…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Miners' Ballot Nelson and Orr to Be Opposed
Both the General President (Mr. C Nelson) and General Secretary (Mr. W. Orr) of the Miners' Federation will be…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Miners' Nominations
Mr. R. Nicholson of Richmond Main miners' lodge and Mr. J. Logan Secretary of Hebbarn No. 2 miners' lodge have been nominated by Richmond Main…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Miners' Nominations
Abermain No. 2 miners' lodge has nominated Mr. C. Anelzark as General President of the Miners' Federation, and Mr. W. Orr as General Secretary…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Abolish Miners' Office
Sir,—Nominations are being called for the official positions of the Miners' Federation. Instead, the members should be asked whether the officials should be…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →North Wallarah Miners on Strike
North Wallarah miners' lodge, comprising 200 men, has decided not to work until an inquiry is held into the issues of a dispute at the North…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Miners Nominate Former Official for President
Mr. C. H. Anlezark, a former secretary of Abermain No. 2 Miners' Lodge, has received the nomination of his lodge for the position of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Gold Price £10/12/6
SYDNEY, Friday.—The Commonwealth Bank to-day fixed the price of gold lodged at the Mint yesterday at £10/13/6 per ounce fine. Sovereigns are £2/8/11 each…
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