Shaft Equipment in Mines
The need for the provision of improved facilities in an emergency shaft at Cessnock No. 1 Colliery is emphasised in an ultimatum which has been…
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Mining & the mines, 1941
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Miners' Pensions in Labour Policy
A promise to introduce a scheme of pensions for miners will be part of the policy of the Official Labour Party at the State elections…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Northern Miners' New Building Is Now Completed
Erected on land bought about 30 years ago, the new Miners' Federation building alongside the Newcastle Trades Hall is now complete, and tenants…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Some Mines Ceased Work a Day Too Early
Twelve hundred miners on the Cessnock field to-day extended their Easter holiday. The men turned out for work at…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Maitland Coal Board
The meeting of Maitland Coal Board of Reference set down for Tuesday has been postponed until later in the week. Urgent business in Sydney will preclude the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Suburban and District Beresford Concern Protest to Premier About Mining
Beresford Progress Association decided to ask for a Government inquiry Into coal-mining under Beresford township. The Secretary (Mr. J. E. Charlston) said…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Gold for Nazis Australian Manager Closed Mine
SYDNEY, Friday.—When most of the French directors of a mining concession in Venezuela went pro-Vichy, and showed signs of wanting to get gold out of…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Conference Room for Coal Board Hearings
A conference room for the Northern Coal Reference Boards will be available in about a fortnight's time in the T. and G. Building. Hunter-street…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Coal Reference Board ABERMAIN No. 2 Claim Decisions
The Chairman of the Maitland Coal Reference Board (Mr. J. Connell) has given his decision on six matters in dispute at…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Makes Mining History Many Improvements in Safety and Health Bill
The passing of the Safety and Health Bill constitutes another milestone in the history of coalmines. THE BILL will mean substantial improvements in the health and safety…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Miners' Offices Completed
Thirty years ago, the Northern District of the Miners' Federation decided to buy a block of land adjacent to Newcastle Trades Hall. Ten years later a small levy…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mines Resume To-day
Northern mines will resume work to-day. Although 1200 miners on the Cessnock field extended their Easter holiday last Thursday, where local disputes caused…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Promising Coal Seam Located
GRAFTON, Sunday.âBradley and Liddell, owners of Nymboida Coal Mines, have carried out a preliminary survey of one of their mining propositions by…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Coal Boards to Have Conference Room
Within the next fortnight, Newcastle and Maitland Coal Boards of Reference will have a conference room in the T and G. Building, Hunter-street. The room will be part…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Coal Output Cut by Military Call-up
SYDNEY, Sunday.—The General Secretary of the Miners' Federation (Mr. Grant) said that compulsory military training for youths employed in coalmines…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Check Acid Burns in Mines
Because many cases have been reported that workmen have received severe burns from acid spilled from lamp batteries, it is of paramount importance that some…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Helping War Effort Merewether "Gold Rush"
Junction-Merewether Red Cross Society will hold a "Dig for Victory" competition at Merewether Beach on Saturday…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Ordered to Resume Aberdare Extended Colliery
An instruction to Aberdare Extended miners to resume work forthwith Was given by the Chairman of the Northern Coal…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Gold Salute's Trial
SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The smartest three furlongs' gallop at Randwick this morning was registered by Gold Salute. Ridden by F. Lewis, he covered the distance in 37…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →"Gold Rush" on Beach
Merewether Beach will be the scene of a "gold rush" on Saturday, beginning at 2.30 p.m. It is expected that a large number of people will dig for "treasures"…
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