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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines
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WASHINGTON, April 6. A.A.P.—A move to extend indefinitely the shutdown of soft coalmines for safety reason has been made by Mr. John Lewis, President of the United Mineworkers of America…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The tentative plans of the Joint Coal Board suggest that its first line of attack will be on the dust menace, the insufficiency of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Minister for Works (Mr. Cahill) informed Mr. G. Booth, M.L.A.. who made representations for Lakeroad Progress Association, that he…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →TOOWOOMBA, Monday.—In the final of the Gold Cup Singles Tennis Championship to-day, Jim Gilchrist (N.S.W.) defeated Pat…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →LONDON, April 7.—An Australian, Noel Monks, who was a war correspondent for the "Daily Mail" on various…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →WASHINGTON, Monday: Government officials predict that the miners' "safety strike" will hold up soft-coal production indefinitely, seriously affecting steel and other industries…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →With only two idle in the north, N.S.W. mines made a good start today after the Easter holidays. All western and southern pits are working and attendance figures [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fiver trucks on an empty coal train going to Ayrfield colliery were north of Waratah Station yesterday. The mineral line was blocked for two hours. The picture shows a mobile crane lifting the undercarriage of one of the damaged trucks…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Closer unity between the Miners' Federation and mining craft unions was discussed to-day by the Combined Mining…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Abermain No. 1, the first mine to be thrown idle over a decision of the Coal Industrial Tribunal (Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A lecture on coal dust in mines was given last night at the Melvic Theatre, Belmont, by Professor Jones, Director of the Mining Research Laboratory,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Struck by a piece of coal in the Stockton Borehole mine George Duff, 53, of Boolaroo, suffered a fracture of the right foot. He was taken to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →LITHGOW, Tuesday.—The Western miners' Assistant Secretary (Mr. W. A. Gregory) is to resign to become welfare officer and chief clerk…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Only two coalmines were idle in the State yesterday. The production loss was 1990 tons. There were no fresh stoppages,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Sydney's shortage of coal for gas production has been referred to the Joint Coal Board…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →PARIS, April 8. ,A.A.P.—A motor-car driver, challenged by the police near the Swiss border, turned round and raced…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Commonwealth Council of the Amalgamated Engineering Union has decided to take out an injunction against the Coal Industrial Tribunal. (Mr. Gallagher) challenging his authority to adjudicate in a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →WASHINGTON, Tuesday: John L. Lewis, the miners' leader, has instructed striking soft-coal miners to resume work as fast as each mine is certified safe. The United Press estimates that…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The United States 400,000 soft-coal miners are now on strike until Government inspectors declare chat the mines are safe. Picture shows soft-coal miners of the Pittsburg Coal Co. heading for the washhouse at the beginning of the one-week strike in memory of the 111 miners killed in the Illinois gas explosion mine disaster…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Three loaded waggons left the rails when a coal train from Belmont mine was near the overhead bridge, Tighe's Hill, yesterday morning…
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