"Cut-throat Tactics of Mine Owners"
SYDNEY, Friday:—During the hearing of addresses in the Commonwealth Arbitration Court this morning on the miners' union…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Northern Rivers · Mining & the mines
Mining & the mines, 1939
520 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 5 of 26
Mine Worker's Arm Caught in Belt Amputation Followed
KALGOORLIE, Friday:—When his right arm was caught in a convenor belt at the Central Norseman mine, 140 miles from here, to-day. H. Nixon,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Return Gold Stocks and War Materials Franco's Request to France
LONDON, Friday:—The Exchange Agency's Paris correspondent says: It is understood that General Franco's Foreign…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →World Achievement White Coal
Possibly you smile at the mention of white coal, but the name has long been given to water-power. As a rule we think of water-power in the sense of falling water, and there comes to mind the huge…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Explosives Stolen From Colliery
LONDON, Monday:—Two thousand sticks of gelignite and 300 detonators were stolen from the Barleyside colliery, Falkirk…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Negligee in Gold
Gold cloth makes a glamorous negligee for Joan Bennett, co-starring with Jack Benny in Paramount's "Stranded in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Coal From Casino District CASINO
The possibility of developing coal deposits in country west of Casino is being investigated by the Casino Chamber of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →"The Miners Would Play Their Part in Defence"
SYDNEY, Tuesday:—"I have no hesitation in saying that the Miners' Federation will strongly support any movement for the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Coal Deposits
The possibility of developing coal deposits in country west of Casino is being investigated by the Casino Chamber of Commerce. At its…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mining Activities in Philippines Japanese Company
CAIRNS, Wednesday:—The Pacific Mining Co. Ltd., otherwise known as the Toogye Kabushiki Kaisha Corporation, with head…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Survey of North Coast Coal Seams to Be Made
The development of coal seams on the North Coast for commercial purposes has been urged by the Northern Rivers and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Oil From Coal British Production Doubled in Four Years
LONDON, Thursday:—According to a House of Commons answer by the Secretary for Mines (Mr. H. Crookshank), the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Resigned From Mines Safety Commission NEWCASTLE
Because of ill-health the Superintendent of Caledonian Collieries Ltd (Mr. R. J. Clark) has resigned from the Health and Safety in Mines Royal…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Victorian Scheme for Extracting Petrol From Coal
Two reports on the possibility of extracting petrol from Yallourn brown coal at a cost of about 1 3 12 a gallon, will be considered by the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Nickel Mines in New Caledonia Japanese Woman's Option
LONDON, Sunday:—A Tokio message states that officials of the Ministry of Commerce have gone to New Caledonia to inspect…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Judge Drake Brockman on 6-Hour Day in Coal Industry Sydney
A six-hour day in the coal mining industry would mean an increase of 30 per cent, in production costs, and an increase of 25 to 30 per cent, in…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Miners' Request Northern Labour Members CESSNOCK
At a meeting of 11 miners' lodges, representing 3500 members, to-night, it was decided to call upon the northern labour members of Parliament to…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Miners' Holiday Pay Sydney
Mr. W. Orr, miners' general secretary, declared in the Federal Arbitration Court to-day, during argument on the men's industrial claims…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Gold Fish Wins Ipswich Hundred Brisbane
Bundamba races were held to-day. A heavy shower before the fourth race made the track fairly heavy. Results:—…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Miners Must "Bring a Note" Explaining Absence MELBOURNE
Employees at the State coal mine at Wonthaggi are incensed at the action of the management in framing a new regulation providing that any…
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