Wonthaggi Miners No Resumption Till Manager Removed Melbourne
A mass meeting of miners at Wonthaggi decided to-day not to resume work until the general manager (Mr. J. M'Leish) had been removed from…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Mining & the mines, 1937
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British Miners National Strike Called London
The Mine Workers' Federation has called a national strike to begin on May 22, following the breakdown of negotiations with the owners for a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Manager's Effigy Burnt By Wonthaggi Miners MELBOURNE
The climax to the May Day celebration at Wonthaggi was ,the burning of an effigy of John McLeish, general manager of the mine. A scaffold was…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Relentless Hostility to Mine Management
Unrelenting hostility to the present management of the Wonthaggi mine was expressed by speakers at a public meeting, held in the Imperial Theatre…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wonthaggi Inquiry Gas in Mine Ant Quantity Dangerous Examiner's Evidence MELBOURNE
Giving evidence before the Royal Commission to-day Robert Brown, examiner at No. 20 shaft, said that every Sunday night between January…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →County Council Contract Withdrawn From Northern Collieries Sydney
After the Sydney County Council had to-day decided to withdraw a contract for 26,000 tons of coal from two nor them collieries. It was suggested that…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wonthaggi Mine Mr. Orr's Allegation Refuted by Ministers Melbourne
Members of the State Ministry emphatically denied to-day the allegation made last night by the general secretary of the Miners' Federation…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mother O' Mine
If I were hanged on the highest hill, I know whose love would follow me [?] still, O mother of mine! O mother of mine…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sunk by Mine Evidence in Espana Case LONDON
Replying to questions in the House of Commons to-day, Sir Samuel Hoare said that all information in the possession of the Admiralty pointed to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wonthaggi Mine Views Differ on Naked Lights Question Campaign for Funds Melbourne
Although he believes that all pits in the State coal mine at Wanthaggi can be safely worked with naked lamps, Mr. David Besford, the district…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →English Mine Strike Suspended Conference Called LONDON
In response to an appeal by the Prime Minister (Mr. Baldwin) in the House of Commons yesterday the executive of the Miners Federation announced that they were willing to suspend the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Royal Commission Mine Inspectors Give Evidence Melbourne
"The amount of gas needed to cause the explosion in the Wonthaggi mine on "February 15 could not have been missed if a proper examination had…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sinking of Battleship Was a Mine the Cause? London
Replying to questions in the House of Commons to-day Sir Samuel Hoare said that all information in possession of the Admiralty pointed to the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Small Mine Workers Seek Registration As Union Alleged Employment of Gunmen SYDNEY
The Industrial Registrar to-day heard an application by the Small Mine Employees' Association for registration as a union…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →British Mining Dispute London
In response to an appeal by the Prime Minister (Mr. Baldwin) in the House of Commons yesterday, the executive of the Miners' Federation…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →4000 Refugees Leave Bilbao Sobbing Farewells on Wharf British Warships As Escorts Rebel Admiral's Warning Mines Being Laid in Four-Mile Belt LONDON
A message from Bilbao states that sobbing farewells marked the departure to-day of 4000 refugees, mostly children, who were ticketed…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Will Carter's Notes Australianities the Old Gold-getters
The cradlers, the tubmen, puddlers, the boxers, the ground-sluicers, all after the glittering gold in the old days, when gold was more procurable…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Coal Contract 25,000 Tons at 18/10½ SYDNEY
The Sydney County Council to-day gave the Lithgow Valley Colliery, Ltd. a contract for 25,000 tons of coal at 18,101 a ton, totalling £23,593/15/…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wonthaggi Miners Decide to Resume Melbourne
Acting on the advice of the central council of the Miners' Federation, the Wonthaggi miners this afternoon decided to resume work on the basis of…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Coal Mine Stoppages Wollongong
It was states here to-day that as a result of the stoppages in the South Coast coalmines recently. French coal ships were considering obtaining their…
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