Basic Wage. Increase on Goldfields. PERTH
The State basic wages for 1032-33, as fixed by the Arbitration Court, were announced by Mr. President Dwyer to-day. The metropolitan and agricultural rates of £3/12/ and…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Mining & the mines, 1932
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Adventure in a Mine
IT was a bright, sunny morning; the birds were singing, and rabbits were scurrying to and fro. The whole countryside seemed happy, but…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Held Up, Bound and Gagged Gold Buyer Robbed
MELBOURNE, Saturday--Bound and gagged by hold-up men, C. N. Lindsay. gold-buyer, was robbed of £50 in cash and gold to the value of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Six Mines Work Full Time Northern Collieries Newcastle
Six mines worked full-time during the past fortnight, Details are:-- Maitland Main, Aberdare Extended Aberdare Central. Pelaw Main, Stansford…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mine Idle
Newcastle, Monday.--Wallsend miners are determined not to work until the company pays 2s 9d in connection with a dispute over water…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Northern Coal Trade
Time worked by the principal northern collieries during the fortnight ended Saturday included:—Nine days, Aberdare Central, Aberdare Extended, Bellbird No. 1, Maitland Main…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Queensland Gold Yield
Our Brisbane correspondent telegraphs that the gold yield of Queensland for the first five months of 1932 was 4484 fine ounces, valued at £19,044, an increase of 1207 fine ounces…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Price of Gold
Gold was quoted in London on Friday at £5/12/9 per fine ounce, our correspondent cables, a rise, of /1 per ounce on the day. Saturday's quotation was £5/12/8…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Collieries and Shipping Companies. Operating at Newcastle and District
The following are the names of the collieries and shipping companies, with their addresses and telephone numbers, which are at present…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Miners' Demand Refused. Melbourne
After a meeting of the State Cabinet She Premier (Sir Stanley Argyle) an-, nounced that it bad been decided not to pay to the employees of the State coal mine at…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Mining the Share Market
The mining share market on Saturday was quiet, but firm. Apart from a forward sale in Mount Morgan, business was confined entirely to the gold section. Western…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Newcastle Coal Weekly Export Newcastle
THE quantify of coal, including bunkers shipped at Newcastle during the week for places beyond the State was 38,945 tons, of which 4100…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Armed Thieves. Gold Buyer Robbed. Melbourne
Two armed men bound, gagged, and robbed Mr. C. N. Lindsay, gold buyer, in his office in the city on Saturday morning. They stole £50 in money and £12 worth of…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Mine Tragedy. Two Managers Gassed. Wellington (N.z.)
Two underground managers of the Westport Coal Company's Millerton mine, William Lowden and Joseph Pfeffer, both married, were gassed yesterday when they went into the…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →N.Z. Coal Strike. No Compromise. WELLINGTON
There have been no developments in the coal dispute. The owners state that no compromise is possible on the question of their right of engagement and dismissal, nor will…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Coal Again New Cheap Fuel With Oil LONDON
A secret coal-loaded oil fuel has been invented after months of day and night experiments, says the Liverpool correspondent…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Two Gassed in N.z. Mine One Went to His Mate's Rescue
WELLINGTON, Sunday.--Entering Millerton mine yesterday to insert a plug in a water pipe, two men were fatally gassed…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Money, Mines and Markets City Gossip Merron Estate (In Liq.) Moreheads, Ltd. Merron Estate Liquidation
An estimated deficiency of £58,347 is shown in a statement on the affairs of the Merron Estate, Ltd. (in liquidation), which has been…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →N.Z. Coal Mines Deadlock Men Will Not Budge No Alteration Wellington (N.z,), Mon
THE Government, determined to avoid responsibility, declines to intervene in the mining deadlock, and the position remains unchanged…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Australian Price of Gold
The price fixed by the Commonwealth Bank for gold, including jewellery, lodged at the Melbourne Mint for the week ended June 10, is at the rate of approximately £6/6/7 per…
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