Miners Burned Effigy Melbourne
The climax to the miners' May Day procession at Wonthaggi yesterday was the burning on a specially- erected scaffold of an effigy of a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Mining & the mines, 1937
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Miners' Demand. Union Recognition. London, May 2
In connection with negotiations arising out of a dispute last November at Harworth Colliery and in pursuance of authority recently given by an overwhelming majority in a ballot…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →General Strike Favored Decision of British Miners London
BRITISH coal mine employees have decided in favor of a general strike ten days after the Coronation in connection with negotiations…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Mining Groups Agree to Support Shares to Amount of £4,000,000. LONDON, May 2
Four powerful mining and finance houses, namely, the Central Mining Corporation, Rand Mines, Ltd., Consolidated Goldfields of South Africa, and the Sir Abe Bailey group, agreed…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →London Busmen Strike. 26,000 Men and 5000 Buses Idle. Coronation Day Transport May Be Dislocated. National Coal Strike Called. LONDON, May 2
Demanding a working day of 7½ hours, 26,000 Central London busmen went on strike at midnight on Friday night, putting out of operation 5000 buses, which are capable of carrying 5,000,000 passengers daily, and interrupting about 200…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Today's News Of The World From Daily Telegraph Exclusive Correspandents When England Was Under General Strike Bus Strike Grips London 5000 Vehicles Are Idle General Coal Strike Timed for May 22 LONDON
CHAOTIC transport conditions ruled in inner London yesterday when the city awoke on Cup Final morning to learn that the threatened bus strike had begun at midnight…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Georgetown Gold Mines, N.l
Georgetown Gold Mines, N.L., reports that, owing to the poor values disclosed in the lower sections of the winze from the 262 feet level and the unprofitable nature of mininer…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Abroker to His Client Caledonian Collieries
CLIENT: Twelve months ago I was disappointed with Caledonian prefs., because the profit was some £2000 lower, and the dividend was…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Mine Reopening Likely
LITHGOW, Monday.--The management of the Vale of Clwydd Colliery, which has been Idle since last Thursday, has agreed to meet the miners'…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Big Coal Contract Withdrawn Northern Colliery Affected County Council May Take Lithgow Supplies Increased Cost £156
SYDNEY County Council today withdrew a 25,000 ton coal contract from two Northern collieries, and the deputy general manager (Mr. Vine Hall) suggested that the contract should be given to…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Gas in Fatal Mine Shaft
MELBOURNE, Monday.--Robert Brown, for nine years an examiner on the Wonthaggi coalfield, told Judge Richardson, the State Coal Mine Royal…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Wonthaggi Mine Disaster Melbourne
After stoppages of work gas was found more frequently in Shaft 20, where the fatal explosion occurred, declared Robert Brown, examiner on…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Corrimal Mine Resumes. Corrimal
The Corrimal mine, which has been idle for approximately three weeks, resumed work to-day. At a meeting of the miners, which was held on Sunday, it was decided to work…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Aust. Gold Price Down
Prices fixed by the Commonwealth Bank for gold lodged at tho Melbourne and Perth Mints during tho week ended April 30 were £8 0s 9½d a standard ounce, and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wonthaggi’s Mismanagement “Scandalous, Vindictive” Miners Leave Inquiry
During toe week another bitch in the resumption of work occurred, under rawer peculiar circumstances. The safety of the mine had been…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →News From Mines Tingha Alluvials to Issue New Shares
At an extraordinary general meeting or Tingha Alluvials, Ltd., yesterday, it was decided to increase capital to £25,009 by the creation of 60,000 new 5 shares, and to issue…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →General Cable News. Price of Gold. London, May 3
Gold was quoted to-day at £7/0/10, compared with £7/0/8 on Saturday. AUSTRALIAN PILOT CRASHES. Mr. Simon Fraser, of Melbourne, who is…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Mine Disaster. £2 a Week for Widows. Melbourne Relief Fund. Melbourne
The widows of the 13 victims of the explosion in the State coal mine at Wonthaggi will receive £2 a week for 20 years, and their 28 children under 18 years will receive…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →Cloth of Gold and Peacock Cloaks. Rich and Colourful Settings for Church Pageant
CLOTH of gold and-crimson silks, velvets of plum colour and black will rustle and sway when the past retells its vivid story at the Pageant of Early Church History at the Town Hall from May 20 to 22. THE pageant will commemorate the centenary…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Joy in Lithgow Prospect of Coal Contract Would Save Jobs of Miners Lithgow
THE men at Lithgow and Hermitage collieries will be saved from a dismal future if the Sydney County Council…
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