Century of Oil Romantic Story of 'Black Gold'
The cry "Struck Oil," which rang through the wooded valley of…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Mining & the mines, 1959
101 stories in Sydney's papers · page 5 of 6
Collie Mining Unions' Claims
PERTH: Keen interest is being taken in the Collie Mining Unions' of claims, now entering the fifth week of hearing before the Coal…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Coal Industry Gloomy
Another Japanese industry which finds itself in the doldrums is coal. While Japan's…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Miners oil stand justified
SYDNEY: The report of the Tariff Board on the Petroleum Refining Industry concludes that tariff…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Notional pattern mine crisis
IPSWICH: The Queensland Convention of the Miners' Federation, held recen[?]y, showed that the pattern…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Coal tar pitch roofing
Roofing membranes made with coal tar pitch have been used for many years in…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →New brickworks for Gold Coast
Plans for the establishment of plant to manufacture silica lime bricks at Tweed Heads, on the border of N.S.W. and Queensland have announced by a newly formed…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Coal-town women act: youth unemployment Star Story
"My son (15½ years old) has been going to the Labor Bureau twice a week for the past four or five weeks; my 18-year-old daughter is on part-time houseworks: another daughter (14) will be leaving school next year; with my sick husband losing odd days…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Mine Deaths Worst for Four Years
SYDNEY: Fatalities in the mines from July to September this year were the worst for four years, the miners' Journal "Common Cause",…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Tory Wants More Use of Coal
CANBERRA: No tougher Tory exists in Parliament than Colonel Anderson, the Country Party member for Hume, but what he said in…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →From Factory, Mine, Ship Moots Men Win Long Service Payments
SYDNEY: Consistent campaigning by the trade unions has won long service leave payments and pro-rata…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →From Factory Mine & Ship Peculiar Outlook on Equal Pay Issue
SYDNEY : Sheet Metal Workers' Union secretary Tom Wright told Tribune that N.S.W. Public Service…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Powerhouse workers fight for rights: penal law threat Factory Mine and Ship
SYDNEY: Laborers employed by the New South Wales Electricity Commission at Bunnerong powerhouse are fighting for a 5 - weekly allowance enjoyed by all tradesmen for working "in and around boilers"…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Drain on U.S. gold reserves threatens a monetary earthquake
NEW YORK: A monetary earthquake which could "shake the capitalist world" is threatened by the continuing drain on American gold reserves. THIS is according to currency…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Miners Meet on 7-Hour Day Demand
SYDNEY: Mineworkers employed at the BHP and Australian Iron and Steel collieries will have an early…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →From Factory, Mine, Ship Gasworkers Meeting Today on Wages Claims
SYDNEY: A mass meeting of all workers at Mortlake Gas Works today (Wednesday) will consider, in the light…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Mine Sweeper
Jack Swales is standing for council for the St. Marys ward. As mentioned in a recent issue of "Nepean Times," Jack has…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Miners win margins gains
SYDNEY: The Coal Industry Tribunal, Mr. Gallagher on Monday granted margins increases ranging from 13- to 30- to the Miners'…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →From Factory Mine & Ship Unions to See Holt on Rebates
SYDNEY: A deputation, led by officers of the Australian Council of Trade Unions, will wait on the Federal Treasurer, Mr. Holt, with a request that he act to lift the recently imposed tax on camping allowances…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Brown Gold Is a Tough Game
The production of coffee, or 'brown gold' as it is commonly known to more than 160 million…
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