Miners in Conflict. Broken Hill
A slight conflict occurred at Broken Hill this morning, when the pickets came into conflict at the South mine, and resulted in Mr. Winterford, the ex-president of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Mining & the mines
Mining & the mines, 1919
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Miners' Association. Half-yearly Meeting. Wollongong
At the half-yearly meeting of the southern branch of the Coal and Shale Employees' Association at Wollongong, it was reported there had been six fatal…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Cowper Convent. Annual Presentation of Diplomas, Certificates, Gold Medals, Etc
This interesting function was deferred from 1918 until after the proclamation of peace, and took place on Friday, 11th inst…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Price of Coal. Advance in England. Sensation in House of Commons. London
A sensation was caused in the House of Commons when Sir Auckland Geddes announced that the Government had decided that the price of coal to the consumer…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Dispute at Kalgoorlie. 3000 Miners Idle. Perth
There is a serious dispute at the Ivanhoc mine, one of the largest of the Kalgoorlie group. This mine closed down at midnight, while the Great Boulder and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Late Cables Britain's Dearer Coal. the Workers Angry. Effect of Wage Increase Not Relished. London
The trade unionists are angry because of the Government allowing the cost of the coal miners' wage increases being passed on to the consumers,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Miners' Delegation for Melbourne. Sydney
At a council meeting of the Australasian Coal and Shale Federation, to-day it was decided to send the president, Mr. Baddeley, and the general secretary, Mr. A…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Rise in Coal. London, Thursday Night
An official report shows that the six shillings rise in the price of coal applies to pit head delivery whereto the countrywide freight increases are…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Industrial. Barrier Disputes. Pickets at the South Mine. Broken Hill
The A.M.A. continued to picket the South Mine at Broken Hill yesterdays Five hundred men formed a picket with the result that members of the Trades…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Resolution of the Miners' Council. State Conference Asked For. Sydney
Willi regard to the A.L.P. Executive, New South Wales Branch, expelling Messrs. Willis, Rosa and Rutherford, the council of the Australasian Coal and Shale…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railwaymen Strike. Food Trains Held Up. the Miners Bargaining. London
With dramatic swiftness the North-Eastern railwaymen have struck, demanding, the relaxation of the eyesight test. Scarcely a train is running, and the food…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Price of Coal. The Rise in Britain. a Blow to Industry, Additional Cost to Railways. London
The Baltic Exchange regards the rise in the price of coal as a serious blow to the whole structure of commerce, concurring with the depression in exports,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Price of Coal. Miners' Offer Rejected. London
In the House of Commons, Mr. Bonar Law announced that the Government had rejected the miners' compromise, and the increased price for coal would operate on…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →American Colliery Disaster Fire Follows Explosion. Six Men Killed. Vancouver, Saturday Night
A message from Blue Field, West Virginia, says: An explosion destroyed the Tan well coal mine and 220 men were killed. A fire followed the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Wireless Story. Hoodwinking the Huns. No Coal for the Leipsig
Behind the curt references, made in legal formality in the London law courts last month, lies a story of the sea that would have fired the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Hun Thieves. How Their Gold Grew. Now Having to Disgorge It. New York, Saturday Night
The New York "World's" Washington correspondent says: The U.S. Treasury Department learns that the German gold supply increased from…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →News of the World Price of Coal. the Government's Proposal. Miners and Nationalisation. London
Discussing the proposals of the Government at the miners' conference, Messrs. Kerswick and Smillie stated the miners were not prepared to strain every nerve…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Melbourne Gas Supply. Causing Great Anxiety. Coal Board's Assurances. Melbourne
The Central Coal Board declares that the Victorian gas supply is causing great anxiety. There is only four days' supply in Hie metropolis, and unless the supply…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Miners Strike. 200,000 Men Idle. Resistance to Coal Prices. Bluejackets Sent to Yorkshire. London
The miners in North Nottingham have struck as a protest against the increased price of coal. Two hundred thousand men are idle. The Yorkshire and Sheffield…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Miners Strike in England. London, Monday Night
The miners in North Nottingham have struck as a protest against the increase in the coal price. Two hundred thousand men are…
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