New Zealand Miners. Demand Increased Wages. Wellington
The New Zealand miners' demand for an immediate increase in wages of 25 per cent, has been refused by the mine owners, and the industrial outlook is black…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Mining & the mines
Mining & the mines, 1920
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Goldfields' Award. Perth
The Arbitration Court has issued an award in respect to the Goldfields unions' claim. The minimum wage was fixed at £416 for a 48-hour week on the surface,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Cowper Convent. Presentation of Diplomas, Certificates and Gold Medals
On Wednesday, at 2 p.m. the Rev. [?]ather Fagan, assisted by the Rev. Mother [?]ary Angela, of Grafton, invested the successful candidates. Miss Gallagher, with…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →QUEENSLAND The Mining Industry. Slump in Copper Prices. Seriously Affecting the State. Brisbane
Speaking at a dinner attended by representatives of the Gympie mining industry on Saturday the Minister for Mines, Mr. Jones, said while he did not wish to strike…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Floating Mine Sighted. Sydney
The master or the steamer Wyandra sighted a floating mine when his vessel was off Montague Island on Sunday last…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Decrease in Gold Yield. Sydney
The gold yield of the Commonwealth for the eleven months shows a decrease of 139,383 ounces compared with that recorded for the similar period in 1919…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →QUEENSLAND. Arsenic From State Mine. Golden Casket Drawing. Report on Gold Discovery. Brisbane
The Minister for Mines to-day denied the accuracy of Mr. Corser's statements in the Legislative Assembly yesterday regarding the arsenic supplied by the State…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Rich Gold Reef. Sydney
A very rich find has been made in the No. 3 bottom level of the Long Tunnel mine, in what is known as Reardon's Drive, near Gundagai. The reef is four…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Telegrams Search for Floating Mine. Sydney
A warship has gone in search of the floating mine reported off Montague Island…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Coal Position Serious in Victoria. Melbourne
Mr. Barnes, Victorian Minister for Railways, said there is no doubt the train services will be curtailed unless there is a change in the coal situation…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →German Coal. a New Agreement. Shortage Crisis Passed. London
A message from Paris states that under the new coal agreement between Germany and the Allies, which has been practically concluded by the Reparations…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mining in Tasmania. Threatened with Collapse. Hobart
Mr. J. Ogden, Labor member of the House of Assembly, who has just visited the West Coast mining fields, says that Tasmania's mining is threatened with…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Not a Floating Mine
H.M.A.S. Stalwarts proceeded to sea on Wednesday in search of a mine reported to have been seen from the steamer Wyandra off Montague Island earlier in the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Miners on Strike. London
The executive of the South Wales Miners' Federation asked the striking Rhondda miners to resume on Tuesday, pending negotiations with the owners…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Coal Restrictions in Melbourne. Tramway Services Affected. Sydney
A Melbourne message states it is understood, that after January 5 the Coal Board will order drastic restrictions on both cable and electric tramway services, and no…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →More Pay for More Work British Miners' Wage Agreement. Rates Reduced If Output Falls Off
The "more work, more pay" principle, on which the British mine strike was settled, is something quite new. Wage settlement's have been based on food prices and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Coal and Coke Industries. Dispute Referred to Tribunal[?] Sydney
At a compulsory conference under the[?] Industrial Peace Act to discuss the threatened coal trouble in the coal and cok[?] industry, Mr. Willis, on behalf of the men,…
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