West Wallsend Mine. Newcastle
Consternation has been caused at W[?] Wallsend owing to the decision of the Caledonia Collieries to close the West Wallsend mine owing to lack of orders…
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Mining & the mines, 1923
592 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 23 of 30
22 Dead. Mine Disaster. Fire and Explosions. Heroic Rescue Work. Heartrending Scenes at Pit. Cessnock
Thirty-one miners were entombed at the Bellbird colliery as a result of a big explosion and fire. Only, a few escaped alive. The mine is being…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Bellbird. Mine Closed for 6 MONTHS Funeral of the Victims. Equipment to Meet Dangers. "Criminally Inadequate.'' Cessnock
The Bellbird mine will have to be totally closed down for about six months in order to allow the fires to bum themselves out. Seven…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Idle Miners. Closed in Sympathy. Sydney
All work was suspended at the Illawarra collieries in sympathy with the Bellbird victims…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Telegrams. St[?] Levy. Miners Won't Pay It. Sydney
Members at Broken Hill of the Coal and Shale Employees' Federation have refused to pay the strike levies. They have been given notice that unless they…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Out Again. Mt. Kiera Miners. Levy Causes Trouble. Sydney
The employees of Mount Kiera colliery, Wollongong, have declared a strike, refusing to work with men who declined to pay the levy for the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mine Disaster. Assembly Adjourns. Sympathy of Members. Rescue Stations' Equipment. Sydney
In the Assembly this afternoon the Premier said it was his painful duty to announce to the House that there had been a dieadful tragedy at Bellbird…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Mining Lease. Cancellation Recommended. Non-fulfilment of Labor Conditions
A case of considerable interest to mining people in this district was heard at the Bellingen Warden's Court some time ago before the Mining Warden…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cessnock Tragedy. The Official Story. Mine Inspector's Report. Cause of Disaster Unknown. Sydney
The report of Mr. T P. Hindmarsh. Chief inspector of Coal Mines, in connection with the Bellbird disaster was tabled an the Assembly yesterday by…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Another Colliery on Fire Pelaw Main. Sydney
It is reported that a fire is raging in No. 3 West Pelaw Main colliery, The miners have been sent home…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Miners Ask for Royal Commission. Sydney
At a meeting of the Council of the Miners' Federation to-day it was decided to request the Government to appoint a Royal Commission with wide…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire at West Pelaw Mine. Sydney
A fire is raging in the No. 3 West mine at Pelaw Main colliery, and the miners have been sent home…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Big Coal Strike Ends. Vancouver
The Harrisburg (Pennsylvania) anthracite, (coal) operators and union leaders to night signed a new wage agreement, which requires only the ratification of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Gold Discovery. Rich Reef Found. Coff's Harbor
What is anticipated will be a valuable discovery was made a couple of weeks ago between Lower Bucca and Woolgoolga. when a rich-bearing gold…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →"Defective Lamps." Miners Refuse to Work. Wollongong
Contending that they do not wish a repetition of the Bellbrid disaster, the employees at Scarborough colliery refused to work to-day on account of a number…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Coal Mining Industry. Royal Commission Demanded. Sydney
Industrial bodies are supporting the demand for a Royal Commission to inquire into the Bellbird disaster and an inquiry into the coal mining system…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bellbird Colliery. All Men to Be Absorbed. Sydney
An air shaft is to be sunk into the new tunnels at Bellbird. It is stated that all men will be absorbed…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Snobbishness. Clergyman Defends Miners. Lithgow
Rev. W. Coleman, Methodist minister of Lithgow, declares the people of this State are inclined to look upon the miner as a member of an inferior class…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Ultimatum. Miners to Owners. Sydney
The miners in the Wollongong district have now issued an ultimatum threatening a stoppage of work unless better lamps are supplied. The Miners'…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Improved Gold Yield. Sydney
The State gold yield amounted to 3678 ounces crude, equal to 340s fine. valued at £14,461. This represents a decided improvement, the value being…
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