Saturday Half-holiday. Favored by Newcastle Miners. Sydney
The Newcastle miners favor the proposal of a Saturday half-holiday. Evidence to that effect was given before the Royal Commission yesterday…
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Mining & the mines, 1909
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Newcastle Labor Troubles. Coal-trimmers Demands. Conference Arranged. Sydney
The dispute with the Newcastle coaltrimmers in reference to the employment of ships' labor for the discharge of ballast continues. The shipping…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Gold Shipment. Twenty-seven Boxes From West Australia. Perth
The White Star liner Runie, which left Albany yesterday for London via Capetown, shipped 27 boxes of gold, valued at £98,000…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →State Parliament. the Legislative Assembly. Ambulance Facilities in Mines. Establishment of the Federal Capital. Purchase of the Mungery Estate. Care and Treatment of Inebriates. Sydney
In the Legislative Assembly last night Mr. A. Edden (Labor, Kahibah), in asking a question relating to the provision that was being made for the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Hetton Colliery. Its Safety to De Inquired Into. Sydney
Two experts, representing the Mines Department and the colliery proprietary respectively have been appointed to inquire into the safety or otherwise…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Barrier Miner. Friday, July 23, 1909. More Mine Heroism
BENDIGO furnishes us with yet another example of the splendid heroism of which the mineworker is capable, and to the exhibition of which indeed he…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Opal Mining
The White Cliffs correspondent of "The Miner" writes:— A big find of opal was made this week on the open country west of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Out for 22 Weeks. the Newnes Miners, Distress in Wolgan Valley
The president of the Newnes miners, Mr. A. It. Buckle, in the course of a statement, said that the men at Newnes had been out for 22 weeks, and a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Illegal, Gold Buying. Accused Before the Court. Melbourne
At Ararat yesterday, Chang Hung, a Chinaman, was sentenced to soven months, and Allan Wood was fined £30 for illegally buying gold…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Woah Hawp Canton Company. Annual Meeting. Bonus to Manager and Miners. Melbourne
At the annual meeting of shareholders of the Woah Hawp Canton Company at Ballarat yesterday a bonus of £20 was given to the manager and…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Colliery Troubles. Reduction Op Wages in Scotland. General Strike Favored. an Important Development. [Reuter's Message] London
The Scotch miners and coamasters met the President of the Board of Trade yesterday, when the masters agreed to suspend their notices of a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Scottish Collieries Dispute. London
The committee of Scottish coalmasters and miners are continuing their deliberations at Glasgow with the view of finding a settlement to their dispute…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mine Accident
An accident of a minor character, occurred on the 1000ft. level of the Junction North mine on Saturday afternoon. A machine drill which was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Colliery Troubles. London
In connection with the Scottish colliery troubles, the men refusing to accept a reduction in wages, 26,000 Lancashire miners by ballot voted in favor…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →[?] the Bendigo Mine Hero. Melbourne
Joseph Davis, the Bendigo mine here is a bachelor approaching middle age. Since his exploit he has received offers of marriage from two or three…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Late Mining. the Tanami Goldfield. a Rich Find. Adelaide
The Attorney-General (Mr. Mitchell), on Saturday received a private telegram from Mr. Gordon Buchanan, of Flora Valley, Northern Territory, as…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bendigo Mine Hero. Offered Free Suit of Clothes. Melbourne
In addition to offers of marriage, which he has declined. Davis, the Bendigo mine hero, is being made the recipient of other favors. A tailor has…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Tanami Goldfield. Government Geologist's Report. Adelaide
The South Australian Government Geologist (Mr. Browne), in his report on the gold find at Tanami, says:— "Gold has been obtained by…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Tanami Goldfield. Opening Up Water Supplies. Adelaide
In connection with the finding of gold at Tanami, in the Northern Territory, the South Australian Government has decided to open up water…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Scottish Collieries' Dispute. Sympathetic Strike Supported. [Reuter's Message.] London
The Leicestershire, Staffordshire, Derbyshire,Durham, Cumberland, Cleveland, and other mining districts voted largely in favor of a strike in…
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