Cabinet and Miners Hold Separate Meetings (Reuter's Message.) Landon, May 8
Barrier Miner · Monday 10 May 1926 · page 1
Two meetings of the Cabinet were held yesterday.The second, which took place at 9 o'clock last night, lasted over an hour. The miners' executive…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →General Cables Increase Tn Wages for French Miners (Reuter's Message.) London, May 8
Barrier Miner · Monday 10 May 1926 · page 4
Reuter's Douai correspondent reports:— At a meeting with delegates of miners of the Nord and the Pas de Calais…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wonthaggi Coal Miners Want State Mine to Work Melbourne
Barrier Miner · Tuesday 11 May 1926 · page 1
The Wonthaggi miners who are out of work on account of the enginemen's strike, yesterday met and carried a motion requesting the F.E.D. and F.A…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →All Coal Mines Idle in the Lithgow Valley Sydney
Barrier Miner · Tuesday 11 May 1926 · page 1
Every mine in the Lithgow Valley was idle yesterday, including the State coal mine, which exclusively provides coal for the railways…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Angus Silver Mine
Barrier Miner · Tuesday 11 May 1926 · page 2
The secretary of the Angas SilverLead Mining Co. reports having received the following telegram from the manager dated May 8:—…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Local Supplies of Coal
Barrier Miner · Tuesday 11 May 1926 · page 1
Inquiries made locally to-day showed that the city is in a fair position regarding coal supplies. The mines generally will not be seriously affected…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →British Coal Costs of Production
Barrier Miner · Tuesday 11 May 1926 · page 1
The British Mines Department has issued a statisticad summary of the cost of production and proceeds in the coal mining industry during the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →No Coal Consignments From Continental Ports British Proposal Rejected (Reuter's Message.) London, May 9
Barrier Miner · Tuesday 11 May 1926 · page 1
Renter's Ostend correspondent reports:— The Transport Workers' International did not enthuse over the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire in Myall Colliery No Fears of Explosion Newcastle
Barrier Miner · Wednesday 12 May 1926 · page 1
A fire broke out in the Myall colliery yesterday. There were no men in the shaft at the time. The fire brigades are swamping the outbreak…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Case for Coal Mineowners Stated in Advertisement "What Is a Fair Thing?" Sydney
Barrier Miner · Wednesday 12 May 1926 · page 4
The coal mineowners issued an advertisement this morning pointing out that the paramount question, as far as the public is concerned in the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →North Mine Check Weighers
Barrier Miner · Thursday 13 May 1926 · page 3
The following is reprinted from the W.I.U. official newspaper, but for its accuracy "The Miner" is not responsible:— The half-yearly meeting of the North…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →General Strike in Britain Ends. Negotiations are to be Resumed Between Coal Mineowners and Miners Great Rejoicing Throughout Britain Crowds Sang "God Save the King"
Barrier Miner · Thursday 13 May 1926 · page 1
Loud explosions in Blende-street near Chloride-street attracted the attention of business people and others in that area to-day. On inquiry it…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Redhead Disaster Mine Officers Charged with Breach of Act Newcastle
Barrier Miner · Thursday 13 May 1926 · page 1
At the Newcastle Polico Court yesterday Edward Fallins (manager), Abraham Ranwick (under manager), Carrick Stokes and Joseph Sowerby…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Coal Dispute Chairman of Commission Outlines a Settlement Views of Mr. A. J. Cook
Barrier Miner · Thursday 13 May 1926 · page 1
Sir Herbert Samuel, chairman of the Coal Commission, returned specially from his Italian holiday for the purpose of making an effort to reach a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Mine Workers Injured
Barrier Miner · Friday 14 May 1926 · page 2
R.C. Campbell, when using a spalling hammer on the 800ft. level of the Proprietary mine last night, struck his kneecap. He was taken in the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Queensland Antimony Mines
Barrier Miner · Friday 14 May 1926 · page 2
Acting on the report of Dr. Jen[?]n, that with a smelting plant the company should be able to make large profits on 50 per cent, ore, and able…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Miners at Newcastle Reject a Proposal Newcastle
Barrier Miner · Friday 14 May 1926 · page 1
A proposal to declare all coal in New South Wales "black" was rejected by a meeting of miners at Newcastle yesterday. The motion was: "That it is…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Ministers and Miners Meet in Conference London, May 13
Barrier Miner · Friday 14 May 1926 · page 1
Mr. S. Baldwin, the Prime Minister, Lord Birkenhead, Secretary of State for India. Sir A. Steel Maitland, Minister of Labor, and Colonel Lane-Fox,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Barrier Miner. Friday, May 14, 1926. Britain Wants Cheap Coal
Barrier Miner · Friday 14 May 1926 · page 2
THE British general strike was the outcome of the coalminers and coalowners' failure to arrive at a settlement. It is obvious that the rest of the people will…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Coal Dispute Advisory Committee on Reorganisation Earl of Reading May Be Chairman London, May 13
Barrier Miner · Friday 14 May 1926 · page 1
The Earl of Reading, the former Viceroy of India, is mentioned as the neutral chairman of the suggested advisory committee on the reorganisation of the…
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