Mining Matters
The miners at Rix's Creek stopped work on Tuesday, after having worked a week under the new conditions. The miners struck at the end of last month for an advance of…
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Mining & the mines, 1908
832 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 5 of 42
Rix's Creek Miners. Out on Strike. Singleton
It was thought that the trouble, at Rix's Crook was amicably, settled when, a little over a week ago, the men, after having, been out a fortnight, returned to work on the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Strike at Newcastle Collieries. the Minmi Wheelers Still Oct. Owners' Committee Meeting. Serious Situation. Newcastle
The wheelers' strike at Minmi, where Messrs. J. and A. Brown's Duckenfield and Back Crock collieries are still idle, has brought about a very serious situation. The…
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An explosion in a colliery at Flem, Charleroi, Belgium killed ten minerS and injured 28 others…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Neath Colliery. Two Miners Suspended—pit Thrown I Idle. Kurri Kurri
The Neath Colliery was thrown idle yesterday afternoon owing to two miners having been suspended for an alleged breach of the special rules. The workmen on the afternoon shift…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Rix's Cheek Colliery Work Resumed
Mr. W. Brennan, secretary of the Colliery Employees' Federation representatives of the men waited upon Mr. Douglas, manager at Rix's Creek, and the whole position was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Strike at Newcastle Collieries Still Idle. Newcastle
The Bade Creek and Duckenfield Collieries were idle again to-day, the wheelers being still on strike. There is no prospect of settlement, the miners at the former being on strike since…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Trouble at Rix's Creek Miners Decide to Join the Federation. Address by the General Secretary
It will be remembered that the miners at Rix's Creek struck at the end of last month for an advance of sixpence on the rate of 2/9 a ton for…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Hebburn Colliery Brass Band
A meeting of the committee of the above band was held at Garrat's Hotel on Monday evening (says a correspondent), Mr. Difford presiding. Messrs. Reay and Difford…
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RECENT Ministerial changes have provoked a good deal of adverse criticism. Mr. Terry, who gives up the portfolio of mines, in order to concentrate his…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Neath Colliery. Work Resumed. Kurri Kurri
The trouble at Neath Colliery, which caused a stoppage of work on Wednesday afternoon and yesterday morning, was inquired into yesterday by the Federation, who went…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Mineral Industry of N.S.W. II. Coal
NEXt to silver coal contributes the largest share to the annual mineral production of the State. In 1906, out of a total production of nearly £8,000,000,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Rand Mines. Solving the Labor Problem. Replacing Native Labor. London, Jan. 21
Professor Yates, of Johannesburg, considers it possible to instal 4000 small drills on the Rand mines, thus releasing 20,000 natives from labor…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Five Hundred Miners Buried Alive Terrible Coal Dust Explosion. West Virginia Mine
By a terrific explosion of coal-dust in one of the largest mines at Fairmont, West Virginia, 500 miners were entombed on Friday, December 6. The first sign to those…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →New Coat Mine. Coal at 772 Feet
The Borchole collieries mine at Cockle Greek has bottomed on coal at a depth of 77ft and preparations are now being made to open out the seam, which…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Work at the Collieries
For the fortnightly pay to be drawn on Friday next at the South Maitland collieries East Greta and Stanford-Merthyr have worked ten days each…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Rix's Creek Colliery
At the conclusion of the mass meeting of Box's Creek miners at South Singleton on Tuesday night, the General Secretary of the Northern Colliery…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A New Colliery
Alderman Enright received a telegram last evening from Greta, informing him that Messrs Hammil and M'Enery, who are engaged in sinking a shaft at Ebbmain Colliery, Greta, passed…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mining Matters
Further finds of black coal by the drill at Powlett River, in Gippsland, give a total width of 7ft. 7in., which the Mines Department exports think may be the best…
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