British Colliery Crisis. Men Voting for General Strike. London
Representatives of the Scottish miners and the coal masters met the Board of Trade. The coal masters agreed to suspend…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines
Mining & the mines, 1909
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The Coal Industry Crisis. General Strike Favoured. London, Tuesday afternoon
Leicestershire, Staffordshire, Derbyshire, Durham, Cumberland, Cleveland, and other mining districts have voted largely in favour at a general strike in support of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Very Latest Cables. the Coal Industry Crisis. Miners Sit Tight. London, Wednesday afternoon
The sub-committee of the Scotch coalmasters and the miners have failed to come to an agreement. Owing to the result of the ballot of employees…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →British Mining Troubles. (By Cable). London
A majority of the English miners who have voted have decided largely in favor of a strike in support of the Scottish miners…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Pay at the Collieries
The fortnightly pay at the South Maitland collieries to-day was something in the nature of a record, most of the pits having drawn full time. At East Greta and Stanford-Merthry…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →British Coal Crisis
The conference of the Miners' Federation has decided that unless there is a satisfactory settlement in Scotland to-day notice be given in all districts to terminate…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Various Verses. Recitation: That Little Chap of Mine
I know I'm just on ordinary easy-goin cues, 'Bout like the common run of men, no better an' noo wuss…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Coal Industry Crisis. Miners Sit Tight. London, Wednesday afternoon
The sub-committee of the Scotch coah[?]asters and the miners have failed to come to an agreement. Owing to the result of the ballot of employees…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Scottish Coal Trouble
There is general expectation that the Scottish coal dispute regarding a reduction of wages from 6s to 5s 6d a day, will be settled, judging from yesterday's conference…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Coal Hoist Commission
The Commissioners appointed to take evidence and report upon the suitability of the M'Myler Hoist for the purpose for which it was erected of shipping coal more speedily than by the crane system…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →World’s Coal Supply
In 1907 Britain exported 85,000,000 tons of coal, which was 32 per cent. of the total production. Germany…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Coal Industry Crisis
The sub-committee of the Scotch coalmasters and the miners have failed to come to an agreement. Owing to the result of the ballot of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Colliery Crisis. Parties Brought Together. London, July 28
Representatives, of the Scottish miners and the coal masters met the Board of Trade. The coal masters agreed to suspend for…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Scottish Mining Difficulty. No Agreement Effected. London
The sub-committee of the Scottish coal-masters and coal-miners, which was appointed to consider the difficulty which has arisen in respect to the proposed…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Coal Industry Crisis. General Strike Averted. Mr. Winston Churchill Congratulated. London, Sunday afternoon
The Scottish coal dispute has been settled. The masters have conceded a minimum wage of 6s a day, which is what the men fought for. This wage is to be the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Barrier Unemployed. Miners on Relief Work
In an interview, the Mayor of Broken Hill (Alderman Long) said men were being taken on at relief work in batches of 100. and given a fortnight's work. All…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Scottish Coal Dispute. Difficulty at an End. London
The dispute in the Scottish coal trade over the threatened reduction of wages has been settled. The proposal of the coalowners was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Playground of England. the Line of Blue and Gold
The line of coast from Rhyl to Lla[?] is practically one district. There are, it is true, several towns and villages, each with its special claims and distinctive charms…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Fight for Two Lives. Tragedy-in a Coal Mine
A terrible ordeal, that recalls the horrors of Edgar Allan Poe's pendulum story, was the most thrilling feature of a colliery roof-fall near Newport…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Playground of England. the Line of Blue and Gold
The line of coast from Rhyl to Lladuudno is practically one district. There are it is true, several towns and villages, each with, its special claims and distinctive charms…
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