The Railway Commissioners. Coal Supplies
Mr. Charlton asked the Premier in the Assembly yesterday if, in view of the great inconvenience caused to the travelling public of Newcastle and Maitland, he would expedite…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines
Mining & the mines, 1909
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Letter to the Editor. the Ebbw Miners
Sir,—In your issue of last Saturday's "Daily Mercury" I notice an incorrect statement under the heading of The Miners' Mines, and Men's Earnings. Well, first of all, the person who…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Foreign Coal. That 50,000 Tons. A Good Bargain
The Government has, as already stated, ordered 50,000 tons of coal, to arrive early in January. The coal will be brought to Sydney in French,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Muswellbrook Colliery
The local coal mine is rapidly developing and from 50 tons is now able to put forth from 500 to 600 tons per week…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway Commissioners' Coal
"I'm very glad to hear the Railway Commissioners have found coal," said Mr Hughes. "It is a jubilation in which the whole of the public ought to join,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Colliery Proprietors Meeting. Trade Conditions. Newcastle
The colliery proprietors are holding a meeting here, this afternoon. Seen before the meeting started, and asked if anything of consequence was likely to transpire, several of teh proprietors…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Coal-mining Struggle. Leaders at Variance. Miners Mass Meeting at Newcastle. Mr. Hughes on the Situation. Northern Delegates Meet at Trades Hall. the Conspiracy Charges
The Government intend to-day to bring in a Bill to amend the Industrial Disputes Act. The Premier said the only purpose in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Wollongong Miners. Wollogong
The Rev. Father Waish, speaking at Wollongong, said he was one of those who firmly believed the men were not wholly to blame in the present struggle. He had been on the side of the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Coal Strike. Sydney Gas Supply. Difficulty Surmounted
At a late hour on Monday night the Gas workers' Federation decided to authorise the permanent hands in the Australian Gaslight Company's yards to handle the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Coal Strike. Government Action. Reference in Parliament
The rumours which have been current relative to the intentions of the Govern ment to introduce special legislation to deal with the coal strike were referred…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Miners Mines. Dissatisfaction at Newcastle. Newcastle
There is growing dissatisfaction among the miners of this district at the strike leaders allowing Bowling's two mines at Ebbw Main and Young Wallsend to continue…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Durham Coal Umpire
Lord MacDonnell has been appointed empire of the Board of Conciliation, in the Durham coal trade…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Western Collieries. Resumption of Work Probable. Sydney
The Western delegates had a lengthy interview with the Western proprietors this morning. No information is yet available for publication, but it is understood a decision was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The New Collieries' Wages Board First Sitting. Sydney
The special wages board appointed for the purpose of inquiring into the disputes at present existing between the Northern coalminers and the colliery proprietors, held its first sitting this…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Coal Strike. Leaders Quarrel
MR. Hughes went to Newcastle on Wednesday to put before the Northern Federation officials, the congress' scheme for breaking the vend. It is understood that…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Australian Colliery Strikers. Brisk South African Trade. London, Thursday afternoon
The "Daily Standard's" correspondent at Pictermaritzburg reports that there is abnormal activity in the coal trade owing to the Australian colliery strike, and ships are leaving as fast as…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Latest. Important Developments. Western Miners Go to Work on Monday. Strike Suppression Bill. Drastic Measures. Stormy Scenes in Parliament. Sydney, Friday, 2.14 P.m
The closure was applied frequently during the early hours of this morning in the passage of the Strike Bill. The Opposition…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Coal Strike Situation. Industrial Disputes Act. Government Introducing Drastic Amendments. Heated Debate in the House. Important Decisions of the Strike Congress. Conspiracy Charges Continued
In the Assembly last night, Mr. Wade introduced some drastic amendments in the industrial Disputes Act. There was a heated debate, and the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Coal Strike. Miners Growing Sorry. Food Supplies Short
Evidence becomes stronger every day of a feeling of unrest among the strikers. All the bombast has gone out of them. You no longer hear them say, "Wade is…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Coal-mining Strike. a Congress Split. Bowling V. Hughes
Mr. Peter Bowling declared the report that in a speech at West Wallsend he had attacked Mr. Hughes to be entirely incorrect and misleading. "Am I to smash the congress?" Mr…
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