Local and General News. Pay at the Collieries
The fortnightly pay drawn by the employees of the East Greta and Stanford-Merthyr collieries this afternoon amounted to £2852 11s 8d…
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Mining & the mines, 1909
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Rix's Creek Colliery
Matters have been been very quict at Rix'a Creek since the closing of the pit, and there is little of importance to report from Rosedale. The Rix's Creek…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Position at the Central Mine
The Central Mine employees will have aonther meeting to-morrow, when the result of their deputation to Mr Hebbard, the manager, will be reported…
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"The award given by Mr. Justice Higgins to-day is now receiving the careful attention of the directors. More than that I cannot state." In these words Mr. John Darling, chairman of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Capturing the Mines. a Unionist's Proposal
It is little use attempting to disguise the fact that there is going to be severe trouble to Broken. Hill; probably next week. Both managers and the men…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Rix's Creek Coal Dispute. (By Observer)
And so Singleton is to lose some £12,000 a year; some 80 men and boys are to go idle or seek work elsewhere, the capital laid out in the purchase and equipment…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Explosion at a Mine. One Man Killed
As the result of an explosion at Homeland mine, Heathcote, Victoria, one miner was killed and two other injured. The men were at work getting out stone, and had…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Rich Plant Unearthed Jewellery and Gold Bars
During the past few weeks several burglaries have been committed In Perth, and detectives made two arrests on Monday taking into custody…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Broken Hill Mining Dispute. The Arbitration Award. MELBOURNE
Judge Higgens delivered judgment in the Broken Hill arbitration case to-day. He fixed the hours of all workmen lit 48 per week, time and a quarter to be paid for…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →South Greta Colliery Trouble Support From Maitland Dictrict Collieries. Delegates for Newcastle
A meeting of the South Greta Miners' Lodge was held this morning for the purpose of hearing the result of the mission to the South Maitland district with regard to the present…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →South Greta Miners
The ballot taken amongst the South Greta miners with regard to the question as to whether the committee of management or the delegate board should be abolished…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Coal Carters' Award
The coal carters' industrial award was delivered to-day. It provides for 12 per cent, increase in pay…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →British Coal Export
The output of British coal last year was 261,508,3873 tons compared with the output of 1907. the number of miners increase by…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →South Greta Miners
Mr. J. Parry, acting-secretary of the South Greta Miners' Lodge, has received a postcard from the delegation to the Newcastle district, stating that they have been well received so far, and that…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →British Coal. Export
The output of British coal last year was 261,503,379 tons, a decrease or 6,306,473 tons, compared with the output of 1907. The number of miners increased…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Local Coal
Active operations are now going on at the local coal mine on the town common, and it is said Muswellbrook coal will be for sale in about ten days…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Preferred the Gold
A conjurer was performing before a country audience, and to make his powers appear more remarkable, be asked for the loan of a sixpenny piece, which he would…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mining Matters. Newcastle
At the miners' management committee meeting this afternoon it was refused by a majority of 7 votes, to recommend to the district to place the South Greta miners on the victimised roll…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Coal Trade Depression on Lower Hunter. Probable Causes. Expansion of the Industry
THE boom in land and business which was associated with the development of the large collieries on the Maitland coalfield has been…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Local and General News. Work at the Collieries
Owing to the continued depression in the coal trade, the East Greta and Stanford-Merthyr colliery have worked short time during the past fortnight, and the pay next…
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