Coal Strike. Women Denounce Government
In response to an advertisement emanating from the ladies of Kurri, Pelaw Main, Stanford Merthyr, and Heddon Greta, about 100 assembled at the…
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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines
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In response to an advertisement emanating from the ladies of Kurri, Pelaw Main, Stanford Merthyr, and Heddon Greta, about 100 assembled at the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The maitland Water Board offered the Stanford minors 12/4 per day to load slack, which is badly wanted to keep the supply going. The men refused tho offer…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The loading of coal for Walka Waterworks was commenced at Stanford-Merthyr this morning by 13 Maitland and Newcastle employees of the Water Board. The workmen are under…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The proceedings in connection with the prosecution of Bowling, Hutton, Butler, and O'Connor were continued before Judge Rogers at Sydney on Monday and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →After our report closed yesterday of the sitting of the Compulsory Wages Board, his Honor (Judge Scholes) went carefully into the question of soft coal, and said that it appeared…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Inquiry made in official circles as to what would be done with the coal co[?]prising the cargo of the Quite, elicited that the railways have enough to carry on with…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A meeting of the Pelaw-Main Miners' Ledge was held yesterday afternoon, at which there was a large attendance. The chairman (Mr. R. Young) said they…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The workmen who were engaged leading coal for the Walka Water Works had a rather trying time in the heat of yesterday, and some of them showed unmistakable signs of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A company of 350 West Hartlepool miners, while rioting, fired a club house valued at £8000, and damaged the residence of the mine manager, who defended himself with firearms…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Acting Premier (Mr. Lee) stated yesterday that two more shins convoying coal ordered by the New South Wales Governments had been sighted, and were expected to reach Sydney…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A largely-attended miners' meeting was held in Guest's Hall on Thursday night. The lodge delegate, Mr. E. Redgrove, gave a full explanation of the miners of the quarterly delegate…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A telegram from Kilmore, Victoria, reports the discovery of a reef six feet wide, thickly studded with coarse gold, on the old diggings in the district…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Coal was again brought out of the Mount Kembla mine yesterday. The opinion is held Unit someone outside of the miners' union is hewing this coal…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The unloading of the Quite's coal non-unionists was continued in sydney yesterday despite the rain. Numerous applications were received from different quarters for coal…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The hearing of the charges of aiding and abetting the coal strike preferred against Bowling, Hutton, O'Connor, and Butler was concluded before his…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The miners' executive is much exercised about the position created by the decision of Judge Scholes to go on with the work of the Wages Board. The delegate board of the federation is…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Now that coal is rapidly pouring into Now South Wales from foreign ports, the question naturally arises, "Where is it going to, and who will get a share of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Western collieries' award has been delivered. It provides that miners be paid at a tonnage rate of 2s 2d, whon selling price is 6s a ton; for every threepenny rise or fall, three-farthings per…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Owing to the continuance of the strike the Maitland Gas Company has made large inroads on their supply of coal, which fortunately, they had on hand, but satisfactory…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The employees of the Water Board completed the loading of coal for the Walka Waterworks yesterday, a total of about 170 tons having been filled. The coal will meet requirements of the…
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