State Coal Mine. Still Under Consideration
THE establishment of a State coal mine is still under consideration by the Government. The Government Geologist, the Under-Secretary of the…
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Mining & the mines, 1911
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State Coal Mines. Mr Edden to Visit Powlett
The Minister for Mines (Mr Alfred Edden) proposes making a trip to Victoria this week, ill order to inspect Powiett State colliery. The Minister will be…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Stanford-merthyr Miners' Lodge
The monthly meeting of the Stanford-Merthyr miners' lodge was held yesterday, at which Mr. G. Foreman presided. The chairman said the meeting had been…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Victoria's State Mine. Trouble with Wheelers
The wheelers employed at the Victorian mine were notified on Saturday evening of a contemplated reduction in the rates previously paid for contract wheeling…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bolton Colliery Disaster. The Relief Contributions. (By Cable). London
The contributions for the relief of the widows and orphans who are left destitute by the recemt disaster at the Pretoria coal pit, Bolton, Lancashire, is still…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →State Coal Mines. Mines Under Offer to this State. Muswellbrook Mentioned
The Minister for Mines (Mr. Alfred Edden) proposes making a trip to Victoria this week in order to inspect the Powlett State Colliery The Min…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Ventilation of Mines. Deputation to the Minister
A deputation of owners and managers of the Lithgow collieries waited upon Mr. Edden, the Minister of Mines, with regard to the Act recently passed to amend, the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →£24,000 Dinner Service. Silver and Gold for A. U. S. "Copper King."
Senator W. A. Clark, the Montana "copper king," who has overshadowed all the other plutocrats of the United States with the [?] of his new Fifth-avenue…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Peter Bowling's Advice. Miners Regret Following It
Prier to the big coal strike at Newcastle the miners were offered payment based on the aseertained selng price of coal. Mr Bowling urged the men not to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Waratah Inquiry. the Loading of Coal. London, Jan.11
At the Board of Trade inquiry into the loss of the steamer Waratah the chief officer of the Clan Macintyre, in his evidence, said that if the Waratah's steering gear failed on the…
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Since the Minister of Mines stated that he looked upon Muswellbrook as the central point of the Northern coal areas, the hope has been strongthened that the State coal mine will be…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Miners New President, Farewell at Kurri Kurri
Mr. David Watson, who is leaving Kurri owing to his appointment as president of the Northern Miners' Federation, was, with his wife and family, farewelled last…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Riots in Wales. Miners Stone Strike-breakers. London, Jan. 12
On the eve of the departure of the London police, a mass meeting of miners at Gilfachgoch, Glamorganshire, resolved to resume demonstrations…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →State Coal Mine. Still Under Consideration
The establishment of a State coal mine is still under considerations by the Government. The Government Geologist, the Under-Secretary of the Mines Department, and the Chief Inspector are…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Abermain Colliery Grievances
At a recent meeting of the Abermain Mine Lodge several representatives of the employe at the new shaft attended, and explain that the conditions of work at the shaft we…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mining
Speaking at Southern Cross. Mr. Doolette said that the Yilgarn field presented a fine scope for prospecting. The output of minerals at Broken Hill…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Kalgoorlie Firewood Strike. Newcastle Coal Ordered
Although the settlement of the firewooa strike at Kalgoorlic (W.A.) appears to be as far off as ever, the outlook in regard to the mining industry is more hopeful…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Miners' Narrow Escape. Men Climb 300Ft
What might have proved a much more serious afair occurred at the North Long Tunnel mines, Victoria. There are three points at which surface waters can get into the mine…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Victorian State Colliery
A strike of wheelers at the Victorian coalmine has been narrowly averted. The management had decided that a wheeler, who admitted having "ducked" an alleged…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Hebburn Colliery Wheelers
The Hebburn Miners' Lodge has accepted a offer of the colliery management to give the wheelers a tonnage rate in terms of Dr. Cullen's award, and to make the wheelers…
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