Threatened Coal Strike
Prospects of a general coal strike are still threatening. Probably "Mabon's" success in preventing the Rhondda men from trying to begin it now was assisted by the consideration…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines
Mining & the mines, 1911
875 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 37 of 44
The Labor Party. Condemned by Miners
There has been a good deal of comment in Newcastle Labor circles lately regarding the withdrawal of the Colliery Employees' Federation from affiliation…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Mining Situation. More Conciliatory Spirit Wanted
The delegate board of the Miners' Federation sitting at the Trades Hall Newcastle, on Thursday, had before them a letter from the proprietors…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Mining Mishap. Twelve Persons Drowned. New Jersey, U.S.A.
Blasting operations destroyed the [?] between two shafts in the iron mines of the Wharton Steel Co., Hibernia, and water flooded the workings…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mine Explosion Fatalities Rome
An explosion of gas in a sulphur mine at drabonella,sicily, resulted in 44 deaths, including two lenders of parties trying to resene their mates…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Mine Flooded. Sixty Men Overwhelmed Hibernin, Now Jersey, Oct.22
A blast destroyed the partition of two shafts in the iron mines of the wharton steel company. water flooded the working; and 12…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mount Morgan Gold Mine. 7[?] Millions in Dividends
THE death of Mr. W. R. Hall in Sydney, the other day, revived the story of the discovery of the great Mount Morgan mine, near…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Hebburn Colliery Picnic
The annual picnic of the Hebburn Colliery employees was held at the Lake on Saturday. A special train left Abermain for Cockle Creek at 6.40 a.m. The bulk of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →South Wales Miners
The South Wales' Miners' Federation Executive has submitted a revised demand for a minimum wage in abnormal places of 8s for miners and 5s for labourers…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Maitund Coalmines Pelaw-main Colliery
It seems likely that the dispute at Pelaw-Main colliery respecting the wages of machinemen will be overcome without resort to a stoppage of the mine. As reported last week, two…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →General Cables. Mine Explosion
HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Monday. Nine persons were killed and ten others wounded through the explosion of a keg of powder at the Cavien Coal mine…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →War Coal Orders. London, Oct. 23
The Italian Government has ordered 150,000 tons of Welsh coal for war purposes…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →South Wales Miners. London, Oct. 24
The executive of the South Wales Miners' Federation has decided to apply to the Conciliation Board for a general increase of 1¼ percent, in the standard wages…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Barque in Distress. Coal Cargo on Fire
The barque Concordia, bound from Swansea to Balin. With a cargo of coal, put into Fremantle unexpectedly in distress. She left Swansea on July 16, and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Demands of Miners
London, Tuesday.—The executive of the South Wales Miners' Federation have submitted a revised demand for a minimum, wage at "abnormal" places…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mining Disasters
Vancouver, Tuesday.—Nine miners were killed and ten others wounded owing to the explosion of a keg of powder in a mine at Harrisburg, in the United…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →German Miners. Berlin, Oct. 25
At a meeting of the Miners' Union, several speakers declared that if there was a general strike in England the German miners would consider the question of joining the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Lead for Gold. a High Haul. Berne
A case of gold bars, valued at £5200, was abstracted from a consignment of bullion from the National Bank, London, and a case of lead substituted…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Law in a Mining Town. Magistrate Cheered
A remarkable police court case occurred in Collie (W.A.) on Wednesday in connection with the Collieburn Co-operative Colliery. On Eight-Hours Night Alfred Hodgson, a working…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Maitland Coalmines. Injured Miners
The general condition of Robert Parker, one of the men who was injured in the blasting accident at Standford-Merthyr, is satisfactory. As previously stated, the unfortunate fellow…
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