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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines
1,137 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 21 of 57
Negotiations between the coal mineowners and their workmen have been postponed till Tuesday next. It is understood that the owners are anxious to place the terms…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Miners' Federation has held a meeting when the delegates reaffirmed their demand for the inclusion in the bill of a provision for minimum wages of 5s and 2s for men and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A serious mishap occurred on the North mine, Broken Hill. There men, Chariton Fitzgerald, and Brann, were coming off the sirift and got into the cage at the 1250ft…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The merchants have notified the shipping companies that their stocks of coal are exhausted…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Twelve dead bodies, making a total of 64, have been recovered from the mine here, in which an explosion of gas took place a few days ago. The bodies of 70 victims…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →In the course, of the debate on the Minimum Wage Bill. The Premier staled that if provisions for minimum wages were inserted in the bill…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Minister of Mines stated on Monday that he had received a number of complaints in regard to the weighing of cool in the northern districts. In order to get over the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →As a result of the conference between the Caledonian Coal Company and the miners of the Aberdare and Aberdare Extended, two of the largest…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Lord and Lady Denman visited the South Maitland coal field on Friday, and made an inspection of the Stanford Merthyr Colliery. The vice-regal party…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →As a result of the conference between the Caledonian Coal Company and the miners of the Aberdare and Abendev Extended, two of the largest [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mr. Keir Hardie (Labour M.P.) says that the circumstances do not point to the miners being starved into submission, as they are good for another month…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →M' Curtain (U.S.A.), Saturday.—The bodies of 12 additional men have been removed from the mine in which an explosion of gas occurred on Wednesday,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sir William Ramsay, Professor of Chemistry at the University College, London, in the course of a lecture before the Smoke Abatement Society, said that it was possible…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Addressing five thousand miners at Castleford, Mr. [?]ervert Smith, president of the Miners Association, said that no Tory Government could introduce a worse bill than…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mr. Keir Hardle (Labor M.P.) says that the circumstances do not point to the miners being starved into submission, as they are good for another…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →An explosion occurred at the mine belonging to the Coal and Coke Co., and seventy miners are entombed. Ten were rescued alive, one was dead,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The "Daily Telegraph" reports that the leaders of the miners have stated that they gave too long notice of the intention to strike, and sop enabled the nation to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The discussion of the Minimum Wage Bill has again been postponed until Tuesday, as negotiations are still proceeding under the guidance of Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The price of coal in London was increased by 5s per ton yesterday. The Penally colliery has sold the Cunard Company 50,000 tons at 358, as compared…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Yesterday Mr. Asquith made a strong and passionate appeal to both sides to come to an agreement, but without result, and Sir Edward Grey's diplomatic pleading was…
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