Northumberland Miners
The Northumberland miners by a two to one majority have decided to ask for a 3 week, rent allowance for miners not living in houses belonging to the colliery…
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Mining & the mines, 1914
857 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 2 of 43
Coal Carting
The Pelaw-Main miners' lodge considers that the local coal-carters' charges for carting household coal are exorbitant. After consideration of the matter they decided to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railways and Mines. Capetown
Unrest, among railway men is increasing. At a meeting held at Pretoria, a resolution was passed, requesting the Prime Minister, General Botha, to abandon the retrenchment…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Pelaw-main Colliery. a Fresh Start on
Only about half a dozen miners and a similar number of wheelers turned up for work at the Pelaw-Main Colliery yesterday afternoon, and, consequently, there was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Shipping Casualties. Mine-laying Steamer Stranded. Copenhagen, Jan. 3
The Russian mine-laying steamer Neiroks has become stranded near Ronne, on her maiden voyage from Middlesborough to Libau, but she has sustained no damage…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →11 Days in a Coal Bunker. Natives Strange Escape
An amazing discovery was made last month while the Union-Castle coasting steamer Tiger was being unloaded at Cape Town Docks. Coal was being removed from…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →The Mines Portfolio. Who'll Get the Position? Mr. Fern's Backing
In the interval since the one-day session of the new State Parliament last month, an active canvass has been proceeding amongst members of the Labour caucus on behalf of a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Terrific Mine Explosion in United States. Twelve Men Killed. Birmingham (Alabama), Jan. 10
An explosion, due to gas originating in coal dust, entombed 12 men employed in the Davis Creek Coal Company's mine. Seventeen other men were rescued…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Johannesburg Ready. Miners to Cease Work
Johannesburg, Sunday.—The Citizens' Defence Force is mobolising. with wonderful rapidity. The main body is [?]- camped on the Wanderers' cricket…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Australia's Mines
Mr. J. Foster-Fraser, in summing up his impressions of Australia, makes fun of the way in which the word "potentialities" was thrown at him with respect to the resources…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →State Gold Yield
The return furnished by the Under-Secretary for Mines shows that the month of December was 15,229 ounces crude, equal to 13,634…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mining Matters. the Wages Board
The Northern Coal Miners' Wages Board, at the Newcastle Courthouse yesterday, resumed consideration of the Whitburn tops case. The board consists of Mr. Justice…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →General Cable News. Welsh Mining, Disaster
At the inquiry into the Songbonydd disaster, Mr. Atkiasen, Chief inspector of Mines, favoured the theory that an electric spark ignited the gas. He did not agree with…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Maitland Coalmines. Carting Household Coal. A.h.c. Guild
The annual meeting of members of the A.H.C. Guild, St. Francis Zavier's Branch No. 42, Kurrt, was held on Sunday, when the following officers were elected for the At a special meeting of the Pelaw-Main miners held on Sunday, it was reported that a recent ballot over the question of the miners taking steps to provide their own…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Latest News by Wire. Sydney, Wednesday afternoon. Coal for New Zealand
As a result of the recent strike, New Zealand was compelled to draw upon different markets for coal supplies. Shipments were arranged from Cardiff, South Africa, India,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Pelaw Main Colliery. Another Strike
The loco, drivers and firemen struck work at Pelaw Colliery on Tuesday morning. It appears that, before Judge…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Coal Freights. Alleged Combine
The West Australian Government's action in largely increasing the railway freights on coal evoked a deputation of protest from colliery miners and mine owners, who…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Mines Portfolio. Mr. Edden's Administration
Mr. Edden, Minister of Mines, vigorously replied yesterday to criticisms recently levelled against his administration from several mining centres…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mining Matters. the Wages Board
The Northern Coal Miners' Wages Board, at the Newcastle Courthouse yesterday, continued consideration of the Whitburn tops case…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Miners' Strike
The early collapse of the miners' strike is also confidentially predicted. The general opinion in Johannesburg to-night is that unquestionably the firm and…
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