Fire at Neath Colliery. 300 Men Out of Employment
A fire broke out at Neath colliery on Sunday morning. This is one of the biggest collieries in the Maitland district. It was about 10 o'clock when…
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Mining & the mines, 1914
857 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 26 of 43
Mining Situation. a New Feature. Kurri Kurrri
A new phase of the mining situation, and one, that may possibly have a far-reaching effect, has been brought about by a request from the collieries employees, to the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Oil Instead of Coal. a Great Purchase
Mr. Andrew Weir, the well-known shipowner, has completed negotiators for the purpose of an oil field in California, and company to work it is…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Cessnock District News. [?]Ird Miners
About 166 summonses have been issued against the Belibird miners for taking part in a [?] at that mine on June 1 and May 27 last. The summonses are returnable at…
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Mr. D. Watson, spoken to at Cessnock yesterday, said there was nothing fresh to report in regard to the mining situation. Mr. Watson did net say whether further…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Gold for Europe. Washington, July 29
Mr. W. G. Macadon, Secretary of the Trcasttry, states that the strong [?]nancial position of the United States enabled them to export large quantities of gold to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Neath Colliery on Fire
The news that North Colliery was on fire was first received in a mild manner. The seriousness of the occurrence was not realised at first, but…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Gold Medalist
It is always gratifying to learn we have the most competent tradesmen in our midst. Another demonstration of the capabilities of one of our…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Poers Gold Reserve
European Governments have been hunting for gold for two years, especially France, Germany and Russia. The Triple Entente has in hand £426,000…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Coal Crisis. Aggregate Meeting Suggested Kurri Kurri
There is a desire amongst a section of the Maitland miners for an aggregate meeting to discuss the afternoon shift question, and a couple of district lodges have embodied…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Neath Colliery Fire. Mine Sealed Down. Three Hundred Men Idled. Kurri Kurri
There was excitement at Neath and Abermain yesterday when it became known that a fire had broken out in the working of the Wickham and Bullock Island Company's…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Gold for Europe. Washington, July 29
Mr. W. G. Macadoo, Secretary of the Treasury, states that the strong financial position of the United States enabled them to export large quantities of gold to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Canadian Mine Disaster. Jury's Finding. Lethbridge (Alberta), July 25
The Coroner's jury which investigated the Hillcrest mining disaster, in which 197 men lost their lives last, month, to-day reported that the deaths of the miners was due to an…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mining Situation. Strictures on Judge Heydon
The statements attributed to Mr. Justice Heydon in the Industrial Court, Sydney yesterday, in which he is reported to have referred to the Northern miners, and hinted…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Need for Gold. London, July 31, 3.56 p.m
The bank rate, has risen to 8 per cent…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fight in Mining Camp. Union Hall Blown Up. New York, June 24
In Butte, Montana miners are fighting stabbing shooting, and playing with dynamite because of disaffection on their ranks. One section agreed to [?] special…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Work at the Collieries
A busy fortnight has been experienced by those collieries where there is no difficulty with regard to the afternoon shift. Neath had put in five days when the fire occurred…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Fall of Coal
Mr. George Brooker, aged 29, a miner, was seriously injured on Saturday .while working at Broxburn collerey, by a fall of coal He was admitted to the Maitland…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Banks' Gold Reserve. Transferred From Sydney
It was stated in financial circles on Tuesday morning that every precaution had been taken to guard the big gold reserve amounting to £12,000,000…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mining Matters. the Afternoon Shift
On Wednesday Mr. J.B. Holme, Under Secretary for Labour and Industry, approached the executive of the colliery Employees' Federation in Sydney with a view to…
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