Mining Disaster. Three Hundred Missing. Tokio, April 13
The subsidence of a coalmine near Shimonoseki is reported. Three hundred persons are missing…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines
Mining & the mines, 1915
663 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 11 of 34
New Coal Seam Discovered
A new coal seam, 8¼ feet thick, has been discovered at Stanford Merthyr Colliery, near the undermanager's house. The discovery is…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Welsh Miners. Favour Strike London. April 15
The Monmouthshire valleys district of the South Wales Miners' Federation has resolved to favour a national stoppage of mines on April 22 if a bonus of 20 per…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →For the Mine-sweepers
Miss Mea Foster, one pair of hand-knitted socks…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Industrial. Miners' Demands. London. April 8
The Coalowners' Association has refused the request of the Miners' Federation for a joint conference to discuss a 20 per cent. increase, but the employers are prepared to…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Armentieres. Huge Mine Expioded Slave Drivisn Germans. London
"Eye-Witness" at British headquarters in France states:—We exploded a large mine on the 8th inst., near Armentieres, and the timber and debris were hurled 200 feet in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mining Disaster. Three Hundred Missing. Tokio, April 13
The subsidence of a coalmine near Shimonoseki is reported. Three hundred persons are missing…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Mine-sweepers' Task. Winter Seas. Day with the Gleaners. a Strenuous Calling
Below we print an interesting account of a mine-sweeper's experiences which appeared in a recent issue of the "Scotsman.":— "You will proceed at once to—and…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Dummy Mines
Some mines recently washed ashore on the coast of Holland were dummies, constructed of wood and canvas. This suggests that the Germans were short of explosives…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mining Examination
An examination was recently held at the Technical College, Ultimo, of candidates for certificates of competency as colliery manager, under-manager, and deputy the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Distress Among Miners. Government Relief Bought
The West Wallsend miners have appealed to the delegate board for assistance. The slump in the coal trade has been such that, it is said, for the past…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Enemy's Trenches. Blown Up by Mines
London, Saturday.-"Eye-witness" with the British Headquarters Staff reports:- We exploded a large mine on the 9th near Armentiers. Timber and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Gold Mine Profits. Capetown, April 20
The Assembly has adopted a special tax of half a million on the profits of gold mines…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Valedictory to Colliery Official
A pleasant function took place at Brauxton last Saturday evening, when Mr. W. G. Williams, who recently resigned his position as a deputy at Rothbury colliery in order to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Miners' Threat. London, April 20
The North Wales Miners' Association has notified the owners that after May 9 they will cease work at any mine employing non-unionists or non-financial members…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Holland's Losses. Collier Strikes Mine
The Dutch vessel Alanda (2138 tons), laden with coal, and bound for Seaham and Rotterdam, struck a mine in the North Sea. and sank. The crew were saved…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Miners' Federation. a Conference. London
A conference of the Miners' Federation met at Westminster to discuss the South Wales suggestion to strike unless a 20 per cent., advance was conceded…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mining Contracts. Australian Ores. London, April 21
Mr. Harcourt (Secretary of State for the Colonies), in reply to a question by Mr. Hewins, in the House of Commons, said the question of the cancellation of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Hermann, Ltd. a Mining Claim. (By Telegraph.) Sydney
In the Jury Court to-day a case was heard in which Earle Hermann, Ltd., claimed £364 from James Fawcett, mining engineer, in respect of Mt. Oxide…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Mining Situation. National Conference Desired. London
The Miners' Conference passed a resolution, asking the Government to summon a national conference. Mr. W. Runciman, President of the Board…
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