Miners' Grievance
Miners engaged at collieries where Intermittent work has prevailed lately are complaining that a certain number of employees are being given the privilege of working full…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines
Mining & the mines, 1915
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Mining Excitement
The Barrier market opened excited, owing to the huge sale, of 50,000 tons of concentrates by the Amalgamated Zinc Company to America. This company's shares…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Colliery Dispute. Parties in Conference. London
Lord Kitchener attended the closing conference of the colliery proprietors. The Miners' Federation meets at Cardiff to-morrow…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Mine Sweepers
Miss Mary Jay has just despatched another 100 pairs of knitted socks to the Queen for the Mine-Sweepers in the North Sea. This makes the fifth hundred…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Coal Trade Restrictions. Deputation to Prime Minister
A deputation, representative of Newcastle workers, waited upon the Prime Minister (Mr. Fisher) in Melbourne yesterday, with regard to the coal trade restrictions, The…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →South Greta Miners
The quarterly meeting of the South greta miners will be held at the Royal Oak Hotel, Campbell's Hill, on Monday night next. The meeting will commence at 6.30, and all…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mining Explosives
The Premier (Mr, Holman) has been in communication with the Commonwealth respecting restricted employment in mines due to a shortage of explosives. Mr. Holman…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →More Work at Collieries
Work has been much more regular at the local mines for the fortnight ended on Saturday than was the cases during the previous fortnight. The broken time for the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Work at the Collieries. More Buoyant
Colliery operations were more buoyant during the past fortnight than for some weeks on both the Maitland and Newcastle fields. Whilst there was a slight…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Coal Embargo
Senator Watson has received a letter from Mr. Fisher, the Prime Minister, stating that in response to the representations made by the Senator, a further cable message…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Maitland Coalmines. Stanford-merthyr Miners' Lodge
The quarterly meeting of the Stanford-Merthyr Miners' Lodge was held yesterday, at which Mr. J. J. Hudson presided. The following office-bearers were elected for…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Industrial. Scottish Miners. London, July 3
Mr. Asquith has awarded the Scottish miners an advance in wages' of 12 1-8 prt cent…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Stoppage at Aberdare Colliery
The trouble between the colliery employees and members of the colliery Mechanies' Union, which caused a stoppage of work at Aberdare colliery on Friday, had not been…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Maitland Coalmines. Colliery Stoppages
The Polaw-Main miners struck work yesterday afternoon as a protest against an increase in the price of explosives. The men say that Mr. John Brown recently…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Pelaw-main Colliery Fatality. Inquest at Kurri Kurri. Kurri Kurri
An inquest was held at the Kurri Court, house on Monday, before Mr. G. Brown, district ocroner, and a jury of six, concerning the death of William Barney, who died in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fatal Accident at Bellbird Colliery
A fatal accident occurred at Bellbird mine last Monday evening, the victim being John Young, a young miner, 34 years of age. It appears…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Two Stoppages at the Mines This Week
There were two stoppages at the Cessnock collieries during the week, which is rather unique in the history of Cessnock mining conditions, for…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Queensland Gold Leases. Must Be Worked
Mr. Jackson, the Chief Inspector of Mines, Queensland, is reporting to the Minister on the closing down of the Palmer Gold Mines Limited, at Maytown…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mining Employment and the Dog Watch
It is stated that Mr. John Brown has offered to employ two or three hundred men on the dog watch shift at Pelaw Main Colliery with a view to relieving the…
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