The Coal Strike Welsh Miners. Abortive Conferences. London, July 17
The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 24 July 1915 · page 7
The coalowners, after giving reasons for maintaining their original standpoint, finally placed themselves in the hands of Mr. Runciman (president of the Board of Tarde)…
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Singleton Argus · Saturday 24 July 1915 · page 6
London, Thursday.-Work has been resumed in the mines of South Wales, and all are fully engaged. There are a few absences among the men…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Big Coal Strike Over
The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 24 July 1915 · page 8
It is officialy announced the Weish coal strike is settled. Mr. Lloyd George told the Weish miners that it was impossible to wage…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →How Warships Eat Up Coal
The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 24 July 1915 · page 4
One of the many now items of expenditures which we have to face in the present war is the coat of fuel (says the "Globe"). The Navy Estimates for…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Injured by fall of Coal
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 24 July 1915 · page 4
While, working in the Whitburn colliery on Thursday, a miner named Edward Chapman, 33 years of age, met with a serious accident through a fall of coal. His left leg was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Cheaper Coal. Allies Benefitted. London
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 24 July 1915 · page 5
Mr. W. Runciman, President of the Board of Trade, speaking in the House of Commons, announced that the Government had already given the French admiralty and railways the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Great Cobar Copper Mine Soon Working Again. Satisfactory Prospects. (By Telegraph.) SydneY
Singleton Argus · Saturday 24 July 1915 · page 6
The Great Cobar Copper mine, which was closed down soon after the outbreak of war, will shortly be in fun swing again. Advantageous financial…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Colliery Stoppage
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 26 July 1915 · page 4
Meetings of the miners' lodge connected with the Aberiamin Nos, 1 and 2 collieries were held yesterday to discuss the position that has brought about a stoppage of work…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Russian Submarines. Cut Off the Turks Coal
Singleton Argus · Tuesday 27 July 1915 · page 4
Petrograd, Friday.—The work of the Russian submarines in the Black Sea is having a marked effect on the campaign in the Dardanelles…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Colliery Stoppage
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 28 July 1915 · page 7
Another conference took place yesterday at Abermain, between representative of the Abermain Collories Company and executive officers of the Miners' Federation and…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Broken Hill Miners and the War
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 28 July 1915 · page 4
The A.M.A., Broken Hill, at a special meeting carried the following resolutions:— "I That this association protest against the proposed conscription Acts of the Federal and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Export of Coal. Restrictions Relaxed
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 29 July 1915 · page 5
The prime minister (Mr. Fisher) replying to Mr. Charlton, in the House of representatives, said he desired to state for the information of honourable members that the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Coal Prices Bill. Question of Contracts
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 29 July 1915 · page 5
In the House of Commons, Mr. Runciman's amendment to the Coal Princes Bill, bringing contracts since April 1 within the bill, was passed…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mining Company. London, July 27
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 29 July 1915 · page 7
Chaffor's Goldmining Company has adopted a reconstruction scheme.l…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Mining Matters. Increased Hewing Rate
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 30 July 1915 · page 3
The proposal of a conference of representatives of the Northern, Southern, and Western caolminers, held in Sydney on Monday to claim an increase of 20 per cent…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Very Latest. More Coal. the Nation's Cheat Need. London
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 30 July 1915 · page 5
Three thousand attended the national conference of the mining industry at the Kingsway Opera House, London. All the leading miners' representatives were…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Colliery Fatality
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 31 July 1915 · page 4
A manor named Charles Clark, aged 39, was killed at Whitburn colliery about 9 o'clock last night through a full of tops. His mate William Hewitson was badly bruised. The two…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →South Greta Colliery
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 31 July 1915 · page 4
Mr. Charles Dixon, son of the late Mr. Jonathon Dixon, late Government Inspector of Collieries, has been appointed manager of the South Greta Colliery, and Mr. Henry…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Colliery Affairs. An Increase Discussed
Singleton Argus · Saturday 31 July 1915 · page 6
It is stated that murmurings of discontent are again being heard among the coal miners in the Newcastle district. The reason is not apparent, and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Mining Towns
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 31 July 1915 · page 2
Dull weather prevailed to-day (Australia Day) at the mining towns. Most of the towns on the coalfield were gaily decorated with flags and wattle, and…
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