Colliery Disaster. Shaft Fired. London
A fire occurred in the shaft of Exhall colliery, Nuneaton, There were 1260 below, of whom 200 were out off by the fire. The majority were rescued. Ten bodies have…
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Mining & the mines, 1915
663 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 27 of 34
English Colliery Disaster Number of Lives Lost
London, Tuesday Night.—Severa hundred miners are entombed in Exhall Colliery, Nuneaton, Warwickshire, as the result of a fire. A cage employed…
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The fourteen days' notice of the termination of the present terms of employment, which have been served on the colliery proprietaries as the outcome of a demand by…
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On behalf of the Australasian Coal and Shale Employees Federation Messrs. Brennan and Rundle filed an affidavit in the Commonwealth Court of Conciliation and…
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The workmen belonging to the Standard collieries have decided to resume work if the management do not oppose them…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Colliery Fatality. Accidental Death
At the Kurri Courthouse, on Thursday, an inquest was held before the District Coroner, Mr. G. Brown, and a jury of six, concerning the death of John H. Pounder…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Shortage of Coal. Copenhagen. Sept. 18
There is great anxiety in Sweden owing to the non-arrival or coal from England. The gasworks and private factories are in a desperate position. It is reported that…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Question of a Levy. Colliery Mechanics' Association. the Union's Rules
The question of the power of the Colliery Mechanics' Mutual Protective Association, Hunter River District, to make levies, was in the industrial Court on Monday…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →German Mines in Baltic. Swedish Claim. Stockholm
German mine laying in the Baltic has resulted in heavy losses for Swedish fishermen, for whom their Government is scoking compensation from Germany…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mining Matters. the Stop-work Notices
The fourteen days' notice of the termination of the present terms of employment, which have been served on the colliery proprietaries as the outcome of a demand by…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Colliery Explosives
The Minister for Mines (Mr. Estell) states that the American explosive, red Hdynamite has been received and placed on the permitted list, and that the use…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Work at the Collieries. for the Fortnightly Pay
There was more than usual activity at the Newcastle and Maitland district pits during the pay ending on Saturday and half the collieries got in full time. This activity…
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Before deciding to summon the compulsory conference for Friday next, to consider the miners' claims to increased wages, Mr. Justice Higgins, President of the Federal…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Industrial. Welsh Anthracite Miners. London, Sept, 27
Upwards of 20,000 Welsh authracite miners are determined to strike unless the owners are determined to strike unless the owner uniformly interpret Lord St. Aldwyn's latest award. A special meeting of the…
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Mr. N. J. Clark, secretary to the Colliery Proprietors' Association, has gone to Melbourne, where he will attend on Thursday a compulsory conference in connection with the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Colliery Fatality. Accidental Death
An inquest was held at the Cessnock Court-house yesterday before Mr. G. Brown, district, coroner, and a jury of six, concerning the death of arthur Herbert Sweetman who…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Work at the Collieries for the Fortnightly Pay
There was more than usual activity a the Newcastle and Maitland district pits during the pay ending Oct. 2. and has the collieries got in full time. This activity…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →German Mines in Baltic. Swedish Claim
German mine laying in the Baltic lias resulted in heavy losses for Swedish fishermen, for whom their Government is seeking compensation from. Germany…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →The Mining Situation. Compulsory Conference. Parties to Consult
The compulsory conference convened by Mr. Justice Higgins met in Melbourne yesterday in connection with the dispute in the coalmining industry throughout New South…
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Messrs. W. Brennan and A. Lewis, of the Colliery Employees Federation, returned to Newcastle yesterday, after attending the compulsory conference in Melbourne at the…
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