Colliery Mechanics. Aggregate Meeting
There wore over 100 members of the Col-Hery Mechanies' Association in attendance at the aggregate meeting held in Fatzeus' Hall, West Maitland, on Saturday afternoon,…
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Mining & the mines, 1917
958 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 2 of 48
Mining Matters. Colliery Mechanics
In response to the request of the Federated Mining Mechanics and Surfacomen's Mutual Protective Association of Australasia. it is understood that the northern coal-owners…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Aristocrats of Labor. Coal Lumpers Earn £7 for 30 Hours
The Industrial law is to be put into full operation as regards the strike of coal lumpers at Mortlake gasworks. The Minister for Industry points out…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Sydney Industrial Troubles. Wharf Laborers, Coal Lumpers, Slaughtermen, and State Trawlers. Sydney
A stop work meeting of the wharf Laborers' Union has been convened for Wednesday night to discuss a proposal for an increase in the rate of wages. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mining Matters. Federation Ballot
The returns of the voting upon the acceptance or otherwise of the order made by Mr. Justice Edmunds, are not quite complete, but only one lodge—Shortland—has so far…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mining Matters. Northern Collieries Board
Mr. J. M. Baddeley, president of the Australian Coal and Shale Employees' Federation, and Messrs. A. Teece and E. Peters, members of the council of the federation,…
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Thomas Lindy and William Roxley, who were employed as sinkers at the Pelton Colliery, were admitted to the Cessnock Hospital at about 2 p.m. yesterday suffering…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →South Great Colliery Accident
The man Samuel Williams, who who was admitted to the Maitland Hospital on Monday suffering from injuries to his back, sustained through a fall of coal in the South Greta…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Coal Cutting Commission
Mr. H. M. Cohen, chairman of the Commission appointed to inquire into the use of electrically-driven coal-cutting machines in the mines of the State, has been notified…
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Mr. J. M. Baddeley, president of the Colliery Employes Federation, received a telegram from the court, notifying him that the Federal Coal Tribunal would meet in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fatal Colliery Accident. Father Killed, Son Badly Injured
A sad fatal accident occurred on iMonday through a fall of coal at the East Greta colliery. John Williams, an elderly man, was killed, and his son,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Rich Gold Discovery. Sensaion at Sunny Corner. Sydney
A sensation was caused Sunny Corner to-day by the arrival of a prospector with a rich hunch of quartz which was more than half gold. The discovery was made by…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Muswellbrook Letter. Coal Matters. Muswellbrook
Mr. Justice Edmunds is to visit Muswell-brook on Tuesday next, to consider and decide upon various matter in connection with the working of the local colliery. His is Honor's…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Mortlake Trouble. Coal Lumpers Resume Work
A new development has occurred In connection with the trouble at Mortlake Gasworks over the number of men to work in the gangs of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Colliery Mechanics. Aggregate Meeting
There were over 400 members of the Colliery Mechanics' Association in attendance at the aggregate meeting held in Fatzeus' Hall, West Maitland, on Saturday afternoon…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →The Coal Tribunal. Sitting in Sydney
The coal tribunal, consisting of Mr. Justice Edmunds (president.) and six assessor, rep-resenting the colliery proprietors, and the Australasian Coal and Shale employees…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Effect of Heat on Coal-lumpers
The intense heat of yesterday was respon-sible for the coal-lumpers [?] in loading the Australian Steamship Company's steamer [?] knocking off work…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Coal Trade. Ten Millions Lost Through Strikes
According to a report received by the Premier from the Commercial Commissioner in the East (Mr. Suttor), the loss caused through strikes during the past few years…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Rich Gold Find. Visit to the Field
Dark Corner, about nine miles from Sunny Corner, where rich gold was said to have been discovered, was visited by the [?] Warden, Mr. A. B. C. Burke, and a Press…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Work at the Collieries. a Good Fortnight
The full time for the fortnight for the pay ending on Saturday last, at the northern colliers, was ten days, one day being lost for New Year's Day being a holiday…
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