The Coal Contract. Mr. Holman's Statement. "Silly and Malignant Criticism."
The Premier (Mr. Holman) made a statement last night regarding the criticisms on the coal contract. "I have never seen a more infamous…
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Mining & the mines, 1918
498 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 5 of 25
The Coal Federation. Payment of Union Dues. Departmental Industrial Circulars
The sittings of the annual council of the Coal Federation were concluded in Sydney yesterday. Subsequently Mr. A. C. Wills, general secretary, made the following statement…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Lost in a Coal Mine
Albert Piccinalli, working as a rope boy in the Metropolitan colliery, Helensburgh, did not return to his home at the usual time on Saturday afternoon. No anxiety was felt…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Coal Mining Leases. Partial Suspension Granted
In the Wollongong Warden's Court, Joseph Alexander Fleming applied for six months suspension of labour conditions on coal mining leases at Kembla and Wongawilli…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mine-sweepers. the Unlucky Euridice. North Sea Incident
They said that the Euridice was unlucky the day she came off the stocks, for she broke her moorings as she took the water and swung round towards the sun, which…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →High Cost of Living. Attitude of the Miners
Mr. A. C. Willis, general secretary of the Coal and Shale Federation, made a statement on behalf of that body on Friday, in which he commented upon the high cost of living and the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mining Conciliation. Settling Local Differences. Minister's Reply
Mr. Beeby, Minister for Labour and Industry, yesterday afternoon replied to the statements of Mr. J. Baddekley of president of the Australasian Coal and Shale Employees'…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Nova Scotia Mine Disaster. 80 Men Entombed. (Australian. Cable Assn. Message.) Vancouver, Thursday Night
At New Glasgow, Nova Scotia, an explosion occurred in the Allen, coal mine. Eighty men are entombed, and 20 bodies recovered…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Conciliation Scheme. Miners' Attitude
Mr. J. JM. Baddeley, president of the Colliery Employees's Federation, replying to the statement made by Mr. Beeby on Saturday, said:—…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Colliery Proprietors. Mr. John Brown Resigns
Mr. John Brown, who has been chairman of the Northern Colliery Proprietors' Association, has resigned that position, but it is understood he remains a member…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Conciliation Scheme. Attitude of Miners' Federation
Mr. Baddeley, president of the Australasian Coal and Shale Federation, replying to the statement of Mr. Beeby in regard to the Government's conc[?]ation scheme, said:—…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bolsheviks Seize Gold. Petrograd, Tuesday Night
The Bolsheviks have seized the Roumanian gold reserve…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Major David and the Miners
Lieut. Cortis, a returned soldier, a member of the Institute of Surveyors, attended the annual meeting of the Institute in Sydney, and gave some account of his war…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Coal Mining Leases. Partial Suspension Granted
In the Wollongong Warden's Court, Joseph Alexander Fleming applied for six months suspension of labour conditions on coal mining leases at Kembla and Wongawilli…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →More Mines. London
In the House or Commons, Mr. Houston, M.P., asked a question regarding the sinking of a vessel at the mouth of the Mersey on December 28 with the loss of 41 out of…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Conciliation Scheme. Comment by Miners' Executive
The conciliation scheme of Mr. Beeby, Minister for Labour and Industry, was the subject of unfavourable comment by the executive of the Colliery Employees'…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Proprietors Protest. Against Victorian Coal Contract
A number of proprietors and others interested in supplying coal to Victoria have affixed their signatures to a document affirming that they had no knowledge of the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →High Cost of Living. Attitude of the Miners
Mr. A. C. Willis, general secretary of the Coal and Shale Federation, made a statement on behalf of that body on Friday, in which he commented upon the high cost of living and the…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Mining Conciliation. Terms of the Scheme
The following is the letter from Mr. J. B. Holme, the Under-Secretary to the Department of Labour, which has been sent to individual members…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →That Coal Contract Round Robin in Denial. Sydney
A meeting of the colliery proprietors on the Maitland field, also those interested in the supplying of coal to the Victorian Government, will be held this…
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