Miners Disagree
The miners' executive disagreed, and did not prepare a recommendation, when 110 delegates met this morning as a result of a critical discussion. A doubtful section of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines
Mining & the mines, 1919
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Copper Mines. Minister Asked to Assist
A deputation from Cobar waited upon Mr. Eitzpatrick, Minister for Mines, in Sydney, and asked that the Government take over the Great Cobar Copper mine, and work it…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Caledonian Collieries
The meeting of shareholders in Caledonlan Collieries, Limited, was held in Melbourne yesterday. Mr. H.B. Howard Smith, who presided, stated that although the financial…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Miners' Claims Justified
The "Times," in a leader, states that reports show that the miners and owners differences are irreconcilable. Justice and reason are found in the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Miners Disagree
The miners' executive disagreed, and did not prepare a recommendation, when 140 delegates met this morning as a result of a critical discussion. A doubtful section of the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Miners and Income Tax
The South Greta Miners' Lodge held an indignation meeting in connection with the income tax returns. During discussion it was stated that the average earnings supplied…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Miners' Demands. London
The Government favours the minority report signed by Mr. Justice Sank[?], which recommends a seven-hours day, 20 per cent, increase in w[?]es and…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Miners' Demands. Outlined by Mr. Willis
The general secretary of the Coal and Share Employees' Federation Mr. A. C. Willis, characterised the claim of the miners for a 25 per cent. inc[?]ase in wages as…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Mining Matters. Cessnock
A meeting of screen hands and other workers about the Cessnock collieries was held on Sunday to discuss the question of wages, etc…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Coal Commission. Diverse Reports. London
Mr. Hartshorn, M.P., addressing the Coal Commission, said that if nationalisation were not secured as the result of peaceful evolution it will come through Bolshevism,…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Great Cobar Mine. Government Will Not Work
A deputation from Cobar interviewed Mr Fitzpatrick (Minister for Mines) and urged the Government to work the Groat Cobar Mine and kèp the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Broken Hill Miners Demand £1 a Day and 30 Hours a Week
The Broken Hill A.M.A, at its last meeting, decided on its claims for a new agreement with companies (the old agreement expires in June)…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Big Strike in Wales. 70,000 Miners Out. (Australian Cable Assn. Message.) London, Thursday Night
Seventy thousand miners have struck as a protest against the compromise settlement…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Coal Conference. Prevention of Sporadic Stoppages
The conference in Melbourne between the representatives of the Colliery Proprietors' Association and the Coal and shale Employees' Fed ration sat yesterday without…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Colliery Mechanics
The monthly meeting of the Kurri Kurri district members of the Colliery Mechanies' Mutual Protective Association, Hunter River branch, will be held in Lowis' Hall, Kurri…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Kaiser's London Gold. "Spirited" to Holland
The "Haagsehe Post" publishes a curious story reports the Amsterdam correspondent of the Daily Express") about the ex-Kaiser's gold in Dutch banks, which…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Coal Conference. Discussion in Melbourne
The sub-committee appointed by the conference of representatives of the Colliery Employees' Association and the Coal and Shale Employees' Federation, met at the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Letter to the Editor. Miners' Conditions
Sir, -I desire to write on the system coalminers work under, which has such a farreaching, disastrous effect on the human frame, We see sweating carried on in other…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Miners' Settlement. Mr. Smillie Scores. London
"It is Smillie's win," the delegates say, referring to the decision of the Miners' Conference to accept Mr. Justice Sankey's…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Coal-miners' Wages
It was officially stated at the meeting of the Jumbunna (Vic.) Coal Company that one man on the pay roll was drawing £2/13/ per shift. Some miners…
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