British Labour. Miners Vote for Strike. Vancouver
The British miners have voted for strike by an overwhelming majority…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines
Mining & the mines, 1919
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Important Increases. Conceded by Three Large Collieries. Federation President's Views
It was announced lust night by Mr. J. M. Raddeley, president of the Australasian Coal and Shale Employees' Federation, that the Seaham and Abermain companies had…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Mining Crisis. London
The Government has offered to appoint a commission to inquire into the miners' hours and wages, and report not later, than March 31…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Loyalist Miners. Pelaw and Richmond Main Mines
A considerable amount of distress is said to exist amongst the loyalists who went to the Pelaw and Richmond Main mines to win coal for the Victoria Government. In the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Miners' Leader's Amendment
In the second reading of the Miners' Roayl Commission Bill, Mr. Richards moved an amendment for the rejection of the measurer…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Gold Specimen at Townhead
A small but rich speciment of gold-bearing stone has been found on the property of Mr. W. J. Reynolds, at Townhead. The stone, which is a dark composite, apparently…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Floating Mine. Destroyed by the Aeon
Later particulars show that the steamer Acon had a narrow escape from destruction when the mine which was sunk on Sunday, while the vessel was on a veyage from…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →British Labor Troubles the Coal Commission. Opposition in Parliament
London, Tuesday.—The debate in the House of Commons on the second reading of the Coal Commission Bill revealed a remarkable divergence of opinion. The…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →British Labour. Proposed Miners' Strike. a Critical Situation. LONDON, Tuesday Night
The result of the miners' ballot shows over a two-thirds majority in favour of a strike. The present week is the most critical in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Coal-mining Crisis. Lloyd George Busy. London
The Prime Minister's speech was a simple and thoughtful re-instatement of Sir R. S. Home's (Labour Minister) case for inquiry, before action at impressed the miners who…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Miners' Ballot
The majorities favour of a miners' strike in six district aggregate 170,000. It is now certain that the voting in the whole country will give strikers the requisite…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Intermittent Work. Colliery Official Complain
Complaint is made by the executive of the Miners' Federation that the intermitt[?] of work in the Newcastle district is being keenly for at certain collieries…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →British Labor Troubles the Miners' Demands
The threatened strike of miners in England has not yet eventuated. The President of the Federation declares that the only way to avoid a strike is…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Miners' Wages. No Reply From Mr. Watt
No reply has yet been received by the officials of the Australasian Coal and Shale Employees Federation to either of the communications which have been forwarded to…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Important Increases. Conceded by Three Large Collieries
It was announced on Monday by Mr. J.M. Baddeley, president of the Australian Coal and Shale Employees' Federation, that the Seaham and Abermain companies had…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Miners' Leader's Amendment
In the second reading of the Miners' Royal Commission Bill, Mr. Richards moved an amendment for the rejection of the measure. Mr. J.H. Thomas stated that the Miners'…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Miners' President's View
Mr. Smillic, on being interviewed, briefly dismissed the criticisms on the miners' threat and repeats that if the demands are not met a strike is certain and necessary, involving…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Mining Conference
Recently the miners' executive approached the Northern Colliery Proprietors Association, with the object of securing a conference to discuss increases in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Floating Mine. Destroyed by the Aeon
Later particulars show that the steamer Aeon had a narrow escape from destruction when the mine which was sunk on Sunday, while the vessel was on a voyage from…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A German Mine. South-West of Gabo
Captain Maine, of the collier Aeon, reported at Adelaide on Wednesday, that at 4.52 p.m. on Sunday, when his ship was almost due south of Cape…
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