New Miners' President
Mr. D. Rees, the newly-elected general president of the Australasian Coal and Shale Workers Federation, will enter upon his duties on January 24…
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Mining & the mines, 1922
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Colliery Troubles. on the Maitland Field
A combined meeting of the committees of the Pelaw-Main and Richmond Main Miners' Lodges was held to consider the Richmond Main…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mining Industry. Shorter Working Week
The general topic throughout the Southern district has been the ballot to be taken early in January in connection with the proposed nine-day…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Coal Industry. Nine Days' Fortnight. Advice to the Men
The Coalminers' Federation is making preparations for a ballot of the members of the organisation on the question of endeavouring to…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Rand Coal Strike. Boars of Conciliation. Capetown Jan. 6
A message from johannesburg reports that it is officially stated that the Government is prepared to appoint a Board of Concillation in the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sonoma Robbery. How the Gold Was Found. Quartermaster Missing
When the Sonoma arrived in Sydney on Thursday further particulars were made available regarding the gold robbery that occurred during her last trip…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Trouble in the Rand "Peaceful Coal Strike. Capetown, Jan. 2
A message from Johannesburg states that the coal strike at Wit-bank is in full operation. All work, save that of the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Colliery Mechanics
Mr. H, C. Morton, secretary to the Colliery Mechanics' Association, on behalf of the members of his association over 60 in number, employed…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Work at the Collieries
Owing to the christmas holidays the full time of work at the collieries of the Newcastle and South Maitland district was five days, which was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Miners' Ballot Nine-day Fortnight Proposal. Uneconomic and Inadvisable
If the miners consult their own best interests as well as those of the industry which gives them their living they will very decidedly reject the proposal limit their working time to nine days a fortnight. The advice of their leaders to the effect that the proposal is workable,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Overton Colliery. Railway Loop Construction
A start was yesterday made in the construction of a railway loop of about 13 chains at the Overton Colliery, which is about to be…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Idle Mine at Dapto Increased Costs Imperative
On December 20 the whole of the men employed at Mr Hoskins, mine at Dapto were discharged. In answer to the secretary, who wrote asking how long the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Coal Industry Nine-day Fortnight. Uneasiness at Newcastle
In the Newcastle coalfields the question of a nine-day working fortnight is reported to bo causing considerable uncasiness. If the ballot is carried in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Confidence Trick. Canadian Duped. Changing Notes for Gold
It cost John Stringer, a commercial traveller from Canada,[?]500 to learr, that there were such individuals as gold-for-notes swindlers in…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Colliery Mechanics
A combined meeting of the Cessnock district members of the Colliery Mechanics' Association was held in Hampton's Hall, Cessnock, on Tuesday f- tho aggregate lucclintf not…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Miners Ballot. Nine-day Fortnight. Rejection Probable
The ballot papers Minting to the proposal of the memors of the Australian Coal and Shale Federation for a 9-day fortnight were issued by the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Rosedale Colliery. Probable Closing Down
Mr. J. Butler, chairman of Rosedale Miners Lodge, wrote to Mr. W. F. O'Hearn, M. L. A., early in the week, directing his attention to the fact that…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Demand for Coal. Hush of Shipping. Newcastle
At present there is a big rush of shipping to Newcastle for coal, and it is estimated that within a few days at least 40,000 tons of mineral will be…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Rating of Coal Mines
A communication from the Local Government Department regarding the smallness of the revenue derived from timber and coal has been…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Colliery Accident
Mr. Harold Mitchison, of Aberdare-street, Kurri Kurri, and Mr. George Peel, of Barton-street, a pair of miners working in specials in the east…
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