Mining Industry. Examination of Workings
In the Legislative Assembly, Mr. Murray asked the Minister for Mines if in view of the Premier's decision that no inquiry should he held into the…
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Mining & the mines, 1924
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Abermain No.1 Colliery. Cessnock
Abermain No [?] oollery was thrown idle again to-day, due, it is understood, to some grievance of the wheelers…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Handling Skips. Matter Before Coal Tribunal
Claims minors shoving up skips in the bords, and also "couping" the skips, were fully discussed by the parties at a meeting of the Coal Tribunal…
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To the accompaniment of "Hear, hears" from members on both sides of the House, Mr.Fitzpatrick,Minister for Mines, in the Legislative Assembly,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Extensive Fall. Located in Bellbird Colliery. 9 East Normal. Cessnock
Having completed the airlock at 9 East barrier bord yesterday, everything was in readiness this morning for the Proto men to make further…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Miners' Claims. Coal Tribunals Directions
When approached regarding the question of the Coal Tribunal sitting to hear the claims made by the Minors Federation for a minimum wage of £5%…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Coal Miners' Claims Obstacle to Settlement
An obstacle has arisen to prevent the hearing of the Miners' Federation's claims before the Coal Tribunal…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Colliery Accident
This forenoon the now Hospital ambulance was called to the Central Colliery, where a miner named Tom Brennan had received injuries. The…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Miners Entombed
Two men were entombed at the Craft iron-ore mine, Bigrigg, Cumber[?] (England), owing to a fall of rock. [?] others escaped uninjured. The…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Muswellbrook Colliery Gets Increased Orders
The Muswellbrook Colliery has received increased orders for coal from the Railway Department, and for the time being full time will be worked…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fifteen Mines to Close
Coal trimmers on the Newcastle coal berths refused to work after 4 o'clock each day in fulfilment of the decision arrived at by the local branch of the union to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Lake Road Miners' Work Appreciated
Yesterday Mr. Vowle, engineer associated with the Public Works Department at Newcastle, and Mr. Alexander, assistant engineer…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Again Idle. Abermain No. 1 Colliery Cessnock
The men went to work at Abermain No. 1 this morning, but owing to dissatisfaction amongst the minors with regard to the working of the roster,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →No Information. Meeting of Miners Delegates
No Informatison was made available to the Press when the adjourned meeting of the minors delegates at Now onstle concluded. Mr. Hoare, president…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Safety in Mines Lecturers Asked for
Major Connell, M.L.A., asked in the Legislative Assembly, if in view of the request of the Kurri Kurri Safety Propaganda Committee, will…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Coal From Brown's Collieries Kurri
It is generally felt in Kurri that, as the output of Richmond-Main and Pelaw-Main Collieries is shipped at Messrs. J. and A. Brown's private…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →State Coal Mine. the Management Challenged
The State coal mine at Lithgow was laid idle following a step-work meeting of miners relating to the manner in which new men are…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Entombed Miners Freed
London, Wednesday.—The entombed men in the Croft mine have been released after 30 hours. They found the exits choked by a…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Coal Freight Charges
The freight charges for coal sent from Muswellbrook by railway are said to be so high that the development of the industry in these parts is…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Weekly Coal Export
The quantity of coal shipped at Newcastle during the week for places beyond the State was 87,669 tons, of which 69,255 tons represented…
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