Coal Crisis. Northern Miners' Committee. Mass Meetings Deferred
A special meeting of the management Committee of the northern brunch of the Miners' Federation was held at the Trades Hall yesterday. Mr. T…
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Mining & the mines, 1929
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Miners' Terrifying Experience
Coalminers in the Greymouth and Westport areas underwent a terrifying experience. Fearing entombment all rushed to the pit-heads, emerging…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Coal Strike Northern Fields Quiet
The northern coalfields are quiet. No further demonstrations of any note have taken place, and no meetings likely to stir up further feelings have been…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Coal Inquiry How Trade Is Lost. Evidence for Owners
The chairman of the Northern Collierles Association (Mr. C. M. McDonald) was the principal witness before the Royal Commission on the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Coal Inquiry Sitting Continued. Mr. McDonald Cross-Examined. NEWCASTLE. Wednesday
The Royal Commission, which is inquiring into the coal ramifications of the industry, continued the hearing of evidence to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Royal Commission on Coal How Trade Is Lost. Mr M'donald Gives Evidence
The chairman of the Northern Colhieries' Association (Mr C. M. M'Donald) was the principl witness before the Royal Commission on the coal…
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When a fall of coal from the roof occurred at Ashtonfields Colliery this morning, two miners were buried The Maitland Ambulance was called…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Sabotage. Colliery Main Blown Up. Damage at Hebburn
Early yesterday a violent explosion startled resident in the vicinity of Hebburn No. 2 colliery, but the police were puzzled as to where it occurred…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Nominations. Abermain Miners' Lodge Cessnock
The following nominations have been received for the half-yearly election of officers of Abermain No.2 Miners Lodge…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Further Shocks N.Z. EARTHQUAKE Colliery Manager's Graphic Story
Mr. John Dunbar, late second colliery manager at the Stockton. mine, Westport, New Zealand, tells a graphic story of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Coal Deadlock Move Towards Settlement Government Proposals Commission to Act. Newcastle
When the Royal Commission on the coal industry opened this morning, Mr. Justice Davidson said the Commission had…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Ray of Hope. Settlement of Coal Crisis. Inquiry to Be Expedited. Goverment Sanguine of Resumption
With the object of bringing about an early resumption of work in the northern coal mines the State Government has invited the Royal Commissioner (Mr. Justice Davidson) to complete as early as possible the investigation into the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Mine Manager's Appeal Dismissed
At the Quarter Sessions at Maitland yesterday, Frederick Hemingway, manager of Aberdare colliery appealed against his conviction at the court at…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Colliery Main Blown Up. Damage at Hebburn
Early on Wednesday a violent explosion startled residents in the vicinity of Hebburn No. 2 colliery, but the police were puzzled as to where it…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Coal Commission. Further Evidence
Continuing his evidence before the Coal Commission at Newcastle on Wednesday, Mr C. M'Donald, president of the Northern Colliery Proprietors…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →South Australia Coal May Be Rationed
The Premier of South Australia (Mr. Butler), in the Assembly, said he had called a meeting of representatives of essential services, to go…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Mine Profits. Immediate Report Demanded. Dramatic Action by Acting-premier
Dramatic action was taken by the Acting-Premier (Mr Buttenshaw) on Wednesday, with a view to averting the general coal strike. He requested the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Coal Commission. Inspection of Books and Accounts. Sydney
Argument was resumed at Newcastle to-day on the point raised by ,Mr Shand, K.C., that the Coal Commission had not the power to compel the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Profit on Coal. Commission of Inquiry. Federation Secretary's Evidence
Mr. D. J. Davies, General Secretary to the Miners' Federation, continued his evidence before the Coal Commission at Newcastle…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Coal Deadlock Move Towards Settlement. Government Proposals Newcastle
When the Royal Commission on the coal industry opened this morning, Mr. Justice Davidson said the Commission had received a letter from the acting…
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