Mining Cases
George Brown was charged that on July 15th at South Kembla mine, he did not within 3½ hours immediately before the commencement of each shift…
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George Brown was charged that on July 15th at South Kembla mine, he did not within 3½ hours immediately before the commencement of each shift…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Metropolitan Colliery, Helensburgh, has worked seven days so far for the current pay. A miner recently returned from…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Mt. Pleasant miners had another slack fortnight, and the same applies to Kembla Extended. FOOTBALL…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →On Friday, a skip got out of control on the incline, at the mine, and crashed into a stationary skip at the bottom. A number of men that were sitting…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →The sensation during the past fortnight has been the abandonment by Britain of the gold standard, and incidentally a great trade revival throughout the United Kingdom, and a no less spectacular movement in the markets of the Commonwealth…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →With their envelopes to-day the miners at Old Bulli Colliery, numbering 180, received notice that their services will not be required…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mt Pleasant commenced work last Monday and is still working. Kembla Extended has not worked so far this week…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →We understand there is an idea of keeping the Bulli colliery open with a lesser number of men. The full number of employed received the scheduled…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The colliery has only two days in for the pay. ACCIDENT Mr. Albert Marsden, driver, at the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Executive of the Miners' federation has decided to make u strong! protest at the proposal to devote portion of the £100,000 granted by the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Metropolitan Colliery has ten days to draw for the pay, and up to 28th inst. had worked all this week. The unemployed miners put forward a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Bulli Colliery will be continuing working on Monday next, 2nd proximo, with a further reduced number of men. At the expiration of the present…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Whilst working a pillar at Corrimal colliery, last Tuesday, Mr. James Wheeler Cram, age 47 years sustained fatal injuries caused by a fall of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →At the full monthly meeting of the Mt. Kembla Miners' Lodge, held on Wednesday, October 26th, the false statements (against Thomas George…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →What service does the gold standard render, and what need is there for it at all? This question is discussed in the September review of Government…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Corrimal mine, although expected to work a full week, worked on Monday, but was idle on Tuesday and Wednesday…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →The Metropolitan Colliery, Helensburgh, has worked full time (4/11/31) for the current pay. Trouble has been experienced during the week owing to…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Mr. A. Gatley Lyon, of Lyon Brothers, chemical engineers, of Newcastle, in a recent address, stated:— "Coal stands above all commodities…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Owing to the small quantity of coal now shipped from Wollongong Harbour, the Municipal Council is desirous of removing the Mt. Keira and Mt…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Mount Kembla mine is still idle, and the work of renewing the incline machinery is progressing satisfactorily. The pay at the Metropolitan Colliery,…
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