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502 stories in Murray's papers · page 7 of 26
The ballot of the Southern miners resulted in 1,135 votes in favor of a return to work on Monday (yesterday) and 656 against that course. In three lodges, out…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sudden notice has been given to the mines by the Water Company that owing to shortage of coal it may be necessary to discont[?] supplying water after midday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Wollongong niessage stales that the miners put in an appearance at all the Southern collieries excepting the Metropolitan and South Clifton. The delay at…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A meeting of the coal lumpers union this morning carried an agreement for submission to the Stevedores Association. Five members were appointed to represent the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Every ton of coal, it has been found, which is burned uses up 300,000 cubic feet of air and renders it unfit for breathing. Suppose that…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The situation of the Northumberland coal-mining industry is a complex one. The ballot among the miners as to whether there should be a strike resulted in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A serious hitch occurred in the negotiations regarding the Northern conference. It was thought that Judge Seholes would have made an announcement to-day at the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →At the coal mines preparation are being made for the resumption of work. The pressure among the men to get back to the self-re-pecting status of earning their…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The ballot amongst the coal-miners of the Northumberland on the question of a strike on account of the night-shift grievance under the eight hours system has resulted:…
Continued on Trove, page 42 →To-day the Northern miners delegate board commenced its meeting, discussing the question of resumption. Several delegates were interviewed at the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The delegate board of the Colliery Employes' Federation held a meeting yesterday, and, after a long discussion, decided to take a ballot of the district on the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →In connection with the question of the legality of the [?]100 fines imposed on the members of the northern delegates' board, and the granting on Wednesday by the Full The conference between the coal lumpers and the stevedores to-day reached an amicable agreement, which is to have binding effect for six months. The lumpers will…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The distress is very acute among miners, and other affected by the strike, and if the coming week does not bring about a settlement it is hard to say what they will do…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The position with regard to the coal strike is still critical. Many miners are opposing the proposal of the delegates board for declaring the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →There is every prospect of the resumption of work at the South Clifton Colliery to-mirrow. A deputation of four officers of the South officers of the South Clifton lodge waited on the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The latest ballots in connection with the Northern lodges show 2695 votes for resumption of work and 1124 against. It is now considered that the resumption is…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →There was more trouble with the coal lumpers to-day. The men refused to work at the steamers Maiwa and Orontes with big baskets. The attitude was surprising…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A conference of delegates representing 150,000 miners of South Wales resolved to permit the executive to negotiate with the" ovmers regarding the points in dispute,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The South Chifton Colliery commenced working to-day. There were only 150 employed in the mine, the shortage being due to a number of man baing away from the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Twenlve years have passed since the civilised word heard that gold in immense quantities had been found amid the snow and ice of the Yukon…
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