French Strikes. Mining Situation. London
The French miners' strike is still in progress. The men demand a minimum wage of 5s 9d a day. No fewer than 100,000 workers are…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines
Mining & the mines, 1906
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Coal-lumpers' Award. Decision of the Court. Sydney
Reserved Judgment was delivered by the Arbitration Court to-day concerning the application for a common rule in respect of the recent award of the Court…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Victorian Coal Commission. Miners Seek Arbitration. Melbourne
Mr. Arthur Allan Wilson, secretary of the Victorian Coalminers, and secretary of the Collie River District Miners' Unions, of West Australia, and he had…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Glebe Miners
A special meeting of the Glebe miners was held in Twist's Hall on Monday evening, Mr. R. Powell in the chair. Mr. Curley read and explained the minutes of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Coal Shipments
The shipment of coal at the cranes during the 24 hours ending at six o'clock yesterday morning totalled 19,801 tons. This constitutes a record, the next best day's shipments being…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Hebburn Colliery Trouble. Work Resumed
The Hebburn Colliery was practically thrown idle on Tuesday and Wednesday through the action of a number of boys in declining to work unless they received…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Coal Trade with the East. Sydney
Mr. J. B. Suttor, Commercial Agent for New South Wales at Kobe, in his latest report on trade with the East, makes the following observations in reference to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Arbitration Court. Newcastle Coal-trimmers. Decision Against the Union
Mr. G. C. Addison, Registrar under the Industrial Arbitration Act, sat at the Newcastle Court-house, at nine o'clock last night, to give his decision, deferred…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Minmi. Miners' Meeting
A meeting of the Back Creek and Duckenfield miners was held in Peel's Hall on Tuesday evening, Mr. W. Standing occupying the chair. Mr. W. Rees read and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →British Miners
The increase of the number of miners in the United Kingdom continues as far as those employed in and about the mines under the Coal Mines Regulation Acts are…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Shortland Colliery
At a meeting held lately at Shortland Colliery, several questions were put by the new hands to the old employees still working there, and answers given by the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Coal Trade
A sample of Bundamba coal, recently sent by a local shipping agent to Manila, has already had the effect of bringing orders to Queensland from that…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Working of Coal Mines Continuous Shifts Opposed. Deputation to the Minister. Sydney
A deputation representing the coalminers of the northern district, and embracing the officers of the Colliery Employees' Federation and several members…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Electricity in Mines. Submarine Workings
The report of the State Mining Department contains some interesting information on the subject of the use of electricity in mines…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Working of Mines
It is satisfactory to note that although the Minister for Mines showed himself to be in opposition to the views of the miners as to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Stockton Miners
The regular monthly meeting of the Stockton Miners' Lodge was held last night, Mr. J. Robson, president, in the chair. The deputation which had waited…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Shortland Miners
Sir,—It is incorrect that a resolution was agreed to at the recent meeting of Shortland miners, that every man should stand by himself, and make the best of a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Co-operative Colliery
Sir,—Whilst it is gratifying to know that this year gives promise of being a record one, so far as the coal trade is concerned, and of considerably enhanced…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Colliery Employees. Delegate Board Meeting
The quarterly meeting of the delegate board of the Colliery Employees' Federation was held yesterday at the Trades Hall. Mr. Peter Bowling,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Plattsburg. Co-operative Colliery
So far as can be ascertained there are no new developments in connection with the Co-operative Colliery, the only pleasing feature being that several of the…
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