Regarding Coal
The intervention of the Premier and the Minister for Labour was the means of patching up an agreement with the West Coast coal miners when the Arbitration…
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Mining & the mines, 1908
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Co-operative Miners
A special meeting of the Co-operative Miners' Lodge was held on Thursday evening, at Shaw's Hotel, Plattsburg, Mr. R. Brown presiding…
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LONDON, Friday.—The measure restricting the hours of labour in coalmines to eight per day was read a first time in the House of Commons last…
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The quinquennial actuarial report on the Northumberland and Durnam Miner' Permanent Relief Fund (Eng.), which was recently issued, shown that at the and…
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The Royal Commission, consisting of Judge Heydon, president, Mr. H. S. Forsyth, representative of the colliery owners, and Mr. P. Bowling, representative…
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A meeting of the Colliery Mechanics' Mutual Protective Association was held at Smith's Hotel, Lambton, on Saturday evening…
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The work for the fortnight ended on Saturday was good at the majority of the pits in the Newcastle and Maitland districts. Twenty-four collieries worked…
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In his address to the members of the Independent Order of Rechabites' conference in Sydney, Mr. J. B. Trivett, Registrar of Friendly Societies,…
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By an explosion which occurred in the Glebe Colliery, Washington, near Sunderland, Durham, fourteen men were killed…
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A meeting of the colliery proprietors of the northern district was held yesterday. Mr. E. P. Simpson, legal adviser to the proprietors, stated, in a subsequent…
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All the mines in the Newcastle district were affected by the heavy rainstorm, inasmuch as many of the employees did not put in an appearance…
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During the week ended at midnight on Saturday, 115,772 tons of coal were shipped at the Dyke and Basin cranes. This is the record for the post, 114,078 tons for the week…
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"We have so many things to take cognisance of that we are beginning to get tied in an inextricable knot." This remark, emanating from Judge…
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The Royal Commission, consisting of Judge Heydon, president, Mr. H. S. Forsyth, representative of the colliery owners, and Mr. P. Bowling, representative…
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It was rumoured in Newcastle on Saturday that the Colliery Proprietors' Defence Association of the Northern District contemplated taking some action so…
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The report of the New South Wales Miners' Accident Relief Board for last year, the seventh since its institution, was yesterday presented to Mr. Wood, the…
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The Royal Commission, consisting of Judge Heydon; president. Mr. H. S. Forsyth, representative of the colliery owners, and Mr. P. Bowling, representative…
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A special general meeting of the Killingworth Miners' Lodge was held last week, Mr. J. Hutchison presiding. Mr. J. M'Williams, acting District…
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The Glebe miners met on Monday evening, Mr. R. Powell being in the chair. A letter was received from the manager, stating that the lodge's contention…
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It is proposed by the Maitland Chamber of Commerce, if the colliery proprietors are agreeable, to have the coal resources of the Maitland coalfield included in the…
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