Gold to Sink a Ship
The expression "enough gold to sink a ship" is often used by many people, few of whom have any conception as to what such a quantity represents. The most…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines
Mining & the mines, 1911
1,195 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 16 of 60
Mining Matters. Pelaw-main Trouble. Object of Mr. Edden's Visit. Sydney
Mr. Edden, the Minister for Mines, explained to-day that his visit of inspection to the Pelaw-Main Colliery last week was not in connection with the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Welsh Mining Trouble. Acute Suffering Feared. Appeal to Board of Trade. London
The "Daily Chronicle" professes itself unable to understand the rejection by the Cambrian miners of proposals for an honourable peace…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Dudley Miners
A meeting of the Dudley miners was held last night at Russell's Hotel, Adamstown, Mr. J. Dunckley, in the chain…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Colliery Fatalities. Sydney
Mr. Edden, the Minister for Mines, has had a return prepared, showing the death-rate in the Pelaw-Main Colliery, as compared with four other large collieries—…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Miners' Case
Mr. E. Thompson, secretary to the Polaw-Main Miners' Lodge, has supplied the following statement for publication in reference to the existing trouble:—…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Canadian Miners' Strike. Toronto
Financial interests are preparing for a big fight against the miners who are on strike or threaten to strike in Western Canada. They hope to break…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Whitehaven Disaster. Fire Damp and Coal Dust
There was issued about the middle of February, in the form of a Blue-book, the report on the explosion and underground [?]re which occurred at the Wellington Pit,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Mr. Edden's Surprise. Defence of the Miners. Sydney
Mr. Edden, the Minister for Mines, to-day referred to the article in the Sydney newspaper. "I must say that I was greatly surprised…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Reply to Mr. Brown. Case for the Miners
Speaking yesterday, on the executive of the federation, to a representive of the "Newcastle Morning Herald," with respect to the Statement by Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mining Matters. Pelaw-main Trouble. Acting Premier's Mediation. Sydney
Mr. Holman, the Acting Premier, and Mr. Beeby, the Minister for Labour and Industry, had and interview with Mr. John Brown and Mr. Livingstone Learmonth…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Hetton Miners. Quarterly Meeting
The quarterly meeting of members of the Hetton Lodge was held last night in the lodge room, Wickham Mr. J. Sheridan, chairman of the lodge, presided…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Colliery Explosions. Atmospheric Pressure. Effect on Escaping Gas
When an appalling colliery disaster, like that at Hulton Colliery, happens to coincide with a "colliery warning," public attention is naturally attracted to the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Coal and Shale Workers
Sir,—Now that a perpetual decree has been granted restraining the trustees of the Illawarra Colliery Employees' 'Association paying over their dues to the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Canadian Miners. Minister Intervenes. Ottawa
Mr. Mackenzie King, the Canadian Minister for Labour, is intervening in the dispute of the Alberta and British Columbia miners…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Pine Creek Gold. Port Darwin
A splendid crushing from Carters' Consolidated Eleanor and Kohiner leases at Pine Creek is now going through the battery. The yield from 200 tons was 1087…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Coal Lands at Cessnock. a Disputed Agreement. Appeal to High Court. Sydney
The High Court—Sir Samuel Griffith, the Chief Justice, and Justices Isaacs, O'Connor, and Barton—had before it to-day an appeal from the decree of Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Bullfinch Goldfields. Adelaide
A telegram from the Southern Cross regarding the Bullfinch field stated that several outlying leases, including Young Bullfinch, Birthday Gift, and Rowan's…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Miners' Federation
Sir,—The unsettled state and the keen distress existing throughout the Newcastle and Maitland coalmining districts has reached a very acute stage, and is…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Great Chaffinch Mine. Perth
The hearing of the case in which E. W. Bonwick, E. C. Dyason, and H. Greenway are charged with conspiracy in connection with the Great Chaffinch Mine, was…
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