The Coal Strike. Another Conference. Guarantee Asked. London
The coalowners and the executives of the miners' unions have held a conference with Mr. Asquith, the Prime Minister Mr. Sydney Buxton, the…
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Mining & the mines, 1912
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Mining Situation. Conference to Be Held. Hopeful Feeling
There was practically nothing done yesterday in Newcastle in connection with the mining situation. The Colliery Employees' Federation was awaiting the…
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Sir,—Mr. Kracke in his first letter says, "I was getting the rates asked for by the men, viz., 8½d per ton," in the second he admits that the manager…
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A special meeting of the Back Creek and Dunkenfield Lodge was held in Peel's Hall, Minmi, on Thursday morning. Mr. W. Muir presiding…
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The steamer which Messrs. John Brown and Co., Clydebank, have contracted to build on behalf of the Union S.S. Company, Ltd., of New Zealand, will be 522½…
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The joint committee on mining disputes met again yesterday at the offices of the Colliery Proprietors' Association, Wall-street. Mr. C. Hibbie, chairman of the…
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The official conference yesterday continued a general discussion as to the best means of arriving at a settlement…
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Sir,—Your editorial note at the foot of my letter proves the total unreliability of the figures on the pay ticket submitted for your inspection; and seems to me to…
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The conference yesterday lasted for four hours. No information was given at the close beyond the bald official…
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Very little has been talked about at Wonthaggi during the poet week but the results of the ballet taken of the miners at the State Colliery on the abolition of…
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Official figures show that the output of coal in India was 11,387,716 tons in 1910 an compared with 11,294,227 tons in 1909. There was an increase in iron,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mining Matters. Rhondda Dispute Settled
The joint committee on mining disputes sat again yesterday at the offices of the Colliery Proprietors' Association, Watt-street. Mr. C. Hibbie, chairman,…
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A good fortnight was experienced at the Newcastle and Maitland collieries for the fortnight ended on Saturday. Fifteen mines worked practically full time, for…
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The joint committee of conciliation met at the offices of the Colliery proprietors' Association, Watt-street, on Saturday morning. Mr. C. Hibble,…
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A terrible colliery disaster occurred at Itallanka yesterday. An explosion took place in the Donetz Company's mine, and killed…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Coal Strike. Conciliation Fails. Government Decision. Special Legislation. London
The negotiations for a settlement of the great coal strike being carried out by Mr. Asquith, the Prime Minister, and the representatives of the owners…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Coal Strike. Proposed Legislation. Varying Opinions. Opposition by Owners. London
Many mineowners are asking that a clause be inserted in the bill the Government proposes to bring in, in order to settle the strike, to enable them to…
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About a million men in the old country are talking of knocking off coalmining for a few days or weeks, or months—until, in short, they are…
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The sub-committee which was appointed to consider the question of the abolition of the second shift in the mines in the northern district where it…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Coal Strike. Government Action. Legislation This Week. London
Mr. Asquith, the Prime Minister, stated in the House of Commons yesterday that he would introduce the Minimum Wage Bill to-day, and that…
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