Miners' Minimum Wage. National Conference. London
A National Conference of the Coal-miners Federation has been opened in London. The conference has been called to…
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Mining & the mines, 1912
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The Lithgow Miners' Release
Sir,—I notice that "Member of the C.E.F." has come to light in the person of J. Longworth. I can understand any man that is attacking the capitalist class…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Miners' Minimum Wage. Protests in Britain. London
The National Conference of the Miners' Federation of Great Britain, which was called to consider the minimum wages fixed by the district…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mining Matters. Delegate Board Meeting
The delegate board of the Colliery Employees' Federation met yesterday at the Lyceum Hall, West Maitland, Mr. D. Watson, president of the federation, was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mining Camp Flooded. Santiago (Chill)
A mining cammp at Gatico, in the province of Antofagasta, has been flooded. Forty men were killed or injured…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Liqiud Fuel in Coal
When the Great Eastern Railway Company, some twenty or twenty-five years ago, put down at Stratford a plant for the production of shale oil for the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Victorian State Mine. Melbourne
Dissatisfaction exists amongst the State colliery employees in connection with the re-engagement of the men since the termination of the strike…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Coal Contracts. South Australian Supplies. Adelaide
New coal contracts have been entered into from Sydney by the South Australian Government. The Successful tenderers are Huddart, Parker, and compant,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Miners' Minimum Wage. Threat to Close Pits. London
The award of Sir Edward Clarke, Chairman of the South Yorkshire Coalmining District Wages Board, has given satisfaction to neither side,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →London News. the Titanic Disaster.—the Marconi Company.—the Home Rule Debate.—liquid Fuel and Coal.—aeroplanes. London, April 19, 1912. the Titanic Disaster
The tragedy which has happeaed in the north Atlantic is doubly lamentable, for it is calculated to create int he public mind a very sericus prejudice against the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Work at the Collieries
The majorly of the collieries in the Newcastle and Maitland districts continue to work well, and a goad average was sustained for the fortnight ended on…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Minmi Miners
The Back Creek and Duckenfield Ledge met in Peale Hotel on Tuesday evening, Mr. W. Muir presided, Correspondence was read from Mr. T…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Miners' Minimum Wage. Colliery Closes Down. London
The Fogg Colliery, Redcliffe, Northumberland, has been closed owing to the operation of the minimum wage. "Five hundred employees have been…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Whitburn Miners
The monthly meeting of the Whitburn miners was held at Greta on Sunday morning Mr. A. D. Jones in the chair. A motion was carried, that the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Hebburn Miners
The monthly meeting of Hebburn Lodge was held in Jewell's Hall on Sunday morning, Mr. T. Dunn presiding over a large attendance. In answer to several appeals…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Abermain Miners
A meeting of the Abermain miners was hold in Garratt's Hall, on Sunday. Mr. M. Mannion presided, and stated that the Abermain roadman's case had been…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mining Matters
Sir,—In your report of the proceedings of the last delegate board meeting, which appears in your issue of Friday last, it is said that Several lodges had not been…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mining Matters. Joint Committee
The Joint Committee on mining disputes continued its sittings yesterday at the offices of the Colliery Proprietors' Association, Mr. C. Hibble, chairman,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →East Greta. East Greta Colliery
The new that an outbreak of fire had occurred in the top seam in East Greta Colliery caused some uneasiness yesterday. The fire was discovered at 9 p.m…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Pelaw-main Miners
Mr. J. Grahame presided at the monthly meeting of the Pelaw-Math Miners' Lodge, which was held at the Empire Hall on Sunday. The chairman furnished…
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