Shortage of Coal
A shortage of coal is hampering loading operations at the cranes. The principal factors are the stoppages at Pelaw-Main and Hebburn Collieries, a fatal accident…
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Mining & the mines, 1914
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Coal-trimming Labour
In regard to complaints made of short age of labour for coal-trimming. Mr. J. M'Cormack, the secretary of the Coal-trimmers' Union, said yesterday that…
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The fortnightly meeting of the committee of management of the Federated Mining Mechanics' Association was held at the registered office of the association,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Mining Matters. Afternoon Shift Question. Premier to Visit Newcastle. Sydney
A deputation, consisting of Messrs. D. Watson, president, Brennan, secretary and A. Lewis, treasurer of the Northern Colliery Employees' Federation,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Queensland Mining the Coal Industry
In his annual report on the mineral industry of Queensland, Mr. A. R. Macdonald, the Under-secretary for Mines, deals extensively with the development of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mining Matters. Pelaw-main and Hebburn. Negotiations for Settlement
An important conference took place yesterday between the Colliery Proprietors Association, the Colliery Employees Federation, and representatives of the [?]…
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Two brothers, named Roberts, after prospecting with poor results for eighteen months, yesterday struck rich gold at Corindhap, in the Ballarat district, and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Coal in the Antarctic. Perth
Professor David, C.M.G., of Sydney University, who accompanied Sir Ernest Shackleton on his expedition to Antarctica, is firmly of the opinion that the coal…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mining Matters. the Hebburn Trouble. Settlement Probable
The largo attendance of members of the Hebburn Miners' Lodge at the special meeting held at Weston yesterday, evidenced the fact that the men are…
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At a conference been the members of the Wonthaggi branch of the A.C.M.A. and Mr. Broome, manager of the State colliery, proposals were submitted to a…
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The position which has arisen at Pelaw-Main was considered by a very large attendance of miners, in the King's Hall, yesterday afternoon. Mr. W. Thomson…
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A statement dealing with the operations of the State colliery at Wonthaggi, from June 26, 1913, to February 4, 1914, has been issued by the Victorian Railway…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Cadia Copper Mine
The manager of the Cadia copper mine reports that during the week ended 14th instant, 684,83 tons of ore were treated, producing 26,157 tons of copper…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mining Matters. Stoppage at Hetton
The Hetton Colliery was idle yesterday. It appears that the wheelers did not turn up until 7.29 a.m., twenty minutes after the time for commencing, and…
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The Sydney Harbour Colliery Company, which recently passed into the hands of Mr. G. S. Yuille, has been formed into another company, which is taking…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Morwell Coal Deposits
The residents of Morwell (Victoria) have petitioned the Minister of Mines to continue [?]uring operations there for brown coal. At a meeting the opinion was…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A Large Coal Leaseholder
A claim is made that Mr. Austin Chapman, M.H.R., has the distinction of holding the largest area of land for coal mining, either by lease or application for…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Coal for the Navy
The announcement that neither the New South Wales coal nor that from any other part of Australia is suitable for use on the warships of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Miners Engulfed. Subsidence of Workings. Pottsville (Penn.)
Two miners ware engaged in working on a shanty on the mountain side, near the colliery, when they suddenly disappeared through the earth inside…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mining Matters. the Minmi Agreement. Mr. John Brown Speaks Out
The anniversary of the signing of the special local agreement between Mr. John Brown and the employees of Back Creek and Duckenfield collieries was…
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