Mining Matters. the Wages Board. Sliding Scale Questions
The Northern Coal Miners' Wages Board, at the Newcastle Courthouse yesterday morning, entered upon consideration of applications involving the…
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Mining & the mines, 1914
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Outflow of Gas. Phenomenon in Coal Seam
At Horotin (about four miles south of Ngaruswahia, New Zealand), there is an artesian well-bore, from which a natural gas escapes. It is on the property…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mining Matters. Afternoon Shift Award. Federation Dissatisfied
The executive officers, Messrs. D. Watson, W. Brennan, and A. Lewis, of the Colliery Employees' Federation are very dissatisled with the wages board award…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Cadia Copper Mine
The manager of the Cadia Copper Mining and Smelting Company's mine, near Orange, reports that during the week ended May 16, 637.82 tons of ore were…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Coal Dust in Mines. Wollongong
The attempt to mitigate the dusty road grievance at the Metropolitan Colliery, Wollongong, has been carried to the most satisfactory stage it has yet…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Colliery Fatality
An inquest concerning the death of Robert Shaw, who was killed by a fall of coal at Stanford-Merthyr Colliery, wan opened by Mr. Geo. Brawn, district…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →South Coast Award. Increase in Hewing Rate. Payment for Small Coal and Second Shift
The award of the Coal Mining (South) No. 4 Board, in respect of the claims of the Illawarra Colliery Employees' Association, has been made, and it will be…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Hebburn Miners
The monthly meeting of the Hebburn Miners' Lodge was held on Friday, Mr. E. Aubin presiding over a large attendance…
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At the meeting of delegates to the proposed Australian Union Federation held in Sydney to-day, the following motion was moved by Mr. W. G. Spence, M.P. (A. W.U.),…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Coal Dust in Mines. Sydney
The trouble over coal dust in the Metropolitan mine at Helensburgh was referred to to-day at the conference or the Australian Union Federation. It was resolved,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Coal at Foster (V.)
Mr. Stanley Hunter, engineer for boring in the Geological Survey Branch of the Victorian M[?]es Deportment, has made a report to the Secretary for Mines with…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mining in China
The Chinese are beginning to recognise that the development of the mining resources of their country is of the greatest importance for every…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Mining Matters. Delegate Board Meeting
A special meeting of the Colliery Employees Federation Delegate Board was held at the Oddfellows' Hall, Newcastle, yesterday. There was a full attendance…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Rosedale Collieries
Mr. A. Lewis, treasurer and Mr. A Teece, representing the Colliery Employees' Federation, accompanied by officers of the local lodge, last week-end had…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Coal Dust Explosion. at Cement Works. London
A coal dust explosion occurred in cement works at Barry. Six men were entrapped in the flames…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mining Matters. the Afternoon Shift. Work Still Discontinued. the Collieries Stop Day Shift
So far as happenings in the Maitland field in regard to the afternoon shift are concerned, the officers of the Colliery Employees' Federation had nothing to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Whitburn Miners
A meeting of the Whitburn Miners' Lodge was held at Greta on Sunday, Mr. R. Jackson presiding. Correspondence was dealt with from the…
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A meeting of the Glebe Miners' Lodge was held in Forbes' Hotel, Merewether, on Tuesday evening. Mr. J. Lloyd presided…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wallsend Miners
A meeting of the Wallsend Miners' Lodge was held in the Masonic Hall, Wallsend, on Wednesday evening. Mr. T. Richardson presided over a good…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Mining Difficulty
The sudden decision of the men employed on the afternoon shift in some of the northern collieries to discontinue work has raised a difficult…
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