Mines
A word or two on mines. These are British and not the floating brand countenanced by Germany. We take our information from the "Navy and…
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Mining & the mines, 1914
937 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 34 of 47
Colliery Mechanics. Question of Smithing Work
Mr. C. G. Addison, Chief Industrial Magistrate, was engaged at the Newcastle Courthouse for several hours yesterday bearing a case which involved an…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Floating Mines. Several Vessels Sunk. Brave Trawler's Crew. London
A Danish trawler has been sunk near Grimsby, through striking a floating mine. Four persons were drowned. When her nets were being hauled in,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →German Atrocities. Close Pits on Miners. Stab Villagers with Lances. Paris
The miners at Frameries, three miles south-west of Mons, report that the Germans reached the villages on Sunday. The first thing they did was to close all…
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The Danish steamer Brentland, which struck a mine in the North Sea, has arrived at Blyth in a damaged condition. A trawler landed five of the crew of a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mining Matters. the Afternoon Shift
The East Greta Miners' Lodge has rejected the delegates board's minutes recommending a resumption of work at the two shift collieries…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mechanics and Miners
Mr. W. Waller, secretary to the Federated Mining Mechanics and Surfacemen's Mutual Protective Association, writes: "I desire, on behalf of the members of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mining Situation
Sir,—A few days ago an injunction was issued against the Northern Miners' Federation, stopping them from aiding the wives and children of the man now out…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Welsh Coal Exportation. Milan
There is great satisfaction among industrial classes in Italy at the fact that the continued exportation of coal from Cardiff is being allowed…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Demand for Southern Coal. Wollongong
The South Coast coil trade continues brisk and most of the collieries are working at high pressure. Corrimal lost two days last week; but this was not due to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mining Matters. the Afternoon Shift
The coalfield lodges having by almost unanimous votes rejected the advice of the delegate board to resume work a critical stage in the present industrial…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Letters to the Editor. the Mining Situation
Sir,—I understand that the miners have decided that the industrial dispute shall still remain unsettled, and that an effort is to be made to involve a larger field…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →German Trawler Blown Up by a Mine Laid by Germans. London
The trawler Gorda, of Hamburg, was blown up by a mine in the Langeland Sea, off the coast of Funen, Denmark. The crew were saved…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Newfoundland Mines
Newfoundland possesses a unique and inexhaustible supply of rod hematite Iron ore, of which a million tons are exported annually. At present most of the ore is…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Miners' Horror. at German Brutality. London
The statements that the Germans at Chalerel destroyed winding machinery, entombing many miners, has aroused horror in mining circles in the North of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Trawler Laying Mines. Sunk by a Cruiser. London
A British cruiser caught a German trawler, flying the Norwegian flag, in the act of laying mines in the North Sea. The British gave the trawler's crew…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mining Matters. Action by the Proprietors
Notice has been served on the Colliery Employees' Federation by the Colliery Proprietors' Defence Association, that it is intended to apply to the Court of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Letters to the Editor. the Mining Situation
Sir,—The delegate board and district officers made an effort during last week to regain control of affairs in the interests of the federation, but, alas, the…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Letters to the Editor. Mining Situation
Sir,—Mr. J. Riddle, of Kurri, seems to think the miners have taken the wrong course of action, and he talks about having a mediation committee, composed of…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Aid for War Funds. Miners Make a Levy. London
The South Wales miners at a meeting at which 200,000 were represented passed a resolution to levy a weekly sum of six-pence per week per man, and threepence…
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