Colliery Inspection
Messrs. J. Barnett and W. Johnson, check-inspectors, made an inspection of Wallsend Colliery on the 8th and 12th instant, and reported as follows:—…
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Mining & the mines, 1914
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Whitburn Miners
A general meeting of the Whitburn miners was hold on Tuesday in Hunter's Hall, Greta. Mr. Estwick presided. Correspondence was read from the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Sad Colliery Disaster. in a New Zealand Mine. Forty-three Lives Lost. Scenes at the Pit-head. Wellington, Sept. 18
On the morning of the 12th inst. New Zealand was startled with the news of a terrible colliery disaster at Huntly, in the Auckland district. Just after 7 o'clock…
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Six nominations have been received for the presidency of the Colliery Employees' Federation in the place of Mr. D. Watson, who resigned on his election to the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →North of England Trade. Fifty Thousand Miners Idle
The "Newcastle (Eng.) Weekly : Chronicle," to hand by this week's mall gives a gloomy report of the state of the coal trade in the North of England as a…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Austrian Losses. Three Vessels Strike Mines. Milan
Advices from Trieste state that two torpedoers, of the Austrian High Sea Fleet, and an Austrian destroyer, struck mines at Dalmatia, and sank…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Mine Layers. in the North Sea. London
The "Daily Telegraph" naval expert quotes a letter from Dr. William Lloyd, to the effect that many trawlers are used for laying mines by night…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mining Matters. Work at the Pits
Twenty-two of the thirty-five pits that are working put in full time during the fortnight, which ended on Saturday. The shortage in the others were not on the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Tasmanian Coal Tests
The half-yearly report of the Tasmania Agent-General in London, Sir John M'Call, contains the following passage:— "In April 1 received the Admiralty…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →German Cruisers Coal. Brisbane
The Inaba Maru arrived at Pinkenba from Japan to-day. Her passengers reported that between 20 and 20 German chips were taking…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sowing of Mines. the Admiralty Prepared
"It must not be supposed that Germany's action in sowing mines in the open seaway took the Admiralty by surprise," says the London "Daily Telegraph."…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mining Matters. the Federation Presidency
The name included in the list of nominees for the presidency of the Colliery Employees' Federation as "T. G. Pearce," should have been T. J. Pearce. Mr. Pearce…
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It is satisfactory that the stoppage of work at a number of the mind which are not concerned in the after- noon, shift was only of a temporary…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mining Matters. Six Collieries Stopped. But Men Decide to Resume
A drastic stop was taken yesterday by a large number of miners and other colliery employees to mark their protest against the prosecution of the Colliery…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Southern Collieries Idle. Bulli
Both Coledale and South Clifton Collieries wore idle on Monday in consequence of grievances with the employees. The South Clifton men had a meeting…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Glebe Miners
The quarterly meeting of the Glebe miners was held in Forbes' Hotel, Merewether, on Tuesday evening. Mr. F. Stallard presided…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Railway Seized. German Mines Discovered. Shanghai
Owing to German mines being discovered outside the zone of hostilities the Japanese have occupied Weinsien, and control the Talnanfu-Kiao-Chau railway…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Coal for Germans. Stopped by Chile Santiago De Chile
The Government has prohibited two German steamers from sailing with coal intended for cruisers on the Pacific Coast…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Miners' Lodge and Explosives
Mr. R. Laing presided, at, the monthly meeting of the Miners' Lodge last night. The chairman in vacating the chair in favour of the recently-elected president,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Victorian Collieries. Melbourne
Owing to the quantity of water which finds its way into some of the working places at No. 10 shaft of the State coal mine at Wonthaggi, the officials of the…
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