Mines
The destruction of the Princess Irene appears to have been due to an accident She has been reported as a mine-layer. Lest the impression be a false one. it is…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines
Mining & the mines, 1915
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Maitland District. Hebburn Colliery
A trial will be given at Hebburn colliery to a pick rate, pending a supply of powder being secured by the company. In a few places where the pick cannot be…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Summons Division. a Colliery Case
John Thomas Tennant, Inspector of Mines, proceeded against Henry Morgan Williams, manager of Stanford-Merthyr colliery, for that on April 6th, 1915, he…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sea Mines. Two Vessels Wrecked. London
The Russian barque Montrosa, bound from Hull to Nova Scotia, has been mined in the North Sea." The crew were Eared…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Colliery Mechanics. Question of Increases. Condition of the Industry
A sitting of the Coal-mining (North) Group No. 2 (Colliery Mechanics' Wages Board) was held at the Newcastle Court-house yesterday. The board comprised…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Stockton-borehole Colliery
The Stockton Borehole Colliery was thrown idle yesterday by the miners as protest against the action of the, management in regard to the supply or lamp…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Colliery Employees. Increases of Wages. State of Industry
The Coal-mining (North)) Group No. 2 (Colliery Mechanics' Wages Board) continued its sitting at the Newcastle Court-house yesterday. The board comprises…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Weston. Mining Explosives
A meeting of the Hebburn miners was held in the Olympia Hall, Mr. J. Thompson in the chair, to hear report from the officers and Mr. D Peters who had been…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Mining Matters. Work at the Pits
The work at the district pits during the past fortnight was of a fairly regular character, and established the buoyancy of the home consumption. The shortage…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Dudley Colliery
"Victoria Seam" (Old Lambton) writes in connection with the report that the days worked at Dudley Colliery during the pay ending on Saturday were 9¾,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Whitburn Colliery
A special meeting of the Whitburn miners yesterday agreed to accept 2s 6¾d per ton as the hewing rate for tops, and on this basis it is likely the pit will…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Dardanelles. a Krupp Factory. French Mine-layer Mined. Paris
Krupps has established a large factory for the manufacture of shells and explosives in Constantinople. Four thousand German workmen have…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Glebe Miners
The monthly meeting of the Globe miners was held on Tuesday evening in the Merewether Hotel. Mr. F. Stallard presided. The treasurer, Mr. W . Bower, in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Miners Trouble Overcome. London
The vote taken by the Miners' Federation to refer the question of a war bonus to the Prime Minister for settlement, has resulted in an affirmative vote of 438,000,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →British Coal Output. Committee's Report. London
The Government committee on coal supply has issued a report in which it is stated that 191,170 miners have joined the army…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Shortage of Coal. Typhoid Rampant. Athens
Travellers from Constantinople report that there is a serious shortage of coal, and that the mills are restricting their output…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Trouble at Balmain Colliery. Sydney
There is trouble between the proprietors of the Balmain Colliery and the Colliery Employees' Union over working conditions. The colliery has been thrown…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Coal Industry. Its Present Position. Industrial Board's Views
Whether the present condition of the coal industry in the Newcastle and Maitland districts justifies an increase of the wages of operatives was the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Stockton Borehole Colliery
Mr. J. M. Baddeley, the president, and Mr. A. Lewis, the treasurer of the Northern Colliery Employees' Federation, attended a meeting of the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Floating Mines
Mine-sweeping operations in the Dardanelles, without which the allied ships would find it impossible to make headway upon Constantinople, direct…
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