South Africa. Its Gold Resources and the Empire
When the safety of the British Empire was threatened by the German intrigues. in the South African Republic and the Imperial Government was forced to take…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines
Mining & the mines, 1915
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British Coal Supplies. Australia As a Source. Melbourne
At the request of Mr. Watkins, M.H.R., the Prime Minister has forwarded to the Secretary of State for the Colonies the following cable message :—…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Colliery Cage Falls. Twelve Miners Killed. London
Twelve miners were killed and seven injured by the falling of the cage at Bentinck colliery, Kirkby in Ashfield, Notingham…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wallsend Miners
A meeting of the Wallsend Miners' Lodge was held in the Masonic Hall, Wallsend, on Wednesday evening, Mr. T. Richardson presiding…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Colliery Mechanics. Wages Board Sitting
The Coal Mining (North) Group No. 3 (Colliery Mechanics) Wages Board, at the Newcastle Courthouse yesterday, resumed the inquiry into the application by…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Organising in Britain. Miners Falling Into Line. London
Government representative and representatives of the Miners' Federation at Cardiff have met in conference. The executive of the Federation had as…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Coal Trade Restrictions. Deputation to Mr. Fisher. Melbourne
This afternoon a deputation, representative of Newcastle workers, waited on Mr. Fisher, the Prime Minister. The deputation, which was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Colliery Mechanics. Wages Board Sitting
The Coal Mining North) Group No. 2 (Colliery Mechanics) Wages Board, at the Newcastle Courthouse, yesterday, resumed the inquiry into the application by…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mining Matters. Strike at Aberdare. Dispute Between Unions
A dispute between the local branches of the Colliery Employees' Federation and the Colliery Mechanics' Union, which has been in progress for a month or more,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Miners' Advance. London
Mr. Asquith, the Prime Minister, has awarded the Scottish miners an advance of 12 1-8 per cent…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mining Matters. Work at the Pits
Colliery operations were more buoyant during the past fortnight than for some weeks on both the Maitland and Newcastle fields; whilst there was a slight…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Bellbird. Fatal Mining Accident
A miner named John Young, whilst following his occupation in Bellbird Colliery yesterday met his death by a Gill of coal…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Aberdare Collieries
The stoppage of the Aberdare and Aberdare Extended Collieries on Monday, as a consequence of differences between the management and miners concerning rates…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mining Matters. American Coal Trade. Effect of Panama Canal. Sydney
A report from Mr. Nielsen, the Trade Commissioner in America, on the effects of the Panama Canal on the West Coast of America coal trade as it affects New…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Desert. Sown with Mines. London
The letter of a Rhodesian trooper with the Union forces in South Africa states that the Germans planted mines all over the desert…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wages and Western Miners. an Increase Granted. Sydney
In the Arbitration Court to-day, Mr. Justice Edmunds delivered his reserved judgment in a matter affecting the miners employed at Western collieries…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Colliery Inspection
The check inspectors, Mr. J. Barnett and Mr. N. R. Gray, inspected the West Wallsend Colliery on the 9th instant, and report as follows:—No. 3 West Dip:…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Killingworth Colliery Closed
Owing to the falling off in the coal trade, operations have been suspended at Killingworth Colliery. West Wallsend. Killingworth is owned by the Caledonian…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Newcastle Coal Company
During the six months to June 30th, the Newcastle Coal Mining Company, Limited, made a net profit of £3544. This sum, together with £2908, brought forward…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mining Matters. Explosives' Testing Station
Mr. Fisher, the Prime Minister, has in formed the Coiliery Employees' Federation, in reply to representations made to him that the Commonwealth Government…
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