Supply of Coal. More Wanted in Britain. London
Forty municipalities are urging the Government to undertake steps to increase the coal supplies for gas. Some suggest the suspension of the…
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Mining & the mines, 1915
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Mining Disaster. Twenty-three Lives Lost. New York
Twenty-three miners have been killed by an explosion at the Carlisle mine, Fayetteville, West Virginla. A hundred and sixty were rescued after…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wallsend Colliery
The trouble that threatened a stoppage at the Wallsend Colliery yesterday w[?] satisfactorily overcome, and no cessation took place. The employees intimated to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →British Coal Miners. a Long Notice. London
The South Wales Miners’ Federation will give three moths notice on April 1st to terminate the wages agreement in consonance with the national executive’s…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mining Matters. Grievances at Hetton
A meeting of the Hetton Ledge was held at the Skeleton Bridge on Sunday afternoon, at which several matters of gr[?]ance at that colliery were discussed. The…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mining Matters. Mining Federation. Unanimous Decision. Sydney
An important conference of delegates from mining organisations throughout the Commonwealth was held at the Trades Hall to-day. The delegates present were:…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Killed by a Coal Train. the Dyke Fatality
Mr. C. Hibble, district coroner, held an inquest at the Newcastle Courthouse yesterday, into the death of Joseph Cashin, a seaman, who was found on the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mining Disaster. on Vancouver Island. Vancouver
Twenty-two men have been killed through the flooding of a coalmine at Wellington, Vancouver Island. The abandoned workings had filled…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mining Matters. Delegate Board Meeting
The adjourned quarterly meeting of the Colliery Employees' Federation [?] Board was held in the Oddfellows' Hall Newcastle yesterday, when there was a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Work at the Collieries
Work at the collieries during the fortnight ending on Saturday was on the whole, consistent, and good times were made. This spurt resulted in the biggest…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Balmain Colliery. Sydney
The fourteen days' notice given by the Sydney Harbour Collieries, Limited, to all the men employed at the company's colliery at Balmain, will expire on Friday…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mining Matters. Miners' Delegate Board
A special meeting of the delegate board of the Colliery Employees' Federation was held at the Oddfellows' Hall Newcastle, yesterday. There was a full…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →German Vessel. Sunk by a Mine. London
A vessel which was guiding Gorman [?]rpedo boats through a mine zone truck a mine off Borkum Island, and was sunk…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Working Old Goldfields. Sydney
The attention of Mr. Holman, the State Premier, was recently directed to a suggestion that the Government should encourage, dredging parties to work certain…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Shortland Colliery
Owing to a dispute over the work[?] of a place, Shortland Colliery has [?] idle all the week. Since last cavil the manager moved [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Whitburn Miners
A meeting of the Whitburn miners was held at Greta on Thursday, Mr. B. Goodall presiding. The deputation who waited on the manager in connection with…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Newcastle Gold Rush
The first of the entertainments to be run on the Newcastle Beach in connection with the Ocean Baths completion scheme will take the form of a gold rush, on…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Mining Matters. the Afternoon Shift
Negotiations for another conference connection with the afternoon shift trouble on the Maitland field have been opened on behalf of the Colliery…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Colliery Mechanics
The following have been elected officers of the Federated Mining Mechanics and Surfacemen's Mutual Protective Association for the current term:—President, Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mining Position
The very marked falling off in the oversea export trade of coal should receive careful attention by the Federal Government. While it is no doubt…
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