Coal Shipping. Ministers Interviewed
Senator Watson, Mr. D. Watkins. M.H.R., and Mr. M. Charlton, M.H.R., returned to Newcastle yesterday from Melbourne, their visit having been…
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Mining & the mines, 1916
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New Zealand Miners' Wages. Wellington
A 10 per cent. increase in wages has been granted to employees of the State coal mine…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mining Matters. Delegate Board Meeting
The quarterly mooting of the delegate Board of the Colliery Employees' Federation was held yesterday, Mr. J. W. Baddeley, the president, occupying the chair…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mining Matters. Last Year's Operations
In his report on the State's coal and shale industry for 1915, Mr. A. A. Atkinson, chief inspector, furnishes a mass of interesting data concerning the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Hebburn Colliery
Hebburn Colliery was idle yesterday, in consequence of trouble arising out of the question at payment for work on Thursday to men who left the pit at 7 p.m…
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The Wallsend Miners' Lodge met in the Masonic Hall, Wallsend, on Wednesday evening. Mr. T. Richardson, who presided, made reference to the small attendance,…
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George Edmunds, 15 years of age, son of Mr. Morgan Edmunds, was killed at Bellbird Colliery early yesterday morning, under somewhat tragic circumstances…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Broken Hill Miners. Arbitration Award
In the Federal Arbitration Court to-day, Mr. Justice Higgins delivered his award in the Broken Hill claim. He granted the 44 hours' week, and provided…
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At the Labour Conference the following resolution, submitted by the Kabibah Electoral Council (Catherine Hill Bay branch), was carried:—…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bully Beef Mine. Redtape and Army Waste
Everyone has heard of the waste of bully beef at the front, but perhaps the following story will help to make clear the causes of this appalling waste, and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mining Matters. Colliery Officials' Board
The Coal Mining (North) No. 1 Wages Board, during last week, continued its inquiry into the claims of the Deputies, Shot-firers, and Waste Examiners'…
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Mr. Hamilton, the Minister for Mines, yesterday stated that one of the coal-boring plants recently purchased would be employed in sinking a bore at Warra,…
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The War Office asks for ten thousand skilled miners to do tunnelling work on the various fronts…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →District Unemployment. Order for 100,000 Tons Coal
Mr. Jensen, the Minister for the Navy, has sent a telegram to Senator Watson, and Messrs. D. Watkins and M. Charlton, Ms. H.R., stating that he proposes to…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Work for Miners
At least one district colliery proprietary, the Scottish-Australian Mining Company, complains of being unable to secure miners, although there is slackness…
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A board of reference, appointed to arbitrate upon the deadlock that has existed between the proprietary and the miners for a considerable time, concerning…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Coal Trade. Navy Minister's Visit. Important Conference
Mr. J. A. Jensen, Minister for the Navy, arrived in Newcastle last night, in connection with his announced intention of purchasing on behalf of the Government…
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The discussion of the conditions obtaining in the coal trade through the difficulty of securing carriers which took place between Mr. Jansen, the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Colliery Fatality
An inquest was hold at the Cessnock Courthouse on Wednesday, before Mr. G. Brown, the district coroner, and a jury of six, concerning the death of George Einon…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Colliery Mechanics. Application for Variation
The Colliery Mechanics' Mutual Protective Association has lodged an application to the Coal Mining (North) Group, No. 2 Board, for the variation of the award of…
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