Coal and Shipping. Huge Combine. London
The correspondent of the "Central News" at Cardiff reports that proprietors of large colliery interests and ship-owners are arranging a combine of…
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Mining & the mines, 1916
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Work at the Collieries
Operations at the district collieries were fairly brisk during the pay ending on Saturday last, and fourteen of them got in the full ten days, one being lost…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →South Seaham Colliery
On June 12, 13, 14, and 15, check inspectors J. Barnett and W. H. Gates, accompanied by an official, examined the workings of South Seaham Colliery,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Miners' Working Hours. Conference in Melbourne. Melbourne
A conference of coal proprietors throughout Australia and the Australian Coal and Shale Employees' Federation took place before Mr. Justice Higgins…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Important Mining Case
A case presenting some interesting, as well as important features, was dealt with at the Vest Maitland Police Court yesterday, before Mr. W. J. N. Fincham, P.M.,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Miners' Working Hours. No Agreement Reached. Melbourne
When the Coal Conference, under the Commonwealth Arbitration Act, was resumed to-day, it was reported to Mr. Justice Higgins, the President, that no…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Pelaw Main Colliery
Pelaw Main Colliery was idle yesterday, the result of trouble arising out of a protest by the machine men that they were not getting sufficient pressure to work the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Mining in Queensland. Mr. Estell's Impressions. Sydney
Mr. Estell, Minister for Mines and Labour and industry, who has returned from an extensive tour of Queensland, related some of his impressions…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Glebe Miners
At a special meeting of the Glebe miners, held in the Merewether Hotel on Tuesday evening, the check inspector, Mr. W. Jefferson, read the cheek inspectors' report,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Gold Dust
The welfare of a people does not so much depend on what the poor man puts into his mouth as what he puts into his mind.—Hall Caine…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Victorian Gold Find. Melbourne
To-day it was announced that an ounce to the ton of stone has been struck in the Oswald gold mine at Maldon…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Colliery Mechaincs. Wages Board Sitting
The Coal Mining Group (North), No. 2. (Colliery Mechanics) Wages Board sat again at the Newcastle Courthouse on Saturday morning. The board comprises…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mining Matters. Stoppage at Stockton-borehole
A stoppage of work occurred at the Stockton-Borehole Colliery yesterday, and the mine was laid idle for the day. It appears that one, of the boys, under the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Mining Matters. Miner Soldiers and Their Coal
The custom of the proprietors of the collieries in the northern district has been to allow their employees one ton of coal per month, but the privilege has not been…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Colliery Officials' Award. Appeal by Proprietors. Sydney
Application was made to-day, on behalf of the Northern Colliery proprietors, to Mr. Justice Edmunds, in No. 2 Industrial Court, for leave to apply for the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Colliery Mechanics' Board
The Coal Mining Group (North) No. 2 (Colliery Mechanics') Wages Board, with Mr. W. Halse Rogers as chairman, sat in camera last evening at the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mining Matters. Arranging of Conferences
At the request of Mr. Justice Higgins at the recent compulsory conference in Melbourne, between the representatives of the colliery proprietors and the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Work at the Collieries
Operations at the various collieries were brisk during the fortnight, and at fourteen of the mines ten days were worked, which was the full time for the peroid…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Mining Matters. an Organising Mission
Mr. J. M. Baddeley, president of the Northern Colliery Employees' Federation, proceeded to Muswellbrook on Saturday upon an organisng mission with a view…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Mining Matters
A sub-committee of the Northern Colliery Employees' Federation was engaged yesterday at the Newcastle Trades Hall in drafting claims with regard to…
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