Month's Coal Export
During last month the coal exports at Newcastle for places beyond the State totalled 257,540 tons, of which 206,014 tons was for Commonwealth and New Zealand…
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Mining & the mines, 1916
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Kalgoorlie Miners Differences with Managers. Kalgoorlie
Recently the secretary to the Federated Miners' Union pointed out that, although the Chamber of Mines was complaining about the shortage of labour,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Wallsend Miners
The monthly meeting of the Wallsend miners' was held in the Masonic Hall, Wallsend, on Wednesday evening. Mr. T. Richardson presiding. Recruiting…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Wonthaggi Mine Closed Down. Melbourne
It is understood that the State coal mine at Wonthaggi has been closed down indefinitely, owing to a dispute with the miners over the question of rates of pay and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Export of Gold. Melbourne
Mr. Higgs, the Federal Treasurer, stated to-day that he was agreeable to a limited export of gold from Australia. He had informed the associated banks,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Coal Embargo. Work in Newcastle. Melbourne
A deputation, consisting of Messrs. D. Watkins and M. Charlton, Ms.H.R., Senator Watson, and the following representatives of the various bodies interested in…
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The quantity of coal shipped at Newcastle during the week for places beyond the State was 64,687 tons, of which 50,471 tons was for Commonwealth and New…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Coal Lumpers' Attitude Difficulty in Melbourne. Coal Famine Threatened
Owing to the refusal of the coal dumpers to work overtime, says the Melbourne "Age," the stocks of coal in Melbourne are becoming depleted, and, if the…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Coal Trade Hampered. Melbourne Overtime Trouble
A considerable amount of loss has been caused to the coal trade of Newcastle owing to the refusal of the coal lumpers at Melbourne to work overtime…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →German Company. Blown Up in a Mine. Paris
The "Petit Journal" states that three French soldiers had completed laying a mine at the Bois de Lavanche, and while returning were buried by a terrific…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →On the British Front. Exploding Mines. London
General Sir Douglas Haig reports:—We exploded five mines near the Hohenzollern redoubt, and occupied the craters, one of which contains the enemy's main…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Maitland Miners Fines. Question in the Assembly. Sydney
In the Legislative Assembly this afternoon, Mr. Fitzpatrick asked the Attorney-General if he had yet decided the question of payment or otherwise of penalties…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mining Fatality. Kalgoorlie
At the Great Boulder mine yesterday, a shift boss, named tames Richards, married, with five children, met with a fatal accident…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mining Matters. Remission of Fines. Sydney
In the Legislative Assembly, to-night, Mr. Fitzpatrick asked the Minister for Labour and Industry, in view of the suggestion made that the chairman of the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Coal Economy in Gas-making
At a large gas plant in Holland the experiment has been tried of mixing peat with the coal with excellent results. The quality of the gun is satisfactory, and a…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Melbourne Gossip. March 7th. Coal Troubles
Victoria is threatened, if not with a coal famine, at least with a serious shortage of the fuel. This is due to several cases. One is the stoppage of work at…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Mining Corps. District Recruits Wanted
Lieutenant Loftus Hills has arrived in Newcastle to obtain recruits for the Newcastle and Maitland quota for the No. 4 Tunnelling Company of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The North Sea. Strewn with Mines Copenhagen
A Norwegian captain reports that the North Sea is full of German mines…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Northern Miners. Work at the Pits
The scarcity of shipping, and the continued refusal of the lumpers at Melbourne to work after 5. p.m., are keeping the coal trade dull, with the consequence that…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Maitland District. Aberdare Miners' Lodge. Farewells 41 Recruits
The members of the Aberdare Miners Lodge entertained 41 of their fellow' workers who have enlisted and are at present in the Maitland Camp, at the…
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