Housing of Miners
Sir,—The subject of housing, which has been referred to by Mr. Justice Edmunds, is one of vast dimensions as to its effects on the well-being of a people,…
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Mining & the mines, 1917
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Expediting Coal at Ports. Melbourne
When the difficulty which confronts several of the Broken Hill mines concerning the inadequate coal supplies was brought under the notice of Mr. Vaughan,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Miners' Relief Fund. Board's Final Report. Sydney
Daring the year, or some portion of it, the Act was in operation at 174 mines, and at 31st December 162 mines were subject to its provisions. The average…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mr. John Reid. Returns From Adelaide Conference. Broken Hill Coal Supplies
Mr. John Reid, president of the Newcastle Chamber of Commerce, returned to Newcastle last night from Adelaide, where he has been…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Industrial Matters. Ashtonfield Colliery
Mr. W. Brennan, secretary of the Colliery Employees' Federation, with officials of the Ashtonfield Lodge, conferred with Messrs. A. J. Neilson, Clapin, and Criteh,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Miners' Accident Relief
A special meeting of the Miners' Accident Relief Board will be held at Cessnock this afternoon, and will be continued on Saturday. Certain cases affecting…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Coal Stackers' Wages
The men engaged coal-stacking in the Newcastle district are dissatisfied with the rate of payment for the work they do. The majority of them are members…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Second Edition. the War. British Troopship Strikes a Mine. Troops Parade and Sing. the Vessel Arrives Safely. (Australian Cable Association.) LONDON
The Press Bureau states that the transport Tyndarsus, with a battalion of the Middlesex Regiment aboard, struck a mine on the 9th of February off Cape…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Victorian Coal Mines. Melbourne
A Coal Board Tribunal, working under the War Precautions Act, with Mr. Justice Edmunds, of New South Wales, as Chairman, with no assessors, sat this…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Hebburn Miners
A meeting of the Hebburn Miners Lodge was held in the Allies Stadium on Thursday night, Mr. W. Wardle presiding. The chair man introduced the representative of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wallsend Miners
The monthly meeting of the Wallsend Miners' Lodge as held at the school of arts on Wednesday evening, Mr. T. Richardson in the chair…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →South Maitland Collieries. Will Stop on
Exasperation at the prospect of the stoppage of the Maitland collieries, on Monday, to allow of the Officials' Association's aggregate meeting at…
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The increased cost of black coal is directing attention to the immense deposits of brown coal at Morwell, in Gippsland. This is, of course, only in…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Lymington Colliery. Check Inspector's Report
Messrs. A.W. Edwards and J. Barnett, C.E.F. check inspectors, have reported to the executive officers that they inspected Lymington…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Industrial Matters. West Australian Miners. Sydney
Mr. A. C. Willis, general secretary of the Australasian Coal and Shale Employees' Federation, stated on Saturday that the Coal Tribunal which had boon…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The North Sea. British Mines Extension. London
The London "Gazette" announces the extension of the North Sea mined area. It will follow the limit of the Dutch territorial waters…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Caledonian Collieries
Mr. H. B. Howard Smith, who presided at the annual meeting of shareholders of Caledonian Collieries, Limited, held in Melbourne, in moving the adoption of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Reported Colliery Creep. At the Glebe Pit. Miners Safely Removed
Shortly after the luncheon hour it was reported that a creep had taken place at the Glebe pit. Merewether, the property of the Newcastle Coal…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Lymington Colliery
Messrs. A. W. Edwards and J. Barnett, chock-inspectors, inspected Lymington Colliery, Cardiff, on March 27. The report reads as follows:—…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Colliery Officials. Deputation to Delegate Board
As a result of a meeting of the Colliery Officials' Association, held at Weston on Sunday, Mr. Wilkinson, a representative of the association, informed…
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