Curlewis Colliery
Curlewis Colliery, in the north-western mining district, is not at present doing its usual work, chiefly owing to the company having decided to open up a new part of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines
Mining & the mines, 1917
1,758 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 25 of 88
Lymington Colliery
Lymington Colliery at Cardiff was thrown idle on Tuesday owing to two men being suspended for alleged excessive filling of dirt. The mutter was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mine-sweeper Sunk. London
The British Admiralty announces that a minesweeper of the old type was mined and sunk on the 3rd instant. Twenty-four of the crew are missing…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Work at the Collieries
The full working period for the collieries of the Maitland and Newcastle coal fields for the fortnight was nine days, two days being lost in consequence of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Workless Miners
Sir,—I would like to ask if it is the intention of the federation to allow the cavilled out Pelaw-Main men to starve or not? Two hundred and twenty-five…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Wastage of Coal
Of the 287 million tons of coal raised in the United Kingdom in 1913, 189 million tons (4 tons per head of population) was wastefully consumed at home, and an…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A Big Mining Scheme
A very big scheme for tire amalgamation of a large number of the Bendigo mines is being promoted, and looks likely to take practical shape ere long. The…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Coal Prices in Germany
Although Germany emphasises with considerable satisfaction its' favourable position as regards coal supply, compared with that of some of its enemies, and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Warburton—hannay. West Wallsend Mine Managed
Miss Millicent Hannay, Willowbank, Tenterfield, was married in Sydney on March 31 to Mr. Arthur Eliot Warburton, and the "Star" joins the friends of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Stockton Borehole Colliery, Fall Blocks Travelling Road
A fall of stone took place in the Stockton Borehole colliery this morning prior to the men going into the mine. One of the travelling roads…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Dudley Colliery Idle. Objection to Non-unionist
Dudley Colliery was Idle this morning, the trouble arising owing to the employment of a top man who is said not to be a member of the Colliery…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Westralian Miners. Mr. Justice Edmunds's Order. Award From April 1. Miners' and Shiftmen's Increases
The latest Issue of the "Commonwealth Gazette" contains details of the order by Mr. Justice Edmunds under the War Precautions Act, coal mining…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Gold Mounted Stick. Alleged Theft
A wharf labourer named John French, 64 years of age, was arraigned before Mr. F. G. Adrian, S.M., at the Newcastle Police Court, to-day, to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mining Act Amendments. Employees' Federation's Requests. Representations to Government. Mr. Baddeley States the Case
Mr. Baddeley, when questioned to-day regarding the National Government securing a further lease of life, said…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Dudley Colliery Idle
Dudley Colliery was idle yesterday in consequence of the men declining to work with one of the surface hands who is not a member of the Colliery Employees'…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Dudley Colliery Resumes
Inquiries made this morning at the office of the Dudley Coal Colliery show that the trouble at the mine, which resulted in the employees ceasing work…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Stockton Borehole Colliery
The stone that fell in the Stockton Borehole Colliery yesterday, blocking one of the travelling ways and necessitating portion of the men being laid…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Minimum Wage. New Claim by Miners
The executive of the Colliery Employees Federation has to-day given notice to the various colliery proprietors in the Newcastle and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Industrial Matters. Provision for Miners. State Government's Obligations
Mr. J. M. Baddeley, president of the Australasian Coal and Shale Employees' Federation, speaking at the Newcastle Trades Hall yesterday to a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Shackleton's Ship. Now a Coal Vessel. Arrival in Newcastle
An entirely unexpected arrival in Newcastle last night was Shackleton's well-known Antarctic exploring vessel, the Aurora. The Aurora passed…
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