Industrial Matters. Federal Coal Board. Rates for Off-hand Labour. Sydney
The Federal Coal Board sat in Sydney to-day, under the presidencey of Mr. Justice Edmunds. Mr. Duncombe referred to the stoppage…
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Mining & the mines, 1917
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Messines Victory Haig's Methodical Doggeoness Canada Adopting Conscription Messines Victory. Australian Miners' Work. First to Hoist Flag on Hill
LONDON. Monday. — Correspondents credit the Australian miners with the elaborate scientific tunnelling which resulted in the destruction of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The British Victory. Miners and Airmen Do Magnificent Work. Blowing Up of Hill Sixty. Bravery of the Tunnellers. (Australian Cable Association.) LONDON
Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig, the British Commandant on the West Front, reports:— There have been no further…
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Management of the various collieries in this district report that the coal trade continues brisk, and full time has been Worked at the whole of the pits. The…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Australian Miners. London
Mr. Philip Gibbs, the correspondent of the "Daily Chronicle," telegraphs:—I looked down the pit of hell, whence many tons of earth were hurled skyward with…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Colliery Mechanics' Troubles An Ultimatum. Serious Action Threatened
Mr. Waller (Colliery Mechanics) brought a serious matter before last night's meeting of the Newcastle Trades and Labour Council. He led…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Work of the Anzacs. Bravery of the Miners. Gallantry of the Troops. (Australian Cable Association.) LONDON
General Sir Hubet Plume has complimented all ranks on their soldierly conduct, which resulted in the capture of Messines Ridge…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Seaham Colliery
A dispute arose at Seaham No. 2, West Wallsend, yesterday, owing to one of the drivers wanting the manager to provide a trapper, as a result of which the mine…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →South Seaham Mine Idle
The South Seaham Colliery was idle yesterday over several grievances, the non-adjustment of which has been resented by the men. It was reported in the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Colliery Union Dispute. Special Conference. Justice Edmunds' Warning. Sydney
A special conference, summoned by Mr. Justice Edmunds, Federal Goal Commissioner to deal with the dispute between the Colliery Mechanics' Union and the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Hexham and East Greta. And Colliery Mechanics' Association Request to Mr. Beeby
A deputation from the Colliery Mechanics' Association at Newcastle to-day brought under notice of Mr. Beeby (Minister for Labour) the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Northern Extended Colliery. Idle Yesterday
The Northern Extended Colliery Teralba, was idle yesterday, owing to a wheelers' dispute in connection with claims submitted to the proprietors…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Industrial Matters. Deputations to Mr. Beeby. Colliery Mechanics
Mr. G. S. Beeby, State Minister for Labour and Industry, had a number of grievances placed before him upon his arrival in Newcastle yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Russia. (Continued fran page 1.) Hake Ex-Czar Work in Mines
PETROGRAD, Thursday,—The Soldiers' Council has expressed a desire that the ex-Czar shall be condemned to perform forced labour in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Northern Extended Colliery
Mr. D. Rees, the acting treasurer of the federation, conferred with the wheelers in regard to the stoppage at Northern Extended Colliery over the dispute with the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Work at Collieries. Fortnightly Returns
The return of days worked at the various collieries in the northern district for the fortnight ended to-day, shows that that maximum working…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Colliery Mechanics. Statement to Minister
Mr. W. Waller, the general secretary of the Colliery Mechanics, has, in accordance with the wishes of Mr. Beeby, the Minister for Labour and Industry,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Coal at Grass
The Colliery Employees' Federation has entered into an agreement with one of the collieries for filling coal at grass, the rate per ton being fixed at 1s 7d. The…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Work at the Collieries
Work was again brisk at the various collieries of the Newcastle and South Maitland fields for the fortnight's pay ending on Saturday last. Owing to King's…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Two Collieries Idle. Lymington and Burwood
Lymington colliery is idle to-day, owing to a dispute regarding miners' household coal. It appears that the management had promised to send…
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