Miners' Wages. Increases in the West. Arbitration Awards
Judgment was give by Mr. Justice] Powers in the Commonwealth Arbitration Court on two claims with respect to wages in Western Australia,…
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Mining & the mines, 1917
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Industrial Matters. Grievances of Miners. Statement by the President
Mr. J. V. Baddeley, the president of the Australasian Coal and Shale Federation, returned to Newcastle yesterday. In the course of an exhaustive review of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mining Position. Statement by Mr. Baddeley. Conference Likely
Mr. J. M. Baddeley, president of the C.E.F., stated to-day that he was glad to see that the Victorian Cabinet was not sending any more loyalists to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Broxburn Colliery
Mr. A. Lewis, treasurer of the Colliery Employees' Federation, accompanied by Messrs. C. Hedges and G. Gaunt, members of the Broxburn Miners' Lodge,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Mining Fatality. At Catherine Hill Bay. Fall of Coal
A shocking fatality occurred at Wallarah colhery, CAtherine Hill bay, about 9 a.m. to-day. Whilst Frederick Chapman (52) was at work at…
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Frederick Chapman, aged 52, a miner, employed at the Wallarah Colliery, was killed yesterday by a fall of coal while he was at work. The deceased, who was…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Heronshawe Main. the Story of a Yorkshire Colliery. Chapter XXIX.—(Continued.)
"Aye, with him?" he replied. "I say, I can see his point. If I'd built up—out of nothing—a big concern like Heronshawe, and had given all my employees…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Industrial Matters. the Victorian Leased Mines. Melbourne
Mr. Downward, the State Minister for Mines, will leave for Maitland early next week, to confer with the managers of the Pelaw-Main and Richmond-Main…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Industrial Matters. Richmond Main Colliery
At the fortnightly meeting of the Newcastle Labour Council, a letter was read from Mr. Holman, the State Premier, stating, in reply to a telegram…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Newcastle Coal Trimmers
Mr. F. M'Cormack, secretary to the Newcastle Coal Trimmers' Federal Union, stated last night that he had been informed that His Honor Judge Curlewis…
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Questioned last night as to when Mr. Justice Higgins would give his decision in the matter of the colliery proprietors' application for the cancellation of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Heronshawe Main. the Story of a Yorkshire Colliery. Chapter XXX.—(Continued.)
"And I reckon you went there with her?" said Revis. "I did." "Love-making, no doubt?"…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Waste Power. Coal and How to Burn It
Before the section of industry associated with the Sydney Royal Society, a lecture upon "The Right Way to burn Coal' was given by Dr…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Industrial Matters. Colliery Troubles
It was ascertained from the office of the Colliery Employees' Federation yesterday that matters were again not running too smoothly in a few instances in this…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Miners and the Referendum
At the last delegate board meeting a resolution was carried that effect be given to a rule in the constitution of the federation, providing for the observance…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Interstate Coal Agreement. Melbourne
The South and West ,Australian Governments have agreed to the formation of a coal pool to fairly allot the cost of distribution of coal from Now South Wales…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Pelaw Main Mine. Matter of Notices
A statement was current to-day that 125 loyalists employed at Pelaw Main colliery had handed in their notices. On inquiry it is found that this…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Newcastle Coal. How Melbourne Receives Stocks
The magnitude of the demand made for coal by a city of the size of Melbourne is not generally understood (says the "Argus.") While the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Heronshawe Main. the Story of a Yorkshire Colliery. Chapter XXXI.—(Continued.)
"They've no money to spend on papers," said Stott, gloomily. "You know as well as I do that they look twice at a penny before they spend…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mining Position. Trouble over Cavils. Abermain Pillars
The Executive of the Colliery Employees Federation staled to-day that there were still grievances at several collieries owing to the cavil question…
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