Miners and Combing Out
The complete ballot of the Miners' Federation indicates a majority of 2900 against the combing out of men. There was a small vote, and many…
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Mining & the mines, 1918
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Views of Miners' President
The Miners' Executive yesterday received a telegram stating that the application had been overruled by the High Court…
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It is understood that the aggregate miners' vote shows a majority of 30,000 against a comb-out. The federation delegates are now in private conference to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Coal Trimmers' Preference Arbitration Court Hearing Conclusion of Evidence
The hearing or the Newcastle Coal Trimmers' claim for preference was resumed this morning, before Judge Curlewis. Mr. Windeyer, for the Newcastle Coal…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Industrial Matters. the Coal Federation. Prohibition Discharged. Melbourne
Judgment was given in the High Court to-day on the application to prohibit the Industrial Registrar from hearing the application to change the name and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Caledonian Collieries, Limited
On its trading activities during last year Caledonian Collieries, Limited, netted a profit of £59,131. The gain for the last preceding year was only £17,192, so that the net…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Colliery Working a Fortnight's Returns
The return of the number of days worked by the collieries in the northern district, made available by the various shipping and colliery agents, shows that 11 days…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Accidents in Mines. Sydney
Mr. J. C. L. Fitzpatrick, the State Minister for Mines, has made available statistics relating to accidents in mines for the years 1908-1916, including the benefits…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Industrial Matters. Industrial Court. Newcastle Coal Trimmers
In the Industrial Court at Newcastle yesterday, His Honor Judge Curlewis continued the hearing of an application for preference, made by the Newcastle…
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In view of the fact that, in the ballot of the miners on the Government's proposal to comb out 50,000 for military service, there was not a two-thirds…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Coal Trimmers' Preference
The practical effect of Judge Curlewis's decision respecting the Federal Coal Trimmers' Union application for preference is to leave, the position of the industry "as you were"—at least until there are developments of shipping which will make possible the employment of additional men. The Judge ruled that the Federal Union…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Gold Miners Stop Work. Melbourne
At Ararat all men employed on the Langi Logan and South mines, except the engine-drivers, ceased work. It is stated that the union has arranged to find work…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Spontaneous Combustion in Coal
Various theories are propounded to account for the spontaneous heating of coal; they are generally summed up by engineers under these two heads: the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Mine Manager on Trial Broken Hill
The bearing has begun a charge against Thomas Henry Palmer, manager of the Junction North Mine that he was guilty of an offence against the Mines Inspection…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Autumn Racing Doncaster Gallops Panacre and Desert Gold Go Well SYDNEY
"Iroquois" writes in to-day's "Sun":— One of the features the morning gallops at Randwick from a Doncaster point of view was Panacre's effort over seven…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Stanford-merthyr Colliery
A conference took place at the office of the Stanford-Merthyr Colliery yesterday in regard to the stoppage over the afternoon shift. Mr. H. M. Williams, the…
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It was learned at the federation offices yesterday that Mr. Baddeley, the president, would to-day visit Weston and Cessnock…
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Burwood Extended arbitration parties were discussing this morning the best means of computing individual earnings of the miners, on tonnage rates or…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Safe Mine Manager's Trial Broken Hill
The case against Palmer, manager of the Junction North mine, was concluded yesterday. The charge was dismissed, the Magistrate holding that the necessary precautions…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →In the Gold Days How Eaglehawk Was Named
Eaglehawk is a mining town in Victoria about four miles from Be[?]. It has a population of 8020. Shortly after its discovery many years ago some big yields of…
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