Industrial Matters. Victorian Coal Contract. Remarks by the Miners' Executive
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 January 1918 · page 2
The rejection of the coal contract which had been tentatively agreed to by Mr. Downward, the Victorian Minister for Mines, was commented on by proprietors…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Colliery Working. Returns for Fortnight
Northern Times · Saturday 12 January 1918 · page 5
The full number or days worked by the collieries during the past fortnight, was line, as none of the pits worked on December 31. There were…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Selling Price of Coal
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 January 1918 · page 2
Mr. C. M. M'Donald, the secretary to the Northern Collieries' Association, writes: "With reference to Mr. Baddeley's statement in the 'Newcastle…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Coal Contract. Delegate Board
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 January 1918 · page 2
The quarterly meeting of the Delegate Board of the Colliery Employees Federation will be held at the Trades Hall on Thursday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Colliery Inspection
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 14 January 1918 · page 7
Messrs J. Barnett and T. Turncock check-Inspectors examined Seaham No. 2 Mine on January 7th, 8th, and 10th, 1918, and report as follows:—No. 1 split:…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Work at the Collieries
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 14 January 1918 · page 4
Owing to the New Year holidays, the working period for the Newcastle and Maitland district collieries for the past fortnight was reduced by two days. The…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Pyrites From Coal
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 14 January 1918 · page 6
The iron sulphide, known as pyrites, marcasite, and under other names, and as a raw material for the manufacture of sulphur and sulphuric acid, occurs as…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Colliery Explosion. Many Men Killed. London
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 14 January 1918 · page 5
An explosion has occurred in a coal mine at Halmerend, near Newcastle under Lyme, in Staffordshire, while 247 men were below…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Colliery Working. Railway Traffic. Increase Last Month
Northern Times · Monday 14 January 1918 · page 5
There was a big increase in the haulage traffic of coal in the northern district last month. As compared with December, 1916, the increase, was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Alleged Theft of Coal
Northern Times · Monday 14 January 1918 · page 5
Thomas Lionel Butiln, a railway porter. was, charged at the police court with having at Singleton stolen five tons of coal, valued at £4, the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →South Coast Miners. Wollongong
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 14 January 1918 · page 4
The result of the ballot for the annual election of officers for Illawarra branch of the Coal and Shale Employees' Association will not be announced until after…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Gold Deposition at Bendigo. Melbourne
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 14 January 1918 · page 6
The executive committee of the Advisory Council of Science and Industry have issued Bulletin No. 4 on "The Factors Influencing the Deposition of Gold in the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →English View of Labour. Demands of the Miners
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 14 January 1918 · page 6
The next blow which the revolutionary movement proposes to deal to the State is the exaction of tribute. To appreciate the importance of this design (says a…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Coal Stacking. Complaint From Small Mines
Northern Times · Tuesday 15 January 1918 · page 5
It is understood that the Commonwealth Government intends to continue stacking coal, particularly at Port Waratah. Certain of the smaller…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Broxburn Colliery
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 January 1918 · page 4
Broxburn Colliery was idle yesterday, in consequence of the manager requesting a pair of miners to go on tonnage rates, in a place in which the mine was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →State Coal Mines. Question of Nationalisation. Sydney
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 January 1918 · page 5
Interviewed to-night, Mr. Holman, the State premier, had something to say regarding the reports recently circulated concerning the nationalisation of coal…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Gold Fish
Northern Times · Tuesday 15 January 1918 · page 2
There are a great many gold fish in the Lachlan River (says the Riverina "Grazler"), and last week Mr. Arnold, of Tupra, sent a number on these…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Selling Price of Coal
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 January 1918 · page 4
Mr. Baddeley, President of the Colliery Employees Federation, replied yesterday to the statement by Mr. M'Donald, the secretary of the Colliery Proprietors…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Lymington Mine. Wet Working Conditions
Northern Times · Tuesday 15 January 1918 · page 5
Lymington colliery was idle to-day, owing, as stated by Mr. Daddeley (President of the Colliery Employees' Federation), to the excessive amount…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Colliery Disaster. Staffordshire Tragedy. (Published in "The Times.")
Northern Times · Tuesday 15 January 1918 · page 5
LONDON, Monday.- Rescue brigades were gathered from all the Staffordshire coalfields to assist at the Halmer End colliery. They worked in…
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