Coal Commission. Mr. Dooley's Reply. Sydney
Mr. J. Dooley, M.P., replied as follows to-day to the statement of Mr. C. M. M'Donald, secretary to the Northern Collieries' Association, dealing with the…
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Mining & the mines, 1919
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Miners' Earnings High Rates in Wales LONDON, Wednesday Night
The chairman of the Ebbw Vale Colliery states that the earnings of the company's employees at one colliery averages £800 each a year; yet…
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The report of the conference that took place in Newcastle between the representatives of Rothbury Colliery and the men was given by Mr. G. Forman,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mine Officials' Salaries
Sir,—Last week a letter appeared in the "Newcastle Herald" under the nomde plume of "Plan" regarding colliery officials' salaries, etc., and, like the writer,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →British Coal Resources
Borings in Derbyshire/reveal vast new coalfields east of the Dukeries area, which lies to the north-west of Nottinghamshire. The chairman of the Ebbwvale Coal…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Here and There Coal on the Footpath
At the Merewether council meeting last night complaints were made of the practice of coal carters tipping loads of coal on the footpath, Instead…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Coal Commission. Statement by Mr. Willis. Sydney
Mr. A. C. Willis, general secretary of the Australasian Coal and Shale Employees' Federation, to-night made the following statement in reference to the Coal…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Victorian Miners
The industrial agreement between the Victorian Chamber of Mines and the Federated Mining Employees' Association will terminate on December 1, and an…
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The result of the ballot taken by the Lambton miners for amalgamation with the O.B.U. was as follows:—For 6, against 66, informal 11…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Submarine Mines
In 1914 Britain's mining equipment consisted of a small force of mine-layers and a few deep-sea mines, but no mines for the protection of ports. Russia and…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Coal Consumption
In connection with the amalgamation of the Orient and the P. and O. Shipping Companies, some Interesting facts are made known in regard to the advance in…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →American Miners Vancouver
The United States co[?]miners propose top compromise for a 30 per cent. wage increase and a seven-hour day…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Housing of Miners. Duplication of Inquiry
The request of the Government to the Royal Commissioner appointed to investigate the coal industry to continue his inquiry into the two remaining questions,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →British Industries. Need for More Coal
Sir Auckland Geddes, Minister for Reconstruction, addressing the Industrial League, said the country was employing 300,000 more men and women than before…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Southern Miners
An aggregate meeting of the Southern miners will be held at Bulli to-day. The members invited the executive to the meeting, but pressure of work in the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Greta. Miners' Meeting
Central Greta miners held a meeting on Saturday, Mr. J. Pryor presiding. The meeting was called to discuss the position that had arisen owing to the manager…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Miners' Federation. Meeting at Adamstown
An aggregate meeting of the miners in the lower district was held at Adamstown yesterday. Mr. J. M. Baddeley, president of the federation, was present on the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Flying Miners Guinea "Flips" at Seaside
There is a new craze among miners. They earn their money underground and spend some of it in the air. The companies running seaside "flips" find…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Colliery Mechanics
Sir,—Seeing the report in the "Newcastle Herald" of the 13th instant, of aggregate meetings of members of the Colliery Mechanics' Association held at…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Neath Colliery
The Neath Colliery has been idle since Friday owing to a dispute over the payment for timbering. Mr. A. Lewis, treasurer of the federation, proceeded to…
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