Hunter Mining District
Departmental reports show that during last year 225 ounces of gold, valued at £840, were produced in the Copeland division of the Hunter and Macleay…
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Mining & the mines, 1920
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Industrial Matters Broken Hill Dispute. Meeting of Coal Council
The Council of the Australasian Coal and Shale Employees' Federation has been convened for 2.30 to-morrow afternoon in Sydney, when a report on the Broken Hill…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Olston Colliery
In his annual report, Inspector Thompson states that notice of the opening of Olston colliery, near Fassifern, was received by him. The colliery is working in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →New Colliery
Preparations are being made for the opening of a new colliery between the Aberdare Junction and the Heddon Racecourse, close to the East Greta…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Coal Shortage Victoria's Plight MELBOURNE
Though the position with regard to coal stocks in Melbourne is gradually, improving the Coal Board is not yet able to supply householders with coal…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Victorian Brown Coal. Development at Morwell
During their visit to Victoria, the executive officers of the Miners' Federation inspected the developmental work connected with the deposits of brown coal at…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Aberdare Colliery
The difficulty which was responsible for the stoppage at Aberdare Colliery last week has been overcome, and work was resumed on Wednesday. As a result of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Western Mining District
In the annual report of the New South Wales Department of Mines it is noted that for the first time firedamp has been discovered in the western district, a small…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Enzed Wants Coal Auckland
Coal supplies constitute the chief problem arising from the strike. In addition to the possible cessation of the tramways and the supply of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Worn Out Miners Piece Work Condemned SYDNEY
The piece work system is responsible for many stoppages in the coal mining industry, decreased Mr. Davies, M.L.A., in the course of evidence…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Coal Commission. Industrial Unrest. Mr. Sandford's Suggestions. Sydney
The sittings of the Coal Commission were continued to-day at Parliament House, Mr. Campbell, K.C., the Commissioner, was assisted by Mr. Hooton,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Morwell Coal Mine. Work to Be Resumed
The members of the Coal and Shale Employees' Federation employed at the Morwell coal mine, Victoria, have agreed to return to work. The mine has been idle…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Whitburn Colliery
Whitburn colliery, Greta, was idle yesterday, owing to the wheelers refusing to enter the pit, as they considered that the travelling road was not in a satisfactory…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Rosedale Colliery
Rosedale Colliery, in the Singleton district, was idle yesterday. Mr. A. Lewis, the district treasurer of the Miners' Federation visited the colliery with the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →South Maitland Mines
Matters in dispute at Cessnock No. 2 and Neath Collieries were yesterday the subject of a conference between the management and Mr. W, Brennan, the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Monthly Coal Export
The coal shipments at Newcastle during last month for places beyond the State amounted to 336,078 tons, of which 266,053 tons was for Commonwealth and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Victoria's Coal Shortage
Efforts are being continually made to spur the Federal Government into activity in the direction of bringing coal from Newcastle in sufficient quantities to meet…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Gold or Paper
At last the Commonwealth Government has given a promise that the inordinate note issue shall be reduced by some 20 millions this year. The face value of the…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Mining Swindles. Deceiving Exxprts
A poor mine is said to be "salted" when good ore is secretly deposited In it, where it may be found and tested by an expert sent to report on it by…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Work at the Collieries
Owing to the holiday intervening, full time at the collieries of the Newcastle and Maitland districts for the fortnight ended Saturday lost was 10 days. Trade…
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