Coal in the Making
At the summer term of lectures at Leeds, Professor Kendall, of the University of Leeds, gave san address on "Forests and Swamps of the Coal Measures."…
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Mining & the mines, 1920
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British Coal Mining. the Government Bill. Wages Fixed on Profits. (Australian Cable Association.) LONDON
In moving the second reading of the Mines Bill, in the House of Commons, Sir Robert Horne, the President of the Board of Trade, pointed out that the Ministry…
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San Francisco reports that gold totalling 6,500,000 dollars has arrived from Hongkong on account of the British Government, bringing the total to date to…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Uses of Concrete in Mining
Sir,—Concrete assumes permanency wherever it is used, and may be used with advantage for the following purposes:—Lining shafts, where quicksand or wet of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Colliery Engine-drivers
At a meeting of the members of the Colliery Engine-drivers' Association, held at the Newcastle Trades Hall on Saturday, Mr. E. P. Gains, the secretary,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Western District Miners
Mr. E. Aubin, vice-president of the Coal and Shale Employees' Federation, returned to Weston on Saturday night, after his visit to the Western District of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Westy Colliery Idle Wheelers Have a Grievance
Yesterday a meeting of the West Wallsend miners was held, to decide the "darg" question. A ballot will be taken on the matter. On turning [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Industrial Matters. Miners' Demands. Sydney
Mr. A. C. Willis, general secretary to the Coal and Shale Employees' Federation, intimated yesterday that he intended to apprise the Prime Minister of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Broken Hill Miners
Mr. J. M. Baddeley, president of the Miners' Federation, received a telegram from Mr. Holme, Industrial Commissioner, yesterday, advising him of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Killingworth Colliery
Killingworth Colliery, at which operations hive been suspended for a considerable time, is to be reopened on Monday. It is understood that preference in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →South Seaham Colliery
There are now about fifty men working at South Seaham Colliery, which was re-started a fortnight ago. It is expected that another fifty men will be…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Lambton B Colliery
Mr. A. Lewis, miners' district treasurer, yesterday attended a meeting of the members of Lambton B lodge, to see what could be done about rates…
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The S. and D. steamer Port Lincoin, which arrived at Newcastle from Brisbane on Monday, will take from this port a cargo of 5500 tons of coal for…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Myall Colliery Bramble and Sons' Lease
Messrs. Bramble and Sons, of Newcastle, have secured a lease of part of the old railway line leading from the Lymington colliery branch, and have…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Irish Coal Industry
It is not generally realised probably that there is a coal mining industry in Ireland of some latent possibilities, says "Engineering." The industry, it is true,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Motor Spirit From Coal
It has been estimated (says "Engineering") that if all the coal employed in gas works and coke oven plants in this country were treated for the recovery of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Coal for Scandinavia Port Lincoln's Shipment
The Commonwealth and Dominion liner, Port Lincoln, of the Cunard Australian service, which is now in port loading outward cargo, is taking…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →"Darg" Advocated The Miners' Weapon SYDNEY
Several lodges in the northern district have sent in notices to members of the executive of the Australasian Coal and Shale Employees'…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Miners' Demands Owners' Princely Profits LONDON, Tuesday Night
A conference at Leamington, representing 905,000 miners, is discussing the demand for ab extra 2s a day for workers over the age of 16. It is…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Soldier's Soft Hands Cause of Mine Stoppage SYDNEY
According to the statement received by .Mr. Willis, secretary of the Australasian Coal and Shale Employees' Federation, the stoppage of work at…
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