Coal Mining
The State coal mines on the West Coast are again idle. There seems no end to the disputes between miners and owners. No sooner is one settled than another…
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Mining & the mines, 1920
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Idle Collieries
Several mines were idle as a result of local disputes at the week-end. These included Aberdare Extended. Cessnock No. 2, and Glanmorgan collieries. The…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Colliery Mechanics
Mr. M. C. Morton, secretary to the Colliery Mechanics' Association, has received a reply from Mr. M'Donald to the request made for an early conference to discuss…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Demand for Coal Another Busy Fortnight 28 Mines Full Time
The past fortnight has been a busy one in the coal trade, and 23 collieries put in full time (11 days). Many vessels are [?]ed up in port waiting…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Lymington Colliery. Temporarily Closes Down
Lymington Colliery, Cardiff, will be closed down for the next few weeks in order to improve the equipment of the mine to meet the increased trade. The…
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While the step taken by the Federal Government to secure prior allotment of the coal from the mines in the Maitland district to interstate needs may…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Industrial Matters. the Coal Tribunal. Sydney
Mr. Storey, the Premier, stated to-day that he had got into touch with Mr. Hibble, who accepted his nomination by the Prime Minister as chairman of the Special Coal…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Melbourne Gossip. Melbourne, August 18. Victoria's Coal Position
Coal shortage is the all-absorbing topic in Melbourne at present. So bound up are the vast industrial activities of Victoria's metropolis in the coal supply that…
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In Thursday's issue of "The Newcastle Son," Mr. Mark Reld. Newcastle manager for the Melbourne S.S. Company, welcomed the appointment…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mr. Campbell's Report. Coal Federation's Comments. Sydney
The executive of the Australasian Coal and Shale Employees' Federation to-day issued an official statement concerning the report of Mr. J. L. Campbell, K.C., the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Colliery Fatality Wheeler Buried under Stone Fall of Roof
A young man, William Charles Drown, met with a painful accident on Saturday while working as as wheeler at the Stockton Borehole Colllery. He…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mount Kembla Inquiry. New South Wales Mines. Efficiency Equal to British
The evidence given before the Mount Kembla Committee by Mr. W. Humble, formerly chief Inspector of coal mines in New South Wales, was of a highly…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →No Work; No Inquiry Mr. Hibble's Ruling Cessnock and Pelaw Main Coal Tribunal in Session SYDNEY
The Federal tribunal appointed under the industrial Pence Act to settle the conditions in the coal mining industry throughout Australia, met at…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Curlewis Colliery
The miners' executive is endeavouring to arrange a conference with the owners of Curlewis Colliery in regard to grievances existing at that mine…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Metalliferous Miners
On the application of the Mine Owners' Association of New South Wales, the metalliferous miners' award has been varied in respect to its wages clause to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Victorian Coal Needs. Melbourne
The Melbourne City Council reports that the coal position is somewhat easier. Geelong industries have received, some relief owing to the arrival of the steamer…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Coal Dispute. the Tribunal Opened. Sydney
The Special Coal Tribunal, appointed after the conference last week of the parties with the Prime Minister, commenced its sittings at the Commonwealth…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mount Kembla Inquiry. Coal-cutting Machines. Withdrawal Demanded
Evidence was given by Mr. A. A. Atkinson, chief inspector of coal mines, before the committee investigating the complaint of the miners respecting the use of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Industrial Matters. Newcastle Coal Trade Record Haulage for July
The quantity of coal hauled to the Dyke at Carrington during July was very little short of 600,000 tons, and constituted a record for an individual month…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Six-hour Day Barrier Miners' Claim Case for Employers SYDNEY
Mr. Emery, the employers' representative before the Broken Hill tribunal, resumed his discussion of the working hours. The fact of the…
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