Coal Export
The quantity of coal shipped at Newcastle during the week for places beyond the State was 101,524 tons, of which 68,600 tons comprised shipments for…
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Mining & the mines, 1920
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Brown Coal
The Victorian Railway Department has decided to hold an interesting test at the Newport railway workshops with a view to determining the respective values of…
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Sir,—In reply to the statement made by Mr. Davis (C.E.F.) in Wednesday's issue, he might have held more closely to plain facts. I do not deny that Mr…
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This morning it was stated that the fire at the Lymington Colliery, Cardiff, was well in hand, and there was no appearance of it spreading, but…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Compensation Act Miners Desire Amendment
Various reports have come in from the lodges of the Miners' Federation relative to the Workmen's Compensation Act as it affects the members, and also…
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A conference was held in Newcastle yesterday between representative of the Newcastle district collieries in which machines are used…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Coal Handling Grab Cranes Enterprising Local Finn
One of the chief problems in commerce to-day is the expeditious hand ling of materials. In the coal trade, while up-to-date…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Industrial Matters. New Mining Award. Aggregate Meeting To-morrow
Further aggregate meetings of the miners in the Newcastle district will be held to-morrow. The business for the consideration arises out of the demand…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Coal Strike. Threats by Other Unions. Prompt Action Intended. (Australian Cable Association.) LONDON
The "Daily Chronicle" states that the Parliamentary Committee of the Trade Union Congress has intervened in the miners' strike. It is reported to have given…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →British Crisis Dangers of Extension Will the Railwaymen Come Out? Proposed Conference with Miners LONDON, Friday Night
The railwaymen's conference invited the miners' executive to meet them at four o'clock to-morrow. The miners' executive has been called to meet in London to consider the railwaymen's invitation and tho general situation…
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An important conference was held at the week-end at Maitland, when representatives of the Federated Engine-drivers and Firemen's Association, the…
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A meeting of miners was held in the National Hall, Booral, Mr. C. Kilpatrick, M.L.C., president of the Queensland section of the federation, presiding. Mr. J…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →O.B.U. Organising Miners to Link Up Conference in Melbourne SYDNEY
Mr. J. Garden, secretary of the One Big Union, states that the conference of delegates to that body, which has just concluded its sittings in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Coal Strike. Negotiations Resumed. Railway Strike Postponed. (Australian Cable Association.) LONDON
Resulting from unofficial discussions for two days between Ministers and miners for a basis in which to resume official negotiations with a prospect of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →New Mining Award. Shooters and Fillers' Claim. Further Conference To-morrow
A conference of the shooters and fillers employed in the lower district collieries was held at the Newcastle Trades Hall on Saturday, the following lodges…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Hopeful Sign Conference with Miners "Frank and Friendly Spirit" Fritz Butts in Cost of First Weeks Strike LONDON, Sunday Night
The miners' leaders, Messrs. Smillie, Smith, Hodges and Hartshorn, conferred for two hours with Mr. Lloyd George at No. [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Out of Hand Lymington Colliery Fire Mine To Be Sealed Down Old Workings Alight Lymington Colliery at Cardiff is being scaled down
The fire which broke out last Wednesday night is out of hand, and the only hope of extinguishing it is by cutting off the air supply. The work…
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Work at the coal stocks at Carrington was continued yesterday. About 4000 tons was lifted during last week and despatched to New Zealand…
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It is reported from Paris that the National Council of Miners has forwarded to the Ministers for Labour and Public Works new demands, chielly in regard to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mining in South Australia
The outstanding features of the mining activity of South Australia are set forth in the official "Review" of the Department of Mines of that State for the period…
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