Work at the Collieries
Full time of eleven days was put in at only eight of the collieries of the Newcastle and Maitland coalfield for the fortnight ended on Saturday last, but several…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines
Mining & the mines, 1921
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No Coal Hoppers Two Months' Idleness South Teralba Position
Owing to lack of railway hoppers the South Teralba colliery will remain idle for at least two months. Mr. A. Lewis, treasurer of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Slump in Silver Mining at Lowest Ebb VANCOUVER
A New York wire says that quotations in the foreign silver market fell to 52% cents an ounce, which is the lowest for six years. The depression…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Rothbury Colliery
Rothbury Colliery, which was idle for three days last week, in consequence of a dispute over the dirt question, resumed work yesterday. Mr. W…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Industrial Matters. Northern Collieries
The abolition of the afternoon shift at Aberdare Central Colliery will be considered at a conference of the representatives of the owners and the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Vessels Delayed "Government Interference" Effect on Coal Trade
The "Daily Commercial News and Shipping List". Sydney) attributes the long delays of vessels in port at Newcastle to Government interference. It…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Coal for Overseas Export Trade Threatened Looking for a Remedy Conference of Interests Suggested
There is pre[?]sing need for some movement to bring stability and continuity to the overseas coal trade. The present outlook is gloomy owing to the uncertainty of supplies. Men interested in the business do not hesitate to declare that existing conditions…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →British Coal Miners
The coal owners in Durham and Northumberland have given notice to the miners terminating their contracts in a fortnight. Other districts will…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Northern Collieries
Conferences between the representatives of the employers and the employees were held at the Newcastle rooms of the Northern Collieries' Association yesterday,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Burwood Colliery
A meeting of the Burwood Miners' Lodge has been convened for this morning and will be held at the Gully line, Adamstown. The colliery has been idle…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Cardiff Miners
The miners who were rendered idle owing to the unsatisfactory conditions that were found to exist, following the re-opening of Lymington Colliery last week,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Coal Stacks
Good progress is being made with the work of lifting the coal which since 1917 has been lying at grass near the Sulphide Works at Cockle Creek. During the past…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Economy in Coal
Sooner or later all the nations, including Australia, will have to adopt more economical methods of mining coal, a fuel which, as the years go on…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Industrial Matters Northern Collieries
Stoppages at individual collieries in the northern district continue to be frequent. Bellbird Colliery, which employs 120 men, was idle yesterday owing to a dispute with…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Hebburn Miners
A special miners' meeting was held in H. Jenkins' Picture palace on Tuesday night, Mr. W. Wardle presiding. Mr. J. Baddeley, the general president, was in…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Stop-press Mine Disaster
A number of men were burled by a fall of stone at Hoskins' from nine at Cadia this afternoon Six bodies were recovered, but the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Explosives Conference Adjourned Miners and Owners Meet
Recently a gathering of representative of the various miners' lodges resolved to ask the coal mining companies to reduce the price of explosives…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Smillie Resigns Miners' Presidency Health the Cause LONDON, Wednesday Night
Mr. Robert Smill[?] is about to resign the Presidency of the Miners' Federation, owing to 111 health…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Iron Knob Mine in Full Work Output of Ore ADELAIDE
Mr. Lundie, secretary of the A.W.U., said this morning, when interviewed, that at Iron Knob between 400 and 500 men were, engaged. Work was in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →1000 Feet to Death Englishman's Suicide Leaps Down Mine Shaft Brisbane
Charles F. Tagart an Englishman aged 50 years, committed suicide at Charters Towers yesterday by throwing himself down a shaft at the…
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