All Gold and White. City of 80 Mosques
If I wrote of Biskra as a show of shams got up to gull the miserable tourist I wish to make handsome amends in the matter of Kairouan, the little Holy…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines
Mining & the mines, 1921
2,096 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 46 of 105
In Last Stages English Coal Dispute Ballot Being Taken London, Friday Night
It would seem that the long drawn out coal dispute is now entering on its last stages. By an overwhelming majority, the National Conference of the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Back to Work Miners' Meeting Decision Carpets and Wet Weather Straight-from-the-shoulder Advice
The wheelers have been accused of precipitating this stoppage, but to show that they are not responsible, I have been instructed to state that they will go to work on Monday morning, even if they have to go through water up to their?chins—…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Queensland State Colliery. Brisbane
Mr. Jones, the Minister for Mines, who is at present in Rockhampton, states that as a result of a conference had with the employees of the State colliery on…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Miners From Broken Hill
A ballot is it present being taken throughout the South Coast district on the question of the terms of the employment of Broken Hill men at Coalcliff,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Mining Industry
Sir,—The discussion in the Federal Parliament on the question of reopening the minus did not produce a solution of the problem. In the past the miners have…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Industrial Matters. Wallsend Miners' Lodge. Outspoken Officers
A special meeting of the Wallsend Miners' Lodge was held in Young's Hall on Saturday, in connection with the stoppage brought about by the refusal of a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Back-yard "Mines" Subsidence at Lambton Danger to Thoroughfares
An inspection of the "back yard" collieries at Lambton, carried out a few days ago by the Mayor (Alderman Pelak), the deputy-mayor (Alderman…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Miners' Explosives Effect of the Tariff Increased Price Opposed Should the Companies Pay?
A serious position may arise in the coal mining industry if the tariff on explosives is increased. This was stated to-day by the president of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Coal Strike. Ballot to Be Taken. the Owners' Proposals. (Australian Cable Association.) LONDON
At a meeting of the National Federation of Miners it was decided to take a ballot on the terms submitted by the coalowners. The result will no announced on…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Coal Tribunal
There will be a sitting of the Special Coal Tribunal in Newcastle to-day. There are a number of matters affecting northern collieries to be considered…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Coal Crisis
Week-end reports from the coalfields are optimistic, and suggest that the men are anxious for a settlement. It is generally believed that the voting…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wallsend Colliery Federal Section Inspector's Report
In regard to the trouble at Wallsend Colliery. Mr. J. W. Ieeton, district check inspector, to-day made the following statement.— Yesterday, in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Metalliferous Mining
The decision of Mr. Justice Powers to refer the books of the Mount Lyell Company to a certificated accountant to decide whether the company can…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Lenin's Gold No Stampede
Great Britain, Germany and Turkey may sign trade agreements with the Russian Soviet, but the United State, in language which admits of no…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →State Coal Production Development of the Industry Sufficient Fuel to Last 10,481 Years OVER 115,000,000,000 Tons in Sight
"By far the largest output of coal in Australia is derived from the three districts—northern, southern, western—comprised in the New South Wales group. Figures complied by the Mines Department show the coal available, based on the explosions made, to be over one hundred and fifteen thousand million tons, which at the present annual consumption of, say, 11,000,000 tons, would last 10,481 years…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wallsend Colliery
A Washing and cleaning plant to deal with the "chitter," with coal attached, has been erected at the Wallsend Colliery. It is the first of its kind, and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Metropolitan Colliery
A "balance" robe has been installed below the cages in the Metropolitan Colliery Helensburgh, to assist the winding engine. This is the first adopted in New…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Industrial Matters. Coal Tribunal
Mr. C. Hibble, chairman of the Special Coal Tribunal, was occupied in Newcastle yesterday afternoon in the hearing of certain matters affecting northern…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Wood and Coal Lumpers
The new award made for wood and coal labourers provides for an ordinary working week of 48 hours, and the minimum rate for weekly hands is fixed at £4 7s…
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