Virginian Mine Riots
It is reported from Charlestown, West Virginia, that in the historic courthouse where John Brown was convicted of treason, 200 miners, mostly mountaineer folk,…
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Mining & the mines, 1922
2,088 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 29 of 105
One Third Reduction Coal Owners' Claims Miners to Work Eight Hours Drastic Alterations in Cavilling Sydney
Seventeen claims were made to-day by the Colliery Proprietors of New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria, and Tasmania, against the Mining Department of the Workers' Industrial Union of Australia at a general conference held in Sydney. According…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Miners' Council Meets at Westy Distress Levy Rejection
Mr. J. Dorrington presided over a combined meeting of the West Wallsend and Seaham No. 2 miners, held in the Oddfellows' Hall, when the minutes of the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Barque to Coal Hulk Vessel's Varied Career MELBOURNE
It was announced yesterday that it had been decided to convert the well-known three-masted barque Shandon, now at Port Melbourne, into…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Wallsend Colliery
Trouble arose again yesterday morning at Wallsend C Pit over the question of payment for men working in places considered deficient, The colliery was idle…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wallsend Colliery Deficient Bords Question
The old complaint of deficient bords was again responsible for Wallsend colliery being thrown idle yesterday. After a formal meeting at the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Northern Miners. Aggregate Meetings Arranged
Aggregate meetings of the miners in the northern district will be held at Weston, in the South Maitland field, and at Lambton, in the Newcastle field, on…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →May Day Miners' Aggregate Meeting
The big aggregate meeting of miners of the Newcastle district will be centred at Lambton on Monday next—May Day. Among the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Coal the Key Trades Hall Perturbed
The Trades Hall is very much perturbed at the proposal to close down the Newcastle Steel Works (says "The Sydney Morning Herald")…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Coal Profits Company Earns £32,841 Normal Output Sydney
The trading operations of the Wickham and Bullock Island Coal Company, Ltd., for the year ended March 31 last had resulted in a net profit…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Industrial Matters. Miners' Wages. Conference in Sydney. Big Reductions Asked For. Sydney
The conference between the representatives of the coal-owners and the miners to consider the whole position took place at the rooms of the Southern Coalowners'…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →South Wales Collieries
The "News of the World" (London) deals with South Wales coal position in these terms :— It is no figure of speech to say that…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Wallsend Colliery
A conference of the representatives of the owners and the miners took place at the Wallsend colliery office yesterday, when matters affecting the deficiency…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →South Aberdare Miners
South Aberdare Colliery has been Idle for one month owing to the alterations being made at the pit bottom. These were found necessary for the further…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Restoring Gold
The Chancellor of the Exchequer has stated, in a written reply to a question by Mr. Neil M'Lean in the House of Commons, that it is the intention of the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Wallsend Mine Another Conference
Another conference yesterday between representatives of the Miners' Federation, the lodge officers, and the management strove to bring about a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Support for Miners Co-operation Wanted
Mention was made at the meeting of th Industrial Council last night of the attempt on the part of the coal owners to reduce wages and lengthen…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Industrial Matters. Northern Miners. Owners' Claims
The mine owners' claims, which were published yesterday, were much discussed in commercial and industrial circles is Newcastle…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Miners' President Members' Wide Choice Numerous Nominees
The following is a correct find complete list of those nominated for the position of president of the northern district of the Workers' Industrial…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →For Coal Trade New Sailing Vessels SYDNEY
Messrs. Scott Fell and Company, of Sydney, in conjunction with Messrs. Johnson and Lynn, Limited, of Perth and Freemantle (W.A.), have…
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