South Coast Miners. Sydney
The South Coast miners celebrated May Day with a big demonstration on the Wollongong Showground to-day. The town was thronged with mine…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines
Mining & the mines, 1924
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Awaba Coal Waiting for Railway
On behalf of E. Kelly. J. Fowler, K. Gilbert, J. Edwards and R. Young, application was made to Mr. G. James at the Warden's Court…
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Mr. O'Donnell appeared for Thomas Brooks, before the Newcastle Mining Warden this afternoon, in an application for authority to enter and search…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mining Shares London
Quotations for mining shares include the following:--Mount Elliott, 3s 9d to 6s 3d. Sales: Mount Elliott, 6s, 5s 3d; B.H…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bellbird Colliery. Seals Broken. First Exploratory Work. Conditions Better Than Expected
The first stage of the operations in connection with the reopening of the Bellbird Colliery, which is located three miles from Cessnock, were successfully…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Outside the Bellbird Colliery on Monday Ready to Penetrate the Veil
WAITING TO ENTER THE DARKNESS.-- This special picture by "The Sun" Photographer gives a view of the volunteer team waiting on the outside chamber by the seals. Only one layer of bricks remained between the fames of the tunnel and the outside air. When the team entered the mine the doors or the chamber were once more closed, as it was accessary to keep fresh air out of the mine. The breathing apparatus carried by each volunteer gave a weird effect…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →South Maitland Miners Celebrate May Day at Kurri Kurri
Above: The procession of miners and their families, held at Kurri in connection with the May Day celebration last Thursday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Hoare's Views Northern Extended Trouble Miners' Standpoint Review of the Dispute
The dispute arising out of the Prolonged dispute at Northern Extended colliery was the subject of a statement by Mr. Hoare, president of the Coal…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Tomb Opens Bellbird Party Braves Tides of Poison Masked Men's Entry Groping for Three-quarters of an Hour in Desolate Mine
What has happened in Bellbird since the mine Was sealed eight months ago, and darkness settled on the dead ? Silence and blackness have been in the tunnels ever…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Coal Transport Belmont Mine's Problem
A steamer has been chartered for the conveyance of coal from Belmont colliery to Sydney, in place of the boat which foundered some weeks…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Northern Miners
The Northern Collieries' Association reported yesterday: Ducenfield No. 2, Northern Extended, Burwood, Lambton, and Co-operative pits were still idle,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Miners' Claims
Mr. Cook, the secretary to the Miners' Federation, speaking at Pontypool, refered to the Court of Inquiry into miners' wages which has just concluded…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Coal' Point Traffic
The matter of transport from Toronto to Co: l Point, was discussed at a meeting of the Toronto Progress Association, with the resuit that a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Miners' Council Sydney
The council of the Miners' Federation held a meeting to-day, and at its conclusion Mr. Willis, the secretary, declined to make any statement as to…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Bellbird Colliery. Tunnel Again Entered. Two Descents Effected
Operations in connection with the unsealing of No. 1 tunnel at the Bellbird colliery were continued yesterday. Work was commenced at seven o'clock,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Industrial Matters Co-operative Colliery to Resume on
The result of the compulsory conference held on Monday on the matters in dispute at the Co-operative Colliery was placed before a fully attended meeting…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Finding the Secrets of the Mine Bellbird Entered and No Fires Found
FIRST TEAM OUT-- After braving the secrets of the dark mine, the first team comes out, reporting all well. THEY WENT IN SMILING-- The first two teams on their way into the mine head on Monday at Bellbird, before the seals were broken. .They also came out smiling…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fighting Onward Bellbird Explorers Dig Deeper Each Day Metal Monsters Driving Out the Deadly Poison from tho Shattered Mine
Like troops advancing from one redoubt to another. Bellbird volunteers are gradually and methodically driving poison from the mine. It Is now the daily routine for men to disappear Into tho darkness of the tunnel, weighed down' with the tubes and cylinders of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Northern Collieries
The Northern Collierles' Assoiaction reported yesterday:—Duckenfield No. 2. Co-operative, Northern Extended, Bur-wood and Lambton were still on strike…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Colliery Mechanics
Claims by the Colliery Mechanics' Association in respect to the rates of pay of certain members of the union employed at the Muswellbrook colliery,…
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