Safety in Mines
Sir,—In his reply to Mr. A. C. Willis's criticism of the present Government's attitude on the question of safety in mines. Mr. Fitzpatrick apparently…
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Mining & the mines, 1924
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Coal Production Cost
Answering a question in the House of Commons Mr. Shinwell, the Minister for Mines, said that the average cost of raising a ton of coal to the pithead…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Millfield-greta Coal Company, Limited
The Millfield-Greta Coal Mining Company, Limited, has registered with a capital of £30,000 in £1 shares. The objects of the company are to carry on…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Generation of Electricity Utilisation of Coal
On August 27 Mr. Baddeley addressed a question to Sir George Fuller, the Premier, regarding the generation of electric power in New South Wales. As…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fall of Surface Greta Pits Not Affected Anvil Creek Mine
Mr. Humphries, general manager of the Great Greta Company, says that the fall in surface above the old Anvil Crook colliery, west of his…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Divided Feelings Miners Not Unanimous About Work Aggregate Meetings Adamstown, Greta and Teralba Vote Against Council
Miners' aggregate meetings were held on the northern coalfields to-day to discuss the recommendation of the central executive of the Workers' Industrial Union (mining department) that work should be resumed at all mines…
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At the aggregate meeting held at Kurri Kurri yesterday the following resolution was carried unanimously: "That this meeting emphatically protests…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Idle Mines Two More Resume
Killingworth and Cessnock collieries resumed work this morning. According to figures supplied by the Northern Collieries Association this…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Northern Miners. Aggregate Meetings. Divided Opinions
Aggregate meetings of the coal miners of the State were held yesterday. These were convened at the instance of the Central Council of the Miners' Federation,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Issue in Doubt Miners' Aggregate Meetings Serious Position
The position in the mining industry, an a result of yesterday's aggregate meetings throughout the district has reached a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Runaway Trucks Coal Train Derailed Broadmeadow Smash
Rushing at a great speed down the trestle over the locomotive coal bins near Broadmeadow this morning, a number of trucks forced the engine…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Among the Gold Feature at the Strand
The firing of a dam is the outstanding scene in The Plunderer, a sensational story with thrilling episodes, dealing with the romance of…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →British Miners Seek Security Against German Imports (Australian Cable Association.) LONDON
Mr. Ramsay Macdonald, the Prime Minister replying to a letter from the executive of the Miners' Federation, asking for an early interview to discuss the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Strikes Not Counted Calculation of Miners' Average Earnings Judge White's Decision Important Workmen's Compensation Act Cases
Two important Judgments by Judge White, affecting Workmen's comparison Act claims, were made available to-day by Mr. chip[?]n, Registrar of the District Court. The question at issue was wh ether strike periods should be taken…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Cement Gag Lively Night in Parliament House Labor Still Obdurate Minister for Mines in the Role of Lord High Executioner SYDNEY
At 20 minutes past three this morning, with the aid of the gag. the Government forced the Cement Bill through committee in the Legislative Assembly. The measure bad an eventful passage, but despite the ravings…
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The Northern Collieries' Association reported yesterday: "Work was resumed this morning at Killingworth and Cessnock Collieries, but no change has…
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Mr. A. Lewis, district treasurer of the Miners' Federation, stated yesterday that at the aggregate meeting held at Kurri Kurri on Wednesday, statements…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Abermain Miners
A compulsory conference, convened by the chairman of the Coal Tribunal, was held at the Newcastle rooms of the Northern Collieries' Association yesterday…
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There was no change in the situation at northern collieries to-day. Pacific, Duckenfield No. 2, Stockton Borehole, Aberdare South,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Miners and Engine-drivers Sydney
A meeting of the Closer Unity Committee was held this afternoon, and considered a number of matters, chiefly the demarcation between the miners and…
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