"Mining Soviet" Duke Accuses Employees Fears Confiscation London
"The people who are plotting with the object of forming a mining Soviet are at the bottom of the troubles in the coal industry," said the Duke of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines
Mining & the mines, 1926
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Mine Managers' Certificates
Sir,—I see by the evidence of Mr. Jeffries, 'the superintendent of the Broken Hill Company's Belmont colliery, that he says, in reference to the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Nine Full Time Work at the Collieries
Nine collieries worked full time during the last fortnight on the northern coalfields. Following are the details of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Coal Subsidy
A cable came through about it, but it was quite incoherent. And no wonder, as the English papers do not appear to be able to explain it even with as much…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Valuation of Bunker Coal
In the search for means of avoiding waste, particular attention is being given nowadays to economy of fuel. Whether their consumption is large or…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →CESSNOCK No. 2 Mine Conference To-morrow
Arrangements have been made by the northern miners executive for a conference to be held at Neath colliery office at 10.30 a.m. to-morrow…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →"Shoot Yourself" Advice to Miners' Leader LONDON, Friday Night
The general secretary of the Ministers Federation, Mr. A. J. Cook, Speaking at Tottenham. said: "A threatened man lives rong…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Redhead Disaster Further Evidence Mining Inspector's View
The hearing of evidence in connection with the explosion at the Redhead Colliery on January 21, resulting in the immediate death of William Riley, and…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Work at the Collieries
Eleven days constituted full time at the collieries in the northern district for the fortnight. The Redhead Colliery was idle over the period in consequence…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Industrial Matters Wonthaggi Colliery
An additional 36 men were dismissed from the Victorian State colliery, Wonthaggi, last week. They were mostly men employed on shift work and pumps. It is…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Miners Leader Dead John Robertson, M. P. Labor Minister. London
The death is announced of John Robertson, Labor M. P. for the Bothewell division of Lanarkshire. He was president of the Scottish…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →United States Coal Strike Settled Five Years' Agreement (Australian Cable Association.) New York
The anthracite coal strike has been settled. Mr. Davis, the Secretary to the Labour Department, states that the contract is for…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →"No Disorder" Mine Managers' Meetings Coal Commission Sydney
Stanley Mackenzie, Superintendent of the Hebburn collieries, continued his evidence before the safety in Mines Commission to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Down Open Hatch Coal Trimmer's Fatal Fall
With the cry. "Oh my God," on his lips, Joseph Brown Balrd, 53, coal trimmer, was hurled to death, 50 feet down No. 8 hatch of the steamer,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Northern Collieries
The Northern Collieries' Association reported yesterday: "Redhead Colliery is die on account of the disaster. Stockton-Borchole, Stanford-Merthyr Nos. 1 and 2,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Wallsend. Lily Rose Mine Disaster
Good headway has been made with the pumping operations in a final attempt to recover from Mr. L. A. Meyer's Lily Rose mine the remains of the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Coal Commission Further Evidence Sydney
The Royal Commission which is inquiring into the question of safety in mines continued its sitting to-day. Stanley M'Kenzle, superintendent of…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Rapid Progress Clearing Flooded Mine Lily Rose Fatality
Considerable progress is being made pumping out Lily Rose colliery, at Wallsend, with the object of recovering the body of Edwin Cox, who was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Coal Commission Use of Safety Lamps SYDNEY
J. Johnstone, the manager of the Richmond Main colliery, giving evidence at the Coal Commission to-day, said he had been 27 years a colliery…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Hospital in Danger Fire on Merewether Hills Mine Buildings Burnt
Fears were expressed for the safety of the Salvation Army's Maternity Home on the hill at Merewether this afternoon. The fire was checked by…
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