Industrial Matters Colliery Engine-drivers. Aggregate Meetings Convened
Discontent is said to be widespread among members of the Federated Enginedrivers and Firemen's Association employed in and around the collieries,…
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Mining & the mines, 1926
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"Daffy" Mines Not in N.S.W . Naked Lights Safe Sydney
Compared with the coal industry of Wales there are no really "daffy" mines' in N.S.W.. yet in Wales naked lights are used in certain pits with…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Colliery Mechanics
Colliery mechanics' relief pay will be distributed at Belmont, Thursday, 3 p.m., or John Darling members; at Adamstown, 5 p.m., for Borehole and Burwood…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Redhead Colliery
Mr. C. L. Barratt, general manager of the Redhead Collieries, Ltd., was questioned yesterday as to when work was expected to be resumed at the Redhead…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Colliery Conferences Dispute at Jesmond
A conference is being held at the Jesmond Colliery office this afternoon concerning a dispute in connection with the roof of the mine…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Miners' Federation Rules
The district treasurer of the Miners' Federation (Mr. Lewis) said to-day that the executive officer had almost finalised the preparation of the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →South Maitland Miners' Lodge
There was a large attendance at the meeting of the South Maitland Miners' Lodge in Homeville Hall on Tuesday, almost every member being present. The…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Mining Disaster
A message from Bluefield, West Virginia, reports that 28 miners have been entombed by the explosion of a coal mine in Raleigh county…
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The Royal Commission inquiring into the question of safety in coal mines continued its sittings in Sydney to-day. John Evans, manager of Central Greta,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Shocks in Mine Cables at Wallarah SYDNEY
Before the Coal Commission, which continued its sitting to-day, Herbert John Cook, a cable manager at Wallarah Colliery, said that 75 per cent,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Industrial Matters No Saturday Work Coal Tribunal Meets Sydney
The claims made by the contract miners for a ten days' fortnight, thus eliminating all Saturday work, came before the Coal Tribunal this afternoon…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →"Better All Round" Miners' 10-Day Fortnight Mr. Hoare's Belief Sydney
The miners claims for a working fortnight of 10 days were again before the Coal Tribunal to-day. Sir. T. Hoare, president of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Northern Collieries
The Northern Collieries' Association reported yesterday: "Stanford-Merthyr No. 2, Stockton-Borehole, Rothbury, and Shortland remained idle on account of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Jesmond Miners
A conference was held at the Jesmond Colliery office yesterday with regard to some places in the mine where the roof had come down, miners' wages and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Miners' Federation
The northern executive of the Miners' federation is preparing the district rules, which, when revised, will be forwarded to the Registrar. These, it is thought,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Aberdare Miners
Mr. A. Lewis, district treasurer of the northern branch of the Miners' Federation, has been requested to attend the meeting of the Aberdare Miners' Lodge with regard…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Miners' Ambulance Classes
Some short time ago, a deputation from ambulance classes on the South Maitland coalfield waited on Mr. Baddeley, the Minister for Mines, and placed several…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Virginian Mine Disaster
A message from Eccles, West Virginia, states that the known dead in the mine explosion increased to nine on Tuesday. When the rescue workers broke through…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Sun Stop-press Coal Tribunal
The Miners' Federation's case in favor of the 10 days working fortnight was closed before the Coal Tribunal this afternoon…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Coal Commission Flares and Blow-outs Sydney
The Royal Commission which is inquiring into the question of safety in coal mines, continued the taking of evidence to-day…
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