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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines
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Although no progress was made at the conference on Friday of representatives of the mineowners and the Miners' Federation, which was presided over by Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →According to an advanced copy of the report of the Under-Secretary for Mines, the total quantity of coal raised in Queensland during 1925 was 1,179,661 tons, of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Both Australia and Great Britain are now confronted by industrial difficulties which may have grave results in a few days. The trouble in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Recently a deputation from the Waratah Miners' Lodge waited upon the Minister for Labour and Industry with regard to the intermittency of work, and pointed…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sir.—We read a lot about the intermittency of work about the mines. I am working at one of the Caledonian Company's collieries, Waratah. We averaged…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Mr. Churchill, in his budget speech, said that the coal subsidy had prevented a surplus this year, and that on last year's basis there would be a deficit of £79,000,000 at the end of the coming year; but by a rearrangement of the finances he hoped to convert the deficit into a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Owing to the races at Newcastle yesterday there were not many horses at work on the Broadmeadow racecourse this morning. The No. 2 track…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sir,—It is very probable that some people think that the end of long King Coal is fast drawing near, hastened on by economic troubles, and with oil and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Northern Collieries' Association reported yesterday that Ahermain No. 2, East Greta, Stanford Merthyr No. 2, Stockton Borehole, Redhead, and Aberdare…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A conference will be held at Newcastle this afternoon between representatives of the Colliery Proprietors and members of the Colliery Mechanics' Association, to…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →At a meeting of the above association, held on the 23rd instant, correspondence from Mr. T. Hoare, northern president, Miners' Federation, was dealt…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →P. G. Connelly (49), living at 30 Bryant-street, Adamstown, a road layer in the Durham colliery, had a fall at his work this morning, and broke…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →In an endeavour to settle the dispute which shows possibilities of tying up the whole coal mining industry, Mr. C. Hibble, chairman of the Engine-drivers and…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Mr. Baldwin, the Prime Minister, has continued the coal conversations. It is hoped there will be a favourable development very shortly…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The British coal owners have agreed to negotiate with the miners on a national basis instead of demanding district agreements. This means that one of the biggest stumbling blocks in the THE coal owners and miners conferred for an hour this evening, under the chairmanship of Mr. Baldwin…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Sir,—In my letter published in Wednesday's issue it is reported that in 1913 the output was 253 million tons. It should who been stated that the output…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Northern Collieries' Association report to yesterday:—"Redhead Colliery resumed this morning, but ]East Greta, Standard Merthyr No. 2,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A inspection of the Rothbury Colliery will be made by the chairman of the Coal Tribunal to-morrow. He will be accompanied by the representatives of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →On the occasion of the recent fatality at South Waratah Colliery a new ambulance trolley was brought into use for the first time. Owing to the distance of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Although the colliery engine-drivers threaten to bring about strife within a week in the mining industry, there was an optimistic feeling in Newcastle Trades Hall circles to-day, that these men will accept what appears to be the only way to avert the disaster…
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