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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines
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Some amazing totals in royalties paid to owners of coal lands were quoted before the British Coal Commission by the miners' representative. One titled owner, he said, received over £115,000 a year, while the miners had to work for miserable wages…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Mr. Booth asked Mr. Lang the Premier, in the Legislative Assembly to-day, if he was aware that there was grave dissatisfaction in the coal-mining…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Lithgow colliery miners' lodge has decided that members should refuse to work with foreigners, such as are coming to Lithgow…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The new Charlie Chaplin motion picture comedy. The Gold Rush, now being screened at the Theatre Royal, has been described as a symbolical…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →One hundred negro miners have been entombed in Degnan Colliery. It is feared that they all amy…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The "Daily Mail" believes that the South Wales Communists will not make serious trouble among the miners on May Day. The Communists,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A demand for the restoration of the eight-hour day in mines was the chief point in the evidence submitted to the Coal Commission yesterday on behalf of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Northern Collieries' Association reported yesterday:—"Hebburn No. 2 and Redhead collieries had resumed work, but East Greta, Rothbury, Old Lambton,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →It is reported from Wilburton, Oklahoma, that 105 miners were entombed, following a terrific explosion in the local coal mine yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →There will be a private sitting, of the Coal Commission in Sydney on Wednesday, and a public sitting at the beginning of the following week. The…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →It is probable that Stockton Borehole colliery, which has been idle for 16 weeks as the result of a dispute affecting the safety lamps, will…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The miners' scheme for the nationalisation of the coalmines provides for compensation to be paid to mine-owners but not to royalty holders. It is proposed that four commissions be appointed to deal with production, power and transport, consumers' interests, and export…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Mr. G. Brown, District Coroner, and a jury, held an inquiry at the Cessnock Courthouse this morning into the death of Albert Colgate, who was…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →When the Coal Commission resumed its proceedings yesterday Mr. Evan Williams, president of the Mining Federation, was cross-examined by Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →There was a sensational meeting of shareholders of the Bingo mines of Canada at Winchester House yesterday, at which Mr. Joseph Myers, managing director,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Northern Collieries' Association reported yesterday: "Rothbury, New Greta, Old Lambton, Stockton Borehole, and Stanford Merthyr No. 2 pits were still…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Analyses have been made of two samples of shale proposed to be used for dusting purposes in the Sydney Harbour Colliery at Balmain. These were…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →A conference will be held on Tuesday at 2.30 p.m. with the Chairman of the Coal Tribunal, for the purpose of revising and hearing an interpretation of…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →There is every likelihood of work being resumed at Stockton-Borehole Colliery during the next week. The mine has been idle for sixteen weeks in…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Next Saturday is the day set aside by Richmond Main Miners' Lodge for Its annual picnic at Speer's Point. A rather lengthy sports programme will…
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