Maitland District South Maitland Colliery Sale of Assets
The assets of the South Maitland, formerly South Greta Colliery, were offered by auction yesterday, on the property, at Farley, by Messrs. Percy A. Wells and…
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Mining & the mines, 1928
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Dollar Standard Rules the World America's Gold Stocks (Australian Press Association.) LONDON
"The conclusion is forced on us that in a very real sense the world is on a dollar standard," said Sir Reginald M'Kenna, formerly Chancellor of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Pulverised Coal
Despite the frequent reports of the difficulties with which shipping Interests have had to contend since the war, it is notable that, the volume of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Killed by Skips Fatality in Mine
The story of how William Scott met with fatal injuries at the Pelaw Main Colliery last Tuesday was told to the district coroner (Mr. G. Brown) at an…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Killingworth Colliery
Mr. Chaffey, Minister for Mines, has informed Mr. Cameron, M.P., that inquiries are being made into his personal representations on behalf of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Miners' Officials
Nominations for the various offices in the northern branch of the Miners' Federation close on Monday. There include the three principal executive…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Work Slack at Mines
Mr. D. M'Neill, secretary to the northern branch of the Miners' Federation, in reply to an inquiry yesterday, stated that the position of numbers of the men…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Work at the Mines
Following are the working times at northern collieries during the past fortnight. Thursday, January 26, being a…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Mining Conferences
Mr. A. Tecce, miners' traesurer, stated last night that he had arranged a conference in connection with Ashtonfields Colliery. This would be held at nine…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Industrial Matters Miners' Federation Stoppages in Industry
Mr. T. Hoare, president of the northern branch of the Miners' Federation when interviewed yesterday was asked if he had any statement to make…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Bad Refrigeration Shipping Company Sued Our Coal Blamed London
The fist case dealing with refrigerated cargo under the Australian Sea Carriage of Goods Act was heard in the King's Bench Division…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Industrial Matters Miners' Federation Killingworth Colliery
The miners' executive had before it on Saturday a further, report regarding the heating up in part of the old workings of Killingworth Colliery, in connection…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Work at Collieries
Richmond Main, Pelaw Main, and Hebburn No. 1 collieries resumed work this morning, but Hebburn No. 2 is still idle, owing, it is stated, to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wonthaggi Colliery
The State mine at Wonthaggi (Vic.) was idle on Friday owing to slackness of trade. It was stated by the management that the mine was producing 2500 tons a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Work at the Collieries
Owing to the Anniversary Day holiday, ten days constituted full working time for the collieries of the Newcastle and Maitland coalfields, this period being…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Rate Dispute Ashtonfield Colliery's New Seam Federation Meets Owners "Directors Refused to Pay Tonnage Rate, 4s 11½d"
To endeavor to end the deadlock that has arisen at Ashtonfield Colliery over the rate to be paid per ton of coal, the directors of the company have been invited to confer with representatives of the lodge, and the Northern miners'…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Northern Collieries
The Northern Collieries' Association reported yesterday: "Cardiff-Borchole and South Wallsend are on strike. The engine-drivers refused to work…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →District Collieries Check Inspector's Report
Mr. J. Connell, district check inspector, has forwarded to the executive of the Miners' Federation a report covering his work it the area during the year. In…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →12 Mine Victims
An explosion occurred in n mine belonging to La Nueva Coal Company, at Sama de Langreo, in the province of Oviedo, and it is feared that twelve…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Coal Train Derailed
Through a coupling breaking portion of a coal train was derailed near Hanbury Junction, north of Waratah, early yesterday morning…
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