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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines
2,881 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 82 of 145
As a protest against the anomalies which it is claimed will arise when the unemployment tax of 3d in the £ is deducted from the wages of miners to-morrow, the Northern Miners' Federation has decided to write to the Treasurer (Mr. Stevens), pointing out…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Details of the reductions in coal freights and other charges which were promised by the State Government as its contribution to the reduction in the price of coal were made available by the Railway Department this afternoon…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →After proceedings, which tasted for an hour, the compulsory conference convened by Judge Beeby to deal with disputes between the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The northern treasurer of the Miners' Federation (Mr. Kellock) resumed his duties at the Trades Hall to-day after having represented the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Work was resumed at Rothbury Colliery with 12 miners, 12 wheelers, and about 20 or 25 other workmen, but it is expected that many more men will be…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Aberdare colliery was idle to-day. The men complain that they were deprived of concessions which, they contend, they are entitled to. Officials of…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →With far too many mines in the North for the trade which is offering, there is every possibility that, in the next few months, there will be an intensely…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →It is expected that operations will be resumed at New Greta Colliery to-day. The mine became idle owing to the breaking of a large cog-wheel of the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Five trucks of coal for the use of New Lambton unemployed will be available for removal at the Adamstown railway station at 8 o'clock…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A special meeting of Glebe Miners' Lodge was held to hear the delegation's report on Glenrock colliery. Messrs. Skillicorn, Parker, Pri [?]and Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Declaring that the unemployment tax contains anomalies which would prove unjust to members of the Colliery Employees' Federation, the President of the Northern…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →To-day was Pay Friday on the coalfields, the second since the general resumption of work at the mines after the long coal hold-up…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →"It is gratifying to read, the case as presented in the leading article to-day." said the President of the Northern Miners' Federation (Mr. T. Hoare), referring…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A statement in some metropolitan papers that the Southern miners have decided to strike is denied, as at the recent conference the miners only…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The president of the Newcastle Chamber of Manufactures (Mr. Clegg) said to-day, that the readjustment in coal freights and…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Aberdare colliery was idle yesterday. When the men reported for work in the morning the manager was approached and asked if he intended to pay concession…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →There are 30 miners and 30 wheelers employed at Rothbury colliery, as well as a number of off-hand labourers and craft unionists, but a number, apart from those…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Work will be resumed at Aberdare colliery on Monday. This decision was reached at a meeting of the lodge to-day. The superintendent of Caledonian…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A substantial reduction in the price of explosives used by miners in winning coal is being sought by the Northern Miners' Federation. The President (Mr. T. Hoare)…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →To discuss the notification from the Manager that the services of 50 per cent. of the employees were to be dispensed with, a meeting of the Wallarah Miners'…
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