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Northern Rivers · Mining & the mines
564 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 6 of 29
Sir,—At this stage it may be worth while to consider the moving force behind the Newcustle Coal Strike with a view to helping the public to understand that which…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE Compulsory Board continued its silting at Newcastle to-day, but not much additional information as to the grievances at individual pits was elicited. The witnesses…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →There is every possibility of further mines closing down on the Barrier shortly unless the coal strike quickly terminates. Several of the mines have only one or…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A parcel of gold mysteriously disappeared from the Royal Mint a few days ago. The finger prints of the whole of the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Newcastle Miners' Delegate Board's request for a conference will not be considered by the proprietors till next week. It is understood that the latter are…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The horses have been returned to the Pe law Main colliery from paddocks, where they were on agistment during the strike. Other collieries are also making…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Strike pay was distributed at Newcastle to-day at the rate of 10s per man to all members of the Miners' Federation. At a meeting of the miners in the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The trial at Peter Bowling, Brennan, Lewis, Gray, and Burns for alleged conspiracy was commenced at the Central Criminal Court to-day before Mr. Justice…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →An explosion in a colliery at Dra[?]bro, Kentucky, entombed forty men. Twenty bodies have been recovered…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Great satisfaction is expressed on a[?] sides on the South Coast that the Southern Wages Board has resumed its sittings. This is likely to have the effect of an early…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →MESSRS Joseph Palmer and Sons in their January monthly circular state:— "One truth that may be impressed…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Latest particulars of the mine disaster at Primere state that 94 bodies have been recovered. The rescuers report that the destruction in the mine is indescribable…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The steamer Den of Airlie arrived to-day from Calcutta with 4600 tons of coal. A mass meeting of the Seamen's Union has resolved not to cease work. The…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →With our vast stores of the best of coal it is a most anomalous thing that we have had, for the requirements of the State, to import coal from India, and the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A published statement that Mr. W. M. Hughes was threatened and molested at last night's mass meeting of the Wharf Laborers' Union is emphatically denied by…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →THE federated engine drivers employed at tho Northern collieries have decided to take action apart from the miners and approach the proprietors with a view to a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The South Wales colliery masters claim damages for refusal to work the extra 60 hours aggregating £300,000 sterling. The colliers have retaliated by claiming…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Bulli milners' Lodge has uuanimously carried a motion directing the district executive officers to convene a great meeting of sourthen miners for Saturday to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Wages Scale Committee of the United Mine Workers at Indianapolis has recommended the suspension of bitumenous coal mining from April 1 next, unless an…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Commercial Agent for Now South Wales in the East tins communicated with the Premier describing the loss of trade owing to the strike. He declares the…
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