Industrial Unrest. Miners' Dispute. Owners and Men Confer. London
A sub-committee of mine owners and miners sat for three days in London endeavouring to find a basis settlement on the minimum wage question. It' is…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Northern Rivers · Mining & the mines
Mining & the mines, 1912
577 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 3 of 29
The Old Story. a Gold Rush and Trivations. Winnipeg
An inspection of the Minitonas sold discovery shows it to be of less value than anticipated. Thousands rushing in are suffering great hardships owing to the lack…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Birmingham Conference. General Strikes to Avert War. Miners Creat a Sensation. London
The Birmingham Conference has passed a resolution demanding the amendment of the National Insurance Act on the ground that the contributions are unjustly heavy…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Mining Dispute. Hopes of a Compromise. London
The coal owners and miners' joint committees report the chance of a compromise is hopeful. The "Miners' Pamphlet" states that,the average profit on ordinary shares…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Industrial Unrest. More Colliery Trouble. Sydney
Much uneasiness prevails throughout the Maitland district lost extremists should induce the clippers and wheelers to cause a general cessation of work in the ten…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Instant Death. Two Miners Killed. Cause of Explosion Unknown. Sydney
Two men, W. Brown, machine-man, 37, married, with four children, and John Tucker, powder monkey, 20, single, were working in No. 2 hopper in the Rise of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Standard of Primary Education. Qualifying Certificate Questions of Public Schools. Gold Watches for the Nest Paper on Arithmetic
Recently over 12,000 boys and girls attending the Public Schools were examined in arithmetic, dictation, English, geography, and history, with the…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Miners Dispute. a Basis Arrived At. London
The South Wale's Council of miners has accepted the national federntion proposed minimum wage as a basis. While depforing the Feteration's action in redneing…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Disastrous Fire. Mining Interests Suffer. Sydney
Damage estimated at several thousands of pounds was done by the fire which broke out on the north-easst coast of Tasmania. It began near the Wnverley [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Our Coal Supplies. Untapped Resources of the Empire
The present condition of the coal and the recent warning by Sir. William Ramsay, President of the British Association, regarding the exhaustion of the coalfields…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mining Dispute. a Crisis Reached. London
The, national conference has reached a crisis'. Enoch Edwards stated the miners are determined to ignore existing agreements in connection with their demand for…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Storage of Coal
Experiments have been made in Germany, says the "English Mechanic," with a view to ascertain the best means of preserving coal from…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Increased Gold Supply. Some of Its Evils
"Why are the markets in such a state?" asks Mr A. J. Wilson in the "Nation." " Two influences stand out with remarkable prominence as…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Mining Leases
The following mining leases have been cancelled: H. Trohmulier, Mullumbimby, 3 ac. 25 pr., parish of Biillnudgel. The Grafton Copper Mining Co., Ltd., 15…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Industrial Unrist. Miners Run R[?]. Brussels
The coal miners at Mous attempted to liberate two strikers, who were arrested for looting. The ' gendarnes fired their rides in the air, and dispersed them…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Refused to Work. Troube at South Greta Colliery. Unionists v. Non-uniontsts. Sydney
Serious trouble has occurred at South, Greta colliery owing to the employment of non-unionists. The unionists struck this morning, and decided not to resume work…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mine Manager's Heroism
Rarely does it happen that the page of darkest tragedy is not brightened by some ray of glorious light; and the recent disaster at…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Long Tunnel. Pnenomenal Mine. Two Picks Earn £9000
It is questionable (says the ''S.M. Herald'' of Saturday week) whether a more remarkable mine than that of Long Tunnel at Gundaga[?] exists in any other part…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Coal Owners
The concentration of the strike trouble upon the transport trades has focussed attention to a very large extent on the coal trade. Whilst some…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Broadwater Gold Find
"R.R. Times" of February 12 says: "The recently reported gold find at Broadwater is still causing some excitement on the lower river, and the…
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