The Miners' Ultimatum. London
The Miners' Federation has resolved that a settlement is impossible unless the principle of an individual minimum wage of men and boys is conceded. They are…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Northern Rivers · Mining & the mines
Mining & the mines, 1912
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An Abortive Conference. Blocking Foreign Coal. London
The coalowners and miners' conference has reached a deadlock. The miners are arranging to ask the Germans to defeat Herman attempts to export coal to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Goldfields Sketch. the Lady Speculator
I had just remarked to Sue, "It's too dull for anything. I wish something would happen—a cyclone or an earthquake, anything to relieve the…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Miners' Dispute. Furnace Men Regeive Notice. London
Fearing a coal strike, the Scottish blast furnance owners have given workmen a fortnight's notice. Many of the miners in North Notts refuse to give notice, because…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Mine Nanager in Court. Alleged Falsification of Returns. Capetown
Fenlerick, ex-manager of the East Rand, has been committed for misstating the amount of gold recovered during the first half of 1911. Also for stating 4700…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Printer's Returned to Work. Will Not Declare the Strike Off. Two Collieries Resume Operations. (By Our Special Commissioners.) BRISBANE, Sunday Midnight
The Queensland Typographical Association held a meeting to discuss the situation, and decided that each office or companionship should act on its own behalf…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Industrial Unrest. Efforts to Settle Miners' Strike. Fron Masters Threaten a Lockout. London
The English Coal Conciliation Board mtets on Monday (to-day), hoping that a temporary settlement may be arrived at of a strike which will involve a million…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Belgian Miners Stand Out. Brussels
The miners are unwilling to a sympa thetic strike with the English because of the failure of the Borlnage strike, where English and was refused, and their strained…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Industrial Unrest. Threatened Coal Strike. Anniety at Essen. Berlin
Anxiety prevails at Essen lest the threatened coal strike in Great Britain. spreads to the Rush coalfeld. All there miners, unions have demanded an in[?]ase…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Queensland Strike. the Cornwall's Coal,. Wharf Lumpers Refuse to Discharge. a Secret Ballot in Progress. Sydney
The members of the Sydney Coal Lumpers' Union appear to be definitely determined to refuse to work on vessels connected with free labour In Brisbane The…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Miners' Leaders Indignant. London
The miners' leaders are indignant at the Chief Constable of Glamorgan's letter…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Threatened Coal Strrike. Attitude of the Government. London
The Right Hon, S. C. Buxton, President of the Board of Trade, speaking in the House of Commons, declined to make any statement in regard to the Goverment's…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Military Training. Compulsory Scheme Repudiated. by Ballot of Colliery Employees. Sydney
The members of the Colliery Employees' Federation have repudiated the scheme of compulsory military training. The result of the ballot of members of the Federation…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →For Young Folks. Gold for the Children
There once lived a King who was determined to make the country over which he ruled the foremost in the world, so he sent for great architects…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Storing Coal. Supplies Being Cut Down Men Not Piching to Strike
Merchants, householders, railways, and [?]overnment depots have been storing coal heavily during the past month. Many of the householders are using bathrooms. The…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Industrial Unrest, Threatened Coal Strike. an Abortive Conference. Owners' Conditions Rejected. London
Owners on the English Coal Conciliation Board have submitted conditions where on they are prepared to accept the minimum wage The miners rejected these terms,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Coal Crisis. Premier's Invitation Accepted. Barricading Colliery Pits. London
The coal owners and miners have accepted the Premler's invitation to confer. The executive of the International Miners' Federation has discussed the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Mining Industry. Maked Progress During Last Year. Sydney
The Under Secretary for Mines has furnished an advance statement respecting the progress of the Mining industry in N.S.W. Juring the Year 1911. The value of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Coal Crisis. London, Thursday Evening
Best coal in London in now 84s per ton. Members of the Cabinet and Sir G. R. Askwith had a two hours' conference. The miners' representatives later conferred with…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Miners' Demand. Sharp Request for a Reply. Berlin
The miners at Rubt now demand fifteen per cent. increased pay, the introduction of an eight hour day, exclusive of going and coming to work, and seven hours where…
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