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Northern Rivers · Mining & the mines
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The northern, miners' leaders say that they are astounded at Mr. Estell and amazed at Mr. Cann, concerning the latter's replies to a recent deputation. Two delegates are…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The reiusal of Maitland miners to confirm to the Wages Board award by working the afternoon shift has been followed by the closing down…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Mr. James Maguire, President of the [?]awarra, Colliery Employees' Association, died suddenly yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →While attending to the clearing of a tunnel at Bruce's Tribute Oonah Mine, the foreman, named Smith, had his working jacket caught in a shaftpin. When found…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The manifesto issued by the Colliery Employees' Federation respecting the afternoon shift has been replied to by Mr. Estell, Minister for Labor. He…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Road Mines, Ltd., for 1913 showed profit of £1,2130,000. The profit on the [?] mines was £1,[?],000, showing an increases despite the labor disturbances…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →As a contribution to the controversy going on in connection with the Tintenbar Shire Council's objection to any lease being granted for mining on the beach near…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →The South African Cabinet was unexpectedly defeated in Committee of the House when Parliament was considering the Income Tax Bill, a clause…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Colliery Employees' Federation, at Newcastle read to-day from the colliery proprietors a reply to their request for a conference on the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →During the past few days the position of the miners in the present industrial trouble has weakened. The proprictors of the active mines declare they espect the men to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Important proposals concerning rescue appliances and rescue brigades in coal mines are made by the Home Secretary. Under the draft regulations the use of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The wheelers and miners at Balmain colliery struck this morning over a dispute with the management. About 200 men are affected. The surface…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The wheelers and miners at [?] Colliery struck this morning as the result of a difference of opinion with the management. About 200 men are out. It…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A se[?] of 178 tins of opium was made by searchers of the Customs Department on board the steamer Northern. The vessel, which carries Chinese as part of the crew,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →An extract from the annual report of the Department of Mines for the year 1913, page 54, reads:-- The Red Rock mine, in the parish,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The first sitting of the Royal Commission inquiring into labor conditions in the Broken Hill mines was held yesterday. It was contended that the abolition of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The metalliferous miners have been made respondents in the claims submitted by the mine owners, who are seeking all round reductions…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →There was great excitement at Caw[?]dor, near Swansea, Monday evening, when it was known that a heavy fall of coal at the North Ammons colliery…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A fall of earth [?] 200 miners at [?] near Swa[?], but all were [?] [?] after twenty hours…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The mining situation at Newcastle is unaltered. It is now quite clear the miners have a twofold object in striking—one to abolish the second shift, and the other to…
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