Colliery Idle. Trouble at West Maitland. Sydney
The East Greta Colliery at West Maitland is idle to-day owing to a dispute over the retention of the services of an engine driver whom the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Northern Rivers · Mining & the mines
Mining & the mines, 1914
717 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 5 of 36
Shutting Down. Many Miners Thrown Out. Brisbane
The directors of the Chillagoe Coy., to-day, notified the press that they had decided to discontinue the purchase of lead ore, and also to shut down the copper…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Many Unemployed Miners. Sydney
There is a consideration amount of unemployment among the members of the A.M.A. This fact is largely owing to the scarcity of water interfering with mining…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →State Coal Mine the Wonthaggi Venture. Melbourne
During the four years the State coal mine at Wonthaggi has been in existence it shows a profit of£122,000…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Romance of Tooloom Goldfields
What are alleged to be "dead men's secrets" frequently crop up in gold mining. At any rate, during a rambling life, of some 11 years in…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →German Coal Consumption
The returns of the Coal Syndicate with regard to sales in Germany show clearly how greatly the inland consumption of coal has increased. If, for the sake of convenience,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Petrified Bones in a Mine
Miners at the Usworth Colliery, County Durham, have made a gruesome find. While hewing in the Maudlin seam they broke through into a…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Mine Subsidence. Street Sinks Five Feet. London
A subsidence at a coal [?]ne at Cradley Henth caused 50 yards of the main street to sink [?] foet[?]. Many buildings were wrecked, and the gas and water mains…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Coal-mining with Water
Herr-Carl Meissner, a [?] mining official, has devised a methed of blasting cool by means of Water lastead of powder that may greatly diminish the frequency of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Open Column a Mining Matter. To the Editor
Sir,--A mining matter that caused some notoriety and speculation came before Warden's Court a few weeks back. I appeared as objector to the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Coal Strike Ended. Melbourne
The strike at the Victoria coal mine has been settled. Work was resumed yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Coal Strike. French Miners Out. Paris
The strike of French coalminers is spreading. 43,000 a third of the total number are out, and foundries are unsupplied. 40,000 tons of Welsh coal…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Discontented Miners. Trouble at Greta. Sydney
The South Greta miners were idle this week in consequence of a dispute over the width of cutting borders. They were advised by the Secretary…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Overtime Strike Coal Lumpers Dissatisfied. Melbourne
A ballot taken by the Melbourne Wharf Laborers' Union to decide wh[?]her overtime should be worked or not pending Arbitration Court proceedings…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Kurri Mines Forced to Refuse Big Contract. Better Behaviour in Future Promised. Sydney
Work has been resumed at the Pelaw Main mine, Kurri Kurri. The president of the Northern Miners' Federation told the Minister that Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Leprechaun. Return for a Crook of Gold
"Did ye bear that the leprechaun has come back to Killough on Tuesday, 20th January?" Is the folk's greeting to one another at Killough, in County…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Open Column a Mining Matter. (To the Editor.)
Sir,--I notice in your issue of the 25th inst. a letter signed by James Murphy, drawing the attention of the public to the manner he asserts he…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Coal Bunkers Buning. Perth
The stamer Oristano from Geclong [?]ed in Albany with her coal bunker on fire. After 250 tuns of coal had been discharged the fire was considetely extinguished…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →General Cablegrams. Mine Flooded. Briss[?]
Three hundred and fifty men were working in the Stre[?] mine. which was floode. Nine were killed and the rest encaped…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Trapped in a Mine. BRUSSELS
Stepy, in the Province of Hainault, was the scene of a sensational colliery mishap, resulting in the loss of life…
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