Coal Miners' Ballot
SYDNEY, Sunday. -- The ballot of the miners to decide whether they shall accept, the order made by Mr. Justice Edmunds as to rate of pay for coal getting and other…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Northern Rivers · Mining & the mines
Mining & the mines, 1917
810 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 1 of 41
The Colliery Trouble. Sydney
Representatives of the Colliery Mechanics' Association have obtained in conference material concessions from the owners, and will recommend their…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Coal From Nimbin. Sydney
Gas or a splendid quality is reported to have been made from coal obtained from an unworked field near Lismore…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mine-laying U-boats. How It Dodges Trouble. Allies Investigating
The following detailed account of the construction and operation of a German submarine, built not for direct fighting, but to lay mines secretly in the midst of a hostile…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →British and German Gold
Since the outbreak of war Great Britain has exported £250,000,000 in gold; indeed the United States financiers are hard put to it to find means to stop the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Daylight Saving. Miners' Refusal
SYDNEY, Wednesday. -- The secretary of the Federated Miners' Association states that the miners in Cobar refused to fall into line with the daylight saving scheme, and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Daylight Saving Troubles. Cobar Miners Ignore Change. Pastry Cooks' Complaint. SYDNEY
The Cobar miners refuse to accede tithe Daylight Saving's scheme, and all arrived at work an Lour late. The engine drivers, however, were on hand by…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mine Laying. German Accusations Scouted
AMSTERDAM, Thursday. -- The Dutch papers scout the German accusations that the British are laying mines. They point out that no sane person would believe Britain…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Coal for Norway. British Prohibition
LONDON, Wednesday. -- Great Britain has prohibited the export of coal to Norway. The British Legation at Christiania explains that this step is due to the unsatisfactory…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Coal Lumpers Again. Another Strike. SYDNEY
No coal lumpers are at work at Mortlake. They are determined to press their claim for an extra man in each gang, and will not touch any coal until their…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Labor Affairs. Colliers Held Up. Coal Workers' Claim
SYDNEY, Thursday. -- A number of colliers are at anchor in the Harbor, waiting to put out gas coal from Newcastle, but no coalies have put in appearance at, Mortlake since…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Britain and Norway. Export of British Coal Stopped. LONDON
Christiania reports that Britain's decision to stop the export of coal to Norway causes anxiety. The "Aften Posten" States: Britain accuses Norway of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Another Coal Trouble. Miners Reject Agreement. West Maitland
Aggregate meetings held at Cessnock and at Kurri-Kurri have rejected the Agreement submitted from the conference held in Sydney recently, on the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Price of Coal. Inquiry in Queensland. BRISBANE
The Queensland Government has appointed a Commission to investigate the price of coal…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Norway and Coal Stoppage. Norwegian Cabinet Attacked. LONDON
Copenhagen reports that as a result of the stoppage of the export of coal to Norway, several Norwegian newspapers hotly attack the British Minister in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Coal. the Miners' Ballot
SYDNEY, Sunday. -- A Newcastle message says that returns from 36 lodges were available last night in connection with the ballot of the miners on the acceptance of the order…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Daylight Saving. Miners Want Old Order. SYDNEY
The miners are not taking kindly to the Daylight Saving Act. In the South they want to revert to the old order…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Another Coal Trouble. Mechanics Reject Offer. Sydney
At an aggregate meeting held at West Maitland on Saturday, the colliery mechanics rejected the offer made by the Colliery Proprietors…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Labour Troubles Abolition of Sliding Scale. Miners Accept Justice Edmunds' Order. SYDNEY
Thirty-two lodges in the Newcastle and [?] districts have accepted Mr. Justice Edmunds' order relating to the abolition of the sliding scale and other…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Western Front Heavy Fighting at Loos. Effective Mining Operations. LONDON
Field Marshal Haig reports: An enemy raiding party entered our lines to the southward of Loos, after heavy fighting. The enemy was speedily driven out,…
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