Trouble with Miners. Insurance Notice Resented
SYDNEY, Friday.--The issue of notices at the mines in the western district relative to the Workmen's Compensation. Act requiring employees to furnish medical…
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Mining & the mines, 1917
810 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 17 of 41
Colliery Stoppages. And the War Precautions Act. Judge Edmund's Warning. BULLI
At a special conference, before Judge Edmunds, relative to the disputes of the Colliery Mechanics' Union and Enginemen's Union, which resulted in the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Struck a Mine
LONDON, Tuesday.--The s.s. Mongolia was sunk off Bombay on Saturday last, as the result of striking a mine. The mails are reported lost…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →South Coast Miners
SYDNEY, Thursday.--There is a feeling of unrest among the general body of South Coast f[?]mers which may lead to serious developments…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Protection Against Mines. New York
It is reported that a vessel has arrived at an Atlantic port equipped with projecting nets, which pick up mines and thus render the vessel safe…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →America in the War. Coal for the Allies
WASHINGTON, Thursday.--It is believed the President intends putting coal, including that for bunkers, under a licensing scheme, which would give the Government power to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Floating Mines
LONDON. Friday.--Another vessel was recently mined in the Arabian Sea. Shipping circles advance the theory that the mines, struck by the liners have been blown…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →German Gold in Holland
AMSTERDAM, Thursday.--"Handelsblad" states that 12 million florins in gold has been received by a Dutch bank, it is believed from Germany…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Decrease in Gold. German Bank's Position
LONDON, Friday.--Renter's Amsterdam correspondent says the German Reuter's Bank in a statement explains that the great decrease in its gold is connected with the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Coal Prices in America. Profiteers Charged WASHINGTON
Coal owners and the Defence Council have agreed to a maximum price for coal, to become operative from the 1st July…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Another Colliery Trouble. Sydney
A message from B[?]lh says that the Coalcliff colliery, employing 250 men, is idle, owing [?] A [?] will…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Labour Affairs. Colliery Troubles
SYDNEY, Tuesday. -- The colliery stoppage throughout the northern district is becoming more frequent, eight collieries being idle yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A New and Deadly Mine. More Mine-Sweeping Risks
The mine as an instrument of destruction has been used by the Germans in a manner consistent with her disregard of laws and international…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Colliery Trouble. Big Mine Idle
SYDNEY, Wednesday. -- The colliery from trouble in the northern, district is spreading. Pelaw Main, one of the biggest mines, is now idle…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Idle Collieries. Sydney
A message from Newcas[?] states that many collieries in the Maitland district are idle. There is no official information, but this is believed to be due…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Gold Yield
SYDNEY, Wednesday. -- The gold yield of New South Wales for June this year, was valued at £24,507 compared with £18,264 for June last year. The yield for the first six…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sixty-three Per Cent of Gold
The Mines Department has just secured a remarkable specimen of gold in calcite, which has been placed in one of the mineral showcases in the vestibule of the head office. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Colliery Resumes
SYDNEY, Thursday. -- The Pelaw Main Colliery resumed to-day, but a number of others are still idle…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Labor Affairs. More Collieries Idle
SYDNEY, Thursday. -- Four more Newcastle collieries are idle and the situation is serious…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →France's Coal and Iron
When the German press makes the suggestion that after the war there will be no reason to fer French competition because of France's…
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