Princely Miners
The wages of miners employed at the Richmond Main Colliery during the full working fortnight of ten days ended June 16th last averaged…
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Mining & the mines, 1917
810 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 19 of 41
Labor Affairs. Big Mines, Closed Down
SYDNEY, Friday --Burraga copper mines have closed down temporarily owing to the bad state of the country preventing car[?]ing firewood. Three hundred men are affected…
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An Amsterdam message states that the passage of coal from Germany to Holland has been stopped…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Miners and the Cost of Living Need for Higher Wages. LONDON
Mr. Smillies, presiding over the Millers' Federation Conference at Glasgow, said the Government had only taken control of the output and had not seen…
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LONDON, Wednesday.--Eighty coal miners were killed in an explosion at Cape Breton, a Canadian Island…
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Another conference has been held in regard to working the afternoon, shift at Rothbury colliery; it is probable that the mine will resume work shortly…
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LONDON, Wednesday.--The Miners Federation at Glasgow unanimously favored nationalisation of mines old age pension of 10s weekly for sexagenarians, immediate…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Barrier Mines Idle
SYDNEY, Thursday.--All the Barrier mines were idle to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Judge Heydon on Colliery Strikers. More Straight Talk. Sydney
In the Arbitration Court to-day, Judge Heydon refused an application of the Federated Mine Mechanics,To vary the award…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Mining Disaster Over Two Hundred Men Entombed VANCOUVER
A message has been received from Sydney, Nova Scotia, stating that 203 men were entombed by an explosion in a coal mine; 100 were rescued, but the fate of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Grip of Terror Published by Special Arrangement. [Copyright.] Chapter X.--the Power Gold
Someone else besides Spriggs was anxous to interview Wilkins. Now he knew that Spriggs was having a finger in the pie Parker evinced a fresh…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Recipe for Gold and Whooping Cough Remedy
A special mixture for Whooping dough, Colds, Brenchitis, Group and Sore Threats may be made by anyone without any trouble or…
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WELLINGTON, Tuesday. -- John Tipler and Thomas Abbott were found dead in the Blackball Mine, New Zealand. It is understood the bodies were discovered in some…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday. -- A mass meeting of miners at Broken Hill decided that the night shift he abolished, to take effect from next Sunday…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →S.s. Mongolia. Statement in Commons. Struck by a Mine
LONDON, Monday. -- Dr. MacNamara announced in the Commons that the Mongolia was struck by a mine, believed to be part of the mine fields laid by a German raider…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Mongolia Sinking. Mines Laid by German Raider. LONDON
In the House of Commons in reply to a question, Mr. McNamara said that the mine sinking the Mongolia was not laid by a neutral steamer, but the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Coal Board. No Fresh Developments
SYDNEY, Wednesday.--There were no fresh developments at Newcastle to-day as the outcome of the sudden suspension of the Coal Board yesterday. A leading colliery…
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A sensation was caused at Newcastle yesterday morning when Mr. Justice Edmunds abruptly suspended the Federal Coat Board. The dispute at the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Reduced Train Services. Trains to Carry only Coal and Food Race Trains Cut Out
"The Commissioners announce a reduction of the train services. They state that they will endeavor to run mail trains to and from the country…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Safeguarding the Food Supply. Work Dislocated at Darling Harbor. Appeal to Drivers and Electricians. Efforts to Cripple the Tram Service. New Castle Repair Shops Deserted. Possibility of Miners Being Involved. Important Services to Continue. the Government's Daring, Drastic and Novel Attempt
SYDNEY, Thursday. -- At to-day's Cabinet meeting the Ministers discussed the possibility of the extension of the strike and the necessary steps to safeguard Sydney's food…
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