Labor Affairs. Handling of Coal
SYDNEY, Sunday. -- In connection with the dispute between the waterside workers and shipping companies, brought about by the demand of the former for an increase in the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Northern Rivers · Mining & the mines
Mining & the mines, 1917
810 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 4 of 41
Mining Troubles a One-day Strike. Wollongong
The North Bulli mine was idle on Thursday owing to the men's refusal to work because an electrical engineer, who joined the Miners' Federation, was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Nimbin Coal. Question Before Mines Department
At a meeting of Lismore Municipal Council last night Mr. Geo. Nesbilt, M.L.A., wrote under date Sydney, 15th January:-- "I am today in receipt of your letter dated 9th inst,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mine Field Laid
LONDON, Sunday.--The "Times" says from Scandinavia Great Britain is laying a mine field to the coast of Jutland. Shippers agree this will render traffic difficult…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sweeping German Mines
To have been blown up in the North Sea, to spend three months in hospital, and be discharged as unfit for further service is the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Old Time for Miners
SYDNEY, Monday.--The Australian Miners Association at Broken Hill has deeded to revert, to the old time on the mines, and take no notice of the Daylight Saving Act…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Severe Winter in Britain. Shortage of Coal. London
Intense cold is being experienced throughout Britain. Deep snowdrifts abound in Ireland. The Serpentine, in Hyde Park, is frozen, and the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mining at Byron Bay. Newspaper Article Contradicted
SYDNEY, Monday:--A journalist writes in to-day's "Sun" an follows:--You had an article in your Sunday's issue from a Melbourne source headed "Sands of Pactolus,"…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mining at Byron Bay
A journalist writes in the "Sun" as follows:--You had an article in your Sunday's issue from a Melbourne source headed " Sands of Pactolus," giving a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Coal Miners Steike
The Amsterdam "Telegraph" says that the general strike of coal-miners in Germany, for increased food sup-plies, lasted two days. The men…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The State Coal Mine. Sydney
About 25 men are being employed at the new State coal mine at Lithgow, preparing for the erection of fans, boilers, and plant suitable for a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Daylight Saving. Miners Revert to Former Hours
SYDNEY, Wednesday.-- Following other mining districts the Bulli miners have reverted to the hours in force before the daylight saving scheme was brought into…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mining of the Laurentic. Terrific Explosion
BELFAST, Wednesday.--The Laurentic was mined on Friday morning on the North Coast of Ireland. She was manned by 475 naval ratings. There were no…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mines No Preventative
AMSTERDAM Wednesday. -- The German Admiral Kalauvomhofe says the new gigantic British mine field in the North Sea won't change the situation of the German fleet,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Labor Affairs. Unrest Among Colliery Mechanics
SYDNEY, Wednesday. -- There is a deal of unrest among sections of the Colliery Mechanics' Association in the northern district and there is a tendency to force…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Daylight Saving. Miners' Opposition
SYDNEY, Thursday. -- The miners throughout the Lithgow district are opposed to the Daylight Saving Act…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Daylight Saving. Lithgow Miners' Opposition. Sydney
The miners throughout the Lithgow district are opposed to daylight saving. A conference between employers and employees is possible, with the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Vast British Mine Field. German Fleet Bottled Up. "Blockade of Neutrals." LONDON
A British mine field now covers practically the whole of the mouth of the Heligoland Bight. The German fleet is thus bottled up. The mine field extends…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Colliery Trouble. Conference Summoned
SYDNEY, Friday.--Mr. Beeby has summoned a conference of the colliery mechanics and proprietors, to be held on Wednesday in Sydney, to consider matters in dispute. The…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →An Ice Mine
Unbelieveable as it may seem, there exists at Coudersport, Pennsylvania, an ice mine. It was discovered some 18 years ago by a fanner who, noting a…
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