Colliery Explosion Work of Rescue. Weeping Women and Children. (Published in the "Times.")
Northern Star · Tuesday 15 January 1918 · page 3
LONDON, Sunday.—Rescuing parties at Holmerende are bringing the dead to the surface. One hundred and forty-nine men are still entombed Nearly 100 are placed…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Coal Controversy. Special Meeting of Cabinet. SYDNEY
Tweed Daily · Tuesday 15 January 1918 · page 3
A special meeting of the State Cabinet was held this morning in connection with the coal controversy. Mr. Holman, seen afterwards, said he had sent a full…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Cables the Great Colliery Disaster. No More Rescued Fears of a Big Death Roll, LONDON
Tweed Daily · Tuesday 15 January 1918 · page 3
Fruitless rescue, work was continued all day long and night leng at Halmer and colliery. Twenty-five dead bodies have been recovered, but the reads lead…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Colliery Disaster (Reuter.)
Northern Star · Wednesday 16 January 1918 · page 5
LONDON, Monday.—Eighty-seven miners have teen rescued at Halmerend. Twentythree bodies have been recovered. One hundred and thirty-seven men are still entombed…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Nationalising the Coal Mines. The Mysterious Mr. Holman. SYDNEY
Tweed Daily · Wednesday 16 January 1918 · page 3
Mr. Holman stated yesterday that the Cabinet had done nothing in connection with the rumored nationalisation of coals mines. The Premier says that so far the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Colliery Disaster. LONDON
Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Wednesday 16 January 1918 · page 5
An explosion occurred at a coal mine at Halmerena, near Newcastle, while 247 men were below. So far 100, men have been rescued. It is believed that…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Alleged Coal Deal
Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Wednesday 16 January 1918 · page 5
As already notified, the Victorian Government denies having made any contract with the New South Wales Government for the supply to the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Broken Hill Mines Cases
Northern Star · Wednesday 16 January 1918 · page 5
SYDNEY, Tuesday.—In the mines raid eases at Broken Hill Joseph Bradwell was convicted of a charge of inciting to obstruct an engine working on the Central Mine and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Labor Affairs. Coal Lempers
Northern Star · Wednesday 16 January 1918 · page 4
SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The secretary of the Sydney Coal Lumpers' Union, states that the action of the State Government in preventing their men from getting…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Coal for Victoria
Northern Star · Thursday 17 January 1918 · page 3
SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Representatives of the Victorian Government will meet Mr. Holman in Melbourne this week in conference on the dispute over the southern States coal…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Coal Supplies. Victoria and New South Wales Mr. Holman's Statement
Northern Star · Thursday 17 January 1918 · page 2
SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Mr. Holman to-day made available extracts from a letter which he sent to the Victorian Cabinet with the full concurrence of his Cabinet,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Disastrous Colliery Explosion
The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 18 January 1918 · page 8
A cable message dated London, Sunday, states : As the result of an explosion in a coal mine at Halmer End, near Newcastle, 147 minors are…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Victorian Coal Deal. Miners' Secretary Wants an Inquiry. SYDNEY
Tweed Daily · Friday 18 January 1918 · page 3
Mr. A. .C. Willis, Secretary of the Coal and Shale Employees' Federation, favors a full inquiry in connection with the Victorian coal contract. He adds that…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wheelers' Strike. Colliery Closed Down
Northern Star · Friday 18 January 1918 · page 5
SYDNEY, Thursday.—The wheelers of the Lymington colliery in the Newcastle district have stopped work. They demanded increased rates of pay. The…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Broken Hill Mine Raids
Northern Star · Friday 18 January 1918 · page 5
SYDNEY, Thursday.—Two more miners have been sentenced to six months' imprisonment at Broken Hill in connection with the mine raids…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Too Many Strikes. a Colliery Closed. NEWCASTLE
Tweed Daily · Friday 18 January 1918 · page 3
Numerous stoppages have occurred at Lymington colliery during the last twelve months, and on Tuesday the wheelers again ceased work, after…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Marvellous Mount Morgan. Has Yielded Nearly £25,000,000 of Gold
The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 18 January 1918 · page 2
The marvellous Mount Morgan mine, and the town which derives its name therefrom. Ho about 24 miles distant by rail from Rockhampton, the commercial…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →America. Saving Coal Tor the Ships. United States Government Takes Drastic Action. Industries Compulsorily Closed. New York
Tweed Daily · Friday 18 January 1918 · page 3
In order to conserve coal, the Government is closing all industries and theatres on every Monday for 10 weeks. Monday's newspapers will be restricted to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Gold Find at Kin Kin
The Kyogle Examiner · Saturday 19 January 1918 · page 2
The daily papers have been featuring a recent gold find at Kin Kin (Q.) Mr. J. W. Shepparson, snr., of Bangalow, who is in the thick of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Coal for Victoria. the Disputed Contract
Northern Star · Saturday 19 January 1918 · page 4
SYDNEY, Friday.—Mr. Holman, referring to the disputed coal contract, said that as the result of a conference with the Victorian Ministers there appeared to be every…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →