Strike at Victorian State Coal Mine. Melbourne
Two hundred miners who struck work at the Morwell Government mine on Friday, as a protest against the dismissal of an employee, are still out. The Mines…
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Mining & the mines, 1918
508 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 7 of 26
Coal Pool
SYDNEY, Sunday.—Mr. Grahame, Minister for Agriculture, stated that.the recent interstate conference convened to deal with the coal pool carried a resolution 'asking…
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WELLINGTON (N.Z.), Saturday.—Three hundred coal miners at the Extended mine, Huntley, declined to enter the workings. They allege the mine is unsafe owing, as…
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MELBOURNE, Saturday.—About 200 men employed at the Morwell brown coal mine, Victoria, struck work because one of their number had been dismissed. The men…
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SYDNEY, Saturday.—A miner named Fred Anlezark while working at Lewis Ponds, near Orange, discovered a sl[?]g of gold weighing 35oz 17dwt, worth about…
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Mr. W.C. Grahame, State Minister for Agriculture, said yesterday that the recent Interstate Conference had adopted a resolution asking Admiral Clarkson to…
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WELLINGTON, Tuesday.—The New Zealand Coal Miners' Federation has forwarded a demand to the Coal Owners' Association for a 20 per cent, increase in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Labor Affairs. Northern Miners
SYDNEY, Tuesday.—As the result of the recent industrial upheaval the Australasian Goal and Shale Federation paid to the northern miners out of work £12,700…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday.--Desert Gold has been scratched for the Newmarket Handicap and Australian Cup…
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WELLINGTON, Wednesday.—Mr. Semple, an official of the Miners' ''Federation, denies the rumors that New Zealand miners are contemplating a strike, but states there is…
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SYDNEY, Thursday.—The Minister for Labor and Industry has refused a compulsory conference in connection with the colliery mechanics' trouble…
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The Australian soldier abroad cannot resist the temptation of telling stories about his native land to credulous listeners, and as he has met in England so…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →America. Conservation of Coal Order Rescinded. Supplies now Sufficient for all Needs. WASHINGTON
Mr. Garfield has rescinded the order closing industries on Mondays in the United States, and says that coal supplies are now sufficient for all needs…
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WELLINGTON, N.Z., Friday.—An announcement has been made by the naval adviser to the N.Z. Government that an enemy mine was discovered and exploded off…
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Mining matters on the Orara, particulary in the Coramba district, appear, to be on the verge of booming. The successful results, of the operations at Mount Browne:…
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The Naval Adviser to the New Zealand Government has announced that an enemy mine was found and exploded in Cook Straight, off Cape Farewell…
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SYDNEY, Monday.—A statement issued by the Mines Department shows that 8,392,867 tons of coal, valued at £442,746, was produced during 1917, being an increase of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Ivan Vossiloff's Death. Action to be Taken Against Mine Manager. SYDNEY
A few days ago the circumstances attending the death of Ivan Vossiloff, which occurred at the Junction North mine, Broken Hill, was discussed in…
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Live fish have been found in the bottom of a Transvaal gold mine, in a vertical shaft 3800ft. deep. They were barbel, from 6in. to 12in. long,…
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MELBOURNE, Thursday.—At Flemington this morning Desert Gold ran half a mile in 47 4-5 seconds. A wager of £250 to £100 has been laid by some ringmen in Victoria…
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