Miners' Women Folk. Struggle for Humane Working Conditions. SYDNEY
A largo and enthusiastic meeting at Newcastle passed a resolution unanimously complimenting the mine workers' womenfolk at Broken Hill on their…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Northern Rivers · Mining & the mines
Mining & the mines, 1920
1,000 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 21 of 50
New Zealand Mining. Trouble at the Smaller Mines. WELLINGTON
The conference of mineowners and coal miners regarding the alleged nonfulfillment of all terms in the recent agreement failed to arrive at a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Mystery of Coal
Remarkable series of researches have recently been carried out in Great Britain on the constitution of coal. The problem was tackled by D. Marie Stopes,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Control of Broken Hill Mines
SYDNEY, Friday.—The N.S.W. Labor Council has decided, to approach the Government and request that the should take over the control of the Broken Hill mines…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Scarborough Labor Conference. Miners' Share in Mine Control. Local Option Approved. LONDON
At the Scarborough Conference Mr. Smillie's motion reaffirming the desirableness of nationalisation and mine workers sharing in the control was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Miners' Aggregate Meetings
SYDNEY, Sunday.—Considerable importance is attached in union circles to the aggregate meetings to be held by the coal miners next week in regard to grievances…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Coal Fields
SYDNEY, Sunday.—The situation on the coal fields is causing some uneasiness, but the union viewpoint is believed to be against, any upheaval. The present impression…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →N.z. Miners Cease Work
WELLINGTON, Sunday.—The miners at the Westport and Stockton coal mines, New Zealand, ceased work as a protest against the appointment of a driver. Unless the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mines in Heligoland Bight. (Reuter.)
LONDON, Sunday.—Grimsby fishermen have had the narrowest of escapes through floating mines, They assert that, the Germans are clearing Heligoland Bight most…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Coal Troubles. Threat of the "Darg." SYDNEY
While the situation on the coalfields has caused some uneasiness the Union viewpoint is believed to be against any upheaval at the present juncture…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Meetings of Coal Miners
SYDNEY, Wednesday.—An aggregate meeting of coal miners at Kurri Kurri endorsed the action of the executive in not accepting the proposals of the coal owners, and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Council Owned Coal Mine. Sydney
The City Council last night, by a narrow majority, decided to purchase the Central Illawarra coal mine…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mining Trouble
SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Meetings of miners are being held on all the coal fields throughout Australia to-day. The men are discussing the outcome of last week's…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Miners' Grievances. Stop Work Meetings. SYDNEY
Stop work meetings of miners are being held throughout Australia to-day. The men are discussing the outcome of the recent conference between Prime…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Labor Affairs. Nationalisation of Mines
SYDNEY, Thursday.—Speakers at some of the miners' mass meetings yesterday stated that nothing less than a socialisation of the mines would satisfy the miners. One…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Miners' Grievances. Industrial Suicide. MAITLAND
Members of the Executive of the Goal and Shale Employees' Federation to-day referred to yesterday's aggregate meetings…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Extraordinary Proposition. [?] Purchase of Coai Mine. SYDNEY
In coal trade circles the proposal of the City Council to buy the Central Illawarra Colliery is regarded as the most extraordinary proposition that has…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mines Bill. Measure Before House of Commons. (United Service, Ltd.)
LONDON, Thursday.—In the House of Commons Sir R. S. Home, Minister for Labor, in moving the second, reading of the Mines Bill pointed out that there would be…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →News of the World. S.A. Gold Export. Capetown
The Select Committee on the embargo of the export of gold reports that in view of the danger of the Union being denuded of specie reserve if the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Coal Miners' Demands
SYDNEY, Sunday.—Mr. Willis stated today that probably a further conference between representatives of the coal miners and the employers would be called by Mr…
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