Strike Declared. South African Mining Trouble. Big Majority for Upheaval. (Reuter.)
CAPETOWN Sunday.—A Johannesburg message states that the South African industrial federation has declared a strike from Monday night…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Northern Rivers · Mining & the mines
Mining & the mines, 1922
745 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 2 of 38
Coal Crisis Threatened
NEWCASTLE, Tuesday.--The Secretary of the Coal Owners Association stated to-day that the carrying of the ballot for the nine day fortnight would…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Free Gold Railway Passes
The following paragraph from Sydney "Sun" discloses that apparently it is possible for members of Parliament to secure gold passes for their daughters. Says the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Notes for Gold Swindle
SYDNEY, Wednesday.—A recent arrival from Canada named John Stringer fell a victim to the gold for notes swindle at Melbourne yesterday, as a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Huge Shipment of Gold
With extra precautions against a recurrence of the sensational gold robbery which occurred on the last voyage, the American mail steamer Sonoma…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →High Shipping Freights. Newcastle and Cardiff Coal
SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Mr. Willis, the miners' secretary, says that the blame for any failure of Newcastle coal to compote with that of Cardiff is due to the high shipping…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Gold Hunt. Council Gets on the Track
The Murwillumbah Municipal Council seems to have a penchant for getting on to the tracks of gold mines--or at least inspiring other people to do so…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →African Miners' Strike. Chamber's Offer Rejected. Federation Endorses Men's Action. (Reuter.)
JOHANNESBUKG, Monday.—The Miners' Federation rejected the Chamber of Mines' offer and unanimously endorsed the strike. The men's leaders did not even…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →General News. Bendigo Goldfields
For last year the list of mining accidents on the Bendigo goldfields was the least serious for many years. Not a single fatality occurred, a circumstance unequalled for many…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Industrial Trouble. Johannesburg Gold Mines. Victoria Falls Power Station. (Reuter.)
JOHANNESBURG, Tuesday—A strike prevails in all the gold mines, also at Victoria Falls power station, where the men are working on about one-third power…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →COSTING £150,000 Daily. South African Mining Strike. Continuance Means Disaster. (Reuter.)
JOHANNESBURG, Tuesday.—If the strike continues it will take years to make up the loss owing to the stoppage, while some mines will never reopen…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Nine Day Fortnight. Coal Mining Industry. Ballot Papers Issued
SYDNEY, Thursday.—The ballot papers relating to the proposal for a nine-day fortnight in the coal industry were issued yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Tur[?]. Gambler's Gold Scratched
SYDNEY, Thursday.—Gambler's Gold has been scratched for the Challenge Stakes…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Impending Mining Strike. Taking the Constitutional Steps. the Trouble in South Africa. (Reuter.)
JOHANNESBURG, Wednesday.—The executive of the Industrial Federation to-day passed a resolution calling on all organisations of Labour throughout South Africa to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Moderate Tone. South African Mining Trouble Essential Services Running. (Reuter.)
JOHANNESBURG, Thursday.—A moderate tone continues to prevail and the call becomes stronger for the Government to take the first favourable opportunity to bring the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →English Miners Restless. Approaching Coal Owners. Wages Below Subsistence Level. (Reuter.)
LONDON, Saturday.—The executive committee of the Miners' Federation. has decided to approach the coal owners with a view to both parties making joint…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Sensational Turn. Withdrawal of Essential Services. Wide Split Among the Miners. (Reuter.)
JOHANNESBURG, Friday.—To-night the Government received the replies on the Federation's basis. The colliery section of the chamber is still agreeable to the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Gold Nuggets
A report from Sunny Corner (N.S.W.) states that some months ago Herb Shumack found a fine nugget of gold worth about £60 on his claim near town. During…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Essential Services. to Be Maintained in Mines. Faction Fight Between Natives. (Reuter.)
JOHANNESBURG, Monday.—Despite the efforts of the extremists the underground officials of the union unanimously decided to maintain the essential services…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Miners' Claims
SYDNEY, Tuesday.--The Miners' Council resolved that the miners' claims must be carried into effect. These include a six-hour day, a…
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