Three Shifts at Collieries. London
Eighteen Lancashire cotton mills have closed through the shortage of supplies, rendering 4000 men idle. The executive of the Miners'…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mining & the mines, 1914
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Miners and Reinstatement
The Denniston miners, the largest body in New Zealand, have aban[?]ed their insistence on their reinstatement in a body. AS the result of a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Miners Called Out London
To s[?] the abolition of the [?] system of employment, the Miners' Federation Executive has recommended the Nor[?] Association to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Ardlethan Mines
It is reported that a payable tin lode has been struck in the Wild Cherry lease in making excavations in the hillside for machinery…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Miners Ask Rend Allowance. London
The Northumberland miners by a two to one majority, have decided to ask for 3/ extra per week as rend allowance for miners who do not live in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →South African Miners Demand 18/ a Day. Johannesburg
The secretary of the Transvaal Miners' Association (Mr. Matthews) declares that the situation is serious, because the Witwatersrand miners…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Miners Rent Allowance Will Strike If Not Granted. London
The Northumberland miners decided by a two to one majority to demand 3/ per week rent allowance to milers living in other than colliery…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Miners' Phthisis Expert's Report. Unscientific Methods Condemned. London
Sir Almroth Wright has completed his report on pneumonia in the Rand mines, whereof the first part was published a year ago. He explains…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Commons Extended Gold Mine Syndicate
Report for week ending Jan, 3, 1914:— Dining the week necessary tools and materials have been assembled at the mine. The audit has been cleaned up,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Industrial Trouble in South Africa Railwaymen's Protest. Mining Strike Probable. Capetown
The industrial unrest on the railways is increasing. At a meeting at Pretoria on Saturday night, resolutions were passed…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Miners Resume Work. Wellington
The Hunley mines (.Z.) re-opened to-day. No violence was attempted, though there was a lot of boo-booing. The directors addressed the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fatal Colliery Explosion
BIRMINGHAM (Alabama), Sunday.—An explosion due to gas originating from coal dust, entombed 12 men employed by the Davis Creek…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Year's Mining Fatalities. New York
During last year 2560 persons were killed in mines in the United States…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Minister for Mines. Mr. Edden Defends his Administration. SYDNEY
The Minister for Mines (Mr. Edden) vigorously defends his administration against the attacks which have been made upon it by…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →South African Crisis Strikers Returning in Large Numbers. General Strike Abandoned Natal Miners at Work. Capetown
Large numbers of strikers are returning throughout the country especially at Braamfontein and Blocmfontein…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →South African Crisis "Strike Herald" Office Raided. Printing Presses Seized. Attempt to Dynamite a Mine. Driver, Saves Skipman's Life. Pretoria
The defence forces will be held in readiness at Pretoria, until a proclamation releases them. Yesterday a leaflet entitled "The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Rich Gold Find Realises Record Price. Sydney
A rich find of gold has been made near Trunkey Oi[?] 18 ounces were realised from the crushing of 10 tons, and the record price of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Telegraphic. Mine Manager Killed Cobar
At the Great Cobar Mine on Monday afternoon Alfred H. Luff, assistant manager, lost his life. With others he was testing the ground when a fall from an…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Strike of Coal Porters London
Eight thousand London coal porters have struck. At the mens meeting they rejected the masters offer to settle the special grievances with a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Coal Strike Vehicle Workers in Sympathy. Serious Shortage of Coal. One Company Gives Increased Wages. London
Five thousand carters have joined the coal porters on strike in London. General vehicle workers have also come out in sympathy…
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