Labour. South African Mines. Situation Serious. Johannesburg, Dec. 31
The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 2 January 1914 · page 7
Mr. Matthews, secretary of the Transvaal Miners' Association, says that the situation in regard to the Natal strike is serious, as the Witwatersrand miners intend to support the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →New Zealand Miners. Services Not Wanted. Wellington (N.z.)
The Sun · Friday 2 January 1914 · page 7
The majority of votes of the coa'miners are in favor of a resumption of work under the Arbitration Act. The mineowners have issued notices to 20 old employees at…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Coal Bunkers on Fire. Outbreak on a Tramp Steamer
The Farmer and Settler · Friday 2 January 1914 · page 3
Last Wednesday, afternoon, while the steamer [?]ford was making her way front Bunbury (W.A.) to Acukland (N.Z.) with a cargo of Jarrah, it was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →New Ministry. Amalgamating Departments. Chief Secretary and Mines Special Health Portfolio
The Sun · Friday 2 January 1914 · page 7
The election of ten Ministers by the caucus at its approaching meeting will be followed in will probability by substantial changes in the arrangement of portfolios…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Mines Portfolio. to Be Taken by Chief Secretary. Honorary Minister to Help at Treasury
Evening News · Friday 2 January 1914 · page 5
When the rearrangement of the Cabinet takes place, the Department of Mines will no longer be a separate portfolio. The Labor Ministry was the first for many year to regard it as…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Colliery Disaster. Home Office Inquiry. Mine Manager's Evidence
Evening News · Saturday 3 January 1914 · page 5
At the Home Office inquiry into the Senghenydd (Wales) Calliery disaster of several months ago. when a number of men lost their lives. Mr. Shaw the manager of the mine said…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →New Series of Stories. the Romance of a Gold Mine
The Newsletter: an Australian Paper for Australian People · Saturday 3 January 1914 · page 6
Proudly Pingreave led the way to his cabin. Them he set forth a bottle and a tin cup on the table, and while Blake and cody occupied…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Mount Ross Mine
The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 3 January 1914 · page 17
The manager of the Mount Ross Diamond and Tin mine reports that during the past 12 months the main drive has been extended 587ft, crosscut drives put in 684ft, and…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →Mining. Notes
The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 3 January 1914 · page 17
The Araluen Redbank Company's d[?]edge in a run of 80 hours ending December 24, won 32 ounces gold. The Araluen Central Company's dredge ran…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →Two Miners Kilied. Launceston
The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 3 January 1914 · page 18
Two minors, John Kirby, 28, married, with wife and child, Thomas Joseph Reid, 35, married, with a wife and one child, were killed at the Tasmania mine Beaconsfield to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Two Men Killed. in Tasmanian Mine
The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 3 January 1914 · page 9
LAUNCESTON, Friday. -- Two men--John Kirby (38) and Thomas Reid (35)--were killed in the Tasmania mine at Beaconsfield to-day through a fall of dirt…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Mining. Copper Falls Heavily
The Sun · Saturday 3 January 1914 · page 8
Copper was quoted in London yesterday at £64 2s 6d, a drop of £1, and lead at £18 10s, a rise of 7s 6d per ton. The closing scrip (middle) quotations on the London…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Newcastle. Week's Coal Export. Newcastle
The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 3 January 1914 · page 17
The collieries being closed down until Monday next, the coal export trade was slack during the week. The amount of coal sent to places beyond the State was 26,994 tons…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →Mine-layer Wrecked. Five Men Drowned. London
The Sun · Saturday 3 January 1914 · page 8
A vessel for laying submarine mines, which has just been built in England for the Russian Government, was being sailed to the Baltic by an English crew of six with a…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Labor Troubles. Northumberland Miners. a Strike Ballot Probable
The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 3 January 1914 · page 14
LONDON, Thursday Evening.--The Northumberland miners have, by a two to one majority, decided to ask for a rent allowance of 3s per week for miners not living in the colliery…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Coal Shipments. the Year's Increase. Newcastle
The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 3 January 1914 · page 16
A report, issued by Captain Knowles, berthing master of the port, shows that 5,138,245 tons of coal were shipped by the cranes and hoist during the year 1913. That total shows…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →The Cabinet. Contemplated Changes. Mines and Public Health
The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 3 January 1914 · page 13
Although nothing definite will be done in the matter of State Cabinet reconstruction for the present, that is, until the Caucus meets before the assembling of Parliament next month, some…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Ardlethan Tin Mines. to the Editor of the Herald
The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 3 January 1914 · page 17
Sir,—It is very disappointing to find that such a promising field as Ardlethan is simply struggling for existence, and bringing keen disappointment to speculators and shareholders alike. In my opinion this is…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →Coal Trade. Shipments for Export. Bright Prospects. Newcastle
The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 3 January 1914 · page 13
The coal trade this year has been exceptionally brisk, and, for the month ending today, the exports to other States and countries were much larger than they generally are…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Week's Coal Exports. Falling-off in Trade. Newcastle
The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 3 January 1914 · page 13
Owing to the Christmas holidays the exports of coal this week have shown a big falling-off. The total quantity shipped reached, only 26,091 tons, of which 16,452 tons were for…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →