Miners' Wages. Big Increase Sought
LONDON, Thursday.--A conference of the Miners' Federation of Great Britain has resolved to demand a 20 per cent. increase in wages, owing to the higher prices of…
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Coal-lumpers. Friction with Employers
At a mass meeting last Saturday of the Coal Lumpers' Union a matter of serious import was brought forward. The question was connected, with the coaling of vessels in…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Coal Lumpers. Serious Trouble Threatened
A serious position is threatened in connection with the coaling of vessels in Sydney Harbor, as serious Industrial trouble may accrue. On Saturday last a mass meeting of the Coal…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Mine Sweeping. Allies' Base at Lemnos
LONDON, Thursday.--A correspondent of the "Daily Mail," writing from Tenedos, at the entrance to the Dardanelles, states that the operations of the allied fleet have now…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Dardanelles. Mine-sweepers Busy. London
The "Daily Mail's" correspondent at Tenedos states that the operations of the Allies are restricted to mine-sweeping the approaches to Chanak, under cover of the fire of the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Federal Note Issue. the Gold Backing
MELBOURNE, Thursday.--The Australian note issue on March 15 was £26,495,005, and the gold reserve £10,130,770, or 38.24 per cent. This is the first time the percentage of gold has…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Mine-sweeping. the Amethyst's Losses. London, March 18
The correspondent of the "Dally Mail" at Tenedos says the Allies' operations are at present restricted to mine-sweeping the approaches to Chanak under cover of the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Mining. Prices Current on 'Change
Practically, every listed Barrier stock was quoted on the mining section of the Sydney Stock Exchange yesterday. The effect of the splendid prices ruling for industrial metals…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →More Work. What the Miners Say. London, Thursday Evening
One by one the big trades unions are falling into line in response to the appeals made by Earl Kitcheser, Mr. Lloyd Georhe, and Mr. Winston Churchill, for an increased output…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →[?]Ort Kembla Development. The New Coal-loading Cear
The new coal-loading plant at Port Kembla jetty was given a trial run last week, about 300 tons of coal being put through into the hold of the steamer…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mining in the State. Wyalong
The returns for 1914 for this district show a decided falling off in value. The war was the cause of several mines closing down, while the severe drought made several cease…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Nearer Constantinople. Defences of Chanak. Mine-sweepers' Great Work. London, Thursday Night
The correspondent of the Daily Mail, writing from the Island of Tenedos, on the coast of Asia Minor, south of the Dardanelles, says that the operations in the strait have now…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Mine-sweepers. Grey Patrols of the North Sea. Real Heroes of the War
"The real heroes of the war are those trawler chaps in the North Sea" This was the remark of a naval man who recently arrived in Sydney, and who has seen…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Mining. Stocks Freely Quoted. Fair Business Record. Values Mostly Steady
Much vivacity characterised yesterday's noon call. Yet it was largely a case of "Much cry, but little wool," for the business done was not at all in keeping with the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Trouble at Whitburn Colliery
GRETA, Friday.--A deputation, with Mr. Brennan, district secretary, waited on the manager of the Whitburn colliery this afternoon, relative to the men objected to. The manager…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Vulcan Tin Mine
The manager, reporting on March 1, says:— 1050ft level, No. 3 Crosscut.—This face has reached a point 29ft from off the main drive, passing through tin-hearing material the whole distance. The best…
Continued on Trove, page 21 →Carpathia Tin-mine
The mine manager reports for last week as follows:— No. 1 shaft, 104½ft level: Sinking 1½ft, and completing at 100½ft, at which depth commenced crosscutting west to intersect lode. In 3ft in country rock, coloured…
Continued on Trove, page 21 →Newcastle Coal Export
NEWCASTLE, Friday.--The exports of coal from Newcastle to places beyond the State during the week shows an increase of 9000 tons us compared with last week. The total was 02,607 tons, of which 69,270 tons went to…
Continued on Trove, page 22 →The Coal Output
LONDON, Friday.--The executive of the Minors' Federation has recommended the men in the various districts to take the shortest possible holidays, in order to…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Vegetable Creek Tin Mine
The report for the week ending March 11 states:— Chandier Shaft.—Leading drive advanced 28ft 6in, 9in wash for 11ft, worth 200lb, none for remainder or in face. 2198ft east crosscut advanced 9ft, few inches…
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