Miners and the Daylight Act
Dear Worker,— I have just been talking to some miners who were waiting for the whistle to blow for work. The topic was the innovation…
Continued on Trove, page 22 →Mining & the mines, 1917
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The Miners Are Winning Back Their Own
With the operation of the new wage, conditions in the coal industry comes a mitigation of the old system of barefaced robbery as carried out by the Coal Barons of…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →Wolfram Mining. Broken Hill
Attention is being given just now by outside prospectors to wolfram mining. Several deposits are being opened up. The chief deposits seem to be [?]n the vicinity of…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Gas Coal. No Lumpers at Mortlake. Steamers Waiting in Harbor
Colliers are at present at anchor in Sydney Harbor waiting to put out gas coal from Newcastle. The vessels have been in port since Monday, but no coalies have so far put in an…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Norway's Obligations. British Stoppage of Coal Expert. Christian v. Wednesday Evening
The stoppage by Britain of the export of cost to Norway causes anxiety. The "Aftenposten" states Britain accuses Norway of failure to fulfil her obligations…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Northern Territory Goldfields
Most of the old goldfields of the Northern Territory have been abandoned, the rich levels and shoots having been worked out many years ago. Some attention is being…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Wongawilli Coal Mine. Wollongong
Messrs. [?] are expediting the preparatory [?] with the development of the [?] at Wongawilli, West [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Mining. in and About the Mines
The liquidator of Kampong Kamunting Tin Dredging, Ltd. (old company), has given shareholders notice that the agreement for sale of the assets and undertaking of the company to…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A Mine Destroyer
The Flushing correspondent of the "Telegraaf" recently described Admiral Goedhart's invention for the protection of vessels against mines as consisting…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Newcastle Coal Shipments
NEWCASTLE, Thursday.--The quantity of coal shipped at Newcastle during last year was 3,295,555 tons, as compared with 4,276,492 tons in the previous year a decrease of 980937 tons…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Mining. Notes
A telegram from Launceston states that operations on the Tasmanian mines are again in full swing after the holidays, but in some cases with a restricted labour supply. Two…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →American Gold Holdings
Imports of gold into, the United States from the commencement of the war to October 21 last amounted to £171,6[?]0,000, and the exports to £46,200,000, making a net import of…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →West Australian Gold Yield
PERTH. Thursday.—The gold yield for December, 1916, was 90,089 fine oz., valued at £382,677, a decrease of 9914oz. compared with December. 1915. The yield for 1916 totalled…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Mortlake Coal-lumpers. Again Idle
Trouble has again occurred at the Mortlake Gasworks owing to the refusal of the coallumpers to unload cargoes unless their claim for an extra man in each gang is conceded…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Northern Miners. Ballot on Judge's Order
NEWCASTLE, Thursday,.-- Northern colliery Employees' Federation yesterday took a ballot of all its members as to the acceptance or otherwise of the order made by Mr. Justice…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Embargo on Coal. Norwegian Press Annoyed
COPENHAGEN, Thursday.—As the outcome of the British Government's prohibition of the export of coal several Norwegian newspapers attack the British Minister at Christiania…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Coal-lumpers Demand Increase. Hobart
Coal-lumpers, who are now paid about is 2½d per ton for handling coal, have sent in a demand that from January 1 they should be paid by the hour, at the rate of 2s 9d for dar…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →No Coal for Norway. British Prohibition
CHRISTIANIA, Thursday. --Britain has stopped the export of coal to Norway. This action causes anxiety. The, "Aften Posten" states that Britain…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Labor. Mortlake Coal Men. Stoppage This Week
Further trouble has occurred in connection with the recent dispute over the demand of the coal-lumpers at Mortlake Gas Works for an extra man in their gangs.|…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →No Coal for Norway. Copenhagen, Jan. 4
Arising out of the stoppage of the export of coal to Norway, several Norwegian newspapers attack the British Minister in Christiania. Others assail…
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