Idle Mines. Dispute Between Rival Unions. Shiftmen V. Deputies and Shotfirers
The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 4 March 1920 · page 6
Six of the large coal mines on the Maitland field have been thrown idle in consequence of a dispute between two unions— the Coal and Shale Employees' Federation and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Mining Shares. Gold Issues Active
Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Friday 5 March 1920 · page 3
Business in Mining Scrip was fairly quiet upon the Sydney Stock Exchange yesterday. Values however, were mostly firm…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Idle Mines. Colliery Officials and the Federation. History of the Trouble. Newcastle
The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 5 March 1920 · page 6
A special meeting of the Colliery Officials' Association of the South Maitland coalfields was held at Cessnock to-day. The meeting was well attended, representatives from 17…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Miners Asked to Resume. by Miners' President. Newcastle
The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 5 March 1920 · page 6
The resolution carried at the Cessnock meeting was telegraphed to Mr. Baddeley. Mr. Baddeley stated to-night that the resolution was the original proposal of the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →More Coal Trouble
The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 5 March 1920 · page 6
The two months' shipping strike produced a grave shortage of coal in all parts of Australia, and the ships have scarcely gone to sea again to resume the carriage…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Mining Notes
Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Friday 5 March 1920 · page 3
The mine manager of Ratrut Basin reports for the month of February as follows: Worked 380 hours, treating 57,000 cubic yards, for a yield of 23½…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Latest Mining Quotations
Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Friday 5 March 1920 · page 3
The closing quotations for mining shares upon the Sydney Stock Exchange yesterday were as follows:— Copper.—C.S.A., paid, b 18/9. s 19/3;…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Gold Diviner Woman's Strange Gift
The Sun · Friday 5 March 1920 · page 7
Water diviners are not uncommon, but the latest addition to their ranks, Mrs. Lacey, of Ash Vale, Aldershot, easily outstrips them all in her…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Mining. the Share Market
The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 5 March 1920 · page 8
Dealings in mining scrip assumed much smaller proportions on the Sydney Stock Exchange yesterday, and a marked decline in the turnover occurred. On the midday call…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Miners' Claims Why They Want 30 Hours
Evening News · Friday 5 March 1920 · page 7
Why the miners are demanding a 30-hour week was explained to-day by Mr. A. C. Willis, secretary of the Miners' Federation. "The general agitation now rapidly…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Other Man's Job. Complaint Against Mine Officials. Industrial Strife Likely
The Daily Telegraph · Friday 5 March 1920 · page 6
CESSNOCK, Thursday. -- The trouble between members of the Colliery Employees' Federation and the Colliery Officials' Association which threatens to cause disruption of the industry…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Owners' Statement. Twenty-four Strikes Since December 12. Organised by Miners' Federation
The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 5 March 1920 · page 6
The northern coal proprietors state that since December 12 last 24 strikes have occurred in the Maitland and Newcastle districts regarding minor matters…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Mining Unrest. Question of Organisation. Explanation by Miners' Secretary
The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 6 March 1920 · page 10
The unrest in the coal-mining industry was referred to yesterday by Mr. A. C. Willis, general secretary of the Australasian Coal and Shale Miners' Federation…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Coal Commission
The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 6 March 1920 · page 9
The Royal Commission to Inquire into the Coalmining industry and the Coal Trade in New South Wales will sit in the Public Works Committee Room, Parliament House, at 10 o'clock…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Mining Notes
Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Saturday 6 March 1920 · page 3
The mine manager of Vegetable Creek advises that the output for the week ended yesterday was 5 tons of tin oxide…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Puako Will Load Coal
Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Saturday 6 March 1920 · page 5
The American four-masted barquentine Puako, which arrived at Newcastle on February 20 from South Africa, has been chartered to load…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Coal Shortage Melbourne
Evening News · Saturday 6 March 1920 · page 4
Owing to the coal shortage, it is expected that it will be at least a fortnight before coal will be available for other than industrial purposes. Relief has…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Gundagai Mine to Be Sold
The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 6 March 1920 · page 14
An extraordinary meeting of shareholders of the Gundagai Long Tunnel Gold-mine; [?].L., was held at Vickery's-chambers yesterday to consider the proposal to sell the property in…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Mining. the Share Market
The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 6 March 1920 · page 14
Distinctly brighter conditions prevailed in the mining soction of the Stock Exchange yesterday, though in some lines an easier tendency was noted. The turnover was substantially…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Coal Falls on Miner. Right Leg Severed
The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 6 March 1920 · page 11
About four tons of coal and loose earth fell on a miner who was working in the Helousburgh mine at 11 o'clock last night, and severed his right leg at the ankle…
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