Cut Off Cairns Still Isolated Washaways Colliery Flooded Cairns
Owing to washaways and floods on the north coast line, Cairns is still cut off from communication with the south,…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Mining & the mines, 1927
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Strikes Spread. Northern Mines. 1700 Men Idle
Reports concerning operations on the northern coalfields yesterday stated that work had been resumed at the Bellbird No. 1 mine, but strikes were in force at five other…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →1700 Miners Idle Strike in North Work Held Up
About 1700 miners were idle yesterday as a result of a stoppage of work at seven collieries on the northern field. Strikes caused…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Western Mines. Wages Claim. General Stoppage Feared. LITHGOW
The miners in the Lithgow group of collieries are indignant at the refusal of the Railway Commissioners to hear their claims for increased wages and improved conditions…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →General Strike. Labour Report. Assistance to Miners. London, Jan. 20
The report of the council of the Trade Union Congress regarding the long-deferred "inquest" on the general strike was submitted to-day to a conference of affiliated…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →The Riches of New Guinea Phenomenal Gold "Strike" Administrator's Views
The Administrator of the Territories of New Guinea, General Evan Wisdom, who reached Sydney yesterday, described the recent gold discoveries as a phenomenal "strike."…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →"Futile" British General Strike the Inquest T.U.C. Blames Miners London, Thursday Night
That the British general strike of May, 1926, would be "decently buried" after the "inquest," which opened at Westminster to-day, was the prophecy…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Inquest on Britain's Disastrous Strike Bitter Taunts Labor Leaders Row Blunders of Last May Miners Complain of "Betrayal" 4,000,000 Unionists Represented "News" Special LONDON
THE "INQUEST" on the general strike of last May opened at the Central Hall, Westminster, this morning. Two hundred delegates, representing 4,000,000 trade unionists…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Lithgow State Coal Mine
LITHGOW.--It is understood that early next week a number of shiftmen will be put on coal at the State Coal Mine, where the output is increasing…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Slaughtered Miners
WE take the following particulars of coalmining casualties in the U.S.A. from the "United Mineworkers' Journal" of December 1:--…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →Miners' Lost Wages
THE Northern Collieries' Association has made a statement that a sum of nearly £900,000 was lost to the miners on the field last year through…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →New Diamond Mine Claim
A diamond mine has been discovered on the estate of Senor Castella, the Brazilian Home Secretary, in the State of Minas Geraes, which is estimated to contain the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →British Miners' Relief Fund
The President has received the following letter hi acknowledgment of the amount of collections in our churches, and one Congregational Church, for the above-named fund. The amount was. £43 10s 8d…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →New Guinea Gold
Brigadier-General E. R. Wisdom (Administrator of New Guinea), who is on one of his periodical visits to Australia, said yesterday that he thought further discoveries of gold…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Lucky Escape at Colliery West Maitland
Jack Callaghan, aged 26 years a married man. living at West Maitland, narrowly escaped with his, life at Ayrfield No. 2 Colllery. He fell down the shaft, but landed on…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Miners Rejoice at Continued Progress
MR. D. J. DAVIES, Secretary Miners' Federation: For all time, Australians will fittingly celebrate January 26, for it means much to them…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Generous Miners Help for British Strikers Wollongong
At the annual meeting of the Illawarra Miners' Board, the delegate for Mt. Pleasant Lodge (Mr. David H. Duncombe), said he wan sorry that no…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The "Inquest" On British Strike Miners' Federation Censured London
The "inquest" regarding the general strike of last May opened at Central Hail, Westminster, yesterday. The conference had before it two reports, one…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →General Strike. Labour "Inquest." Miners State Their Case. London, Jan. 20
The gathering of delegates from affiliated unions, called for the purpose of holding the long-deferred "inquest" into the conduct of the general strike and the reasons for calling…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Mining Market. Mt. Isa Again Booms Barriers Are Firmer
The mining market was firm yesterday caused undoubtedly by the advance in base metal quotations overseas. Business was moderate, but advances outnumbered…
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