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Broken Hill & the Far West · Mining & the mines
658 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 2 of 33
There is little fresh to report in connection with colliery disputes. The trouble at Greta and Hetton cotinues; but the colliery owners say that they…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A ballot of coal miners is being taken on the question of strike or no strike. The ballot at Wickham and Bollock Island resulted: For, 164; against, 68…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Several Cases, the outcome of an attempt to jump leases at Mount Drysdale, were heard before Warden M'Kell at Cobar to-day. The cases were those of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The final papers for the sale of the Londonderry mine to a London syndicate were signed on Friday. As soon as the purchase is completed the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A deputation from the men on strike at the Hetton colliery again interviewed the directors yesterday. Mr. Hutchison, chairman of directors,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Several cases, the outcome of an attempt to jump leases at Mount Drysdale, ware heard before Warden M'Kell at Cebar to-day. The cases were those of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →At Lithgow to-day the miners charged with working on Sunday appeared before the local court, and were fined 5[?]. each, or two hours in the stocks. For the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The voting in the ballot for or against a strike, at present being taken by the miners, is up to the present: For, 874; against, 452; informal, 29…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The three furnaces leased to the Proprietary treated last week 1663 tons net ore. In the main workings prospects are still unfavorable in the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The latest returne of the strike ballot are: For, 1170; against 714. Two hundred miners at the Wallarah and Cathrine Bay colleries have struck…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The voting in the ballot for or against a strike, at present being taken by the miners, is up to the present: For, 874; against, 452; informal, 29…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The latest returns of the strike ballot are: For, 1170; against 714 Two hundred miners at the Wallarah and Cathrine Bay collieries have struck…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Both the South and Block 10 mines have entered on a new phase of existence potential of mighty consequences to the Barrier. During the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →An important point in connection with the Mining on Private Properly Act waa raised three weeks ago, when an application was made hy Mr. John…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The ballot of the Northern (Newcastle) district miners for or agains[?] a strike has been concluded. The result is against a general strike, the votes for…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The, men employed af the Seaham and West Wallsend collieries have rejected the resolution of the delegate board for the settlement of disputes…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →An extraordinarily rich shoot of gold was struck in the Democrat mine, Mount Wills, on Saturday. A ton of the stuff, it is estimated, contains 20…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →An inrush of water has occurred in a colliery at Hanley, in Staffordshire, by which 100 men are entombed. Every effort is being made to rescue them…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Farther particulars show that 230 men were entombed by the inrush of water at the Hanley colliery, in Staffordshire. Of these 130 have been…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →An inrush of water has occurred in a colliery at Hanley, in Staffordshire, by which 100 men are entombed. Every effort is being made to rescue them…
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