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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines
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A special meeting of the delegate board of the Colliery Employe's Federation was held in Newcastle yesterday when there was a good attendance of delegates. It was decided to interview the manager of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Wallarah Coal Company, Limited, which is under the management of Mr. I. Sperring, who is opening up a new tunnel at Sawmill Camp, expects to strike the coal seam in a few weeks. This tunnel…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →During the fortnight which ended yesterday time was lost at the Maitland collieries owing to the scarcity of shipping. Following is the number of days worked for the fortnightly pay to be drawn on…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mining operations are still being carried on the Old Cherry Tree Hill, near Dungog, the holder of the lease being T. Porteus, of Morpeth. Government aid has been obtained…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Australia was gradually developing as an agricultural country when in 1851, an event occurred which caused a wild and impetuous rush to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The coal exported from Newcastle during the weak ended at noon on Saturday to places beyond the State totalled 47,263 tons to inter-State and intercolonial, and 18,790 tons to foreign…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Hon. J.N. Brunker sends for publication the following letter :- " Department of Public Instruction, " Sydney, 20th November, 1002…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Chinese recently lowered the British flag at the Tongshan mines, and hoisted the Chinese flag, at the same-time establishing a guard at the mines. Sir E. M. Satow, the British Minister at Peking…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The half-yearly report of the Tarcools Blocks mine, South Australia, states that 1709 tons of stone were crashed, yielding 3010oz., 18dwt. smelted gold, averaging 1cz. 15dwt. The total quantity of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Hon. John Kidd, Minister for Mines, laid on the table of the Legislative Assembly last night a report by Mr. Atkinson, Chief Inspector of Coal Mines, in response to a question asked by Mr. Edden on the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The poor of New York are paying twelve and half dollars a ton for anthractive coal…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The coal trade in the Wollongong district last week was brisk, all the mines working well. The fortnightly pay at most of the collieries was a full-time one…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →The Hon. J. N. Brunker sends for publication the following letter :— "Department of Public Instruction, "Sydney, 20th November, 1902."…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →THE poorer classes in New York are paying £2 123 a ton for anthracite coal…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →GENTLEMEN belonging to the Labour Party and their sympathisers possibly do not see that in talking about compelling the Government to restore to the paper this session the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Following are the results of the week's operations at the Sulphide Corporation works at Cockle Creek —Ore treated 907 tons, producing bullion containing 1280 oz gold, 24,720oz silver, and 339 tons lead…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A large and enthusiastic aggregate meeting of the miners employed at the South Maitland collieries was held at Telarah on Saturday morning for the purpose of considering the system…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The arbitrator who dealt with the demand of 70,000 miners for increased rates of pay has awarded the miners of Western Scotland an Advance of 61 per cent., and those in the mines in Eastern Scotland…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The work of dealing with the fire in the Greta Celliery is still proceeding, but the manager is uncertain as to when the work will be concluded, as the gobbing in refuse is very extensive. Additional…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →NOWRA, Monday.—In making the descent of the Cliffs at Point Perpendicular yesterday, in search of the remains of Frank Hammer, the boy…
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