Mining Matters
Mr. J. Estell, M.L.A., has arranged with the Minister for Mines, the Hon. John Kidd, to receive, at 11.45 a.m. next Friday, a deputation of Parliamentary representative of the northern and southern…
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Mining & the mines, 1903
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Mattland Coal Mines. Kurri Kurri
The fortnightly meeting of the Progress Committee was held in the Central Hall on Monday night. Mr. J. Dark (vice-president) occupied the chair, and other members…
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WitH the view of obtaining increased ventilation in coal mines, a deputation, comprising Messrs. J. Estell, A. Edden, and J. Gillies. Ms.L.A., and Messrs. Jas. Curley and Matthes Charlton, secretary and…
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Great excitement was caused amongst the miners employed in the No. 2 tunnel of the East Greta colliery on Friday morning, when it was reported thata fire had been discovered in some of the old…
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The export of coal from Newcastle to places beyond the State for the week ended on Saturday amounted to 50,327 tons. A new reef has been found at Billy's Lookout,…
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The Scottish-Australian Mining Company has realised a profit of £4904, declared a dividend of 3 per cent., and carried forward £1154…
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The half-yearly general meeting of the shareholders of the Wickham and Bullock Island Coal Company, Ltd., was held at the Royal Exchange on Friday. Tho chairman (Mr. J. F. Burns), in moving…
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The summit of the Kearsage mine in Virginia, U.S.A., is on fire. Seventy-five miners are entombed, and it is feared that every man has perished. Mr. Turner, the…
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A special meeting of miners belonging to the C.E.F. was held in the Central Hall on Friday morning, at 10 o'clock. Mr. R. Armstrong occupied the chair. The business…
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INFORMATION was received on Saturday by Dr. Robertson, of the Caledonian Coal Company, that tbe boring operations at Cossnock cut through the seam…
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A special meeting of the East Grata miners was held at St. Peter's yesterday morning, Mr. J. Phillips being in the chair. It was explained to the men that the general…
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The North Wong Hawp mine, Ballarat East (Vic.) has become notable for its large accumulations of gold on the "indicator" line of country within a small extent of ground. On Thursday 60oz was…
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IN regard to the phenomenal seam of coal which has been discovered in connection with the boring operations at Cessnock, near Maitland, it is…
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A meeting of the employees of the colliery was held in the Central Hall, Kurri Kurri, on Friday night. Mr. W. Kearsley occupied the chair. The meeting was called for the purpose of hearing the…
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The coal-cutting machines have now been working in the Pelaw-Main colliery for several weeks. Some of the coal mined by the machines came to the surface very much broken up, and [?] was announced by…
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On Friday last a three-year-old son of Mrs. Boots, postmistress of East Greta, had a narrow escape from being bitten by a large blacksnake. It appears the child was playing within a few feat of it when…
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Owing to the heavy falling off in the demand for coal from foreign markets the trade at the port of Newcastle has been rather slack of late, but the inter-State…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →British Fiscal Policy. Speech by the Home Secretary. Mixed Meeting at Birmingham. Miners Support Chamberlain. London, Nov. 11
Mr. A. Akers-Douglas, the Home secretary speaking at St. Margaret's yesterday on the fiscal issue, said that large tracts of tillage had gone to pasture or were now…
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The pay-sheet of the East Greta Coalmining Company, Ltd., including Stanford-Merthyr, for the fortnight ended November 7, amounted to £2672…
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The mines of the Amalgamated Copper Company in Montana, closed on account of a judicial decision, have resumed work…
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