Mining Matters
Work was of an intermittent character at the Newcastle collieries during the fortnight ended on Saturday. Only five of the mines worked full time. Following were the number of days worked:—…
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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines
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Work was of an intermittent character at the Newcastle collieries during the fortnight ended on Saturday. Only five of the mines worked full time. Following were the number of days worked:—…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A return compiled by the Department of Mines shows that the gold produced in this State during the month of November was 19,742oz, crude, equal to 15,772 oz. fine,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A serious accident occurred at the Boulder Perseverance Mine, Kalgoorlie on Saturday morning, whereby two men, William Adams and Ben…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Matters in connection with the development, of the new coalfield to the south of Maitland and extending out beyond Cessnock are progressing satisfactorily, and new…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The export of coal to places beyond the State from Newcastle during the week ended on Saturday totalled 47,609 tuns. The gold yield in Queensland for the month of…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →An extraordinary general meeting of share holders in the East Great Coal Mining Company, Ltd., was hold at the registered offices of the company, Messrs. Earp Bros. and…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →A bazaar and sale of work, promoted by the members of the Methodist Church, in aid of the building fund of the new church to be erected in Rawson-street, was opened by Mrs. B. J. Meek on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →An accident in the Darcy-Wentworth mine, Lucknow, was caused by an explosion of gas, two miners named W. Lawrie and W.J. Maunder receiving burns and shock to the system. The workings where the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A special meeting of the miners' delegate board was held at the Trades Hall, Newcastle, yesterday. The Elermore Vale Lodge applied for a loan of £300 to aid its members over…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The award of the Arbitration Court In the Western District Collieries dispute is generally in favour of the men…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The joint committee which met in Sydney recently to consider disputes from H[?]lensburgh Colliery, in the Southern District, decided that the minimum wage for boy…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Matters in connection with the development of the new coalfield to the south of Maitland and extending out beyond Cess- nock are progressing satisfactorily, and new…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →With the exception of the Australian Agricultural Company the whole of the colliery proprietors at Newcastle have decided to identify themselves with the reduction movement. Notices relating to a…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Slackness of trade affected the South Maitland collieries considerably during the fortnight ended on Saturday. For the pay to be drawn on Christmas Eve, Pelaw-Main worked full time, which is 10 days…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Industrial dispute between the Colliery Employees Federation of the Northern District and the Northern Colliery Proprietors' Association, who have been…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →An engine-fitter named Steele had his arm badly crushed at the colliery work-shops. He was engaged lifting a heavy plate with a block and tackle, when the rope broke,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A meeting of the trustees appointed from the various denominations in connection with the cemetery was held in Lewis' Hall on Friday evening. Mr. W. Williams occupied the chair. The minutes…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →As stated in our telegraphic columns yesterday the matter of the dispute between the Northern Colliery Employees' Federation and the Northern Colliery Proprietors' Association was again before…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →An industrial use. It is reported, has been found for liquid air, and one which may prove of high value. At South Hetton Colliery, in the County of Durham, experiments…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →At a meeting yesterday of shareholders of the Outtrim Howitt Coal Mining Co., it with stated that the mine is now working with greater regularity than over before, and…
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