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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines
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Extreme depression exists in connection with the Western coal trade, and this was emphasised last week by the reduction of the number of hands employed at some of the Lithgow collieries. Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The hearing of the evidence in the dispute between the Colliery Employes Federation and the East Greta Coal Mining Company was continued by the Arbitration Court in Newcastle yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The dismissal of John Elliott (secretary), J. Bradford (treasurer), and Henry Phoenix (chairman) of the recently-established lodge at South Greta, and also the dismissal of Elliott's sons and John Griffin,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Messrs. W. Spier and W. J. Manning, have just returned from a visit to Mount Hector (Q.), to which place considerable interest has attached owing to the reported discovery of gold there (says the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A large area of coal-bearing country has been taken up at Burragorang, near Thirlmero, on the southern railway line, 58 miles from Sydney. A seam of 6ft, in thickness is described as being visible…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →During the past fortnight the collieries of the South of Maitland, with the exception of Heddon-Greta, have worked well. East Greta worked 10 days, Standford-Merthyr put in 10½ days, and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The cold yield of Queensland for January totalled 57,613 crude, ounces, being an increase of 4493oz., compared with January last year. [?] trade of the port of Newcastle continues…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Our late English files give particulars of the eviction of minors in Yorkahire. The dispute at the Denaby and Cadeby collieries, in South Yorkshire, which has now lasted nearly 30 weeks, reached…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mr. James Curley, miners' general secretory, who is representing the Colliery Employes Federation of the Northern District, claimants in the dispute with the East Greta. Coal Mining Company, Limited,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mining at Barraba which is one of the most stable supports of the district, is in a sound state at present With plenty of water in the auriferons rivers and creeks the fossicker in jogging on quietly, and appears…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A disaster occurred this morning in the South Mine, Broken Hill, due to a fall away in the Mullock Pass. Four [?] were thrown down violently, one John Rowe, being completely buried in the slush and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The pay-sheet of the East Greta Coalmining Company, Ltd., including Stanford-Merthyr, for the fortnight ended Feb. 14th, amounted to £25OO 3s 2d. HEDDON-GRETA…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Stockton Miners' Lodge met last night and [?]dered the minutes of the recent delegate board [?]ing. The Lodge agreed to the South Greta [?] who were regarded as having been discharged…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Following are the Jesuits of the week's operations at the Corporation's works at Gockle Creek :—Ore treated, 880 tons producing bullion containing. 1000oz gold, 23,467oz silver and 364 tons lend…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Ding-Dong! Ding-Dong! Solemnly the bells proclaimed the hour of evensong. To the old gray church the worshippers wended their way with quickened footsteps for the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →AN accident, by which one man was killed and there were injured, occurred in the South Mine at Broken Hill on Thursday morning. On Wednesday…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The coal exported from Newcastle to place be-yond the State during the week ended at noon on Saturday amounted to 59,093 tons—31,212 tons to inter-State and intercolonial, and 27,881 tons to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mr. C. T. Ritchie, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, replying to a deputation of coal miners yesterday, denied that the coal export tax had injuriously affected coalmine owners or colliers. He…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Newcastle Council decided last night not to support the request of the Colliery Employees' Federation to have a holiday proclaimed for the annual demonstration to be held on the 14th Prox…
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