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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines
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Work at the mine has been very slack of late, some of the men having only three shifts in for the pay ending to-day. Cavilling for places was satisfactorily carried out the the mine on Thursday. It…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The export of coal from Newcastle to places beyond the State for the week ended on Saturday amounted to 34,720 tons, as follows :—Victoria 11,060, New Zealand…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Consequent on the Christmas and New Year holidays there were only eight working days at the collieries in the Newcastle district during the fortnight ended on Saturday. Six collieries worked full…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Contrary to expectation, and notwithstanding the miners delegates' boards recommendations for the lodges to accept a reduction of 4d per ton in the hewing rate from…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Nestling peacefully in the beautiful valley amongst the hills, the thriving and prettily situated village of Cessnock during a recent visit presented a pleasant picture of quiet contentment and prosperity…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →At a meeting of the Progress Committee, held at Mr. Champion's Hotel, the following resolutions were passed:— That the secretary write to Mr. Thomas, general…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →At the Cooper dredge, Inverell, a satisfactory trial run of the engines and pumps was made on Saturday, when the first sluicing took place. It is now intended to run two…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →It is reported at New Hartley that at the shale mine in the Capertee district nearly 90 men are employed, and at the Genolan mine about a dozen are engaged prospecting. In…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A MAN named Alfred Murphy was run over by a truck at Mount Kambla incline last evening, while in the mine seeking work. One leg was severed…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →On Monday a little girl named Smith was badly bitten about the head and face by a monkey which had strayed into their yard. On going to the assistance of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →During last year l,457,662oz. of gold, valued at £5,156,482, were received at the Perth mmt. Gold received at the Melbourne mint last year totalled 819,714oz., compared with 784,746oz. in 1902…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →The mail steamer Himalaya, which sailed to-day for London, took away 10,650 boxes of butter and treasure valued at £101,000…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Meetings of the East Greta Lodge were held in the lodge room, Smith-street, on Saturday afternoon. Mr. T. Price, secretary of the Accident RElief Fund, submitted a statement of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The gold yield last year shows an increase of £395,059 compared with the previous year…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →When the last mail left England experiments were being conducted at South Hotton Colliery, Durham, under the direction of Mr. W. O. Wood, chief agent to the South Hetton…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The wives of North Country colliers observe a very touching and pathetic custom when an accident occurs in the pit. Directly it is known to the wife of a collier that…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →In contravention of the Arbitration Court's recent award, the miners at sneddon's Northern Extended colliery went on strike this morning, throwing the mine idle all day…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Owing to the refusal by the miners of the terms offered by the respective managers, all the collieries at Teralba, namely Rhondda, Pacific, Northumberland, Cardiff, and Northern Extended, were idle…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Coal Fields Office has been notified of the appointments of Mr. J. T. Evans as manager of the Northumberland Colliery, at Fassifern; of Mr. John Grant, as…
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