Diamonds and Gold. Past Impostures. Stories Re-told
The story of Lemoiue and Wernher recalls that of some extraordinary, almost incredible, and for a while brilliantly successful impostures in the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines
Mining & the mines, 1908
832 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 18 of 42
Newcastle Mining Court. Will it be Re-established
The Voluntary Coal Milling Court, consisting of Judge Heydon (president), and Messrs Forsyth and Bowling (representing the coal owners and the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Eight Hours Mining. Open to Amendment. London, March 27
Mr. Herbest Gladstone, Secretary of State for Home Affairs, in replying to a deputation representative of the iron. Steel, shipping. Cooton, and other important…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Mining Trouble. Mr Bowling to Interview Judge Heydon. Newcastle
At a meeting this afternoon the Miners Management Committee decided' that the district president (Mr Bowling) proceed to Sydney to interview…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Western Coal Trade
A message from Lithgow states the coal trade remains dull, loss than half-time being worked last week. On monday four out of the five collieries started work, the fifth being idle, but two of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Mining Court
The establishing of the Mining Court, at Newcastle, and its after disruption, on account of the refractory attitude of some of the ruining…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Newcastle Coal Court. Another Ballot to be Taken
Mr H. S. Forsyth (colliery proprietors' representative on the Special Arbitration Court, respecting the coal mining disputes in the northern…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Goal Crisis. Miners Anxious for Court's Return. Period of Peace and Prosperity. Newcastle
THE executive committee of the Miners' Federation is anxious that the Coal Court should return to Newcastle and resume its labors. At…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Coal Competition
very large proportion of the coal raised in is district is exported to foreign countries to coal merchants are business men with keen commercial instiaets For…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mining Gamp Favors No License
The gold miners at the Oaks rush, in the Georgetown district of Queensland, who already number between 800 and 1000, are in favor of no…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Local and General. Pay at the Collieries
The fortnightly pay drawn by the unemployees of the East Greta and Stanford-Merthyr collieries this afternoon amounted to £5489 18s 6d…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →21 Men Entombed in Burning Mine Attempts to Rescue. Hat and Bird Tests
A serious fire broke out on Wednesday, March 4, in Hamstead Colliery, about five miles from Birmingham, and the attempts to rescue twenty-one men entombed in the mine have proved…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Fearful Colliery Explosion
A fearful explosion occurred in Norton Hill Collery, Somerset shire. Thirty if the night shiftmen were below at the time of the explosion. Twenty escaped but the other 10…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Coal Competition
A very large proportion of the coal raised in this district is exported to foreign countries. The coal merchants are business men with keen commercial instincts. For…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mining Matters
The executive of the Minors' Federation is unable to give a guarantee that there would be no further interruptions in the work of the Newcastle Coal Court. A request is to be made that the commission…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Stolen Coal Given. Starving Man Set Free
There was an unusual and happy ending to a case at Croydon on Monday, 13th January, when Thomas Dodson, 29, of "Salisbury road, Woodside, was…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Colliery Explosion
The explosion in Norton Hill colliery is attrical to the ignition of dust during the [?] a shot…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Immigrants and Miners
In the Legislative Assembly on Friday, Mr Edden asked, the Premier if he was aware that, owing to the action of the Immigration Bureau, the northern…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A Mine-blasting Invention
A check-weigher at the South Normantion coalmine Derbyshire, has Invented a method of blasting, which, It Is claimed, much reduces the liabilities of accidents…
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