Training School for Miners
The Rand to-day supplies the finest school for training in practical gold mining in the world, and it is to be hoped that the Union Parliament when it is established will provide such…
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Mining & the mines, 1909
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Colliery Disputes. How Shall They Be Settled? Newcastle
Mr. Walter Edmunds (chairman), and Messrs. Forsyth and Kearsley, representatives of the proprietors and men, respectively, sat again to-day as a Royal Commission on coal mines disputes. Mr. A…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Victorian Coalfield. State May Establish Mine
An official estimate is that about 32,00,000 tons of coal have been proved by boring at Powlett coalfield, Victoria. The only private lease held in Powlett…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →General Cable News. London, Aug. 11. Gold in Rhodesia
Glowing accounts have reached Bulawayo. Rhodesia, concerning the banket formation of gold reefs discovered in the Abercorn district. The formation resembles that of the Rand, and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Saturday Half-holiday Movement. And the Mining Population
One of the chief arguments advanced against the proposed compulsory Satur day half-holiday in Newcastle has been that the miners are paid on Friday…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Local and General News. Pay at the Collieries
The fortnightly pay at the South Maitland collieries was distributed to-day. At the East Greta and Stanford-Merthyr collieries, £5244 8s 7d was disbursed…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Coal Court. Newcastle's Final Chance
The Colliery Emplyees' Federation of the northern district is to be given one more chance of making up its mind in respect to the Coal Commission specially appointed to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Miners [?] Board
The repo[?] les Miners Accid[?] shows that the [?] mounted to [?] of…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Late Cables. London, Thursday. Gold in Rhodesia
Glowing accounts have reached Bula wayo, Rhodesia, concerning the banket formation of gold reefs discovered in the Abercorn district. The Formation…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Aberdare Miners Idle. Safety Lamps. Cessnock
The difficulty at Aberdare Colliery has resulted n one section being thrown idle. The Government inspector, recently examined the mine and recommended the use of safety lamps in a certain section…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Explosives in Coal
A tin canister, containing six 4oz. packets of gunpowder used for blasting purposes in collieries, was discovered a few days ago in a cargo of Welsh coal…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Collieries
Work at the Rix's Creek and Rosedale collieries is not too brisk just now, and for some time past the hands have drawn short pay each fortnight…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Work at the Collieries
During the past fortnight work at the East Greta Company's collieries has been of a very satisfactory nature, and as a consequence the pay to be drawn on Friday…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Work at the Collieries. Newcastle, Saturday.—
Following are the numbers of days worked by Northern collieries for the fortnightly pay to be drawn next Saturday:—Sea Pit, Hebburn, East Greta, Aberdare…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Gas Reported in Aberdare Mine. Portion of Mine Idle
Something more than the usual amount of excitement has been evident in local mining circles during the week, the cause being the decision of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Coal Court
The Colliery Emplyees' Federation of the northern, district is to be given one more chance of making up its mind in respect to the Coal Commission specially appointed to…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Explosives Among Coal
[?] is now officially stated that only [?] were found among the coal being [?] on board the cruiser Duke of Edinburgh at Spithead…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Right Hours in Mines
[?] a test case arising put of the Mines [?] Hours' Act, where men refuses to [?] an extra specific days. [?] stipendiary magistrate of Rhondda held…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Jury in a Mine. Claim "Jumped" by Strange Trial
An exciting incident, arising out of a claim for a lead mine under the curious laws relating to Derbyshire lead mining, occurred at Matlock on June 24 (says…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Eight Hours in Mines
In a test case arising out of the Mines Eight Hours' Act, where men refused to work an extra hour on two specific days, the stipendiary magistrate of Rhondda…
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