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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines
1,214 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 8 of 61
The first demonstration against the men who are filling coal and chitter in this district occurred at Teralba this morning. There are three mines close to the township, which…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Giving evidence before the Public Work Committee in connection with the proposal to construct a railway from Bomaderry to Jervis Bay Mr. J. B. r. Jacquet, Chief In…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Many miners spoken to at Newcastle declare that they believe that the proprietors' intention is to refuse to entertain any proposal that savors of a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A meeting of the Pelaw-Main miners was held on Wednesday afternoon, at which R. Young presided. The chairman referred to the presence of the police at the meeting. Mr. Wade's…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Three-fourths of the Durham minors are now working. The expected dissatisfaction over the Eight Hours legislation has been remedied through the usual channels…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A colliery in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, was the scene of a disaster. A cage was being wound up through the shaft when the chain snapped, and the cage was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Teralba was in a state of great excitement yesterday afternoon. Some of the miners had stayed up and watched the Pacific colliery nearly all night on Wednesday night, in order to see how…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Hebburn miners lodge has rejected a minute from the delegate board calling upon the treasurer of the South Maitland District Central Commissariat Department to hand…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →It is understood that Mr. Dilley, who has the contract for supplying coal to the Maitland water-works, has completed negotiations with the East Greta Company for the purchase of a quantity of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Another demonstration was made yesterday against the men who are filling coal at the Pacific colliery. They could not be persuaded in the morning to leave work, but went into the colliery…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Balmain colliery, it is stated, is not being worked for coal, not move than 50 tons a day being got out. The mine has to eo maintained in an efficient condition,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →At the Great Cobar tunnel, Lithgow, 28 men are employed getting coal for one of the Sydney gasworks. The output is about 180 tons a day…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mr. Hughes' speech at Bulli has had an excellent effect on the South Coast miners. It is believed that the ballot to be taken to-day will result in a substantial majority in favour…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The steamer Quito, with the first coal cargo on board to the order of the New South Wales Government, will not arrive at Sydney until about January 20…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Work is progressing satisfactorily at the Victorian State coal mine. On Thursday Mr. M'Bride, the Minister of Mines, received a message that on Wednesday 278 tons of coal…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →At the conclusion of a meeting of the new congress, Mr A. Gray, the secretary to the Federated Shale and Coal Workers of Australia, made the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The following letter, which, appears in a metropolitan paper, speaks for itself:— "Sir,—Demands for subscriptions to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The statement made several weeks ago that the proprietors would not make overtures for a settlement of the strike until early in February are likely to be fulfilled…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The wharf labourers held a long and stormy meeting to-day. They ultimately decided to return to work on the same conditions as at present, but that no work should be done on any…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A mild sensation was caused at Cessnock on Saturday, owing to the arrival by train of a number of men and horses, which were followed on Monday by a consignment of drays. Altogether,…
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