A Coal Mine on Fire
The fire in Butler colliery, a short distance from the Leigh and Susquehanna Railroad on the outskirts of Pittston, continues (October 27) to burn fiercely. At…
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Mining & the mines, 1880
58 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 1 of 3
MISCELLANEOUS. Illawarra and the Coal Trade
Whose hill border crowns The adjacent underlying downs. a land renowed For rich and finely watered ground…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Coal and Iron Trade in 1879
At the present time, when attention is being specially directed in our columns to iron manufacturing, the following resume of the coal and iron trade of the old world during the past year…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Newcastle Coal Trade
Writing from Newcastle on the 28th ultimo, the correspondent of the 'Sydney Morning Herald' says:— From the perusal of reports that have from time…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Coal Trade at Newcastle
Whether protection all round is the right or the wrong kind of thing it is not our purposes to discuss; but in this professedly free trade colony there has existed for some years a protection of a most…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Earings for Coal near Sydney
The boring for coal in the vicinity of Sydney have been actively but quiety proceeded with, and so far the coveted object—the black diamond—in payable quantities has not been attained, although…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Terrible Colliery Accident in Staffordshire
On Jnuuany 21st, shortly after 8 o'clock in the morning, an appealing colliery explosion occurred at the Fair Lady pit of the Crewe Coal and Iron Company, at Leyeett,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Artificial Coal Mining
The only mechanical coal digger that over obtained a foothold in the great Pittsburg coal fields is that now at work in the mines of Henry B. Hays & Bro, near the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →An Elevated Mine Tramway
Messrs. Barron, Moxham, and Co., the well known American Importers, have lately received from the United States the agency of an elevated tramway for mining purposes, which…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Newcastle and New Zealand Coal
The development of the coal-fields of New Zealand appears to be satisfactorily progressings. The Greymouth coal is proved to possess special value for the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Illawarra Miners' Union. Annual Demonstration
The first anniversary of the Illawarra Miners' Protective Association took place on the Bulli Point, on Holiday last. The unfavorable state of the roads and weather interfered much with the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Meeting of Miners at Bulli
A special meeting of the Bulli Lodge of the Miners' Association was held on Tuesday night last, in Mr. Prior's Assembly Rooms. There was a rather thin attendance. The business of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Newcastle Coal Trade. Newcastle
A large meeting of miners was held to-day at Wallsend. The men belonged to the Associated Collieries and assembled to the number of 1000 at least on the hill near the cemetery, some of the…
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The Ferndale Colliery, the smallest of the associated collieries, carrying on operations on Tighe's Hill, about two miles from Newcastle, has seceded from the ranks of the association under somewhat…
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MR. THOMAS HALE.—By yesterday's coach one of the founders of Clifton took his departure for the metropolis, there to enjoy a well merited rest from the incessant trouble and care which has been…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →MISCELLANEOUS. Coal Trade
THE following is from the Herald reporter's description of Illawarra collieries. It will be seen that it is evident to every one who visits these districts that the want of…
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CORRECTION.—In your issue of last Friday appeared several items of importance in reference to the colliery here, but since the appearance of the said communication in print, I have discovered…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Edison's Latest Discovery. Science and Tailings—a Secret That Gold-miners Will Yearn For
THE New York Herald, of April 3, contains the narrative of a discovery by a famous scientist—Edison—that will assuredly create a sensation, both in the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Coal Misers' Strike at Newcastle. Public Meeting at the Victoria Theatre
A public meeting was held at the Victoria Theatre on Sunday afternoon, under the auspices of the Trades and Labour Council, "to take into consideration the present…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The 'Herald's' Reporter and Illawarra Coal
The public meeting called by the Mayor of Wollongong (in compliance with requistion), to consider statements made by the special reporter of the 'Sydney Morning Herald' setting forth…
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