The Southern Collieries
From the annual Mines Report just to hand we take the following description of the state of the southern mines at the end of 1893 :—…
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Mining & the mines, 1894
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The Working of Collieries. Dr. Robertson's Evidence (Continued)
The Chairman: You do not object to the inspectors having a certificate of service?—I would never appoint a single man who had not a certificate) of…
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The select committee of the Legislative Assembly, appointed on 13th March, to inquire into and report on the working of collieries, have agreed to…
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The shipment of coal at the port of Wollongong during the month of April was as follows :—Jetties, 43,054 tons; Belmore Basin, 14,503 tons; total…
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Do you know what are the provisions of the English Act in respect of the appointment of check-weighers ?—I do. You do not approve of that?—No, I…
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You do not think in any case 100 cubic feet of air per minute is too much for a man ?—I do not. I say, as an interested party, that I have no objection…
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You do not think in any case 100 cubic feet of air per minute is too much for a man:— I do not. I say, as an interested party, that I have no objection…
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A meeting of the directors of the above company was held on Saturday last, when the report from the mining manager, dated 30th April, was read. It was to the effect…
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Chairman : We will say in the northern district?—I could not answer that question, because I look upon the present Act us tho greatest piece of absurdity…
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Mr. Edden: I want to ask one question about weighing coal. I suppose you believe that a manager should have the right to say what height a…
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The following interesting extracts are taken, from the Financial Reform Almanac, issued by some members of the Cobden Club:…
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Mr. Nicholson: I was going to ask you a question with regard to Canada and British Columbia. Did you visit the mines of Vancouver Island?—Yes…
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Mr. Cann: You do not think the question one of sufficient importance to stipulate a minimum, quantity of air?—The question is all-important, but you…
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The managing director of C[?]oker's Mint Mine (Mr. S. P. Jessop) on the Shoal haven River, brought 91oz. of gold into Goulburn yesterday, the result of a…
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The result of the trial of coals made by Mr. Georgo Higgins on behalf of the Melbourne City Council, as summarised in his report, is as follows:—"The most…
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Chairman: Do you know that such is not required even under the English Act?—When I left England under-ground managers had not certificates…
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Chairman : Do you know what the Greta colliery was sold for recently—£225,000.—It was much beyond its value…
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Chairman : In the North of England the owners and the miners representatives form a committee to carry on these undertaking?—That is the proper…
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Before the select committee of the Legislatives Assembly, Mr. A. G. Hamilton, of Austinmer, gave the following evidence :—…
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The case of Thompson v. Southern Coal Company of New South Wales, Limited, was before the Supreme Court on Tuesday, when Mr. L. Armstrong (instructed by…
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