Adoption of a New Coal Trade Sliding Scale
A CONFERENCE was held at the Waterloo Hotel, Old Elvet, Durham on Saturday afternoon, Oct. 6, 1879, between the Executive Committee of the Durham…
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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines
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A CONFERENCE was held at the Waterloo Hotel, Old Elvet, Durham on Saturday afternoon, Oct. 6, 1879, between the Executive Committee of the Durham…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →ON October 10, another of those frequent subterranean explosions of gas incident to coal mining took place in No. 5 slope of the Wilkesbarre (Pa.)…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →THE claim of the Victoria Reef Gold Mines Company, Long Gully, was the scene of another serious mining casualty on Saturday night last. A…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →BY a glance at our shipping news it will be seen that there were no less than twenty-five arrivals at this port yesterday (Sun day). Verdict of Wilful Murder…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE monthly meeting of the above miners was held on Saturday evening, January 3rd. 1880, at Mr. J. Williams' Assembly Rooms; Mr. J. Duke in the chair…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Captain Reynolds, late manager of the Mountain Maid, has been appointed manager of the Lady Belmore, vice Mr. W. Harris, who has resigned, and also…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →WE learn that Mr. Steele, who has for a considerable time past had men at work boring for a seam of coal, supposed to exist below the A.A. Company's property at the coal…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →THE fire in the Butler colliery, a short distance from the Leigh and Susquehanna Railroad, on the outskirts of Pittston, continues (October 27) to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →THE coal trade during last month has been pretty good at Bulli and Coal Cliff, but somewhat slack at the two Wollongong mines. At the two former places, the work his been…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The following resolution has been unanimously passed at a delegate meeting, Bulli:—That a petition be drafted and taken round to each colliery and township for…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →REFERRING to a statement in yesterday's issue, from our New Lambton correspondent, to the effect that the above colliery had not worked during the past fortnight, &c., we…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The usual monthly meeting of the above miners was held in the hall on Saturday evening last, Mr. W. Hogg in the chair. The minutes of last monthly and of two…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →THE half-yearly general meeting of shareholders was held at the Cannon-street Hotel, London, on Monday 17th, Nov. Mr. Adolphus W. Young, M.P, (the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →WE regret that any misunderstanding should have arisen respecting the working of this colliery. It appears, however, upon investigation, that our reporter misunderstood the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →THE tender of Messrs. Bingle, White, and Co., of the Ferndale mines, has been accepted for the supply of Northern coal for the year 1880, for the Government, Southern, and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →IT will be seen by the report of the above, as published in our issue of Thursday last, that the Chairman of the meeting, during his remarks, said…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A special meeting of the miners was held in Mr. Redhead's long room, on Monday night last, and from what I heard it would appear that the management are trying all…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →SIR,—Coal, like every utility of civilisation, has to pass through many ordeals in fulfilling the purposes to which it is applied. In the change occurring in the use…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A MEETING Of the shareholders of the above named company was held in the company's head office, Scott-street, yesterday, at 11 a.m.; Mr. F. Ash, chairman of the company,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The legal manager reports:—"The annual meeting of shareholders was held on the 23rd instant, at the office of the company, 11, Hunter-street. Mr. W. H. Gill occupied…
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