The Borehole Miners' Dispute
A MEETING of the Borehole miners was held yesterday on Williams' Assembly Ground, Hamilton. Mr. James Duke presided. Mr. Hunter and Mr. Curley, the General Secretary, briefly reported…
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Mining & the mines, 1882
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Disastrous Colliery Explosion
LONDON, April 19.—A great explosion has occurred at Tudhe colliery, Durham. Thirty-five miners were taken out dead, and many others are missing…
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THE enterprising gentleman who has so successfully solved the problem which has for so many years past stood in the way of the development of the Burrum coal…
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A MEETING of the Borehole miners was held yesterday morning on Williams' Assembly Ground, Hamilton; Mr. James Duke presiding…
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MELBOURNE, Thursday.—Mr. Bent, Minister of Railways, states that the Victorian coal delivered under the recent contract is cheaper than the Newcastle coal, even if the…
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THE Borehole miners met yesterday, in accordance with the rulers of the lodge, The business transacted was generally of a local character. The principal point of…
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A FEW evenings since, a couple of mining men, both strangers to each other, met in the reading-room of the Walker House. The conversation…
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WE learn that Mr. Thomas Lewis, many years Inspector of Mines for New South Wales, has resigned, and purposes residing at Wollongong. The vacant office will be…
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A TRIAL of a new dry-blowing machine, introduced from California by Captain Park, was made in the vicinity of the Prince Alfred Hospital, last week, by Mr. Harrie Wood,…
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SYDNEY, Friday.—A deputation, consisting of Messrs. David Mitchell (president of the Hunter River Miners' Association). J. Curley (General Secretary), J. M'Fadyen…
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SYDNEY, Monday.—Three seams of coal, twenty feet thick, have been discovered at Cooktown. The area of the field is one mile by seven…
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At the time the strike of the A. A. Company's miners took place, it was the opinion of these supposed to be well versed in such matters that it…
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THE Brisbane correspondent of the S. M. Herald writes:—Another great mining development will soon take place in a different part of Wide Bay. Good progress is being…
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THE sources of revenue towards the Borehole Strike Fund are various—as will be seen from the following items forwarded to the Miners' General Secretary in addition…
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WE (Braidwood Dispatch) regret to state that on Wednesday evening an accident of a very serious nature happened at Major's Creek to Edward Camage, miner of that…
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THE Echo's Nundle correspondent telegraphed on Tuesday morning as follows:—Mr. Ruzicka came into town with his gold last night, and very kindly gave me the…
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THE quarterly general meeting of the Miners' Association was held in the Mechanics' Institute, Broomfield, Creswick, on Friday last. There was a large…
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THE disastrous explosions which every now and then occur have induced Mr. Latimer Clarke, C.E., to suggest the advisability of providing caves of refuge down in the…
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MR. DAVID MITCHELL, President of the Miners' Association; Mr. John M'Fadyen, treasurer of the same; and Mr. James Curley, secretary to the Miners' Union…
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THE following additional sums have been received by the General Secretary, in aid of the above fund:—Shipwrights' Provident Union, £10; Bulli miners, £20; Stawell…
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