Royal Commission on Collieries
THE commission will resume its sittings this morning at 10 o'clock, the president and Mr. John Usher having arrived on Saturday. We understand that the report…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines
Mining & the mines, 1886
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Miners' Dispute
The dispute between the miners of Kembla and Mount Pleasant collieries and the masters seems as far from settlement as ever. The former company…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bremer Basin Coal
THE general meeting of the Bremer Basin Colliery Company, Limited, was held at the Exchange, Brisbane, on Friday. There were from 25 to 30…
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A large meeting of the shareholders of the North and South Cumberland Coal Company was held to-day at the Exchange. Mr. Fletcher occupied the…
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The adjourned half-yearly meeting of the shareholders of the Maryville Colliery Company was held this day, Mr. J. G. Griffin, C.E., in the chair…
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It is stated on good authority that the directors of the Maryville Colliery have entered into a contract to supply the Victorian Government with 15,000…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Queensland. Brisbane, Tuesday. Gold Discovery
A goldfield has been discovered 25 miles north of Rockhampton. The stone resembles that found at Mount Morgan…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mount Pleasant Miners' Strike. (Illawarra Mercury, August 7.)
A MEETING of the miners of Mount Pleasant was held yesterday in the Opheus Hall, Cramsville. Mr. R. Stephens occupying the chair. The…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Mining Dispute at the Glebe
A FORTNIGHT ago Mr. Ross, manager of the Globe mine, gave notice to the men that after the 11th of August there would be a reduction of the working prices in certain…
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A SPECIAL meeting was held yesterday evening at the pit for the purpose of hearing the deputation's report. The following gentlemen were the deputation…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Miners Dispute in the Illawarra District
THE unfortunate misunderstanding between the miners of some of the collieries in the Illawarra district and their employers is to all appearance further…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Trip to the Young Wallsend Coal Company's Estate
YESTERDAY morning, shortly after 9 o'clock, we left Hunter-street in a buggy for Young Wallsend, and after struggling through mud and slush, arrived safely at the boundary. We first visited the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Ki[?]berley Goldfield
The Herald's correspondent, en route for Kimberley, writes that food is unobtainable, and the roads are bad. The blacks are reported to be…
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A disastrous colliery explosion occurred in the Woodend Pit, in Lancashire, to-day. Thirty miners are entombed. Strenuous efforts are…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Victoria. Melbourne, Saturday. A Mine Flooded
News has come from Smeaton that a sudden burst of water has occurred in No. 1 Berry Mine, flooding the workings, and choking the pumps with…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Minister of Mines and Payment by Weight. (To the Editor of the Herald and Advocate.)
SIR,—I noticed that in a section of the press an attempt has been made to make the Minister of Mines responsible for the non-enforcement of each colliery paying their miners…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Burwood Miners
A general meeting of the above miners was held last evening in Mr. Griffith's Albert Victor Hotel. Mr. E. Chapple in the chair. The chairman opened the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Burwood Colliery. "Check inspector's Report, "Burwood Colliery, 4th Aug., 1886
"Main intake on north side of pit: Annermometer register, 8240 cubic feet per minute; thermometer, 60 degrees. Intake in No. 2, left-hand heading, north side of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wollongong Miners' Disputes
ON Monday Pierce Trace, Henry Howard, John Davis, Wm. Grayson, Henry Gray, and C. Hargreaves, all of Mount Pleasant, were brought…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Wollongong Mining Dispute
AT the delegate meeting at Bulli to-day all the representatives of the district lodges were present. At letter was read from Mr. E…
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