Miners' Representatives
THE special committee which, says the Newcastle Herald, was recently appointed by the county to inquire into the salaries question in connexion…
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Mining & the mines, 1888
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Yorkshire Miners
THE annual report of the Yorkshire Miners' Association has been issued. The report is rather a long document, and deals at some length with the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Coal Crisis. to the Editor
Sir,—The crisis is upon us. In your leading article the other day, you hinted that the local press were to some extent restrained from…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bonang Gold-mining Company
MESSRS. FLETCHER AND CO. report having received the following from the acting manager, Mr S. Cuming:—"Bonang, September 7. The shaft…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Southern and Western Collieries
The Mount Keira Company has raised the local price of coal considerably; but there is plenty of firewood in the neighbourhood. There are 6000 tons of shipping in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Printers' Support to the Miners
At a meeting of the Board of Management of the Northern (Newcastle) Branch N.S.W. Typographical Association, hold on Saturday afternoon, it was unanimously resolved that…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Meetings of the Miners' Lodges
On Saturday the members of the various lodges throughout the district met for the purpose of dealing with a resolution that had been referred to them by the delegate board…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Strike Meeting of the Non-associated Colliery Proprietors
A MEETING of the proprietors of several non-associated collieries took place in the Chamber of Commerce, Scott-street, on Saturday morning. The object of the meeting was to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Miners' Declaration of War. to the Editor
Sir,—The reasons assigned for the present deplorable conflict between capital and labour in this district by the members of the Miners' Association are, that the tyranny and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Large Shipment of Gold to South America
A further sum of £400,000 in gold has been withdrawn from the Bank of England for shipment to South America…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Alleged Miners' Picnic at Minmi. to the Editor
Sir,—As it has been reported through the district and a portion of the local press that the miners were holding a beer soir[?] or a gala day on the heads of the strike at…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Southern Collieries
The increase for hewing at Coalcliff is 1s per ton on coal hewn in the day shift, and 1s 3d at night time; at Mount Pleasant 6d per ton increase…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Miners' Delegate Board
The above board sat nearly all day yesterday, and, it is stated, transacted a large amount of important business. The proceedings, however, were, as…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Coal-trimmers and Wharf-labourers
A deputation from the coal-trimmers and wharf-labourers, yesterday, waited upon the delegate board, requesting that they might be affiliated with the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Affair at Lewis and Thomson's Colliery. to the Editor
Sir,—Kindly allow me to draw your attention, and that of the general public to a paragraph which appeared in your issue of Saturday, headed…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mr. Melville, M.L.A., his Mission, and the Miners' Officers. to the Editor
Sir,—I listened attentively to the above gentleman's address on Saturday night at Wallsend, which was well received, but on sufferance only…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The East Lambton Colliery
It was stated last night on good authority that Messrs. Griffiths and Williams, the proprietors of the East Lambton Colliery, had signed the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Wickham and Bullock Island Colliery
It was rumoured in the city yesterday that it was the intention of the Wickham and Bullock Island Coal Company to resume work before the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Great Northern Coal Company
The Great Northern Coal Company on Monday signed the miners' agreement submitted to the Associated Proprietors, and it is stated that…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Taranganba Proprietary Gold Company, Limited
THE adjourned half-yearly general meeting of the Taranganba Proprietary Gold Company, Limited, was held at the company's office, 131…
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