Miners' Meeting
The Borehole Lodge held a meeting in the Mechanics' Institute on Saturday morning, Mr. Thomas Weir in the chair. The question of admitting…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines
Mining & the mines, 1888
863 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 35 of 44
Threatened Miners' Strike in England
Most of the colliery owners in Yorkshire, whose men demanded increased wages, have refused to make any concession. Great fears are now…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Strike. The Stockton Miners Resume Work To-morrow
THE Stockton miners will resume work to-morrow (Tuesday.) The secretary (Mr. D. Evans) on Saturday received a letter from Mr. Thomas,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Mining Dispute. Sermon by the Rev. T. A. GORDON
At St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Watt-street, last night, the Rev. T. A. Gordon preached a sermon on the present unfortunate strike…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Welsh Coal Miners
AT a mass meeting of colliery workmen of Aberdare Valley, at Aberdare, Mr. H. Davies moved, "That the whole of the miners of Aberdare…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Stockton Colliery
Work will be resumed at the Stockton Colliery this morning, after an interval of idleness extending over five days, consequent upon the dispute…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Coal-trimmers
The conference of the "boss" coaltrimmers and the trimmers, which was to have taken place yesterday, did not come off. The trimmers were…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →[Reuter's Telegrams.] LONDON, Tuesday. the Threatened Strike of English Coal-miners
Five thousand Staffordshire colliers have intimated their intention of joining the strike which is likely shortly to take place among the Yorkshire…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →District News. Wallsend. Miners' Meeting
A SPECIAL meeting of the Wallsend miners was held in the large hall of the School of Arts on Monday evening, Mr. John Hamilton in the chair…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Coal-trimmers' Lock-out
Yesterday matters in connection with the dispute now existing between the members of the Coal-trimmers' Union and the "boss"…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →"Blacklegs," or Miners? to the Editor
Sir,—Every member of the community regrets the serious disturbances which have recently taken place at New Lambton and Wallsend. When…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Miners' Meeting
A meeting of the above miners was held in the park on Wednesday morning, Mr. D. Mason in the chair. The minutes of the previous…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Coal-trimmers' Dispute
THE Union Co.'s steamship Waihora was yesterday morning removed from the Stockton wharf to an anchorage in the stream, and will now, instead…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Bonang Mining News
THE correspondent of the Arbost Times (Vic.) sends the following items:— September 2.—Mr. Copeland arrived here from Sydney yesterday and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fatal Colliery Explosion
An explosion of gas occurred in the Sunwood Pit, near Bradford, England, whereby two men, named Cresswell and Bowers, were killed. They…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Miners' Delegate Board
The members of the above board were busily engaged throughout yesterday transacting business of the usual routine nature. The following…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Correspondence Coal-trimmers' Dispute. to the Editor
SIR,—On perusing the columns of your issue of the 17th, in reference to the above dispute, I think I am quite justified, as it concerns me, to pass a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Alaskan Goldfields
The Yukon River goldfields, in Alaska, have been declared to be British territory…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →[Reuter's Telegrams.] LONDON, Saturday. the Threatened Colliery Strike
A great meeting of colliery proprietors of Yorkshire, and Derbyshire was held yesterday, when resolutions were passed expressing regret that it…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Mining Conference
THE adjourned conference between the sub-committee of the miners' delegates gates and the sub-committee of the Associated Masters was resumed…
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