Miners' Association. Committee of Management Meeting
MINUTES of committee of management meeting held on Friday, September 5, 1890. There were present:—Messrs. J. Thomson (president), A. Cook, J. Duke, W. Blakey,…
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Mining & the mines, 1890
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Hunter v. The Monkwearmouth Colliery Company. a Verdict for the Plaintiff
This case, which was part heard on the previous day, was one in which James Hunter sued the Monkwearmouth Colliery Company, Limited, for that he was a workman at work…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Broken Hill. Shutting Down the Mines. Broken Hill
The news received here this afternoon regarding the shutting down of the mines next week caused great consternation. It was generally believed that the mines could be…
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I visited Block 10 mine to-day and found the mine looking splendid. The south drive at the 465ft level is in 160ft, of which 80ft is in solid kaslin ore of exceeding high quality,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Interview with a Commercial Gentleman. Diversion of the Newcastle Coal Trade. SYDNEY
DURING an interview which I had to-day with a well-known commercial gentleman, unconnected directly with either party in the present strike, the action of both the colliery…
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THE Victorian Coal Commission in the course of a progress report makes the Following recommendations:—1. That the geological surrey of the carboniferous areas of the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Western Australia. Another Gold-field
Alluvial gold has been discovered at Murchison in payable quantities. The information that has been received up to the present is only scant…
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On Friday the Western minors held a meeting at Lithgow for the purpose of discussing the strike question. After several matters had been dealt with, the delegates…
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IT is reported that the Miike coal mine in Japan has proved a very profitable investment to the Mitsui Company, which purchased it from the Government some time ago. The…
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As will be seen elsewhere, the supply of coal in Victoria is running short, and special efforts are to be made so that the railway traffic there will not be interrupted. A…
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The diamond drill at Maryvale mine has reached a depth of 450ft, of which 312ft went through excellent brown coal. The coal is getting much harder, and it is hoped…
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SOME important trials of the Gippsland brown coal are now being made, under the auspices of the Railway Department (says the Melbourne Age of September 4) with the view of…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →BRISBANE. Brutal Assault. Coal Trade from Queensland. Sending Coal to Newcastle. BRISBANE, Sunday Night
Mr. Marsh, a labour agent, was brutally assaulted in Edward-street on Saturday morning. He had boon supplying several men to the shipping companies. On leaving…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →(From Sydney and Melbourne Papers.) Sydney and Melbourne Colliery Company
LONDON, Friday.—The Sydney and Melbourne Colliery Company, with a capital of £200,000, has been underwritten. Mr. F. Abigail is the manager. The Sydney board…
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A telegram was yesterday received by the Government of this colony from the Victorian Government requesting assistance to obtain coal for the railways of the southern…
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The Labour Defence Committee has decided, at the instance of the citizens, to allow the coal lumpers to discharge vessels now in port with coal for the Gas Company…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Stoppage of Broken Hill Mines. Great Meetings. Darkness and Desolation. Broken Hill, Sunday, 11 p.m
At a meeting called by the Broken Hill Branch of the Barrier, Colonial District, No. 3, of the A.M.L, on Sunday afternoon, fully 5000 people, representing all the trades…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Maritime Strike. Working One of the Cranes. Loading the Steamer Bayley. Sending Coal to Victoria
SATURDAY and Sunday passed off quietly in this district, there being no scenes to record which would tell against the strikers, and it is to be hoped that a similar satisfactory state…
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A MEETING of the above miners was hold in the park yesterday morning, Mr. R. Mooney in the chair. The minutes of the previous meeting were…
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LONDON, Saturday.—Coal freights from Calcutta to Melbourne are quoted at 21s per ton…
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