District News. Wallsend. Work at the Colliery
WORK at the Wallsend Colliery has been somewhat dull lately. During the past week one of the tunnels worked three days, and the other two days; and the white flag,…
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Mining & the mines, 1891
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Latest Mining. Sydney Share Market. Sydney
To-DAY's Broken Hill quotations showed a slight improvement upon those of Saturday, and, with one or two expectione, closed firm. During the morning meetings, sales of…
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AT the Nuneaton (England) Sessions recently, John Williams, colliery manager, was charged under the Explosives Act with storing 498½ pounds…
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LONDON, Monday.—The International Miners' Congress sitting in Paris, before authorising a universal strike of miners in support of the nine hours movement,…
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LONDON, Monday.—A coal "trust" is being formed for the purpose of controlling the output from the collieries in the chief coal districts in the north of England and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Miners' Risks. Accident at Hetton
ABOUT 10 o'clock yesterday morning a miner named Alexander Road received serious injuries by the fall of a large piece of coal in the Hetton pit. He was assisted to the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Broken Hill South Silver. Mining Company, Limited
Weekly Progress Report.—Main shaft, 425ft level, north drive advanced 8ft; south drive advanced 12ft; west crosscut advanced 10ft, unchanged; hauling shaft. 300ft level,…
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Some weeks ago Mr. Speight visited the Jumbunna Creek and Strezleki coal mines to ascertain whether the Department would be justified in…
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The Lawrenny Langloh coal seam has been inspected by a practical Yorkshire collier, who reports a 5ft seam of good coal, and is much…
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DURING the morning meetings of the Exchange to-day, Broken Hill stocks were neglected; but in the afternoon business revived somewhat, a moderate number of…
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Manager reports from Dalmorton, under date 6th April, 1891:—Cleaned up to-day from 75 tone of quartz—72oz 1dwt retorted gold. Assays from tailings give about 1½oz…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Walters v. the Monkwearmouth Colliery Company
This was an action in which Elizabeth Walters, widow, sought to recover from the Monkwearmouth Colliery Company the sum of £2000, as…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Telegrams. New South Wales. Sydney, Thursday. Mount Kembla Miners
AT Mount Kembla Colliery, a new rule was posted at the pit a few days ago, stating that a reduction would be made in the hewing rate in No. 6 working. A meeting of miners…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Latest Mining. Sydney Share Market. Sydney
THE only change of note in the silver market to-day was the advance of Block 10 to £14. This price, however, was not maintained, the stocks closing with buyers at £13 16s 6d to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Miners' Association. Quarterly Delegate Meeting
THE quarterly meeting of the delegates from the various lodges in the Miners' Association was held yesterday in the assembly rooms at the Rouse Hotel. Mr. J. Thomson, the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Broken Hill Mining. Broken Hill
The week's run was:—Broken Hill ore: Treated 5070 tone, yielding 177,5560z of silver. Block 14 run: 766 tons of ore, yielding 18,026oz of silver. On visiting…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Maitland Circuit Court. Walters v. the Monkwearmouth Colliery Company. A Settlement Effected
THE case of Elizabeth Walters v. the Monk. wearmouth Colliery Company was abruptly settled in the Circuit Court yesterday, by the plaintiff agreeing to accept £400, without…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Coal Trusts
THE close of the nineteenth century will be remarkable in human history as a time of great combinations. The strength of union and mutual help as opposed to depressing…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Tasmania. a Gold Discovery
A very important gold discovery is reported from the West Coast, in a large ironstone formation. An exceedingly high assay has been…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A Colliery Manager Fined
ON March 2, Mr. George Henry Coe, manager of the Lily Hall Colliery, at Hanley, was fined £10 and costs for allowing borings to be made in the…
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