Horse Labour in Mines Superseded
A SYSTEM of hauling coal by electricity was inaugurated on July 24, with considerable ceremony, in the Abercanaid Colliery at Merthyr,…
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Mining & the mines, 1891
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Moonta Miners' Difficulty. The Delegates in Conference. ADELAIDE
MR. H. LAWN (president), Mr. T. Porter (treasurer), and Mr. J. B. Burton (secretary), of the Victorian district; Mr. J. S. Sturcke and Mr. R. Sleath, of the Barrier…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mining on Private Property Bill. Sydney
THE above bill, introduced in the Assembly to-night, provides facilities for the opening up and working of mineral deposits of every description within private lands, and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Co-operative Miners' Family Relief Fund
OUR Wallsend and Plattsburg correspondent writes :—I have been requested by the secretary, Mr. A. Cook, to acknowledge the receipt of the following donations towards the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Co-operative Miners. a Peal to the Public
As notified in these columns, the Co-operative Miners' Lodge at their meeting last Tuesday decided to appeal to the other lodge in the district for funds to assist a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Colliery Explosion in Belgium. Twenty Miners Perish. Disaster Due to Air Depression
LONDON, Sunday.—An explosion occurred in a colliery at Forchies, Belgium, yesterday, owing to the depression of the atmosphere. Twenty miners are known to have perished…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Miners' Meetings. Duckenfield
THE quarterly meeting of the above lodge was held in Sharp's Hall on Thursday evening. Mr. Laird occupied the chair…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Miners' Risks. Fatality at Burwood
A MINER named Edward Disney, 3, years of age, met with a fatal accident in the Burwood Pit about noon yesterday. He was holeing, when a fall of coal occurred, and he was…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Broken Hill Mining. Broken Hill
Work is being pushed on steadily at Broken Hill Extended, and the shaft is down a total depth of 731ft. This is the deepest shaft on the Barrier; and what effect…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Moonta Miners' Difficulty. No Prospect of a Settlement. The Possibilities of a Strike. ADELAIDE
THE negotiations between delegates from the A.M.A. and the directors of the Moonts and Wallaroo Mining and Smelting Company terminated to-day, and a strike is probable…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Miners' Meetings. Co-operative Miners
A SPECIAL meeting of the above miners was held in the hall of the Mechanics' Institute on Tuesday evening; Mr. W. Moss in the chair…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Co-operative Colliery. Work at a Standstill
WORK at this colliery is now at a complete standstill. Up to the present the men have not worked a single stroke for the fortnight, and to all…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →South Australia. the Moonta Miners
A strike of the Moonta miners is considered inevitable. There is a strong feeling of disappointment at the fruitless result of the conference…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Mining Industry
THE annual report of the Department of Mines shows the aggregate value of the minerals produced in New South Wales for the year 1890 to have…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →West Australia. Perth, Wednesday. Gold Discoveries
Good news continues to come in from the Murchison reefs. So far as worked at present they appear almost fabulously rich. The men are laying out large quantities of gold,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Broken Hill Mining. Broken Hill
South Mine was visited to-day, and there was no change of importance to note. A steady output of good ore continues to be obtained, and the property could not look…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Miners' Meeting. Stockton
A SPECIAL meeting of this lodge was held on Tuesday night to consider the question at issue between the manager and the men with regard to those men…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Alarming Colliery Accident. 250 Men Imprisoned
AT the Prince of Wales Colliery, Pontefract, England, a pulley at the head gear broke, letting a car drop some 250 yards down the shaft. This…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Miners' Association. The Election of President
THE balloting for the election of a president of the Miners' Association has now taken place in 15 lodges out of the 20 in the district. The results so far show that Mr. W…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Moonta Miners' Difficulty. Return of the General Secretary
MR. THOMAS Dix, the General Secretary the Miners' Association, returned from the meeting of the Chief Council of the A.M.A. in Adelaide on…
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