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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines
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YESTERDAY the work of replacing the slides in the South Waratah pit was completed, and unless any unforeseen circumstances intervene the cages will be put in the pit to-day, and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sir,—I notice that the coal-owners propose to make some reductions in the selling price of coal and the wages of their employees after the first of next month, and as an…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →THE miners—about 50—employed at the South Wallsend Colliery, Cardiff, have received notice that their services will not be required after the 31st inst. It is reported…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →THE week has been a comparatively quiet one at the local coal mines (says the Lithgow Mercury), and, doubtless, owing to the large stocks accumulated…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →THE Metropolitan miners have eight days for the ensuing pay. This is below the average, as it has been the only southern colliery working full…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →THE miners employed at the above colliery who have received notice are endeavouring to procure work at other collieries. The miners hold a special meeting to-day at Adamstown…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →RECENT cablegrams regarding the condition of the English coal trade state that the National Miners' Federation has refused, by a majority of four to one, to accept the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →MR. HUNTLEY has the management of the East Lambton Colliery in hand, and is introducing a system of working that is new in the district. He has a number of miners…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A MEETING Of the members of the Colliery Surfacemen's Association was hold at Fryar's hotel, Darby-street, on Saturday evening for the purpose…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →WITH reference to the complaint of the Southern Coal-owners' Association that owing to certain preferential haulage rates on the railway which…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →LONDON, Sunday.—The offer to submit the difficulty between the coal miners and colliery owners, owing to the latter wishing to make a reduction…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →An explosion, which resulted in one death and serious injuries to several, took place board a vessel in Sydney harbour yesterday morning. The distance occurred on the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →YESTERDAY morning work was resumed at the Waratah Colliery. Very little work was done, however. Each pair of miners only received one skip…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →THE particulars ascertained with regard to the fatal and disastrous explosion on board the German barque Argo in Sydney Harbour leave very…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →LONDON, Sunday.—The British Miners' Federation, having decided to resist the proposed reduction of 25 per cent. in the rate of pay, nearly…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →YESTERDAY morning a meeting of the New Lambton miners was held at Gray's Hotel, Adamstown, Mr. W. Cowan in the chair. The secretary (Mr. W. G. Thomas) said at…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →SIR,—In your last issue I observe under the above heading a letter upon the present perplexing question, the coal industry of the Hunter, and signed W. E. Abbott. Passing…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →THE following figures showing the number of men employed in the various collieries in the Wollongong district in 1892, the amount…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A SUB-COMMITTEE of the Associated Colliery Proprietors met the district officers and other representatives of the Miners' Association in conference at the Imperial Hotel yesterday,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →SIR ROBERT STOUT, M.H.R., and Mr. A. R. Guinness, M.H.R., waited upon the Premier this morning (says the Wellington Evening Post of July 17)…
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