The Greta Collieries
A MEETING of the Greta miners was held on Wednesday for the purpose of calling the roll. There was a good muster, and a letter was road from the general secretary,…
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Mining & the mines, 1894
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A Seaham Colliery Dispute
IT was expected that a large number of cases from West Wallsend, in connection with the Seaham Colliery, would have come on for hearing before Mr. W. E. Henry, Police…
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THE monthly mooting of the Lambton miners was held in Baker's Hall on Wednesday evening, Mr. D. Mason in the chair…
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AT the usual fortnightly meeting of the Plattsburg Council last evening the Mayor, and Aldermen Estell, Cook, Stone, Young, Blackie, and M'Crae were present…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The West Australian Goldfields. Water Terribly Scarce. More Rich Discoveries Reported. Perth
WATER is terribly scarce at Coolgardie, and the price has risen from 6d to 9d per gallon. Last week every day hundreds were arriving. The men had been driven in from the outside…
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THE miners on strike at Stockton and Teralba, as well as those cavilled out at the other collieries, received £1 each yesterday from the funds of the Miners' Association…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Duckenfield Miners
THE monthly meeting of the Duckenfield minors was held on Thursday evening at Sharp's Hall. After the usual preliminaries had been…
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THE list of collieries shut down in this district owing to the stagnation in the coal trade is a lengthy one. It contains the names of Greta, Stockton,…
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THE annual report of the directors of the Westport Coal Company states that the profits for last year, after providing for bad and doubtful debts, amounted to £22,377 18s…
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THERE has recently arrived in England escaped Siberian prisoner, Mr. Victor Abuloff, who has furnished some interesting details of his life in…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →The Stockton Strike Work at the Colliery Proceeding
FIVE additional non-unionists, making some 48 in all, went to work in the Stockton Colliery yesterday. On Monday nearly a score more will enter the mine, and the…
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LONDON, Thursday.—The Scotch minors have demanded an increase of 6d per day, and have asked the coalmasters to form a board of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →West Wallsend. Mining Class Examinations
The result of the recent examinations in connection with the mining class of this township is no doubt enviable to other parts of the district. Out of a total of eight…
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LONDON, Thursday.—At a conference in London at the end of November last between the colliery proprietors and the miners' representatives,…
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THE minors on strike in the Illawarra district are now discussing the question thoroughly. Meetings continue to be held here, there, and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Co-operative Colliery. to the Editor
Sir,—There has been a great deal of spite and animosity shown by a few men—about four or five in number—re the working of the above colliery…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The West Australian Goldfields Departures for Coolgardie. Another Rich Find
QUITE a number of Newcastle residents are already on the goldfields of Western Australia, and nearly every day others are leaving us for the more attractive colony. On…
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THREE delegates from the Illawarra Miners' Association addressed a public meeting held in Sydney under the auspices of the Trades and Labour…
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YESTERDAY two accidents occurred at Lambton Colliery. In the morning a banker off named Robert Burnley, while pushing skips on the pit top, was crushed by set of skips…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Parliament. Tuesday, 6Th February. Legislative Assembly. The Coal Mines Act. Alleged Maladministration. The Stockton Mine. The Police at Stockton Colliery. Sydney
THE SPEAKER took the Chair at 4.30 p.m. ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS. Mr. COPELAND, for Mr. LYNE, in reply to Mr. BAVISTER, said that the Colonial…
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