Explosions in Coal Mines
THE English inspectors of mines, in their reports for 1892, state that many lives can be saved by compelling the disuse of cheap gunpowder in…
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Mining & the mines, 1894
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Anvil Creek Colliery
It is reported that the tributors of the Anvil Creek Colliery, who lately took a contact to work the mine at 3s 9d per ton for round coal and pay all expense of putting it…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Coal Trade. the Co-operative Colliery Let on Tribute. Terms of the Agreement
WITH a view to ascertaining what truth there was in a rumour that the Co-operative Colliery was likely to start work, a representative of this journal interviewed Mr. Barr, the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Waratah Miners
Tie Waratah miners met yesterday at Adamstown for the purpose of dealing with the minutes of the delegate board. There was a large attendance, Mr. W. Quinn in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Lambton Miners
At a meeting of the Lambton mine's held on Thursday night the whole of the delegate minutes were adopted, excepting that providing paying not less than 10s in goods…
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Now that the threatened crisis in the coal trade has passed over, and the New Year has seen the majority of the collieries at work, it is to be earnestly…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Coal in Queensland
MR. I. BENNETT, the Queensland Inspector of Mines, reports:—"Since my last advices I have visited the coal prospecting areas at Tolmies,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The South Waratah Miners
YESTERDAY afternoon, when the Waratah minors went to the colliery office to receive the one day's pay due to them, a notice was posted up intimating that those who declined…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Greta Gold Prospecting Fund
A MEETING was hold at the Greta Council chambers on Thursday evening in connection with the above fund. Alderman J. Connolly occupied the chair, and called on Mr. North,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Burwood Coal Company. Purchase of the Property by the Scottish-Australian Mining Co. Sydney
An extraordinary and special general meeting of the shareholders of the Burwood Coal Mining Company, Limited, was held this afternoon at the company's office,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Review of the Coal Trade. Our Markets Last Year. a Falling Demand
OWING to the laxity displayed by the Mines Department in collecting the annual statistics it is more than probable that the outputs of the various collieries with the total amount…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Imported Coal in Victoria. Proposed Increase in Railway Freights. Deputation to the Minister
A LARGE deputation, consisting of representatives from Ballarat, Geelong, Bendigo, Castlemaine, Horsham, Seymour, Colac, Wangaratta, Shepparton, Warragul, Maryborough,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Coal Trade. Co-operative Colliery
SINCE it became known that arrangements had been entered into to work the Co-operative colliery on tribute the question has been the main topic of discussion, and the men are…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Southern Collieries
NOTHING new of any importance has occurred in connection with the strike in the coal trade in the Illawarra district. Miners' meetings have been…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fassifern Colliery
As work is brisk at the Fassifern colliery a number of extra miners have recently been put on. For the most part they are Northora men who have been on strike over since that…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Greta Colliery
The Greta miners' secretary, Mr. H. Chappell, had received a letter from Mr. Harper, chairman of the board of directors of the Greta collieries, stating that he will…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The South Waratah Colliery
On Saturday the red flag denoting that Waratah colliery would work on Monday was hoisted, and the whistle sounded as usual last night. On Saturday the overman…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Coal Trade. Waratah Miners
YESTERDAY morning at 8 o'clock the Waratah miners met at the pit for the purpose of taking out their tools. The chairman announced that no official intimation had been received…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Co-operative Colliery
There seems little prospect of the tribute system under the present conditions being a success. There were, however, a few men at work yesterday, and four horses were sent…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Co-operative Miners
A special meeting of the above miners was held in the hall of the Mechanics' Institute on Monday evening. There was a large attendance, Mr. H. Delargie in the chair…
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