The Sea Pit Miners' Lodge. Meeting of Unfinancial Members
THE unfinancial members of the Sea Pit Miner's Lodge held a meeting in the Merewether Hotel, yesterday morning. There was an attendance of about 50 members, and…
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Mining & the mines, 1894
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Mashonaland Minerals. Coal and Gold Discovered
LONDON, Friday.—A report from Buluwayo in Mashonaland states that coal has been discovered in the vicinity. The gold discoveries are also reported…
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THE majority of the lodges in the Miners' Association have accepted the recommendation of the delegate board that the proprietors should be asked,…
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LONDON, Friday.—A conference of English miners, at which 400,000 workmen are represented, is now sitting at Newcastle. A resolution was passed…
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The success which followed the experiment of adapting the furnaces of the Baku Standard to the burning of oil instead of coal was (says on exchange) unquestionably, the first step towards a great…
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LONDON, Friday.— The working capital of the Mount Charlotte Gold-mining Company, Western Australia, has been fully subscribed…
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Frederick Gottge, a miner, was killed in Russell's mine, at Lauriston, to-day. He was going down to the 450ft level in the cage when the rope broke at the 70ft level. Two…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The West Australian Gold-fields. Development at the Londonderry Mine. Latest Reports. Perth
THE owners of the Londonderry mine have struck the reef at 50 feet, in the crosscut. It is said to be as rich as at the surface, but no person unconnected with the mine has yet…
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WHAT is one man's meat is another man's poison—at least that is (writes the Mining Standard) the reflection that occurs to us on reading a recent…
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THE speculating public having been for some time off feed when new mining ventures in South Africa and Australia have been offered, it might…
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AT a recent meeting of the Australian Economic Association Mr. John, Harker, C.E., read a paper on "The Coal-mining Industry of New South…
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THE managers of the various coal mines in Victoria issued the following reports on Saturday:— Coal Creek Proprietary,…
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THE usual weekly meeting of the Greta Miners' Lodge was held in North's hall yesterday, Mr. W. Kennedy in the chair. Several apologies were read and received as…
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NEW YORK, Tuesday.—The strike of coal miners at Birmingham, in the State of Alabama, has been attended by serious disturbances at that place…
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NEW YORK, Wednesday.—A terrible explosion has occured at the Giant Powder mine, in Pennsylvania. Eight persons were killed, and 150…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Breach of a Colliery Rule. a Miner Fined
BEFORE Mr. W. E. Henry, P.M., at the Minmi Police Court yesterday, John Platt was charged on the information of the Examiner of Coalfields with a broach of the…
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IN accordance with the resolution of the district Mr. James Curley, the miners' general secretary, has written a circular letter to the proprietors and…
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THE British Consul at Tamsui, Formosa, states that the export of coal during 1893 shows an increase of 7245 tons, the figures being 21,748 tons,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Back Creek Miners
THE Back Creek miners held their usual monthly meeting on Wednesday evening in Wile's Hall, Mr. Andrew Snedden presiding. The secretary, Mr. R. Leighton, read the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Coal in Western Australia
IN a handbook on Western Australia in 1893, Mr. Francis Hart describes the coalseams of the colony as follows:—In the year 1816 the Messrs. Gregory discovered some coalseams…
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