Colliery Explosion in Germany. Forty-nine Lives Lost
BERLIN, Monday.—Latest regarding the colliery explosion at Troppau states that 49 miners lost their lives…
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Mining & the mines, 1895
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Proposed Reduction in Miners' Wages. to the Editor
Sir,—Lately I have been rather amused at reading in your paper that several of the colliery managers, who are seeking to reduce the miners'…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Mining Situation. a Gloomy Outlook
A CORRESPONDENT writes:—Much uneasiness is felt throughout the district at the relationship existing between the coal proprietors and their miners. What the outcome will be…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Parliament. Tuesday, 19Th March. Legislative Assembly. The Death of the Governor. Address of Condolence to Lady Duff. Conciliation and Arbitration. The Depression on the Coal Trade. Sydney
THE Speaker took the chair at 3.30 p.m , the clerk (Mr. F. W. Webb), who had been absent since the Redfern railway accident, owing to the injuries he had received, being…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Waratah Colliery
Yesterday morning the Waratah miners were to have gone to work. On arriving at the pit complaints were lodged against the system enforced by the manager in dealing…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Glebe Miners
The miners of the Glebe collieries, who at present are on strike, resisting the company's terms, were paid their back money yesterday afternoon. The shiftmen and other…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fatal Accident at Greta Colliery. An Inquest Opened
A FREE LABOURER at the Greta Colliery, named Robert Maxwell, was killed yesterday morning by a fal[?] of "tops," in the long jig section of the pit, whilst following his usual…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Mining Situation. Matters Unchanged
THE management of the Wickham and Bullock Island Colliery state that they have no dispute with their workmen, as might be inferred from our report on the mining…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Lambton Colliery
The 14 days' notice given to all hands at the Lambton Colliery will expire on Saturday, and nothing has transpired to relieve the anxiety of the 400 men and boys with their…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →East Greta Colliery
The 14 days' notice of reduction in the rate of wages given to the miners by the East Greta Colliery Co. will expire to-morrow. So far (writes our Maitland…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Strike at Brown's Collieries
Our Minmi correspondent writes:—Affairs remain quiet here, nothing tending to a settlement of the present dispute having been advanced by either the proprietors or miners,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Fatality in Greta Colliery. Inquest and Verdict
THE adjourned inquest on the body of Robert Maxwell, killed at the Greta Colliery on Tuesday, was resumed at the courthouse yesterday, before the district coroner…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Mining Situation. the Sea Pit. An Ominous Preparation
FOR some time the A. A. Company have had over 30 shiftmen working in the Sea Pit, and it appears that they are doing other work besides driving the easterly headings out to sea…
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The whistle was blown for work at the Lambton Colliery to-day, which, so far as is known, will be the last for some time, as the notices will expire to-day, and it is now…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Wallsend Colliery
Our Wallsend correspondent writes:—A most deided improvement has now taken place in connection with the Wallsend Colliery. as during this fortnight the pit has worked 10…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Wallsend Miners
The usual monthly meeting of the Wallsend miners was held in the Wallsend School of Arts last night, Mr. R. Punton in the chair:—…
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'INQUIRER,' Maitland.—The Newcastle-Wallsend Company was floated in 1860, the capital being £10,000 shares of £10 each. An area of 800…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Colliery Disaster in America. Seventy Lives Lost
NEW YORK, Friday.—A disastrous colliery explosion has occurred at Red Canyon, in Wyoming, 70 men being killed…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The South Wales Coal Trade
A CORRESPONDENT writes to the Colliery Guardian:—The undertaking recently placed before the public, for the construction of a deep-water dock at Port…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Coal Output for 1893. Newcastle District
MR. JOHN MACKENZIE, Examiner of Coalfields, has kindly furnished us with the following figures relative to the output of coal in this district for the year ended 31st…
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