The Mining Situation. Police Inspection at Minmi
INSPECTOR LYNCH visited Minmi yesterday and officially inspected the largo force of police stationed there under Sub-Inspector Saunders. The constables were found to be…
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Mining & the mines, 1895
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The Mining Situation. Lambton Colliery Shut Down
THE chief topic of conversation locally (writes our Lambton correspondent) is the action of the management in shutting down the mine, and speculation is rife as to the ultimate…
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In accordance with the decision of the revision committee of the Miners' Association Mr. Adam Cook (president) and Mr. Connolly (Greta) will shortly visit the East Greta,…
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The Burwood miners have received a communication from the company stating that when work is resumed the hewing rate will be 2s 11d per ton. The yardage timber…
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A correspondent writes:—The latest development in the mining situation is an attempt to increase the hours of labour. A proposal has been submitted to the Hotton…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Strike at the Seaham Colliery
On Saturday the Seaham miners resolved on a strike (writes a correspondent) on account of the manager refusing to place the non-unionists in the ballot-box in the osvil…
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STRIKES and rumours of strikes, lockouts, notices of reduction, dismissals of men for contemplating to become members of the union, and general…
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THE reduction in the wages of the miners at East Greta Colliery came into operation yesterday. The man wont into the pit to work as usual, without making any…
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Mr. J. Turnbull, manager of Seaham Colliery, states that notwithstanding the strike of his unionist miners operations have not been entirely suspended at the pit. The…
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Last night the Now Lambton whistle blow for work. The pit has been idle seven weeks. The prospects of work for any length of time are unfortunately not very…
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Mr. A. Mathieson, manager of Hetton Colliery, when seen yesterday by a representative of this journal, stated that as the millers had shown themselves to antagonistic…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Glebe Miners
The Globe miners met yesterday morning in Mr. Simpson's hall. Over 200 were present, and Mr. Atkinson presided. The first resolution submitted was "That a conference…
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LONDON, Monday.—A great strike of miners has taken place at Liege, Belgium, the strikers being very turbulent. Frequent conflicts with the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Mining Situation. Lambton Colliery. The Miners' Views of the Case
OUB Lambton correspondent writes:—Nothing fresh has transpired with reference to the state of affairs at the Lambton Colliery since the notices expired on Saturday last…
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Our Minmi correspondent writes:—The strike still continues, and no signs of a settlement are apparent. One solitary man came per engine from Hexham yesterday,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Accident at Hetton Colliery
ROBERT CARMICHAEL, a miner, employed at the Hetton Colliery, met with a serious accident yesterday afternoon whilst following his employment. The unfortunate man…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Burwood Miners
Yesterday morning the Burwood miners hold a meeting at Dudley. The attendance was large. A great deal of time was occupied in dealing with a local financial matter,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Co-operative Miners
In pursuance of an advertisement convening a meeting of the Co-operative miners, between 60 and 70 of the present workmen assembled at what is known as the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The West Australian Goldfields. Rich Find Near Mount Catherine. The Londonderry Specimens Rivalled. Coolgardie
TOM HARDY arrived from M'Gregor's find, Mount Catherine, yesterday. He says the reef outcrops for 20 chains and then dips into the flat again. In the outcrop a big shoot of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Miners' Risks
YESTERDAY morning William Turpin, a miner, residing at Adamstown, met with a severe accident while following his occupation in the A.A. Company's Borehole pit…
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