Accident at the Co-operative Colliery
A MINER named George Reed was injured in the Co-operative Colliery yesterday by a fall of coal. Reed is one of the old workmen, and commenced work after the strike, A…
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Mining & the mines, 1895
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New Discovery in Coal Gas
CONSIDERING all the trained intellect and chemical skill that has been applied to the manufacture of coal gas, one would not expect any very…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Correspondence. the Mining Situation. to the Editor
SIR,—I write re the mining situation in this district, and the scarcity of work in our midst; also our disorganised position, as we are in the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Mining Situation. the Wallsend Lodge and the Association
THE ballot for or against re-joining the Miners' Association was taken yesterday at the Wallsend Colliery, with the following result:—…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Difficulty at the Seaham Colliery
OUR West Wallsend correspondent writes:—At a meeting of the Seaham miners held on Wednesday night the deputation that interviewed Mr. Chapman gave their report,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Victoria. Melbourne, Thursday. the Jumbunna Coal Company
At a meeting of the Jumbunna Coal Company to-day it was reported that the output for the last six months was over 14,000 tons, as compared with 7000 tons the previous…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Gleba Collieries
Matters at the Glebe collieries still remain quiet. The strike has now lasted a fortnight, and nothing during that time has transpired to suggest an early resumption of work…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Lambton Colliery
Our Lambton correspondent writes:—There is no change as yet in the situation at Lambton Colliery. The men were paid yesterday, and for the first time for some…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Mining Situation. Meeting of the Burwood Miners
THE Burwood miners met yesterday morning near the Piggery, on the Charlestown road. The object of the meeting was to consider the proposals submitted by the management…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Strike at Brown's Collieries
Our minmi correspondent writes :—It is just four weeks since the men brought their tools out, and according to the look of things the strike will continue for a prolonged…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fatality at Wallsend Colliery
MR. JOHN GILBERT, one of the oldest and most respected citizens of the district, met with a fatal accident at the Wallsend No. 1 tunnel yesterday. The unfortunate man was a…
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THE most important event of the week in mining circles has been the decision duly arrived at by ballot of the Wallsend miners to re-enter the Miners'…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Manila Coal Market
Of the Manila market for Australian coal Messrs. Warner, Blodgett, and Co. report on 20th February:—Coal: Supplies are far in excess of requirements, and for some months to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Welsh Coal Trade. a Strike Averted
LONDON, Friday.—The threatened strike of coalminers in South Wales has been averted, the sliding scale being allowed to operate for another…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Anvil Creek Colliery
The miners' secretary of the Anvil Creek Colliery received a communication from the general secretary, Mr. Curley, last Thursday, referring to the organisation of the Miners'…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Waratah Miners
The Waratah miners held a special meeting yesterday (Sunday) morning in the bush near Adamstown, for the purpose of hearing the delegate's report of the meeting held the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Fatality at Wallsend Colliery. Inquest and Verdict
AN inquest was held on Saturday, before Mr. G. C. Martin, district coroner, at the Red Lion Hotel, Murnain-street, Wallsend, touching the death of John Gilbert, who met…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Word for Newcastle Coal Trimming
Concerning the dismasting of the ship Loch Ech, which put into Callao for repairs, Captain Pittendrigh has sent word by the Oakbank, which has arrived here, to the effect that had it not been for…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Coal Trade. Suggested Royal Commission. Sydney
THE report that the Government proposed to appoint a Royal Commission to inquire into the condition of the coal trade, which was first announced some months ago, has been…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Mining Situation. Conference of Delegates. Another General Strike Ballot to be Taken
A CONFERENCE of representatives of all the collieries of the district assembled in the Rouse Assembly Rooms on Saturday. Mr. Adam Cook, president of the Miners'…
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