District News. Wallsend. Breach of the Mining Act
IT is understood that John Hoff, the miner who on the 27th November last, at the Pacific Colliery, was severely burned about the face and…
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Mining & the mines, 1895
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The Mining Situation. No Further Developments. The Hetton Dispute
THE members of the Hetton Miners' Lodge, who have been doing duty as pickets for the past week, were withdrawn from the work yesterday in consequence of the conference…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Prospects of the Coal Trade Opinions of a Sydney Authority. Sydney
In conversation to-day a prominent commercial gentleman in Sydney interested in the Northern collieries said the Premier's suggestion to establish the status quo for two…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Southern Collieries
THE formation of lodges by non-unionists in the Illawarra district is not meeting with the approval of the proprietors. This was proved last…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Mining Situation. the Hetton Colliery Strike. Failure of the Conference
THE conference held yesterday between the directors of the Hetton Coal Company and representatives from the Miners' Lodge was not so successful as was anticipated, and,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Coal-mining on Sunday. Fines Imposed at Lithgow. Sydney
AT the Lithgow Police Court to-day the manager of the Zig-Zag Colliery, two wheelers, and 15 miners were charged with working last Sunday. The miners' cases…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Commercial. San Francisco Coal Market
Mr. J. W. Harrison writes of the San Francisco coal market on 13th December:—Since the sailing of the last Australian steamer the following vessels have arrived from Australia, viz:—St. Enoch, 3220…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Miners' Ballot. The Men Favour a Strike. A Large but Insufficient Majority
The voting in the lodges to decide whether or not the demand already made at every union colliery for an advance of 4d per ton in the hewing rates on and after the 14th…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Wallarah Colliery. The Miners on Strike
The miners employed at the Wallarah Colliery, Catherine Hill Bay, have come out on strike, owing to the company seeking to enforce the reductions given notice of on…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Lambton Colliery
Matters at the Lambton Colliery have assumed a more satisfactory aspect. The whistle blows nightly for work keeping all hands busy. Out of the 53 men who were…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Miners' Ballot. Voting at the Glebe
The miners in the Newcastle Company's collieries took the ballot yesterday, with the following result:—For a general strike, 246; against, 172; informal, 10. The result of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Mining Situation. Quarterly Delegate Meeting. Adjourned Until
THE quarterly meeting of the delegates from the various lodges in the Miners' Association was commenced in the Rouse Assembly Rooms yesterday morning. Mr. Adam Cook,…
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A communication has been received by the secretary of the Seaham miners from the manager of that colliery, intimating his wish of working another fortnight at existing…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Greta Colliery
THE usual roll call meetings of the Greta miners' lodge have been hold every evening in North's Hall, Mr. J. Unsworth in the chair. A communication has been forwarded…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Back Creek Colliery. Cavils Drawn
The Back Creek Miners' secretary received a letter on Thursday from the manager, Mr. Thomas, stating:—" It has been decided to allow the cavils to be drawn the following…
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WHEN are we going to have a different system of compiling our statistics? is a question that some member of Parliament should ask. Hero is…
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JUDCING from the information available regarding the balloting by the various lodges it appears that the district is perilously near the verge of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Wallsend Miners. Progress of the Peace Proposals
The committee of the Wallsend miners have now fully considered the proposals sub-mitted by the company, and are only waiting an intimation from the manager to confer on…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Meeting of the Ferndale Miners. The Men Favour a Strike
IT has transpired that at the quarterly meeting of the miners' delegate board, which was commenced on Thursday, a long discussion took place as to what should be done in the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Mining Situation. Progress of the Strike Ballot
THE delegate board of the Miners' Association will resume its quarterly sittings in the Rouse Assembly Rooms this morning As the meeting will decide the all-important…
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