The Southern Collieries
THE quarterly delegate meeting of the Illawarra Amalgamated Miners' Association took place at Wollongong on Thursday. Considerable time was…
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Mining & the mines, 1895
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Anvil Creek Colliery
THE tributors of the Anvil Creek Colliery received 14 days' notice on Saturday evening. It is not the intention of the company to shut down the mine, but the stop is taken…
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THE result of the balloting on the subject of whether a general strike should be declared or not has lifted a load off the minds of those who have…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Miners' Conference. a Poor Attendance
In response to an advertisement inserted in these columns by the New Lambton miners a conference of union and non-union miners was held at the Premier Hotel, Broadmeadow;…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The West Wallsend Miners. Delegate Board Criticised
The West Wallsend miners hold a delegate meeting in Sharp's hall on Saturday night, Mr. A. Leitch presiding. The delegate gave a report of the board…
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Quite a flutter was caused in coal-mining circles on Saturday when it became known that the Wallsend Coal Company had sent out circulars to their customers notifying…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Seaham Miners. Ordered to Take Their Tools Out. The Result of a Hasty Step
The Seaham miners are now locked out, and the situation at that pit would seem to be due to the hasty and ill-advised action of the lodge. The colliery was one of the three…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Mining Situation. Meeting of the Lodge Delegates. Result of the Ballot. Notices for an Advance to be Withdrawn
THE quarterly meeting of the delegates from the various loges in the Miners' Association was continued and concluded in the Rouse Assembly Rooms on Saturday. Mr. Adam…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Mining Situation. Meeting of the Sea Pit Miners. The Situation Discussed
The usual weekly meeting of the Sea Pit miners was held yesterday morning in the Merewether Hotel, and was presided over by Mr. Joseph Fraser…
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The New Lambton miners held a special meeting last night. There was a large attendance, Mr. T. Gray occupying the chair…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Victoria. Melbourne, Monday. Gold at Port Melbourne
The contractors who are sinking a shaft in Graham-street, Port Melbourne, found indications of gold at a 50ft depth. The Metropolitan Board of Works refused to allow them…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →West Australia. Perth, Monday. Mining Notes
The latest from Murchison is to the effect that there is general inactivity on a number of mines, owing to the exemption clauses. The Golden Gate crushed 158 tons for 14oz…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Meeting of the Co-operative Miners. Mr. Adam Cook Speaks His Mind
A meeting of the old Co-operative miners was held in the hall of the Mechanics' Institute yesterday morning, Mr. D. Mitchell in the chair…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Mining Situation. a Gloomy Outlook for Seaham. Cavilling at Hetton
THE action of the Seaham miners in refusing the offer of the company to work on for another fortnight at existing rates was discussed widely in the district yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Miners' Risks. Accident of Duckenfield
A MINER named James Hailstone, age about 50 years, met with a serious accident as he was coming out of the Duckenfield Tunnel at knock-off time, or a few minutes before 4…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Colliery Disaster in England. 251 Men Entombed. Rescue Parties at Work
LONDON, Tuesday.—A sad colliery disaster occurred at Audley, in Staffordshire. Whilst a large number of men were at work in Giglake Colliery…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Mining Situation. Greta Lodge
At the usual roll-call meeting of the miners in North's Hall on Monday evening, Mr. Unsworth in the chair, the following letter was read from Mr. W. Ronnie, colliery…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Mining Situation. Work Resumed at Hetton. Strike of Shiftmen at Seaham
WORK was resumed in earnest at the Hetton Colliery yesterday, and some SO waggons of coal were filled. Some of the non-unionists who cavilled with the miners did not turn up…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Mining Situation. the Seaham Miners Paid Off
WITH the exception of the abuse which is being heaped on the heads of the district officers of the Miners' Association at some of the lodge meetings, things have quietened…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Co-operative Colliery
Nothing has as yet been done with a view to The old hands at the Co-operative Colliery resuming work, or making any arrangements for a local agreement; but on Friday the…
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