Miners' Risks. Two Accidents in the Stockton Colliery
AT about breakfast time yesterday morning a miner named Stark residing 'at the Junction, was very several hurt by a fall of cal when working in the Stockton mine. Dr…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines
Mining & the mines, 1896
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The Lambton and Burwood Collieries
WITH regard to the Lambton miners it appears that on the Burwood Colliery resuming it was found that several hands were required in excess of those who returned to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Wheeling Difficulty. a Strike at the Hetton Colliery. The Miners Decide on a Course of Action
THE Wheelers' demand for increased wages has so far complicated matters at the Hetton Colliery that work, if proceeded with at all to-day, can only go on slowly. There are 65…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The West Wallsend Miners
THE monthly meeting of the West Wallsend' minors took place in Sharp's Hall on Wednesday evening. Mr. G. Ford occupied the chair, and there was a fair attendance…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →French Steamer for Newcastle Coal
The French steamer St. Louis, on her way to this port to load coal for Manila, arrived at Sydney on Wednesday from Noamea. She brought a quantity of cargo for transhipment to London. The steamer left…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Victoria. Melbourne, Thursday. the Coal Strike
The strike at the Coal Creek Mine is practically at an end. Most of the men have resumed work on the old terms. A SON'S LOSS…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Correspondence. the Coal Trade. to the Editor
SIR,—In your leading article to-day on the coal trade you make a point of drawing attention to the resolve of the district officers to issue ballot papers to non-unionists, and your…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →East Greta Colliery
The uneasiness which exists in the Newcastle district with respect to the coal trade has not had any effect of a disastrous nature upon the industry in the Maitland district,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Glebe Miners
A SPECIAL meeting of the Glebe miners was held in Simpson's Hall on Thursday evening. Mr. Wilbraham presided, and the attendance was small considering the important business…
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MONDAY is the last day upon which the secretaries of the different lodges are to make a demand for the minimum price paid under the 1888…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →The Stockton Colliery Accident. a Fatal Termination. Inquest and Verdict
THE miner, John Stark, aged 53, who was severely injured by a fall of coal at the Stockton pit on Thursday morning, died at his residence, the Junction, before 1 a.m…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Western Australia. Kalgoorlie, March 6. Mining Sales
At the Golden Crown, one of the first of the leases sold in this district, arrangements are being made for the erection of machinery. The Golden Feather, situated to the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Australian Discoverers of Gold. a Proposed Memorial. Sydney
A DEPUTATION of gentlemen interested in the mining industry interviewed the Minister for Mines to-day with reference to a proposal to erect a memorial to the first discovers of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Heating of Coal. a Few Plain Facts. An Expert's Opinion
THE heating of the coal cargo on board the ship Knight of St. Michael is of such importance to everyone in the Newcastle district, be they colliery proprietors, shippers,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Wheeling Difficulty. Operations Suspended at Hetton. Miners Refuse to do the Wheeling
As was anticipated, the wheelers refused to continue working at the Hetton Colliery yesterday, the result being a suspension of operations. Only two of the 65 wheelers,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire in the Hetton Colliery
EARLY on Saturday morning it was discovered by smoke issuing from the air shaft that a fire had broken out in the Hetton mine. The first one to notice the fact wan…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Borehole Miners
The Borehole miners held a special meeting yesterday morning at Thompson's Hall, Hamilton, for the purpose of dealing with the minutes passed by the last meeting of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Sea Pit Miners
The Sea Tit miners held a meeting on Saturday morning for the purpose of dealing with the resolutions passed by the aggregate meeting…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Accident at Wickham and Bullock Island Colliery
A SERIOUS accident happened to a miner in the Wickham and Bullock Island pit on Saturday. A minor named A. Price, 21 years of age, who resides with his mother in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Terrible Colliery Disaster. Seventy-one Lives Lost
LONDON, Saturday.—News is to hand to-day of a terrible disaster in the province of Silesia (Prussia). A. colliery at Kattonitz caught fire, and…
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