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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines
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THE inquest concerning the death of Job Sheldon, a miner, who was killed by an accident in the Wallsend Colliery on Thursday, was continued in the Australian Hotel,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →ALLUSION was made in a recent issue to the necessity for compulsory legislation in regard to providing coal-loading ships with shifting boards. The question is one which has…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →IT does not yet appear to be certain in what manner colliery companies will be held liable for the payment of the new taxation. It is decided that the products of land already…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →THE greatest excitement and consternation has been created throughout the colony by the appalling disaster at the Brunner mine. Messages of sympathy have been received by…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →WORK was resumed at the Glebe and Hetton collieries yesterday. The difficulty at Hetton was overcome by the manager agreeing to reinstate the wheeler Lewis, whom he had…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Borehole miners met on Saturday morning at Thompson's Hotel. Hamilton Mr. C. Quidden in the chair. The delegate, Mr. G. Jones, gave a report of the delegate…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Our Greta correspondent writes:—A miners' meeting is to be held in the Masonic Hall this evening, when the men will be addressed by Messrs. Cook, Curley,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A special meeting of the Sea Pit miners was held in the Merewether Hotel on Saturday morning. Mr. H. Oxley presided. The delegate (Mr. A. Curry) explained the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →AUCKLAND, Thursday.—Herr Schemisser, Geologist to the German Government, spent a fortnight inspecting the Auckland goldfields. He intends to write a scientific work…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The mine whore the accident occured was formerly known in the Grey Valley Coal Company, but in October of 1[?]95 was purchased by a wealthy English syndicate…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →IT is reported that the A.A., the Wallsend, and the Newcastle companies, which stood aloof from all recent conference, are unlikely to be represented at the important conference…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →NOTWITHSTANDING the heroic efforts of the rescuing parties at Brunner pit mouth, all hope of rescuing any of the unfortunate men has been abandoned. Messages of sympathy…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Messrs. Cook, M'Fadyn, and Curley, the district officers of the Miners' Association, held a meeting at the Masonic Hall, Greta, yesterday and induced some more of the local…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →THE bodies of all the victims of the recent explosion at the Brunner Colliery have now been recovered. They were interred in the Stillwater Cemetery, where it is intended to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →THOUGH comparatively few proprietors have as yet officially replied to the circular inviting them to attend the conference proposed to be held on Thursday next, it is now…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →SIR,—The all-absorbing topic of the day is strike, or no strike, its chances of success, or otherwise. Although the atmosphere seems cloudy, there seems a gleam of…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A meeting of the Greta miners was held in Champion's Masonic Hall on Monday, Mr. J. Connolly in the chair. There were between 50 and 60 present, and they were…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →TO-MORROW'S conference at the Imperial Hotel will be commenced at 11 a.m. Mr. [?]urley having sent the colliery proprietors a second letter to this effect. As day succeeds…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →THE all-absorbing question was put by a citizen yesterday to an old miner whilst riding together in a tram car. "Well, what d'ye think of the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Two more employess at this colliery received their dismissal yesterday afternoon, owing to their having accepted the positions of committeemen in the recently-formed…
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