Shipping and the Coal Trade. to the Editor
Sir,—By to-day's paper I see the Wallsend miners say that, seeing the large number of orders the company have in hand that they will have to give the advance. That just…
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Mining & the mines, 1896
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Dr. Jameson's Raid on the Transvaal Charge of Complicity. Manager of the De Beer Mines on Trial. Sensational Statement
LONDON, Thursday.—The trial of Mr. Gardner Williams, the general manager of the De Beer gold mines, who was arrested on March 5th last…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Recent Coal Mines Commission
Since the commission sat re the Coal Mines Bill, there has been much gossip respecting Mr. Curley's position. It is generally believed that while the miners' secretary sat on…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The New Zealand Colliery Disaster
IN a leading article on the disastrous explosion which took place in the Brunner Colliery towards the end of last month, the New Zealand Herald mentions some facts as to the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Mining Opinion
The great demand for coal, a stated in Saturday's Herald, was read by the miners with feelings of satisfaction, but more so was the reference in the same issue of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Coal Trade: Another Conference
THE serious position of the local coalmining industry is a matter which concerns, in one way ,or another, seven-eigths of the population of this…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Present Price of Coal
Mr. Benjamin Chadwick, secretary of the Pacific Co-operative Steam Coal Company, Limited, writes as follows:—"I notice in your issue of Saturday that you state that…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Mining Situation. Coal Selling at a Premium. Prospects of Work at Dudley. Dismissals at Greta
THE expressed determination of the miners having been met by an apparently determined attitude on the part of some of the colliery proprietors has again caused some…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Coal-mining Machinery. Its Introduction Contemplated. Sydney
In consequence of a rumour circulated in Sydney that it was contemplated by a colliery proprietor of the Newcastle district to take steps to introduce coal mining…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →How to Do Away with Strikes in Coal Mines? to the Editor
SIR,—The above question is undoubtedly most difficult of solution, and at the present juncture of considerable interest, nevertheless, [?] believe that the boasted civilisation of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Greta Miners' Lodge
The secretary of the above states that the number of employees at the colliery who have joined the lodge is 55. A notice was posted up at the pit-head yesterday,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Mining Situation. Enormous Demand for Coal. Sea Pit Miners to Continue Working a Record Week's Haulage. Wheeling Difficulty at West Wallsend
UNLESS the Premier should decide to act upon the resolution passed at yesterday's conference of municipal representatives, and constitute a Court of Arbitration, there appears but little…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Heated Coal Cargoes
ON inquiry yesterday it was ascertained that no further action had been taken with respect to the heated coal cargoes of the ship Morna and the barque Invermay beyond what has…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Mining Difficulty.—a Way Out
THE public of Newcastle owe a deep debt of gratitude to the representatives of their interests who met in conference under municipal auspices…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Borehole Miners. Report on the Delegate Board's Minutes. Explanation of the Miners' Position. Prospects for the Near Future. Want of Unanimity Feared
A meeting of the Borehole miners was held yesterday morning at Williams' Exchange Hotel, Hamilton, to receive the minutes of the delegate board meeting held on Thursday,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Duties of a Coal Mines Board
Before the conference separated, Mr. Alf. Edden, M. P., stated that he journeyed to Sydney some 10 days ago with the express object of interviewing the Premier upon the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Mining Situation. How to Do Away with Strikes in Coal-mines. to the Editor
SIR,—Newcastle will, I am sure, thank Mr. Langer for his particularly easy settlement of the above question in his letter in your issue of this…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Mining Situation. Great Demand for Coal. Decision of Sneddon's Miners. Work Resumed at West Wallsend. Position at the Sea Pit
APART from the interview with the Premier, which is default with below, there is little fresh to report concerning the mining situation. The properties and the miners appear…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →West Wallsend Miners
A special meeting of the West Wallsend Lodge was held in Sharp's Hall on Monday afternoon. Mr. G. Ford president and there was a very good attendance. The principal…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Coal Crisis
Mr. A. Edden, M.P., writes;—The fervent hope expressed by many is that at this late hour a strike may be averted, but to suggest means of that end it is a difficult matter, as so…
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