The Coal Crisis: the Premier's Action
IT is a matter for public congratulation that the people of Newcastle and district have not been content to fold their hands and actually welcome, by…
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Mining & the mines, 1896
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The West Australian Gold-fields. Rich Developments at Lake Way. Murderous Natives. Perth, April 13
CONSIDERABLE interest in manifested in the recent discovery at, Lake Way. Several syndicates have already been formed in Cue for the purpose of taking up additional…
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LONDON, Tuesday.—A disastrous colliery explosion has occurred in one of the coal mines in the township of Willington, Northumberland,…
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Yesterday afternoon Mr. Thomas, manager of the East Greta Colliery, posted the following notice at the pit-head:—"My directors authorise me to inform our miners and work…
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A meeting of the Greta miners was held in North's Hall on Tuesday evening. Mr. Callander occupied the chair, and there were between 30 and 40 present Messrs, Curley…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Mining Situation. Delegate Board Meets To-morrow. Opinion As to the Premier's Message. the Dismissed Co-operative Miners. Action at Brown's Collieries
THE talk of the town yesterday was the Premiers message. While many people believed that it would afford the men a good loophole to honourably extricate themselves,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →How to Do Away with Strikes in Coal Mines. to the Editor
Sir,—I notice Mr. Rudolph Langer's letter to-day re above. It may be allright from one standpoint, but it won't remove the evil. There…
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The following is the plaint to be hoard to-day at the Wallsend Police Court, in the case David Rees, miner, versus James Barr, manager of the Co-operative…
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ONE of the gravest consequences of a strike would be the position into which proprietors who have to supply coal at a fixed contract price would be…
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At a meeting of the Hetton minors held at the Albion Hotel, Wickham, Mr. Thomas Sample, the president of the lodge, in the chair the minutes of the delegate board, as…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mr. Reid's Action. a Definite Proposal. Proposed Plebiscite of Miners Sydney
Mr. Reid wired Mr. Curley this afternoon:—"I feel so strong a desire to do my utmost to prevent the calamity of a general strike that I again approach you. The…
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The action taken by the Miners' Association against Mr. Barr, the colliery manager of the Co-operative Colliery, for the recovery of wages in lion of 14 days' notice, was down…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Heated Coal Cargo. to the Editor
Sir,—As the heating of coal cargoes is now a question of great importance to the Newcastle district, I may be permitted to offer a few remarks…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Correspondence the Mining Difficulty. to the Editor
SIR,—While recognising that the antidote for strikes proposed by Mr. Langer is well worthy of consideration, I am of opinion that a Compulsory…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Interesting Mining Case. a Question of Wages. Case Dismissed
At the Wallsend Police Court yesterday afternoon, before Mr. Henry, P. M. Joseph Pepperhill, miner, produced against Andrew Sneddon, sen., proprietor of the Maryland…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Meeting of Sea Pit Miners. Majority of 90 in Favour of a Strike. Notices to be Sent in To-day. The Chairman and Secretary Resign
A special meeting of the Sea Pit Miners was held at the Merewether Hotel, Merewether, last evening for the purpose of reconsidering the resolution passed at a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Mining Situation. Prospects of a Settlement. Important Telegram From the Premier. Messrs. Gregson, Binney, and Keightley Likely to Confer. Mr. John Brown Undecided. Meeting of the Delegate Board To-day
AT last there is just a chance that the threatened strike may be averted. The Mayor of Newcastle on Wednesday received a telegram from Mr. Thomas Abel, the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Hetton Miners
A very large meeting of the members of the above lodge was held at the Albion Hotel, Wickham, last evening, to received the delegate's report of the delegate board meeting…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Glebe Miners
A special meeting of the Glebe Lodge was held in Simpson's Hall last night. There was a large attendance, Mr. Wilbraham in the chair. The secretary, Mr. T. Adams,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Miners' Earnings
"A Co-operative Miner" writes:—In giving the average earnings for the miners of Hot[?]on and the Sea Pits you are giving the best average in the district. If the average…
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