Glebe Miners
A special meeting of the Glebe miners was held in Simpson's Hall on Saturday morning, to hear the result of the district on the proposals made at the Sydney conference. A…
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Mining & the mines, 1896
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The Hetton Colliery Fatality
THE funeral of Mr. James Moffatt Jackson, the ex-delegate of the Hotton lodge of the Miners' Association, who met his death on Thursday last by a fall of cool in the Hetton…
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A correspondent writes:—Since pay-Friday I have had placed in my hands pay tickets of miners working at various collieries. The tickets showed that the earning…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Miners' Earnings. to the Editor
"A Miner" writes: The public think, and justly so, that the miners are very dilatory in not answering the statement made by certain proprietors from time to time. Yet I would…
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There are no fresh developments in connection with strike matters. The result of the recent conference is being freely discussed, and the action of the delegates in not…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Victoria. Melbourne, Sunday. a Big Mining Purchase
Mr. Samuel Harris, a wealthy speculator, has purchased all the trust shares in the Federal mine for nearly £20,000. GOOD YIELDS OF GOLD…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Mining Situation. Beginning of the Strike. Horses Being Removed From the Pits. Tools to Be Applied for To-day. Proposal to Work New Lambton. Difficulty at the Sea Pit
THE strike, which begins to-day, is full of complications. The proprietors of the large collieries are apparently determined not to concede the demands made upon them. At…
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The proposals submitted for the consideration of the Miners' Association by the New Lambton colliery proprietors are certain to be' accepted (writes a correspondent). The…
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There is reason to believe that the Newcastle strike will result in a largely increased output from the Bundamba collieries. Arrangements have already been made to cope…
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A special meeting of the above miners was held in the Wallsend Park yesterday afternoon. There was a large attendance. Mr. W. Bower, who was in the chair, explained…
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Owing to the unsatisfactory result of the miners' meeting held here on Saturday night to deal with the late conference proposals, an open air meeting in the park on Sunday…
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The initiation of the 1896 strike (writes a correspondent), reminds one of the days (not very distant) when the miners used to sit of an evening discussing the slackness of the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Victoria. Melbourne, Monday. Find of Gold
The prospectors at Wood's Point made a very rich find of coarse gold on a spur running into the Blue Jacket Creek. ALLEGED ILLEGAL OPERATION…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Waratah Coal Company. Half-Yearly Meeting. Sydney
THE half-yearly meeting of the shareholders of the Waratah Coal Company, Limited, was held this morning. Mr. W. C. Willie, chairman of directors, presided, and following…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Blasting Accident at Cobark. Two Miners Seriously Injured. Dungog
Two miners named Watson and Cochrane were seriously injured by an explosion at Cobark. After potting in a charge the explosive appeared top fail, and they went to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Strike. Thirteen Pits Idle. Eleven Small pits Working. Over 3000 Miners Cease Work Meeting of the Delegate Board To-morrow. Prospects for the Intercolonial Trade. No Hope of Loading Foreign-going vessels. Coal Advanced by 2s
THE strike began in real earnest yesterday no less than 3600 miners and others refusing to continue working under the existing conditions. With the exception of the Sea Pit,…
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AN interesting meeting recently took place at West Rainton, Durham, England. On account of the heavy losses sustained by the Rainton Colliery it…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Southern Collieries. Sydney
The latest reports from the southern districts show that the pits there are already profiting by the Newcastle strike, being very busy, and working full time. It is also…
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A miner's wife writes:—" Having seen the account of the proprietors' conference, I must say some of the wages are very low indeed; but Mr. Gregson says the worker…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Carrington. the Hetton Colliery Fatality
In connection with the recent fatal accident at the Hetton mine, the Mayor has convened a meeting, by request, to be held at the council…
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