The Stockton Miners
A meeting of the Stockton miners was held at Johnson's Hotel yesterday morning, the press being admitted on the understranding the names of speakers would not be…
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Mining & the mines, 1896
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The Greta Miners
Mr. W. RENNIE, manager of the Greta Colliery, writes as follows:—As several reports have appeared in your columns during the last few days re the action likely to be…
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A meeting of the Hetton miners was held at the Albion Hotel, Wickham, last evening. Mr. T. Sample presided, and there was a good attendance…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Competition in the British and German Coal Trade
ENGLISH and Scotch coal shippers will soon feel the effects of the recent decree issued by the German Government with respect to the lowering of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Strike. Great Falling off in Trade. Fifty Crane Hands Paid off. the Small Collieries' Harvest. Increase of Hewing Rates Granted. Meeting of Delegate Board To-day. A Vessel Leaves in Ballast
THE gradual increase in the price of coal is having the effect of considerably improving the earnings of the few men who have remained at work. The miners employed at…
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Mr. D. Watkins, M.P., writes:—"Up to the present time the dispute in connection with our coal industry has been considered by the proprietors purely from a commercial…
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Mr. R. Robertson, miners' secretary, Greta, writes as follows:—I wish to contra diet a statement made by Mr. Rennic, Greta Colliery manager, in his letter in…
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A special meeting of the above miners was held in the Agricultural Hall last night. There was a good attendance. Mr. W. BOWER, the chairman, explained…
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A LARGE bed of remarkable coal has been discovered in Argentina; but the exact locality is not disclosed by its discoverers and owners, though…
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A special meeting of the Sea Pit miners was held in the Merewether Hotel last night. There was a large attendance. Mr. A. Shepherd presided…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Hetton Colliery Fatality. Practical Sympathy
MR. ALEXANDER MATHIESON, manager of the Heeton Colliery, with Mr. Richard Bexter, the colliery clerk, waited on Mrs. Jackson yesterday and handed her a letter…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →When Coal Was First Used
THOUGH coal had been employed for centuries in the manufacture of salt on the shores of the coalfields in England, wood (says a London paper) had…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Victoria. Melbourne, Wednesday. Fatal Mining Accident
A terrible fatality occurred at the Redan mine, Ballarat, to-day. Two miners named William Bolitho and Thos. Bath were tamping a fuse with an iron bar, which is against the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Stockton Miners. Report of the Delegates' Meeting. The Recommendations Adopted
The Stockton miners met at Johnson's Hotel last evening to receive the report of the meeting of the delegate board held during the day. Mr. T. Wright presided, and there…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The West Australian Goldfields. The Great Boulder Development. £10,000 Worth of Gold Removed. Rich Discoveries at Ashburton. Coolgardie, April 28Th
IT is reported that £10,000 worth of gold has already been taken out of the new discovery at the Great Boulder mine, at the 200ft level…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Coal Industry in Chili. Why Foreign Competition Succeeds
SEEING that Chili is Newcastle's largest foreign customer it is surprising to learn that the country in question is possessed of several fairly large coal…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Wickham and Bullock Island Coal Company. Half-Yearly Meeting. Sydney
THE half-yearly meeting of the shareholders of the Wickham and Bullock Island Coal Company, Limited, was held at the Chamber of Commerce this morning. There was a…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Strike. Determination Reigns Supreme. Miners Insist on the 1888 Agreement. Appeal to Be Made for Financial Assistance. Meeting of the Delegate Board. New Lambton Terms to be Considered. Situation at the Sea Pit
BY far the most important point in yesterday's developments was that in relation to the final decision of the delegate board recommending the various lodges to stand out…
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It does not appear now that a settlement will be effected between the Now Lambton Company and the Miners' Association as speedily as was anticipated owing to the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Borehole Miners
With the exception of the paragraph dealing with the two Borehole miners who wished their names to be placed on the strike roll, the whole of the delegate board minutes…
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