Waratah Miners
The above miners met yesterday afternoon at the pit before they were paid off. Mr. W. Quinn occupied the chair. The delegate (Sir. H. Hanlon) gave a…
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Mining & the mines, 1896
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Burwood Miners
The Burwood miners met yesterday, Mr. Vasey in the chair. The delegate (Mr. Crompton) gave his report of the delegate meeting. Referring to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →San Francisco Coal Market
ONE of the largest coal importers in San Francisco, writing to Mr. R. B. Wallace under date April 3rd, says :—During the past week or 10 days rumours of a strike or…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Price of Coal in Melbourne. Melbourne
Owing to the stoppage of supplies through the strike at Newcastle the price of imported coal has risen 6s. Before the strike the price for Newcastle was 15s 6d per ton, delivered…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Strike. The Miners' Manifesto. Appeal to the Workmen of Australasia. Deductions From Mr. Gregson's Figures. Tools Removed from the Sea Pit. The Colliery Shut Down Indefinitely
THE miners' manifesto was printed yesterday, and in due course it will be circulated among the labour organisations throughout Australasia. It takes the form of an "appeal…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Hetton Miners. Delegate Board Minutes Adopted. Shiftmen and Their Notices
The adjourned meeting of the Hetton Lodge was held at the Albion Hotel, Wickham, yesterday morning. Mr. Thomas sample presided, and there was a full…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Western Australia. Kalgoorlie, April 29. Colonial Goldfields Co.'s Blocks
A 12ft lode carrying good gold has been struck in the Kerfew and Brown Hill North Extended Blocks, held by the Colonial Goldfields Company, Limited. The lode was met…
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A notice was posted up at the pit head this afternoon intimating that on and after the 4th May, 20 per cent. increase would be given to the miners employed at the colliery,…
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Work was resumed at the Cardiff Colliery yesterday under the 1888 agreement. The settlement has given general satisfaction to the miners, but the conduct of Cardiff miners…
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A fairly attended meeting was held in North's Hall on Thursday evening, Mr. G. Callandar in the chair. Mr. Curley was present…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Lambton Miners
A meeting of the Lambton miners was held in Stoker's Hall yesterday. The minutes of the delegate meeting held on Wednesday were considered and adopted as a…
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THERE is no prospect of an immediate settlement of the strike. The past week has, if anything, rather widened the breach. The miners will not now…
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WHILST one has become accustomed to regard Canada and British Columbia as a district in which stock arising, lumbering, and agriculture are the…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →The Southern Collieries. Demand for an Increase. Bulli
Though it is stated that a majority of the miners are averse to a strike at the present time a large section favour the movement of taking steps to obtain an increase. The…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Duckenfield and Back Creek Miners
The above lodges held a largely-attended meeting on Thursday night, Mr. J. Mitchell presiding. The deputation formed on Wednesday night to interview Mr. Thomas to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Hetton Colliery Fatality. Public Meeting at Carrington
A PUBLIC meeting, convened by the Mayor, was held at the Carrington Council Chambers on Thursday evening to devise moans to extend practical sympathy to the widow and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Colliery Disaster in England. Explosion of Firedamp. One Hundred Men Entombed
LONDON, Thursday. — News has reached London that a terrible explosion has taken place in a coal mine at Micklefield, West Riding,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →New Zealand Coal. Its Qualities and Value
IN view of the great interest which now attaches to the coal supplies of the colonies, a New Zealand Herald representative waited on Mr. George Boyd, fleet engineer in the navy,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Western Australia. Coolgardie, April 30. Mining Developments
It is intended to have a trial crushing of 200 tons of stone from the Herbert Mine at Golden Bar battery. It is proposed to erect a 10-head battery at Hill End, Broad Arrow…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Strike. New Lambton Terms Rejected. Work Resumed at Cardiff. Stockton Miners to Be Paid To-day. Proprietors Maintain a Passive Resistance
BY sticking out for the 1888 agreement in its entirely, the miners' representatives have spoiled what chance there was for work at New Lambton. When Messrs. M'Fadyen…
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