The Mining Situation. Mass Meeting
THE public meeting convened by the Mayor (Alderman W. B. Sharp) at the request of the municipal representatives of the district, the officer of the…
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Mining & the mines, 1896
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Victoria. Melbourne, Monday. Colliery Strike Ended
It is understood that the strike at the Outtrim coal mine is practically at an end, the management having conceded material points…
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(III) If the rules are not objected to by the Minister within 40 days after their receipt by the inspector, they shall be established…
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The Coal Freighters' Association, at a meeting held at Cardiff recently, further considered the proposed new Coal Charter formulated by the documentary committee of the Chamber of Shipping. A full…
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The Government resident and party yesterday visited Horn Island to witness the starting of the first quartz crushing battery on the island…
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64. If it appears that a boy was employed on the representation of his parent or guardian that he was of the age at which his employment would…
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A SEROUS mining accident happened to a minor named Joseph Dodds, a resident of Jesmond, yesterday. Dodds was working in the Wallsend Colliery, when a charge…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Seaham Colliery. To be Re-opened To-day
AN attempt will be made to-day to re-open the Seaham Colliery, which was hermetically sealed up on the 25th August last in consequence of an outbreak of fire in a little flat…
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IN accordance with arrangements Mr. Thomas Croudace, the general manager of the Scottish-Australian Mining Company, and Mr. W. Turnbull, the colliery manager…
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THE tenor of last Saturday's meeting in connection with the coal trade was in favour of Government interference to safeguard what was termed the…
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THE North Arm correspondent of the Clarence River Advocate writes:—Beach-mining is still forging ahead in the workings between the Clarence…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Wallsend Mining District Hospital. Annual Meeting
THE third annual meeting of the subscribers to the Wallsend Hospital was held in the hall of the Plattsburg Mechanics' Institute on Thursday evening. There was a large…
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AT a recent meeting of the St. Helen's Corporation Health Committee a report was presented by a sub-committee as to the coal measures under the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Miners' Association. Last Year's Balance-sheet
THE annual balance-sheet in connection with the Miners' Association, which has just been printed, contains much that is of interest. Inclusive of £2180 14s 11d brought…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Victoria. Melbourne, Sunday. Mining Irregularities
At a meeting of the Rothschild Mining Company at Ballarat the auditors reported that scrip had been duplicated and triplicated, and over £600 was unaccounted for…
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A RUMOUR having gained circulation that the Seaham Colliery was again on fire, Mr. Chapman, the managing director of the company who is staying at the Great Northern…
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MR. JOHN HANCOCK, borehole miners' secretary, writes:—In perusing your paper of the 27th inst., the half-yearly balance-sheet of the H R D. Miners' Association came under…
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THE monthly meeting of the above lodge was hold in the Wallsend School of Arts on Friday evening. There was but a limited attendance. Mr. William Bower was in the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Western Australia. Perth, Monday. Goldfields Water Supply
The Premier has issued a detailed statement of the first batch of the Government proposals concerning the goldfield water supply. It is estimated that the cost of the…
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IN connection with the outbreak of fire in the Seaham Colliery, Mr. Chapman, the managing director of the company, explains that it is not the intention of the…
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