The Mining Situation. Still a Scarcity of Miners. More Strike Pay Next Week
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 29 July 1896 · page 5
THE small collieries have not. yet felt any severe loss of trade in consequence of the general resumption of work. Instead of demanding exorbitant prices during the…
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Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 29 July 1896 · page 5
LONDON, Monday.—Holman's Goldmining Company, Lucky Hill, Bath district, New South Wales, has been formed with a capital of £75,000,…
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Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 30 July 1896 · page 5
The Burwood miners held their monthly meeting last night at Love's hotel, Adamstown. Mr. Nichol occupied the chair. The committee recommended that a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Mining Situation. Stoppage at New Lambton. Miners Refuse Reduced Rates. Scarcity of Labour in the District
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 30 July 1896 · page 5
WHEN the New Lambton Colliery was reopened during the strike, Mr. Errington, the tributor, paid in accordance with the terms of the 1888 agreement, for which the district…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Broken Hill Ores and Newcastle Coal
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 30 July 1896 · page 4
ONE of the healthiest indications of the revival of public confidence in the resources and future of New South Wales is the large number of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Bonang Gold-mining Company. The Privy Council Appeal. Sydney
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 31 July 1896 · page 5
A CABLEGRAM from London states that the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council have allowed the appeal in the case of the Bonang Gold-mining Company v. Alexander…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Hetton Colliery. An Official Inspection
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 31 July 1896 · page 4
IN view of the report that a creep had occurred at the Hetton Colliery, Inspector Humble, of the Mines Department, was deputed to make an examination of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Tasmanian Mining Company
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 31 July 1896 · page 4
LONDON, Wednesday.—The Mangana Gold Reefs Company has been formed with a capital of £120,000, the object of the company being to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →General News. Heating of Coal Cargoes
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 31 July 1896 · page 4
The following extraot from a letter received by Captain Cross, shipping manager of the Wellsend Coal Co., from Captain M'Laren, of the barque Balmore, has a special bearing…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wallsend Coal Company. Half-Yearly Meeting. Sydney
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 31 July 1896 · page 5
THE half-yearly meeting of the Newcastle Wallsend Coal Company. Limited, was hold to-day at the head offices, Bridge-street, Sydney, Mr. Peter Reid, chairman of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Mining Situation. a Settlement Expected at New Lambton
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 31 July 1896 · page 5
THE New Lambton miners assembled at the pit yesterday morning. A deputation again conferred with Mr. Thomas, the colliery manager, but no settlement was then arrived…
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Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 August 1896 · page 5
The adjourned meeting of the above was held on Wednesday night, when the following officers were appointed for the ensuing quarter:—Mr. W. Jenkins, chairman; Mr…
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Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 August 1896 · page 11
THE first geners [?] for close upon three months was distributed yesterday, the miners being paid for the week, and in some cases eight days,…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Britain and Its Coal
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 August 1896 · page 3
In a recently published work on this subject, it is stated that, taking the number of deaths from colliery accidents occurring in England during a period of ten years,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Mining Situation. Work Resumed at New Lambton
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 August 1896 · page 4
THE dispute at the New Lambton Colliery occasioned by an alteration proposed in the rates of pay, was satisfactorily settled yesterday, and the miners resumed work at the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Greta. the Colliery
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 3 August 1896 · page 7
A collection was taken at the pithead on Friday afternoon in aid of the widow of the late Mr. Oscar Bloomdahl, who met his death at the colliery…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Death of Mr. F. W. CURNOW. The Dean and Coal Mines Commission Secretary. Sydney
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 3 August 1896 · page 5
MR. FREDERICK WILLIAM CURNOW, whose name has been prominent in political circles lately owing to his position as secretary and shorthand writer to the Dean and the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Victoria. Melbourne, Sunday. Serious Mining Accident
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 3 August 1896 · page 5
A miner named Pringle fell down a shaft near Stawell fracturing his ribs and seriously injuring himself. A CHAPTER OF ACCIDENTS…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Coal-mining in Belgium. Mines Closed Down
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 4 August 1896 · page 5
LONDON, Sunday.—Two coal mines at Mons, in Belgium, have been closed owing to the increased cost of labour. This has had the result of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Hetton Colliery. Condition of the Workings. Report by Miners' Committee
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 4 August 1896 · page 8
THE following report by Messrs. Samuel Ingram, John Mackay Gray, and Benjamin Davis, miners, has been furnished to the miners of the Hetton Lodge:—…
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