Burwood Miners
A SPECIAL meeting of the Burwood miners was held last night at Love's Hotel, Adamstown, for the purpose of hearing the report of the deputation that waited upon the…
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Mining & the mines, 1896
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Wednesday, 30Th September. Ammunition to Rifle Clubs. Solitary Confinement. Hunter District Water Supply. The Coal Mines Act
THE SPEAKER took the chair at 4.30 p.m. ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS. Mr. BRUNKER, in reply to Mr. WADDELL, said that complaints had been made…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Parliament. Legislative Assembly. Mining Laws Amendment. Hunter District Water Supply. A Late "Count Out." Sydney
AFTER the conclusion of our parliamentary report, the Assembly early this morning continued the discussion upon the motion of the Minister for Mines to rescisd the report on…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Rand Goldfields. Claims Jumped
LONDON, Wednesday.—News from Johannesburg states that 400 mining claims on the Rand goldfield have been jumped by a syndicate, but the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Coal Mines Act. Reported Closing of Western Collieries. Sydney
IT is reported that in consequence of the Coal Mines Regulation Act becoming law, the Lithgow Valley Colliery Company intend to close their two pits—the Lithgow pit and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Parliament. Legislative Assembly. Thursday, 1St October. Hydraulic Cranes Federal Defences. Operation of Coal Mines Act. Australian Oranges. Endowment to Municipalities. Sydney
THE SPEAKER took the chair at 4.30 p.m. ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS. Mr. EDDEN, for Mr. DICK, asked the Minister for Mines:—"1. Has he ascertained…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sea Pit Miners
THE quarterly meeting of the Sea Pit miners was held in the Merewether Hotel on Thursday evening, Mr. J. Halliday presiding. Mr. B. Scott, pickman, wrote asking…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Mining
WITH the exception of the differences between the Burwood miners and the colliery manager, mining matters are without indications of trouble. The…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Victoria. Melbourne, Friday. the Discovery of Coal
Much ago was recently made of the discovery of two seams of black coal near Frankston, already announced. Government officials assert it to be lignite…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wallsend Miners
THE monthly meeting of the above miners was held in the Wallsend School of Arts on Friday evening, Mr. William Bower in the chair…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Coal Cargoes Commission. Further Evidence. Sydney
AN unannounced and unexpected sitting of the Royal Commission on the loss of vessels engaged in the coal trade of the colony was held at the Colonial Secretary's offices of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mining in the Transvaal Wages of Native Labourers
LONDON, Friday.—The native labourers on the Rand goldfield, South Africa, are quietly acquiescing in the reductions made by the mine owners…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mr. D. Watkins, M.P., at Wallsend. the New Mining Act
MR. D. WATKINS addressed his constituents at Wallsend on Saturday evening from Mr. Joseph Lewis' hotel. There was a large attendance,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Coal Shipment
The total amount of coal shipped at the dyke for the week ended at 6 a m. yesterday amounted to 50,579 tone, as against 39,899 tons for a similar period during last year, and showing an increase of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The West Coast Coal Trade
LATE advices to hand by the English mail state that several shipping firms have decided not to touch the Newcastle and West Coast coal trade for the present, owing to the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →West Australia. Kalgoorlie, Monday. Mining Discoveries
A good lode has been struck at the Forest King. Assays made give a return of 1½oz to the ton. The property is situated on the east side of the Kalgoorlie belt, immediately…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Cornish Copper Mines. Furnace Shut Down
OUR Barraba correspondent writes:—"The furnace at the Cornish copper mines is shut down by order, it is stated, of the manager of the company, acting upon instructions from…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Coal Mines Act. Board of Examiners. Sydney
A SUPPLEMENT to to-day's Government Gazette announces that the following gentlemen have been appointed members of the board for appointing examiners under the Coal Mines…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Coal Importations in Victoria
The proposal to raise the price of imported coal was briefly debated by the council of the Chamber of Manufactures, Melbourne, at a recent meeting. The president (Captain…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The New Coal Charter
The Liverpool Shipowners' Association and the Clyde Sailing Shipowners' Association (Limited) have issued a circular enclosing a copy of a form of charter-party which they prepared with a view…
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