The Temperature of Coal Cargoes
MR. F. J. DODDEMEADE writes:—The copy of letter and register of temperature received this morning from Captain Youlden, of the ship Bracadale, is, I fancy, of sufficient…
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Mining & the mines, 1897
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The Stockton Colliery Disaster. Professor Threlfall's Report. Analysis of the Air in the Old Workings
THE following report to the Minister for Mines and Agriculture from Professor Richard Threlfall, of the Sydney University, was read at the Stockton Colliery inquest…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Victorian Coal Mines
The approximate output of Victorian coal mines for last year was 2[?]4,000 tons, valued at about £125,000. That is a tidy little amount for an industry which has been only…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Burwood Colliery. The Miners Train
THE miners' train has not started to run to Burwood Colliery yet, though it is near three months since the Railway Commissioners agreed to run it if Mr. T. Croudace, the general…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Miners' Federation. Union Versus Socialism
LONDON, Wednesday.—At the annual meeting of the Miners' Federation at Leicester to-day, a proposal for the nationalisation of the land,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Combustion of Coal Cargoes. a Californian Merchant's Views. Sydney
MR. J. JOHNSTON, manager of the Belli Colliery, has received from Mr. Henry G. Belcher, merchant, of Los Angeles, California, a letter referring to the…
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THE above miners held their quarterly meeting on Saturday night at Love's Hotel, Adamstown. Mr. A. Nichols was in the chair…
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THE following is the cheek-inspectors' report of the above mine, dated 16th and 17th December:—"We, the undersigned, have made the…
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LONDON, Friday.—At the sitting of the Congress of the National Miners' Federation at Leicester to-day resolutions were passed fixing the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Stockton Colliery Disaster Fund
IN Saturday's issue there appeared the regular weekly advertisement of amounts received as donations to this fund, showing a grand total to hand to date of £651 6s 6d…
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The coal shipped at the dyke for the week ended at 6 a.m. yesterday amounted to 36,024 tons, as against 41,788 tons for the corresponding week of last year, and showing a decrease on last week's output of 5714…
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On Tuesday afternoon Hendry Atkinson, a miner employed at East Greta Colliery, sustained painful injuries by a fall of coal in the workings. With three others he was engaged taking down the tops in…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Southern Collieries. The Year's Output. Bulli
FOR the year ended December 31, 1896, the total shipments from the southern collieries total 702,654 tons, an increase over the year 1895 of no less 152,779 tons, and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Coal Trade. Work at the Pits
THE outlook for the coal trade continues good. It is many years since the harbour has been so fall of shipping at this period of the year, and chartering is still being conducted…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Stockton Colliery Disaster Fund
A MEETING of the executive committee was held last night at St. Paul's Mission Hall, Stockton. There were present: Alderman Rees (Mayor), chairman, and Aldermen…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Miners' Association. Election of District Officers. Assistance to the Jumbunna Miners
THE annual meeting of the delegates from the various lodges affiliated with the Miners' Association was hold at the Trades' Hall, Hunter-street West, yesterday. Mr. Adam…
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At the last meeting of Burwood Lodge it was resolved to discontinue taking the average. The reason for that step was that a few men had neglected to give the officers…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Stockton. the Colliery Disaster Fund
In another column there appears the regular weekly advertisement acknowledging receipts of donations to the fund. This shows the total receipts to 5 o'clock last…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Minmi Miners' Meeting
THE monthly meeting of the Duckenfield and Beak Creek miners took place on Thursday night in Mr. Gee. Wile's Hall, Mr. John Mitchell presiding…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mining Items. Average Earnings
TAKING the average earnings of the miners at their respective lodges is (writes a suburban correspondent) not giving satisfaction generally in consequence of a few—for reasons…
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