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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines
972 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 21 of 49
THE conference between the colliery proprietors and the miners' representatives took piece at the Imperial Hotel, Scott-street, on Saturday, commencing at 11 a m. and…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A SATISFACTORY week's work was completed at 6o'olockyesterday morning by the Government cranes at the dyke, the total quantity of coal shipped during that period being…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →CORRESPONDENT was laid on the table of the House to-night in regard to the reports on ventilation and the joint inspection of collieries in the Northern district. The first…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The barque Moel Eilian, an iron vessel of 1031 tons, has been taken up at Brisbane to load a cargo of coal there for Ban Francisco. This is the first charter of the kind on record…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →THE above miners held their monthly meeting last night at Thomas' Hotel, New Lambton. Mr. James Cook occupied the chair…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Fiery coal cargoes from Cardiff, Wales, and from other British home ports are responsible for many catastrophes at sea—many that are made known by the arrival of the vessels themselves or members of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →LONDON, Tuesday.—A great International Miners' Congress is being held in London, at which 70 delegates participate, representing 1,200,000…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A SPECIAL meeting of this lodge was held last night. Mr. W. Hammond (chairman) presided. Mr. B. Ferguson (secretary) read the minutes…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →THE above miners' lodge held their monthly meeting at the colliery at the close of the day's work, Mr. W. Quinn in the chair. The following local officers were…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →AT a meeting of the Wickham and Bullock Island miners held at Hawkins' hall, Islington, on Wednesday evening, the retiring office-bearers were nominated for…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Some very pertinent remarks are being made just now by a Johannesburg correspondent of the Economist on the subject of coal in the Transvaal. This gentleman points out…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →THE monthly meeting of the above miners was held in the School of Arts last night, Mr. William Bower in the chair. CORRESPONDENCE…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →In the mine-signalling apparatus of Messrs. Siemens and Halske an important part is played by the magnet inductor, in which a Siemens H-armature, surrounded by several…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →THOUGH the miners looked forward with no small degree of interest (writes a suburban correspondent) to the recent conference between the delegates and coal-owners, they…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →LONDON, Friday.—The International Miners' Congress met in London yesterday. The Congress was largely in favour of the adoption of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →LONDON, Saturday.—The International Miners' Congress approved of the nationalisation of mines. The German delegates, however, abstained…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A serious accident, involving the loss of the lives of 11 men, occurred at the East Hetton Colliery, a mine in the East Durham (England) coalfield, worked by Messrs…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The output of gold at Johannesburg continues to increase, the total for April, viz., 235,698oz, being the highest yet recorded. It compares with 232,066oz for the previous…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →MR. S. RILEY met with a nasty accident in the mine on Friday afternoon last, just after the pit had knocked off at 4 o'clock. He was trying to raise himself up between the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →THE work of coal shipping at the Government cranes has been seriously interfered with by the boisterous weather prevailing during the past week. The buoys have all…
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