Klondyke Goldfields. Miners Fleeing From Starvation
LONDON, Monday.—A dispatch from the Klondyke goldfields states that 700 miners and others have left Dawson City, the centre oft the fields,…
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Mining & the mines, 1897
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The Coal Trade. Conference of Proprietors. A Committee to Confer with the Miners. The Miners' Relief Fund
WHEN the last conference between the colliery proprietors and the miners was about to adjourn without anything being done, Mr. J. M'Fadyen, the treasurer of the Miners'…
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THE half-yearly general meeting was held on: October 22 at Winchester House, London. Mr. George Smith (chairman), in moving the adoption of the report, said he was glad that…
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A deposit of gold and tin has been found on the Upper Yarra, near Warburton. The Government inspector reports that the country is highly auriferous…
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LONDON, Tuesday.—Information has reached New York to the effect that there is a famine at Dawson City, the centre of the Klondyke goldfields, and…
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Harrison's coal circular dated San Francisco, November 11, reports :—There is only a small quantity of coal now in the yard, hence prices are well maintained. The tonnage already engaged to carry…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →In Memoriam. The Stockton Colliery Disaster
IT is exactly a year since the dreadful calamity encourted at the Stockton Colliery. On the morning of 2nd December, 1896, the dead bodies of George Patrick Curran, a shiftmen,…
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We are now in what is termed the Christmas pay, that is, the last fortnightly pay before Christmas; but, so far, the first week for the fortnight has gone, and not a wheel…
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THE monthly meeting of the Seaham miners was held in Sharp's Hall Thursday night, Mr. D. Evans presiding, there being a fair attendance. Correspondence was received…
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Another deputation from Ballarat waited on the Minister for Mines to-day to protest against mining being allowed around that city deeper than 400ft. The Minister…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Newcastle Silver and Copper Mining Syndicate. First General Meeting
THE first general meeting of the Newcastle Silver and Copper-mining Syndicate was held on Thursday afternoon at the office of Mr. G. O. Hyde, Watt-street, Mr. James…
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LONDON, Friday.—A terrible colliery explosion has taken place at Kaiserslautern, in Bavaria. Thirty-seven miners were killed, and many others…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →District News. Stockton. the Colliery Disaster
FRIDAY last having been the anniversary of the terrible disaster which occurred in the Stockton Colliery last year, the Rev. W. F. James, incumbent of St. Paul's parish here, last…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →West Australia. Kalgoorlie, Sunday. Hannan's Oroya Mine
At Hannan's Oroya output for the past month the stone treated was 839 tons, yielding 288oz gold, an average of 9dwt to the ton, with three Huntingdon mills running…
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The coal shipments at the dyke for the week ended at 6 a.m. yesterday amounted to 83,615 tons, as compared with 54,118 tons for the corresponding period of last year. The coke shipments for the week…
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THE weekly coat circular of J. W. Harrison, dated November 10th, relative to the San Francisco market, is as follows:— Since the Moana left there have been the following…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Coal Trade. a Conference To-morrow. The Small Coal and Weighing Questions
SINCE the colliery proprietors agreed to fall in with the wish of the Miners' Delegate Board to appoint a committee to discuss matters with a committee of the board, no…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Weighing of Coal. The Appeal to the Supreme Court
The appeal against the fine of £2 imposed by the Wollongong magistrates against William Rodgers, manager of the Mount Kemble colliery, "for not truly weighing coal at or…
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THE ballot for district treasurer and district auditors took place to-day with the following result:—District treasurer: John M'Fadyen, 271; J. Lloyd, 27; A. G. Hamilton, 37;…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Parliament. Tuesday, December 7. Legislative Assembly. Distress at Dudley and Wallsend. the Easter Encampment. North Coast Line. Savings Bank of New South Wales. Womanhood Suffrage. Primitive Methodist Church Property Bill. the Weighing of Coal. Probate Duties. Municipal Subsidies Bill. Artesian Wells Bill. Sydney
THE Speaker took the chair at half-past 4 o'clock QUESTIONS. Mr. WATKINS asked the Minister for…
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