Stockton Colliery Disaster. The Rescue Parties
THE following are the lists of names compiled by sub-committee appointed for the purpose, of those who on the night of the disaster, December 3rd last, so…
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Mining & the mines, 1897
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Stockton. Colliery Disaster Fund
In computing the annual call which would be made on the fund in paying the annuities resolved upon by the committee on Thursday night, one of the amounts was accidentally…
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The following were the foreign coal shipments for the week:—Landseer, ship, 18[?]0 tons, Pacific, Hongkong, R. B. Wallace; Gulf of Lions, s, 3417 tons, Lambton,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Rules of the Colliery Employee's Federation. to the Editor
Sir,—I see that we have the new rules placed in our hands of the Colliery Employees' Federation, and I think I shall be right in saying that the men who formed…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Troubles of Gold Seekers
NEWS of an unfavourable character has recently been received from two quarters which have been regarded by gold miners as territories likely to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mining Items. Wheelers' Troubles
THE Newcastle B pit wheelers, who were discharged a week ago for threatening to strike if one of their number was not reinstated, have not been allowed to return to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Stockton. the Colliery Disaster Fund
Owing to the very recent change in the Mayoral chair of Stockton a slight error was, made in our report of the last meeting of the disaster committee with regard to the resolve…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Chief Inspector of Coal Mines. Applications for the Position. Sydney
IN addition to the 82 applications received in England by the Agent-General for the position of Chief Inspector of Coal Mines the Minister for Mines has received several…
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The coal shipments at the dyke for the week ended yesterday amounted to 39,372 tone, as against 46,332 tons for corresponding period of last year, and showing a decrease on last week's output of 6960…
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In consequence of the mine being idle so long, it only having worked 2½ days for, the last five weeks with no signs of work as yet, several of the miners and wheelers have left…
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The manner in which the quest for a chief inspector of coal mines is being conducted suggests thought. It is stated that the English applications for the position were referred…
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IN consequence of the Borehole Colliery management having intimated that it was their wish that the miners work three shifts, a meeting of the miners was held yesterday…
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ANOTHER examination of applicants for certificates of competency as managers and under-managers of coal mines under the Coal Mines Act will be held at the Technical…
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LONDON, Monday.—The shareholders of the Westralian Gold Mines Company held a meeting to-day, at which it was intimated that the directors…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Weight of Coal. to the Editor
Sir,—At the last meeting of the city council, amongst other matters brought up for adoption, was the acceptance of a tender for coal for the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Currency of Japan. Adoption of a Gold Standard
LONDON, Monday.—It is announced that Japan has decided to adopt a gold standard…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Commercial. San Francisco Coal Market
Mr. J. W. Harrison in his coal circular dated San Francisco February 5th contains the following:—Since the Zealandia left, the following vessels have arrived from Australia, viz.: Hawaiian Isles, 3248…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Floating a Mythical Mine
At the Coolgardie court the other day Anthony Matthias sued Henry Levy and others for the sum of £100 due to him as brokerage, &c., in connection with the flotation of the "Golden…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Gold Resources of the Transvaal
Of his recent extended study of the gold resources of South Africa, Dr. Becker says that the Transvaal Republic contains the largest gold deposits in the world. Within…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →West Australia. Perth, Thursday. the Gold Export
The gold export for February was as follows:—East Coolgardie, 9756oz; North Coolgardie, 6421oz; Coolgardie, 5948oz; Murchison, 5272oz; Yilgarn, 1918oz;…
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