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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines
939 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 33 of 47
The matter of formulating a general agreement which will be acceptable to both parties, is the most difficult problem the colliery proprietors have…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Though the pits have not all worked full time for the fortnight ended on Saturday (as they did for the previous fortnight) the time sheet is a good…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Owing to the washaway on the railway both collieries worked quarter of a day on Thursday. The time worked will therefore be 10¼ days each for the pay ending…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The monthly meeting of the Wallsend miners was held on Friday evening, Mr. J. Bower in the chair. The secretary read the minutes of last…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →An accident occurred to the winding engine early on Saturday morning which caused the mine to lie idle on that day. Every effort is being made to repair…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The adjourned meeting of the joint committee representing the colliery proprietors and the miners, was held at the Chamber of Commerce on…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The monthly meeting of the above miners took place last evening in Simpson's Hall, Mr. M. Wilbraham in the chair. The attendance was fairly…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The coal shipments at the Government cranes for the week ended at 6 a.m. yesterday amounted to 52,949 tons, as compared with 59,457 tons for the corresponding period of last year. The coke…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The gist of the proposed general agreement, as published in Monday's issue of the "Newcastle Herald," has already, says our Wallsend…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Coal miners in East Northumborland (says an English paper) will be interested in the information, which has just come to hand, that James B. Barnes, late of Broomhill…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Coal miners in East Northumberland (says an English paper) will be interested in the information, which has just come to hand, that James B. Barnes, late of Broomhill…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sir,—I see that the proprietors have submitted a general agreement to the miners in which they state that we will have a rise of 3d per ton. Now, that is very good for all…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The committee which represented the miners in the negotiations with the colliery proprietors met at the Trades Hall yesterday afternoon and drew up a report upon the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →In yesterday's article, dealing with Vest Wallsend, reference was made to the advancement of that township during the last decade. Young Wallsend,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Sir,—The great conference between the proprietors and miners is now over, and the net results are public property—as per your report in Monday's…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →At the District Court yesterday, before his Honor Judge Backhouse, and a jury of four, David Inglis, a miner, of Merewether, sued the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →It is a fact probably not generally known that one of the conditions appertaining to the desired sale of this mine depends to, some extent upon the success of the coal sent to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Work is expected to be resumed at the Dudley Colliery this morning for the first time since the fatal explosion of nearly six months ago. It seems,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The coal shipments at the Government cranes for the week ending at 6 a.m. yesterday amounted to 60,404 tons, as compared with 55, 188 tons for the corresponding period of last year, and showing an…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A special system of air doors has been devised by a French mining engineer, with the object of lessening the destructive effects of a firedamp…
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