Seaham Miners' Meeting
A special meeting of the above miners was held in Sharp's Hall on Wednesday night, Mr. D. Evans presiding. There was a very poor attendance. The chairman…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines
Mining & the mines, 1898
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The Wallsend Colliery. Report of the Check Inspectors. Some Straight Speaking
A check inspection of the Wallsend Colliery, made by Messrs. W. Bower and F. Mills on 7th and 8th inst. respectively, shows that most of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Artificial Breathing in Mines. Trial of the Fleuss Apparatus. A Satisfactory Test
Inasmuch as no practical test had been made with the recently imported Fleuss breathing apparatus—an invention to enable persons to penetrate…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mining Disaster in Silesia 300 Miners Drowned
Vienna, August 24.—A telegram from Sosnowike, in Silesia, reports that in the coal mine Kasimirat, which three days ago was, described as having been…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Miners' Pension Scheme
A movement is on foot to start a miners' pension league on entirely new lines, says an English paper, and the scheme is to be inaugurated at…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Back Creek and Duckenfield Miners
A special meeting of the above lodge was held on Thursday in Mr. Wile's Hall, Mr. J. Mitchell presiding. This meeting was hold to consider the delegate minutes of the 30th…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Mining Situation. Proposed Enforcement of the Act
Though several of the lodges of the district have yet to meet to deal with the delegate board minutes, it can now be seen pretty clearly what the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Burwood Extended Colliery. a New Proprietary Probable
Mr. J. F. Burns and Mr. M. C. Cowlishaw, the trustees of the Burwood Extended Coal Company, were at Redhead on Saturday, accompanied by Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Decline of British Coal in Russia
It appears that the monopoly formerly enjoyed by British coal in South Russia is now at an end. The report of Mr. Acting-Consul-General Mackie…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Queensland Coal Trade. Development of the Industry
As a result, to a large extent, of the construction of the Tivoli branch railway line, substantial progress is being made in the coal industry at North…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Burwood Colliery Trouble. Meeting of the Miners. Plain Advice From Mr. Curley
The trouble which arose at the Burwood Colliery lust week over the dismissal of one of the wheelers was further discussed at a meeting of the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Coal Shipments
The coal shipments at the cranes for the week ended yesterday amounted to 44,580 tons, as compared with 49,745 tons for the corresponding period of last year. The coke shipments for the week totalled…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Mines Regulation Act. Payment by Weight. Important Official Notice. SYDNEY
The Minister for Mines this evening issued to the colliery proprietors of the colony the following communication:—"Adverting to the decision of the Supreme Court in the case…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Coal Weighing Problem. Action of the Minister Criticised. Satisfaction of the Miners. Opinion of Colliery Proprietors
Very general satisfaction was expressed in mining circles yesterday morning when it was noticed that the Minister for Mines had at last decided…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Wallsend. Miners' Risks
Two miners, named Thomas Peacock and Joseph Dodds, received injuries while at work in the Wallsend Tunnel yesterday afternoon, but, fortunately, not of a serious…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Mining Outlook
Sir,—A great deal has been said and written of late in the columns of the Newcastle "Herald" about the agreement that has just been rejected by the miners'…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Coal-weighing Trouble. Proprietors Interviewed in Sydney
In addition to the particulars given on page 7, the opinions of some of the colliery proprietors obtained in Sydney upon the decision of the Minister to enforce the weighing…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Coal-weighing Question Feeling in the Southern District
If the opinion of Mr. D. Ritchie, the president of the Illawarra Miners' Union, can be accepted as one generally concurred in, it is clear that the miners of the southern…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Our Melbourne Letter. Melbourne, October 5. the Mining Accident Fund
The investment of some £20,000 subscribed by the people of Australasia 14 years ago for the maintenance of the widows and orphans left…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Sydney Harbour Collieries. The Sinkers' Strike. SYDNEY
A strike has occurred among the men engaged in sinking the shafts at Balmain for the contractor for the Sydney Harbour Collieries Company. The contractor (Mr. T…
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