Protection and the Coal Trade
Sir,—For the amusement of Mr. Robert White, allow me to state in support of my statement that there are three times too many mines. We have only to rend the…
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Mining & the mines, 1898
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Miners' Accident Fund. Deputation to the Minister for Mines. Sydney
A DEPUTATION representing the miners of the Northern and Southern districts waited upon the Minister for Mines this afternoon to certain what assistance the Government…
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SIR,—I note by yours of the 14th instant that Mr. Robert White has given a further illustration of his ignorance on the above subject by stating:…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Russian Cruiser Despatched. Coal Purchases of Russia
LONDON, Tuesday.—Russia is negotiating with Turkey for leave to take through the Bosphorus from the Black Sea a cruiser destined for…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Kelly V. Caledonian Coal Company. Sydney
AN application was made to the Full Court to-day by Mr. Scholes, on behalf of the defendant in the case of Edward Joseph Peter Kelly against the Caledonian Coal…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Copper-mining in South Australia
THE following information has been supplied by the secretary, concerning the Wallaroo and Moonta mines:—"Quantity and value of ore raised at…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →West Australia. Kalgoorlie, Wednesday. Mining Items
The North Boulder mine has cleared up for the fortnight ended Saturday, February 12th, The result is as follows:—Stone treated, 349 tons, yielding 380oz smelted…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Meeting of Hetton Miners. Ballot on the Co-operative Trouble
A MEETING of the Hetton miners was held at the Albion Hotel, Wickham, last evening. Mr. E. B. Downey presided, and there were about 150 members present…
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THIS lodge held its monthly meeting last night. In the absence of Mr. W. Eagle (chairman), Mr. J. Honston was voted to the chair…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →West Wallsend. Mining Class
Mr. Jon. May, M.E., delivered his opening lecture to a fair number of students and others in the local Public school on Tuesday night, his subject being "A Few Notes to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Queensland. Brisbane, Thursday. the New Gold Find
At the new alluvial gold find on the surveyed Rockhampton-Gladstone line outside the northern boundary of the Ulam goldfield, 50 men are on the ground getting as much as…
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It not generally known that Dawson City is under semi-military Government. This was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wallsend Miners. the Co-operative Ballot
THE monthly meeting of the above miners was held in the Wallsend School of Arts last night, Mr. John Bower in the chair. RECOMMENDATION FROM COMMITTEE…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Co-operative Miners' Trouble. Continuation of the Ballot
THE Wallsend miners balloted on Tuesday upon the question whether or not the Co-operative miners should hand in 14 days' notice in protest against the management…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Lambton Police Court. Friday, February 18. (Before Mr. Jas. Mair, S.m.) Breach of Mines Regulation Act
MR. F. CROUDACE, manager of Lambton Colliery, proceeded against two miners named' William Long and Richard Maddison for a breach of the Mines Regulation Act by…
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LONDON, Friday.—A terrible colliery explosion has taken place at Boohume, a town in Prussia, 35 miles from Dusseldorf. Fifty-three miners were…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Coal Output of 1897
FROM the figures published in our issue of Saturday it would have been seen that the output from the coal mines of New South Wales during…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Mining Situation. Conference Between Proprietors and Miners. the Question of Regulating Selling Prices. an Amicable, But Resultless Discussion
THE adjourned conference between the sub-committee appointed to represent the colliery proprietors and the miners took place at the Chamber of Commerce on Saturday. The…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Work at the Collieries
THE fortnight ended last Saturday was a slack period is the coal trade, the majority of the pits having worked badly. The pay to be drawn on Friday next is therefore not…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Coal Shipments
The coal shipments at the dyke for the week ended at 6 a.m. yesterday amounted to 46,433 tons, as compared with 68,612 tons shipped during the corresponding period of last year, and showing a…
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