Glebe Miners' Meeting
Sir,—Anyone present at the above meeting on Wednesday last must have felt highly amused at some of the parts taken by the actors. It would take up too much space to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines
Mining & the mines, 1899
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The World's Gold and Silver Output
The director of the American Mint Bureau, who is looked upon as the leading authority in the computation of the world's output of gold and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Coal-weighing Question. Sydney
A good deal of effort has apparently been put forward to convince the miners of the Newcastle district that the Minister has not made any statement to the colliery…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Coal Shipments
The coal shipments at the Government cranes for the week ended at 6 a.m. yesterday amounted to 81,670 tons, as compared with 39,238 tons for the corresponding period of last year, and showing a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Selling Price of Coal. No Notification of an Increase
When the district rejected the agreement drawn up by the colliery proprietors, a committee of the latter met representatives of the miners if…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Miners' Secretaryship Mr. Jas. Curley Re-elected. Re-election of Other District Officers
According to the rules of the Colliery Employees' Federation, the general secretary has to be elected by the members once in two years, the other…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Coal Mining Negotiations
One benefit expected with the advent of the new year was an increase in the price of coal, with a corresponding advance in the hewing rate…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Coal-mining Situation
Sir,—I notice in this morning's paper that the delegate board passed a resolution that all the lodges be represented at the conference on Saturday. As far as I am…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Accident at the Burwood Colliery
William Ford, a miner, employed at Burwood Colliery, and residing at New Lambton, met with an accident in that mine yesterday. A stone fell from the roof,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Miners Facing Death
A mining story would be considered incomplete without a harrowing description of the hero's sufferings during an underground catastrophe. People expect it, and never…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →East Greta Colliery Disaster. Opening of the Inquest
The Inquiry Into the circumstances concerning the death of Albert Moncrieff, one of the victims of the East Greta disaster, on the 18th November, was resumed before…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Annual Gold Returns. Sydney
The Minister for Mines has had the gold returns for the year 1898 prepared, and is gratified to find that a substantial increase in the quantity and value of the gold…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Hetton Miners
A meeting of the Hetton miners was held at the Albion Hotel, Wickham, last evening, under the presidency of Mr. George Dawson…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Gold
The thirst for the yellow metal continues unabated throughout the world. That desire is not necessarily accursed. In providing profitable…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →East Greta Colliery Disaster
The inquiry was resumed at the courthouse. West Maitland, yesterday morning, before Mr. Martin, Newcastle district coroner, and a jury of twelve. The following…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Burwood Miners
The Burwood miners held their quarterly meeting on Thursday night at Carnley's hotel, Adamstown. There was a large attendance, Mr. James Cook in the chair…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Coal Trade. Miners to Receive the Three-pence Advance. the Proprietors Agree to Sell at 8s
To be prepared for the conference with the miners' delegate board, to be held to-day at the Chamber of Commerce, the colliery proprietors…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Lump of Gold
Who has not heard of the "Welcome Stranger" nugget, and who would not welcome such a stranger at any time and under any circumstances? The famous nugget,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Coal Mining Situation
At the conference held on Saturday between a number of colliery proprietors and the delegate board of the district one matter of some importance…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A New Coal Distributor
Infinite as is the variety of the shipping that finds its way to the Thames (says the "Daily Mail" received last mail), there is due to arrive…
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