Coal Items. Sydney
Returns just received show that during the year 1898 there were 538 more Persons employed in collieries situated in the northern district than during the year 1897, and…
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Mining & the mines, 1899
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Summons Division. Stealing Coal
John Hayes, an employee of the A.A. Company, prosecuted Edward. English (a boy about seven years of age) for having, on the 10th inst., from one…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Rhodesian Gold Output
February was as short a month in Rhodesia as in the Rand, yet the newer gold industry, despite the fewer days, has been able to show increasing figures, the total…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Stockton Miners
The regular monthly meeting of the above lodge was held last night, Mr. T. Wright, chairman, presiding. There was a very large attendance. Mr. Jas…
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The above miners' lodge held their monthly meeting on Wednesday night at Dorrity's hotel, New Lambton, Mr. John Jones in the chair…
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A special meeting of the above miners lodge was held in Mr. Wile's Hall on Wednesday. The attendance was only moderate, and Mr. J. Mitchell presided. This meeting…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Seaham Miners' Meeting
The monthly meeting of the above miners was held in Sharp's Hall on Wednesday night, and in the absence of the chairman Mr. W. Hodge…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A Mining Dispute
Serious' mining, disputes as between employers and men are such rare occurrences In the gold seeking trade in Victoria that when one does crop up it excites much…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The King of English Coal
The Sudden death of the Earl of wharaollffe the other day removes from the circle of great English colllory proprioters one of Its most Important features. The deceased…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Coal Shipments
The coal shipments at the Government cranes for the week ending at 6 a.m yesterday amounted to 53,808 tons as compared with 58,435 tons for the corresponding period of 1898, and showing a decrease of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Mines Act and Its Administration
In another column Mr. J. W. Bailley, of Merewether, states that he was dismissed for reporting, in accordance with the provisions of the Coal Mines…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Mines Act. Is It Being Carried Out?
Sir,—Some four or five weeks ago, in compliance with the C.M.R. Act, I reported the existence of firedamp in the Glebe A pit, No. 6 district. Two days after, another man…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Sydney Letter. the Consuls and "Precedence."—lady Lygon a "Blue-stocking."—should the New Attorney-general Vacate His Seat?—a Residential Floating Club.—odoriferous Balmain.—desecrating the Sabbath.—the Mining Boom. Sydney
There is a great deal of mixed opinion over the action of the Consuls in not attending at the Governor's procession. It will be remembered that they exhibited a…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Ventilation in Victorian Mines
A trial of Mr. J. G. Massie's invention for securing good air in underground workings was made at the South-Star Company's mines, Sebastopol, Vic., the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Coal Production in the States
No other country has shown such a rapid increase in the production of coal during recent years as the United States. The quality of coal produced…
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Sir,—Since the miners and local members will probably ask for a searching investigation into the circumstances mentioned in my letter in yesterday's issue, a…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Mr. R. B. Hogue in Newcastle Our Trade with 'Frisco. Oil Versus Coal
After an absence of over 10 years Mr. R. B. Hogue, manager in San Francisco for Messers. J. and A. Brown, re-visited Newcastle yesterday, and was cordially…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Sunday Work in Mines
A deputation, comprising the Rev. W. Jeffries and Messrs. E. J. Polkinghorne, H. Ivey, F. C. Roberts, G. Abbott, and F. Fleming, waited on Tuesday morning on…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Miners' Congress at Brussels. Eight Hours Favoured
LONDON, Wednesday.—An International Miners' Congress has been opened at Brussels, the capital of Belgium. The delegates present represent…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →International Miners' Conference. Regulating the Coal Output
LONDON, Friday.—The International Miners' Congress at Brussels, representing 1,400,O00 miners, has passed a resolution embodying…
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