Wallsend Miners. Special Meeting
A special meeting of the above miners was held on Friday evening, Mr. J. Bower in the chair. The chairman, in opening proceedings,…
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Mining & the mines, 1899
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Work at the Collieries. a Limited Supply of Shipping
Work has been fairly good, with one or two exceptions during the past fortnight but there is now a slack harbour and this prospects for the pay to follow are not…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Teralba Colliery Trouble
About sixteen miners went to work at the Pacific Colliery at Teralba yesterday, and as they neared the pit they were jeered at by women boys, and girls, who created a…
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The coal shipments at the Government cranes for the week ended at 6 a.m. yesterday amounted to 54,070 tons as compared with 60,163 tons for the corresponding period of last year, and showing a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Hetton Miners
The monthly meeting of the Hetton Miners was held at the Albion Hotel, Wickham, last evening. Mr. Harry Evans, the president, occupied the chair. There…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Seaham Miners. Special Meeting
A special meeting of the above miners was held in Sharp's Hall on Friday night. Mr. W. Hodge, who presided, explained that the meeting had been convened for the purpose of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Pacific Colliery Trouble. Full Text of the Arbitrator's Report
The following is the full text of the report by Mr. Alexander Oliver, the president of the Land Appeal Court, who held the public inquiry into the causes and circumstances of…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Glebe Miners
The quarterly meeting of the above miners was held on Monday evening on Simpson's Hall, Mr. J. Colton in the chair. The attendance was large, upwards of 100…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Pacific Colliery Strike. the Struggle by the Men. Three Months on 12s 6d. a New Phase of the Trouble
The miners at Teralba have now been on strike three full months with an income of only 12s 6d each; and, though they have suffered some of the bitterest privations, they…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Back from the Rand Goldfields. a Country of Marvellous Mineral Wealth. Interview with Mr. Peter Williams. Boer Rule in the Transvaal
Mr. Peter Williams, of Frederick-street, Merewether, at one time the underground manager at the Burwood Colliery, who has only recently returned from the Transvaai,…
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Large gold finds in the neighbourhood of Cape Nome and Golofnin Bay, both on the north-western coast of the Alaska Peninsula, are reported. The new fields are said…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Burwood Miners
The monthly meeting of the Burwood Miners' Lodge was held last night at Carnley's hotel, Adamstown, Mr. John Jones was in the chair…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Pacific Colliery Strike. Escorting "Free Labourers" Home. Firearms in Evidence. Negotiations for a Settlement
In accordance with the resolution carried at the meeting of the Pacific miners on Tuesday, the few men at work that day were "escorted home" at knock off time by…
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Sir,—I notice the blue-coated legions of the law are on the warpath at Teralba, tracking a few excited women, taking sundry names, and [?]uing summonses. Upon…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Pacific Colliery Trouble. Negotiating for a Settlement. Mr. D. WATKINS, M.P., As Mediator. the Strike Declared Off
The summonses served for alleged riotous behaviour have had the effect of quietening the women of Teralba. Not one of them put in an appearance when the free…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Colliery Clock
Not many years ago a well-known firm of clockmakers "in Newcastle-on-Tyne were commissioned to erect a turret clock on a large building in a small colliery district…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →The Coal Trade
Under date of San Francisco of August 24, Mr. J. W. Harrison reports:—During the week there have been the following deliveries of coal, viz., seven from Washington, 14,841…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Minister for Mines. Declared Elected Unopposed
Nominations were declared at noon yesterday for the parliamentary vacancy caused by the Hon. John L. Megan accepting the position of Minister for Mines and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Minmi. Miners' Meeting
The monthly meeting of the Bank Creek and Duckenfield miners was held on Thursday in Mr. Wile's ball. There was a large attendance, and Mr. J. Mitchell occupied the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Coal Shipments
The coal shipments at the Government cranes for the week ending at 6 a.m. yesterday amounted to 58,894 tons, as compared with 69,463 tons for the corresponding period of last year, showing an increase…
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