China Will Furnish Coal
A despatch from Vancouver, B. C., published on Wednesday, imparts the interesting information that during the seven months ending July 31st, the Vancouver…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines
Mining & the mines, 1899
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Mining Operations Stopped
LONDON, Monday.—Mining operations on the Rand are almost at a standstill owing to the exodus of miners. The uitlanders are complaining that the delay in the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Yukon Gold Miners
The people who are mining on the Yukon, according to the reports contained in American papers, are finding plenty of gold, even if the temperature be low and a square…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sea Pit Miners
The quarterly meeting of the above took place on Tuesday evening at Blackburn's hotel. There were upwards of 50 members present. Mr. E. Buxton occupied the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →International News. The Transvaal Crisis. Protecting Coal Mines. What Irish Nationalists Desire. Advice to Kruger
LONDON, Tuesday.—A strong British force has been stationed at Glencoe, Natal, for the purpose of protecting the coalmines…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Colliery Managers' and Under Managers' Certificates of Service. Sydney
The Coal Mines Regulation Act, passed in 1896, provides for the granting of managers' and under-managers' certificates to persons who either were acting at the date of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Hetton Miners. Wallsend Races and Eight-hour Day
The quarterly meeting of the Hetton miners was held at the Albion Hotel, Wickham, last evening. The chair was decupled by Mr. H. Evans. The attendance was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Weighing of Coal. Collieries Gradually Complying with the Act
Now that the weighing of all coal is becoming a general practice, as provided for in section, 38 of the Coal Mines Regulation Act, it is interesting to refer to the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wallsend Miners
The monthly meeting of the Wallsend miners was held last evening, Mr. J. Bower in the chair. Correspondence, principally of a formal character, was read and received…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Colliery Disaster in Wales
A sad colliery disaster occurred recently in South Wales. Early in the morning while the night shift were at work in Liest Colliery, Garw, Valley, Glamorganshire, a heavy fall…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Seaham Miners. the Weighing Agreement
The quarterly meeting of the above miners was held in Sharp's Hall, West Wallsend on Wednesday night, Mr. Hodge presiding, there being a fair attendance…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Work at the Collieries. a Bad Outlook for Foreign Trade. Tonnage Practically Unobtainable
The collieries that are depending upon deep-sea vessels for their trade are likely to have a good deal of idle time for the rest of the year. It is a most unfortunate…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Coal Shipments
The coal shipments at the Government cranes for the week ending yesterday totalled 47,092 tons, as compared with 61,300 for the corresponding period of last year a decrease of 1928 tons. The coko…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Permanent Relief Fund for Miners. a Scheme Embodied in the Government Programme. What Has Been Done Up to Now
The programme of the new Government includes the establishment of a miners' permanent relief fund, such as the Hon. Sydney Smith had endeavoured to create…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Our Coal Trade
In the statistics published on Monday for the nine months ended September 30, and compared with the corresponding period of 1898, a serious falling off is noted in the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Gold Returns. Sydney
The yield of gold from the colony of New South Wales for the month of September aggregated 32,824 ounces, the output for the quarter ending September 30th…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Colossal Coal and Wages Bill
The accounts of the English Railway Company recently published reveal the interesting fact that the increase in the cost of "locomotive power" amounts to nearly…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mines to be Worked by Kruger
LONDON, Monday.—President Kruger will work the Crown Reef, Robinson, Bonanza, and Ferreira mines, on the Rand…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Coal Trade and Lack of Ships
Sir,—I notice your yesterday's issue states that the East Greta Colliery is not working full time owing to no longer having the railway…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Northern Collieries. Sydney
The adjourned meeting of the Northern Colliery Proprietors was held at the office of the secretary, Bridge-street, this afternoon. Mr. T. Cro[?]dace presided, and there…
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