Decisive Action of the Transvaal Government. Seizure of Gold in Transit. Half a Million's Worth Impounded
LONDON, Wednesday.—It is reported the Transvaal authorities have seized £500,000 worth of gold while in transit…
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Mining & the mines, 1899
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Affairs at Johannesburg. Five Thousand People Leave in Two Days. Postal and Telegraphic Communication Stopped. Inability to Work the Mines. Britishers Warned to Leave
LONDON, Wednesday.—Later information states that both the Transvaal Volksreads have adjourned. Five thousand Europeans left…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Venezuela Boundary Affair. Arbitration Award Given. Britain Gets the Goldfields
LONDON, Wednesday.—The award in connection with the recent arbitration proceedings relative to the boundary of British Gulana in dispute between Great Britain and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Glebe Miners
A largely-attended meeting of the above miners was held on Wednesday for the purpose of dealing with a report from the check-weighmen stationed at the B pit. Mr. J…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Burwood Miners
The Burwood miners held their quarterly meeting last night at Carnley's hotel, Adamstown, Mr. John Jones in the chair. There was a moderate attendance…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Proposed Coal Vend. Proprietors Reticent. Why the Vend Is Required
Mr. Gregson, the general superintendent of the A.A. Company, and Mr. Stewart Keightley, the general manager of the Newcastle, Coal Company, were not present…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →An Ancient Gold Mine
When the Spanlards arrived in the New World they set themselves to collect gold with great avidity. They found large quantities of it in the hands of the inhabitants,…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →The Gold of the Rand
Some very interesting figures are given in the report for the year 1898 of the State Mining Engineer to the Government of the South African Republic. The figures are…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →"Conciliation" in the Scottish Coal Trade
An important step von taken at Glasgow recently for the maintenance of industrial peace. For some years there have been constant disputes in the coal trade in the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Gold Seized by the Boers
LONDON, Thursday.—It now transpires that £800,000 worth of gold was seized lately by the Transvaal authorities, and not £500,000, while on its way from…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →All Gold Mines to be Confiscated. Kruger Will Pay the Miners' Wages
LONDON, Saturday.—President Kruger announces his intention of confiscating all gold produced on the Rand, but will pay the wages of miners who are willing to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Visit to the W. and B.i. Colliery
On Sunday morning the visiting wheelmen accorded a trip into the bowels of mother earth per medium of the W. and B. Island. Colliery shaft, and about 30…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Kaffir Excesses on the Rand Goldfields. Jewish Storekeepers Murdered
LONDON, Saturday.—The kaffirs on the Rand goldfields are committing great excesses. Several Jewish s[?]orekeepers have been murdered by them…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Pacific Colliery Dispute
Sir,—The above strike has, after 15 weeks' hard struggle on the employees' side, came to an unsatisfactory termination. I say unsatisfactory for the reason that 10…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →International News. The Transvaal Crisis. the Gold Mines Seized by Kruger
LONDON, Sunday.—President Kruger has commandeered all the production of the gold mines in the Transvaal, paying the wages of the workmen…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Coal Shipments
The coal shipments at the Government cranes for the week ended yesterday amounted to 11.526 tours, as compared with 44,590 tons for the corresponding period of 1898, s decrease of 3054 tons on the week…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Boers Watching the Frontier. Seizure of Coal by the Free State. a Transvaal "Ambassador."
LONDON, Sunday.—The Boer troops in the vicinity of the Buffalo River have retired, leaving patrols to watch the frontier…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Deputation to the Minister for Mines. Matters of Vital Importance. the Hon. J. L. Fegan's Replies
A deputation comprising the members of the Newcastle Chamber of Commerce met the Hon. J. L. Fegan, Minister for Mines and Agriculture, yesterday afternoon in the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Ventilation of Victorian Mines
The officer made by the Victorian Government last year of a bonus of £1000 for a cheap and efficient method of ventilating mines did not result in any system being…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Waratah Colliery. Important Underground and Surface Improvements
At the invitation of the Acting Vice-Consul for Germany, Mr. Duncan M'Geachie, the colliery manager for the Caledonian Coal Company, showed a party of visitors…
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