Wallsend. Miners' Meeting
A special meeting of the Wallsend miners was held on Thursday evening in the School of Arts, Mr. John Bower in the chair. The minutes of quarterly delegate meeting were…
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Mining & the mines, 1899
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West Wallsend and Seaham Miners' Meeting
A combined meeting of the above miners was held in Sharp's hall last Tuesday night. Mr. A. Leitch, chairman of the West Wallsend Lodge, who presided, explained that the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Mining Position. Decision of the Proprietors Awaited
So far the lodges of the district have accepted without demur the terms offered by the delegate board for the proprietors' consideration. It,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Hetton Miners
The Hetton miners met to deal with the minutes of the several meetings of the delegate board and the report of the recent conference at Smith's…
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The Burwood miners, in common with other members of the Colliery Employees' Federation, are receiving the advanced hewing rate, 3s 2d per ton for best coal,…
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The thirty-first half-yearly general meeting of shareholders of the Stockton Coal Company, Limited, was held in the Chamber of Commerce, Sydney, on Friday, Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Russia's New Coal Harbour
LONDON, Friday.—The Russian Government has voted 6,000,000 roubles towards the construction of a coal harbour at Alexandrovsk, on the island…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mining Accident in Victoria. Two Lives Lost
At Stawell, Victoria, a shocking accident recently occurred which resulted in the death of two well-known alluvial miners named Arthur Cole and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Coal Shipments
The coal shipment at the dyke of the week ending at 6 a.m. yesterday amounted to 44,774 tons, as compared with 38, 788 tons for the corresponding period of last year, and showing an increase of 5986…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Southern Collieries. Extension of Time Granted. Wollongong
It in announced that the Mnister for Mines has granted the Southern coal-owners an extension of time to April 1st wherein to substitute the new weighing…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →West Wallsend. Painful Accident at Seailam Colliery
On Friday evening last while Mr. James Campbell, engine driver at the Seaham Colliery, was making preparations to blow off one of the boilers for the purpose of having…
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Sir,—The Burwood incident in all its [?]aring nakedness is one more exhibition of the case with which unionist machinery can be utilised to thwart the Mines Act,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Newcastle-wallsend Coal Co. Dividend of 15s Per Share. Sydney
The half-yearly meeting of the Newcastle-Wallsend Coal Company was held at the Sydney office to-day, Mr. P. Reid being in the chair. The report showed that the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Gas at Burwood Colliery. the Question of Safety Lamps
A special meeting of Burwood Miners' Lodge was held at Thomas' Hall, New Lambton, on Monday night. The meeting was called principally to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Coal Question. Meeting of Northern Proprietors. a Unanimous Decision. the Meeting Adjourned. Sydney
A meeting of colliery proprietors of the northern district hold at the offices of the Newcastle-Wallsend Company this afternoon, with the object of considering the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Interview with the Minister for Mines. Mr. Cook on the Situation. the Weighing Question. How the Matter Stands. Sydney, Tuesday Night
The Minister for Mines, in the course of an interview to-night with regard to the coat situation, spoke chiefly on the weighing question…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire in a Colliery. Bulli
The manager of the Bulli "B" Pit, on making his inspection, found that one of the pit doors or entrances to the passage which takes the return air from the workings was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wickham and B. I. Miners
A special meeting of the Wickham and Bullock Island miners was held at Tucker's hotel, Islington, last evening. Mr. J. Middleby presided. There was a poor…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Coal Trade. Meeting of Proprietors. Sydney
The adjourned meeting of colliery pro. prietors of the Northern district was held at the Newcastle-Wallsend Company's offices to-day. In speaking on the subject…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →"The Glorious First." Miners Anxious for Information. Only One Pit Complying with the Weighing Clause
Those miners whose ambitions had been so far gratified by the Minister's circular (notifying the enforcement of the weighing provisions of the Act) as to look…
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