The Mining Interests of Africa
The mining interests of Africa, especially the wonderful gold and diamond fields, are particularly interesting at the present time owing to the unsettled conditions in the…
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Mining & the mines, 1900
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Outtrim Colliery, Victoria
Mr. A. Edden, M.P., will leave for Victoria to-day, where he has been deputed by the A.L.F. to proceed to confer with the Outtrim miners and proprietors, in the hope…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Burwood Miners
On Thursday evening the monthly meeting of the Burwood Miners' Lodge was held at Dorrity's Hotel, New Lambton. Mr. John Jones occupied…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Minmi. Miners' Meeting
The monthly meeting of the Back Creek and Duckenfield miners was held on Thursday in Mr. Wiles' hall. The attendance was rather small, and Mr. J. Mitchell presided…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Hanged for Burning Coal
There will be an interesting function in London shortly, when the Coal Exchange celebrates its jubilee. The occasion is one for recalling strange reminiscences; for as…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Strength of the Boer Army. the Goldfields Mined
LONDON, Saturday.—M. Ruggieri, the African traveller, states that the Boer army numbers 80,000 men, and that the goldfields are mined against…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Coal Shipments
The coal shipments at the Government cranes for the week ended yesterday amounted to 62,896 tons, as compared with 50,874 tons for the corresponding period of last year, showing an increase of 1502 tons…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire in a Coal Mine. the Act of an Incendiary. Lithgow
The Vale of Clwydd mine, which took fire some time ago, and had to be sealed up has been re-opened, and the fire found to be extinguished. The…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Stockton Miners
The monthly meeting of this lodge was held last night. In the absence of Mr. J. Houston, chairman, Mr. A. Fuller was voted to preside. There was a very large…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Colliery Employees' Federation. Quarterly and Annual Meeting. the District Officers Re-elected
The quarterly and annual meeting of the Colliery Employees' Federation was held at the Trades Hall, Hunter-street West, yesterday. Mr. W. Bower,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The District Hewing Rate. Miners Moving for an Advance. Action by the Delegate Board
At the conference between representatives of the colliery proprietors and the miners, held at the Chamber of Commerce on Saturday week, the miners brought…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wallsend Miners
The monthly meeting of the above miners war held last evening in the School of Arts, Mr. J. Bower in the chair. Correspondence was read from Mar. J. W…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sea Pit Miners
The monthly meeting of the above miners was held on Thursday evening in Blackburn's hotel, Mr. T. G. Wilson in the chair. The attendance was moderate…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →New Method of Detecting Gold
A new method of detecting the presence of a small quantity of gold has been recently discovered by Dr. Other, says the "Scientific American." By this method…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Burwood and Durham Collieries
Mr. T. Croudace has determined to start Durham Colliery, and with that object miners are advertised for. A rumour circulated during the past fortnight was to the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Work at the Collieries. a Good Intercolonial Demand. Foreign Trade Almost at a Standstill
With the exception of the Wallsend Colliery, which has fared badly in the way of work for months past, the pits have worked fairly well for the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Southern Collieries. Sydney
The shipments of coke from the official port of Wollongong last year totalled 26,701 tons. This does not include railway consignments. The…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Coal Shipments
The coal shipments at the Government cranes for the week ended yesterday amounted to 52,128 tons, as compared with 44,366 tons for the corresponding week of last year, showing an increase of 7762 tons on the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Glebe Miners
A special meeting of the above miners was held on Monday evening in Simpson's Hall; Mr. J. Colton in the chair. The attendance was very…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Electric Haulage in Mining
The difficulty of obtaining, precise data as to the economy effected by electric driving, in mining work, is as great as it is in other industrial operations. It is, however,…
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