Greta. the Opening of the Mine
Mr. J. Jeffries, manager of the Helensburg and Greta mines, arrived here last, evening. It is surmised, in fact there is hardly any doubt, that it is the intention…
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Mining & the mines, 1901
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Work at the Collieries
The effect of an easier demand for coal is now being felt at some of the collieries, a good, few days having been lost during the fortnight which…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Coal Loading Dispute. Sydney
The intervention of the Department of Labour and Industry, under powers conferred by the Conciliation and Arbitration Act, resulted in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →District News. Adamstown. Mining Class
The mining students of Adamstown met and formed themselves into a class, to be known as the Adamstown Mining Mutual Improvement Society, which is open for…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Stockton Miners
A special meeting of the Stockton Miners' Lodge, adjourned from last Thursday, was held on Monday night. Mr. J. Houston, chairman, presided…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Glebe Miners
A special meeting of the above miners was held on Monday evening. Mr. R. Powell was in the chair. An appeal was received from Mr. J…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Coal Lumpers' Lockout
The rules suggested by the collier owners for adoption by the Coal Lumpers' Union had to be submitted to a general meeting of members of the union, and the having been done the conferences…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Rand Gold Mines. Working for Rations
LONDON, Wednesday.—Lord Kitchener has allowed a limited number of miners to re-start fifty stamps each, a stipulation being that the miners…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Outtrim-howitt Colliery Thrown Idle
An instructive instance of the discipline existing among the Labour organisations of the colony (says the Melbourne "Argus") was given on Friday at the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Tasmanian Coal Strikes
The strike at the Mount Nicholas and Cornwall coal mines. Tasmania, has been settled on the lines of the compromise arrived at between the…
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LONDON, Tuesday.—Thirty-five thousand coalminers in Lanarkshire have struck work, demanding that eight hours should constitute a day's…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Great Cobar Mine. Sydney
The hearing was continued to-day in the Equity Court by Mr. Justice Walker of an application made for the compulsory winding-up of the Great…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Coal Lumpers' Lockout. Conditions of Settlement
The Sydney coal lumpers resumed work yesterday, the conference having agreed to a settlement on the following terms, which were agreed to by…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Miners' Accident Fund
The meeting convened at Blackburn's hotel on Wednesday evening by Mr. W. Turnbull, manager of the Sea Pit, for the purpose of electing three employees of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Dynamite Explosion in a Mine
A special to the "Globe Democrat" from Chihuahua, Mexico, says:—Word has just reached here of one of the most terrible mining disasters that ever occurred in…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →A Toad in the Coal
A toad was found recently in a lump of coal at Rugby, England, and is still alive. It is attracting considerable attention from local natural historians. As to its…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Eight Hours a Day for Miners
In the House of Commons recently, Mr. Yoxall moved the second reading of this bill, which seeks to enact that miners shall not be employed for more than eight hours…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Meeting at the School of Arts the Minister for Mines Present
At the conclusion of the afternoon, session of the Wallsend and Plattsburg Eisteddfod, an adjournment was made to the lower hall of the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Wallsend. Miners' Relief Fund
The fortnightly meeting of the local board connected with this fund was held on Thursday evening, when the income from all sources was shown to…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Resignation of Mr. Fegan As Minister for Mines and Agriculture. Under Secretary for Home Affairs. in the Federal Government
The Hon. J. L. Fegan, M.P. for Wickham, and Minister for Mines and Agriculture in the Lyne Administration, will resign his portfolio to-day, having accepted the…
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