No Hope of Rescue. the Mine on Fire
LONDON, Monday.—The manager of the spit considers that the case of the entombed hopeless, since the coaldust must have fired, and set the…
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Mining & the mines, 1901
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Harrison's Coal Circular
Harrison's coal circular, dated San Francisco, May 9, 1991, contains the following:—During the past 10 days 17,478 tons of Newcastle coal have been delivered, being a larger quantity than is due…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Ambulance Work and First Aid. Paper Submitted to the Adamstown Mining Class
At a recent meeting of the Mutual Improvement Mining Class, held at the Adamstown Mechanics' Institute, the following paper by "M.C.K.," was read in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Terrible Colliery Disaster. Twenty-one Killed
LONDON, Wednesday.—A terrible explosion has occurred at the Dayton Colliery. Tennesee (U.S), in which 21 miners were killed and nine grievously…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Miners in Congress. the Eight-hours' Day
LONDON, Wednesday.—Of the total miners represented at the International Congress, now being held in London, 864,000 voted for the "eight…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Miners' Congress Decision. Old Age Pensions Advocated
LONDON, Thursday.—The Minters' Congress has unanimously approved of system of State pensions for aged poor and others, who are unable to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Minmi. Miners' Meeting
The monthly meeting of the Back Creek and Duckenfield Lodge was held on Thursday night in Wiles' hall. Mr. J. Mitchell presided…
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For the week ended on Saturday the export of coal from Newcastle to places beyond the State totalled 77,767 tons, the total being made up as follows :—…
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LONDON, Saturday.—The French representatives at the International Miners' Conference in London vainly tried to induce the congress to support an…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Buckland River Gold Deedging Co., No Liability
The manager retorts that the company took over the dredge No.1 from the contractors on the 31st ult., and that the gold winnings for the initial month's workings were as follows:— 57oz…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Coal Shipments
At the Government craues at the Dyke during the week ended at 6 o'clock yesterday morning the shipments of cool tot [?] 69,735 tons, and the coke shipments 445 tons. The shipments for the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Miners on Strike
LONDON, Thursday.—Many of the miners at Johannesburg have struck against the present rate of pay, 5s per day and rations…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Cobar Mines
The output of gold, silver, and copper from the Cobar fields was greater last year than in any previous year, and the development of the ore bodies was more…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Work at the Collieries
There were two gazetted holidays in the fortnight which ended on Saturday but they were not observed by the collieries, all of which have worked well…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wallsend Miners
The monthly meeting of the above miners was held in the School of Arts on Friday evening last, Mr. C. Richardson in the chair…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Coal and Wages in Britain
The Newcastle-on-Tyne "Chronicle" of April 20, says:—Probably readers in Newcastle know better than anyone the enormously exaggerated paragraphs that find…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Coal and Coke Shipments
The Coal and coke shipped be foreign, interstate, and coasting vessels at the Government cranes at the duke during the week ended at 6 o'clock yesterday morning added another to the unbroken…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Glebe Miners
The monthly meeting of the, Glebe miners was held on Monday evening in Simpson's Hall, Mr. Rees Powell in the chair…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Victoria's Brown Coal
An effort is being made ,by the Mining Department to encourage the brown coal industry in Gippsland. There are very large deposits of this, notably on the banks of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The British Mines Bill. [?]Ight [?]Urs Limit. Approved by the Commons
LONDON, Thursday.—The House of Commons by 214 to [?]54 retained in the Mines Bill the clause providinge[?] working limit of eight[?]hours…
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