The Miners' Relief Act
Sir,—I quite agree with "Miner" in Tuesday's issue, that those who constitute the local committee should receive some small remuneration for their time and trouble in…
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Mining & the mines, 1901
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Gold in Brazil
It appears that a special effort is being made to promote mining in Brazil, and particularly gold mining, as a means of bringing about the financial salvation of that…
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The monthly meeting of this lodge was held last night. Mr. J. Houston, local chairman, presided. There was a very good attendance…
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The instructive paper read by Mr. John Bell Simpson, M. inst. C.E., before the members of the Newcastle-on-Tyne Economic Society on March 9, 1898, entitled…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Wallsend. Miners' Risks
A rather serious accident befel an aged miner, named Robert Grey, while following his usual occupation in the big tunnel, Wallsend Colliery, on…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Coal Wharf Improvements
One of the present cranes for loading coal at the South Brisbane wharves is to be removed, and one of the latest pattern of cranes, on the principles of…
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Coal consumers in the south are at last awakening to the fact that Newcastle is not the only coal-producing district in Australia, and that this…
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The first experiments made in Switzerland on the use of coal dust as fuel for steam boilers were carried out in 1896, at the Berne Small Arms Factory, under the…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →A Patent Coal-trimmer
A preliminary trial took place on board the German barque Titania yesterday of a patent coal-trimming machine, which has been designed by Mr. Gibson, of Wallsend…
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At a meeting of the Pacific miners held this week in regard to the administration of the Miners' Accident Relief Fund, the following gentlemen…
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Mr. Jas. Blanksby, who for years has been an honoured member of the Lowlands Bowling Club, was entertained by the members at a well-prepared banquet at…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Mining Situation. Adjourned Meeting of the Delegate Board
Various matters of interest to the district came before yesterday's adjourned meeting of the Delegate Board of the Colliery Employees' Federation. The…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Work at the Collieries. All the Pits Pressed for Coal
Trade is exceptionally brisk at all the collieries in this district, the demand being far in excess of the output; and, with the harbour so full of shipping, there is every…
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The monthly meeting of the above miners was held in the School of Arts on Friday evening. Mr. C. Richardson being in the chair…
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Sir.—Just a few lines to comment on the difference between one-eighth of a penny per ton and 6s. The miner gets the one-eighth of a penny per ton, the…
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The result of the ballot in regard to the disputed pillar rates so far is as follows:—South Buill, 183 against the owners' proposal, 11 for; Corrimal, 112 against, 4 for; Buill, 114…
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Yesterday (says the Penth, W.A., "Morning Herald" of 9th last), the Commissioner for Railways (Mr. B. C. Wood), officially confirmed the intimation which appeared in our…
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The following candidates have been reported by the examiners (Messrs. T. Parton, J. H. Ronaldson, and W. Humble, F.G.S.) to have passed their examinations for…
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A special meeting of the above lodge was held on Monday evening in Simpson's Hall. The attendance was very good. Mr. Rees Powell was in the chair…
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Sir,—The poor attempt of Mr. Fegan to defend the payment of the N.S.W. board of this fund and not the local committees must be very disappointing to his friends…
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