South Wales Coal Trade
LONDON, Friday.—The prospects of a strike in South Wales have caused the Danish railway authorities to transfer to Germany orders for 60,000…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines
Mining & the mines, 1902
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Hydraulic Mining Failures
If there is one branch (says "Cassier's Magazine") of mining more than another that calls forth the abilities, taxes the ingenuity and at the same time exposes…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Electric Power for Mining
The three-phase, alternating-current system, constitutes one of the greatest achievements in modern mining engineering. The energy of an inaccessible Water…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Coal Pit on Fire. Miners Shut Out. Wollongong
A serious outbreak of fire was discovered at the Corrimal Colliery, about four miles to the north of Wollongong, early this morning, and the news following so…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wallsend Colliery. Employees' Picnic
The picnic tendered by the directors of the Wallsend Coal Company to their employees on Saturday, proved to be a thoroughly successful and very enjoyable event…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Coal Mining Dispute. Sydney
The industrial dispute between the Coal Miners' Mutual Protective Association of the Western district, claimant, and the Western Coal Association, respondent,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Southern Collieries. Corrimal Fire Subdued. Wollongong
The work of extinguishing the fire at the Corrimal Colliery baa been proceeding satisfactorily. Mr. W. H. Atkinson, the inspector, of mines, who is…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Electricity in Mines
The announcement of the Home Secretary last week that he has decided to appoint a departmental committee to inquire into the subject of the employment of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →America Importing Coal
LONDON, Monday.—In consequence of the short supply of coal through the recent labour difficulties, 50,000 tons of Welsh anthracite coal have…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Maitland Mines. Proceedings in Arbitration Sydney
In Chambers, before Mr. Justice Cohen, the president of the Industrial Arbitration Court to-day, a matter-relating to an industrial dispute between the Collieries…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Colliery Fire. Outbreak at Kayuga. Muswellbrook
A fire broke out in the Kayuga Colliery—distant about seven miles from here—to-day. The origin of the outbreak is unknown. The discovery was made by Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Shooting in Mines. a New Safety Explosive. Successful Trial at Dudley
The introduction of safety lamps into many of the collieries consequent upon the explosions at Dudley, Burwood, and Mount Kembla, has rendered necessary…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Burwood Miners
The Burwood miners held a special meeting at Carnley's Hotel, Adamstown, yesterday, Mr. John Thwaites presiding and there was a large attendance…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Burwood Colliery. Work Resumed
The Burwood wheelers having expressed a willingness to resume work, this colliery resumed operations yesterday; but the manager did not re-engage the whole of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sea Pit Miners
The quarterly meeting of the Sea Pit miners was held on Thursday evening in Blackburn's hotel. There was a fair attendance. Mr. D…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Minmi. Miners' Accident Fund
The fortnightly meeting of the above fund for Brown's Nos. 2 and 4 collieries was held in the ambulance shed. Mr. R. Arbuckle presided. The…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fire in a Colliery. Successfully Dealt With
At the Newcastle Company's B pit at the Glebe yesterday morning a fire was discovered at 8 o'clock in the main intake, about a quarter of a mile from the pit…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →District News. Pelaw Main. Miners' Meeting
The miners quarterly meeting was held on Wednesday evening. The quarterly balance-sheet was read and received as satisfactory. The…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →American Coal
The "Twentieth Annual Coal Report of the Illinois Bureau of Labour Statistics, 1901," has just been issued. It shows that Illinois is the second of the States that…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Greta. Sinking for Coal
On Wednesday Messrs. M. North and J. Rylatt, who have been sinking a small shaft on a mineral lease just outside the Greta Coal Mining Company's boundary,…
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