Mining Troubles. Strikes Spreading
LONDON, Thursday.—The French miners have declared a general strike, and have issued several manifestos declaring that the strike is the result of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines
Mining & the mines, 1902
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Coal for Railways. Victorian Commission's Report
The report of the Railway Management Commission, which was appointed to inquire into the system of promotion in the Victorian Railway Department, and its…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Central Mine Creep. No Further Damage. Broken Hill
Matters in connection with the collapse of the Central Mine have undergone no material change. During the night no further movement in the affected region was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Sydney Letter. Young Children and Spectacles.—the German Steamship Companies Take One Side of the Quay.—an Extraordinary Sight Due to the Sandow Boom.—what Melba Should Do to Justify a Certain Statement.—admiral Rawson and Miners Who Deserve the V.c.—why So Many Advertisements in an Eight-hour Procession?—a Fair Wage for Those Who Handle Large Sums of Other People's Money.—a Story of Lord Beauchamp. Sydney
Exception is taken to the wearing of spectacles by so many young children in this city. It is argued that badly-ventilated schools are to blame; also…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Stockton. Colliery Employees' Picnic
The picnic of the surfacemen, shiftmen, and wheelers of the Stockton Colliery at Fern Bay was most successful. The steamers Rose and Aggie were engaged, and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Gold and Silver Silk
Gold and silver silk are coming from South Africa. The fibres are spun by two remarkable spiders of Rhodesia, and an experimenter has found that the creatures…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Mining Troubles. Strikers Remain Firm
LONDON, Friday.—Mr. Mitchell, the President of the United States Miners' Union, has informed President Roosevelt that the responsibility for the…
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LONDON, Saturday.—There is nosign of any settlement of the strikes, among the colliers in the United State or in France…
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Sixteen of the collieries worked full time, or near it, for the fortnight which ended on Saturday, the inter-state trade absorbing the major portion of the…
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LONDON, Saturday.—The Conference of the Miners’ Federation sitting at Southport, has unanimously recommended each section of the federation…
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The Chief Inspector of Mines, Mr. Sleo, has received the following telegram from the inspectors of mines, Broken Hill:—”The conditions are same as I have…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Miners' Strike. Coal at a Premium. a Farthing Per Pound
LONDON, Monday.—The supply of anthracite coal is almost exhausted in twenty of the large cities in the United States. Coal companies are…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Explosives in Mines
Of late years, says "Invention," there has been a happy diminution in the terrible tell of human lives exacted by explosions in coal mines. Various causes…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Mr. T. Croudace's Tour. Coal Industry Reviewed. Selling Prices and Hewing Rates
Mr. Thomas "Croudace, the general manager of the Scottish Australian Mining Company, whose return from a Continental tour with Mrs. Croudace was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Sydney Letter. the Itching to Tamper with Justice.—mr. O'sullivan Deserves to Be Commended.—let's See the Australian Flag Everywhere.—beautiful Ship in Sydney's Beautiful Harbour.—an Other New Suburb Springs to Life.—regarding Coal Mines and Strikes Abroad.—melba and Her Company. Sydney
Owing to a recent case an idea has been put forward that we should have some sort of tribunal, independent of Parliament, of the Ministry, to decide…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Greta Colliery. Greta
The fire at the Greta Colliery is proving more troublesome than was anticipated Mr. J. T. Tennant, inspector of collieries, to-day sent the following telegram…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Southern Collieries. Arbitration Resumed. Wollongong
At Wollongong Court House to-day the Arbitration Court resumed the Inquiry regarding the dispute between the southern coal miners and the proprietors. Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Firedamp and Coal Dust
Sir,—This subject still holds a first place in the minds of most miners. That being so, it is fitting that it may continue a little longer, and those who road…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Miners' Strike. End Not in Sight
LONDON, Tuesday.—Although it is reported that Mr. Pierpont Morgan has endeavoured to induce the mineowners to settle the strike, it is more…
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Following is the copy of a telegram received to-day by the Under-Secretary for Mines and Agriculture from Mr. A. A. Atkinson, Chief Inspector of Coal Mines:…
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