The Wickham Colliery. Change of Management
Mr. J. F. Burns, (chairman), Dr. Morson, and Messrs Thomas Saywell, H. M'Kenzie and Benjamin Lee, directors of the Wickham and Bullock Island…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines
Mining & the mines, 1902
831 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 4 of 42
Fearful Calamity. Explosion in a Mine. Serious Loss of Life
LONDON, Saturday.—A fearful calamity has occurred at Oskaloosa, a city in Iowa, the capital of Mahaska County, United States, involving…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Lithgow Coal Trade
LITHGOW, Monday.—The collieries are very busy just now in supplying both Government and shipping orders. Though the scarcity of trucks has not been felt so…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Burwood Colliery
The Burwood miners allege that the bars of the shaker screen are more than the regulation width, viz., ¾-inch. The matter has been brought under the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Sydney Harbour Coal Mines. Operations to Be Resumed
In consequence of the decision, of the London board of directors of the Balmain Coal Mine, instructions have been received by the manager to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sea Pit Miners
A special meeting of the Sea Pit miners was held in Blackburn's Hotel last evening to consider the deputation's report with reference to the action of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →District News. Stockton. Miners' Special Meeting
The Stockton Miners' Lodge held a special meeting last night. In the absence of the chairman (Mr. J. Robson), Mr. W. Eagles presided. The business…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Stockton Coal Company. Half-yearly Meeting
The thirty-seventh half-yearly meeting of shareholders in the Stockton Coal Company was held at the company's offices, Imperial Chambers, 16…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Newcastle-wallsend Coal Co. Sydney
The half-yearly meeting of the Newcastle-Wallsend Coal Co. was held at the company's offices, Bridge-street, to-day, Mr. Peter Reid, chairman of directors,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Gold Mines in Alaska
When, in 1867, the United States Cabinet purchased Alaska from Russia for 7,200,000 dollars a great outcry was raised by many people. Alaska was…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Burwood Colliery
The difficulty at Burwood Colliery between the management and miners concerning the shaker on the screens still continues. In the present instance it is not…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Greta. the Greta Mine
Mr. J. Jeffries has been directing operations in connection with the re-opening of the mine since the 6th ultimo, and the most dangerous portion of the work has…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Rhodesian Gold Output
The Rhodesian gold output for October shows a decided improvement upon the September return, the total being 14,503oz as compared with 13,958oz,…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Coal Used at Sea
The White Star boats Teutonic and Majestic always used, to reach their 18,000 horse-power, a matter of about 3000 tons of coal each day. That is, however,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Burwood Colliery
The difficulty at Burwood Colliery, which threatened to bring about a suspension of work, has been adjusted. The manager has agreed to temporarily repair the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Work at the Collieries
Some pits have been slack for the fortnight which ended on Saturday, but generally speaking the volume of trade is increasing, twelve collieries having had…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wallsend. Elmore Vale Miners
A special meeting of the Elmore Vale miners was held in Young's Hotel, on Saturday evening, Mr. Wm. Wallace in the chair. In connection with a recent…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Electricity Direct From Coal
Exactly a century ago Volta discovered the electric current, and only two years later, by means of it, the dissolution of water into its component parts was…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Glebe Miners
The monthly meeting of the Glebe miners was held in Simpson's Hall on Monday evening. There was a large attendance Mr. R…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A Mine Manager Killed. His Wife a Witness
A terrible fatal accident occurred at the Albion (formerly the Welcome)mine at Redcastle (V.), on Thursday, to Mr. Stephen Henry Mitchell, the manager of…
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