Cardiff Coal Co
A special meeting of shareholders in this company will be held in the Chamber of Commerce. Sydney on Thursday, 15 December, to consider the propriety of…
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Mining & the mines, 1903
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American Coal Famine
LONDON, Friday.—In consequence of the scarcity of coal in the United States sixty British steamers have been chartered to carry coal to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Miners' Relief Act Case
Sir,—In your issue of the 9th instant there appeared a report of the case, the Miners' Accident Relief Fund v. Jas. Ralston, manager and proprietor of South…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →New Zealand Coal for the Navy
Cargoes of New Zealand coal continue to go to the East for the navy. There has been a considerable export during the past year, and the orders are to be largely…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Wallsend Miners
The Wallsend miners met at the School of Arts on Friday evening, Mr. C. Richardson presiding. Correspondence was dealt with as…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Colliery Strike. Union Assistance Prohibited
LONDON, Saturday.—A miner named Horden has obtained an injunction in the King's Bench restraining the association from disbursing their funds…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Work at the Collieries. Prospects of Trade
A good average trade was put through during the last fortnight at the collieries, and with one or two exceptions, work was pretty evenly distributed. Ten of the pits…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Price of Coal
In a communication, dated December 18 last. Mr. J. W. Harrison, the well-known coal broker of San Francisco, writes:— "If proprietors of Newcastle collieries do…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Rand Mines
LONDON, Monday.—The mining companies on the Band contemplate an expenditure of £50,500,000 upon the deep levels and other projects, and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Greta Mine on Fire. Greta
Fire again broke out in the Greta mine to-day. It was believed that the fire had been subdued some little time ago. Latterly the mine has not been worked,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Stockton Colliery Disaster Fund
The accounts of the Colliery Disaster Fund for last year have been audited. The fund was raised in December, 1896, for the assistance of those left in distressed…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Kruger's Stolen Gold
Regarding a recent cable stating that bullion valued at £130,000 had been hidden in the Northern Transvaal during the war, and since been exported to Dr…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Gold From a Wreck
Ten thousand English sovereigns, after lying nearly a century and a quarter in an old hulk at the bottom of a creek emptyig into. East Bay, Lake Champlain (U.S.),…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fire at Greta Mine. Greta
Dense smoke is emanating from the Greta mine to-day, and it is evident that the fire is burning briskly. No one has been permitted to have access to the mine…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wallsend Miners
A special meeting of the Wallsend miners was held at the School of Arts on Wednesday evening, for the purpose of dealing with business transacted at…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Stockton. Miners' Accident Fund
A meeting of the Stockton Colliery employees, presided over by Mr. J. Houston, was held at the old school-room on Tuesday, for the purpose of electing three…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →District News. Greta Fire at the Mine
No instructions have yet been received with regard to the fire in the Greta mine. The smoke coming from the fan drift is getting denser, demonstrating a large…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →First Aid in Mining Accidents
Discussing the steps to be taken to ensure the best means of saving the life of a collier who may have been badly injured internally, a writer in the "Science…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Waratah Colliery
The Waratah Colliery Company are now prepared to lead vessels at their new shoots at Waratah, near Bullock Island, with the promptest dispatch and without…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Anvil Creek Colliery
Mr. William Farthing's superior steam, gas, and household coal from the above colliery can be supplied in cargoes by applying to the undersigned at his office,…
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