Miners Hours of Labour
A number of coal miners recently petitioned our Parliament, representing that the hours of labour for men employed underground were too long, and asking…
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Mining & the mines, 1903
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Queensland Coal Trade. Brisbane
The Railway Department has experienced a great deal of activity in the shipment of coal at Wooloongabba. For the month of July the total shipped was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Newcastle Coal Mining Co. Employees' Picnic
The employees of the Newcastle Coal Mining Company held their annual picnic at Toronto on Saturday. By the courtesy of the company's officials, in allowing the…
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The export of coal to places beyond the State during the week ended on Saturday was as follows:— Tons…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →State Gold Yield. Sydney
A return compiled by the Department of Mines shows that the gold produced in this State during the month of August was 28,332oz crude, equal to 23,370oz fine, valued…
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Sir,—Our beneficent Minister having at last said "No" in answer to our appeal for more bread, and as he has thereby at least relieved us of the suspense we have…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Heddon-greta. Larceny at the Mine
During Saturday night the colliery office was broken into and the drawers and boxes were ransacked, but the intruders only succeeded in securing a bottle of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Summons Division. (Before Mr. G. F. Scott, S.M.) Stealing Coal
James Arncliffe, junr., aged 10 years, pleaded guilty to stealing 40lb of coal value 6d, the property of the A.A. Company Ltd., on the 28th August, and was…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A Coal Passer's Remarkable Experience
Can a man pass through 750 tons of very slack coal and live? If the following story is correct, there is ample evidence that he can. The Hawaiian freight…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Arbitration Court. Western Collieries
The hearing of the evidence its connection with the industrial dispute between the western coal miners and the western colliery proprietors was continued before…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Colliery Managers As Jurors. Sydney
Messrs. Edden and Estell, Ms.P., to-day waited upon the Under-Secretary for Justice, to protest against colliery managers being called as jurymen at Courts of…
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At the Arbitration Court at Lithgow further evidence was given concerning the industrial dispute between the western coal miners and the western colliery…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Wages of Coal Miners. the Bill Opposed. Counsel Heard in Parliament. Sydney
In the Legislative Council this evening, Mr. SMITH, in the absence of Mr. H. Clark, moved, "That Mr. Edmunds, a barrister, be heard at the bar of this House in support…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wages of Coal Miners
The address delivered by counsel in the Legislative Assembly in opposition, to the Bill which proposes to fix the method of the payment of wages of…
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At the Arbitration Court proceedings at Lithgow in connection with the dispute between the western colliery employees and western colliery proprietors further…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Minmi. Miners' Meeting
A special miners' meeting was held in Wile's Hall on Wednesday night, at which Mr. J. Marsden presided, the business being the reception of the check inspector's…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Sea Pit Miners
A special meeting of the Sea Pit miners was held on Thursday evening in Blackburn's hotel, for the purpose of dealing with delegate minutes of the 1st and 2nd…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Coal Selling Price
The welcome intelligence, which we publish elsewhere to-day, that the leading mining companies in the Northern District have decided to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →West Wallsend. Seaham Miners
A special meeting of the Seaham miners was held on Thursday evening in the Federal Hall. Mr. D. Smith presiding. The delegate, Mr. J. Paterson, read and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Sensational Gold Find. Rockhampton
Messrs. Greenboy and Young, who are holding a block of claims adjoining the prospectors at Peter's rush, yesterday unearthed a big nugget of solid gold…
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