Greta Colliery Fire. Greta
The Mayor has communicated with the Minister for Mines, drawing his attention to the menace to the health of the district through the large volumes of smoke…
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Mining & the mines, 1903
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Denaby Miners' Strike
LONDON, Friday.—Pending the appeal in the action in which a Horden miner obtained an injunction against the Yorkshire Miners' Association,…
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Mr. Thomas Affleck, representative of the owners of the Greta Colliery, arrived here by train on Saturday, and at once set to work to engage men to again seal down…
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A special meeting of the Seapit Miners' Lodge was held on Thursday evening in Blackburn's Hotel. Mr. Joseph Holliday occupied the chair, and the attendance was…
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LONDON, Saturday.—The report of the Transvaal Gold Commission recommends that all Crown lands and non-beneficially occupied private lands…
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It is estimated that over 600,000,000 tons of coal are annually mined and consumed throughout the world. The annual saving of one hundred and fifty or two hundred million…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Australasia's Gold Output
Some interesting figures have latcly been published as to the gold yield of Australasia during the past year, which anticipate the official returns…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Plattsburg. Co-operative Miners' Fund
The usual fortnightly meeting of the local board of the Miners Accident Fund was held on Friday evening. The income for the past fortnight amounted to £14…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Gold in Central Australia
The development of the Arltunga goldfield, in South Australia, is of greater interest than attaches to the opening up of a single gold-bearing…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Broken Hill Mining. Broken Hill
Some interesting information has been collected respecting the operations of the Proprietary Mine and the prospects of the industry at the Barrier. In seventeen…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Coal Mining Difficulty. Brisbane
The employees of the Box Flat Coal Mine, West Moreton, have ceased work in order to protest against what they believe to be an attempt to reduce the hewing…
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The work of sealing down, the Greta mine was completed at 6 o'clock on Monday evening. Previous to the sealing down it was found impossible to reverse…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Early Methods of Lighting Mines
During the earlier days of coal mining naked lights were exclusively employed in mines, i.e., up to the year 1760, and consisted of candles and small oil lamps,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →District News. Merewether Miners' Accident Fund
The committee of the Miners' Accident Fund at the Sea[?]it met last evening. The treasurer, Mr. A. Bailey, reported that time total contributions received at last…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Colliery Combine
LONDON, Wednesday.—The Welsh anthracite colliery companies are combining. The capital of the combination will be £4,000,000…
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The following candidates have been reported by the examiners, Messrs, W. Humble. F.G.S., T. Parton, F.G.S., and A. E. O. Sellars, to have passed…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Newcastle-wallsend Coal Co. Sydney
The half-yearly general meeting of the shareholders in the Newcastle-Wallsend Coal company was held to-day at the offices in Bridge-street. Mr. Peter Reid…
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The 30th half-yearly meeting of the shareholders in the Stockton Coal company was held at the company's offices, imperial Chambers, O'Connell-street…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Mines Inspection Act. the Year's Results. Sydney
A summary of cases dealt with by the Board of Examiners from 1st February (the date the Act came into force) to 31st December, 1902. has been issued. The…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Work at the Collieries
Full time for the fortnight is ten days. owing to the holiday on 26th January. Trade has been slack at some of the collieries. a notable example being the…
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