Killingworth Colliery
Mr. James Curley, miners' general secretary, had an interview yesterday afternoon with Mr. D. M'Geachie, the colliery manager for the Caledonian Coal…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines
Mining & the mines, 1904
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Sea Pit Miners
The Sea Pit miners held their quarterly meeting on Thursday evening in Blackburn's Hotel. Mr. J. Halliday occupied the chair…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Coal Trade
The coal trade has been slack during the week, and work at the collieries bad. Considerable speculation was indulged in as to the result of the miners' recent…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Our Coal Measures
The importance of the discovery of further coal measures in New Zealand cannot be over-estimated in connection with the future development of the colony…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wallsend Miners. the Federation's Executive
The monthly meeting of the Wallsend held at the local School of Arts last night. Mr. C. Richardson presided, und there were about 120 members present. Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Gold Elsie. Chapter XIX.—(Continued.)
"That was timidity, and I am not yet sure that I shall not relapse intro my hesitation to-morrow, when I see your rugged brow by daylight."…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Electricity in Rand Mining
Writing in "South African Mines," on the "Evolution of Rand Mining." Mr. David Gilmour thus refers to electricity as a factor in future development:…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Coal Selling Price. Arbitration Judgment. Reduction Set Aside. Sydney
In the Arbitration Court to-day judgment was given in connection with the application of the Northern Colliery Employees' Federation for an order to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Persian Oil and Goldfields
Mr. H. L. Rabin[?], British consular agent at Kermanshah. Persia, gives in a recent report some interesting data regarding the ancient oil and gold fields of Persia…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Work at the Collieries. the Outlook for Trade
Work at the collieries was not evenly distributed during the fortnight which ended on Saturday, a great many of the pits working less than half-time, while the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Russian Coal Supplies
LONDON, Saturday.—Russian agents at Liverpool are offering shipowners great inducements to carry coal to Vladivostock, and also to ship it to an…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Coal Trade. Sydney
The decision of the Arbitration Court last Friday in favour of the application of the miners for an order to preserve existing working…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Glebe Miners
The quarterly meeting of the Glebe miners' lodge was held on Monday evening in Simpson's Hall. Mr. Rees Powell presided…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Seaham Coal Company
One redeeming and encouraging feature of the coal mining industry in the West Wallsend district is the fact of the Seaham Coal Company expending a very large…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Valuable Gold Discovery. Perth
A sensational find of gold has been made by Richards and party, who were tributing on one of Hatt and Lang's claims, at Southern Cross. They came across stone at…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Coal Hewing Rate. Notice of Reduction. Sydney
The anticipated action of the Northern Colliery Proprietors in the direction of a reduction in the price of coal was taken to-day. It was decided that the declared…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wolfram Mining
Mr. S. Horsley, Inspector of Mines, Charters Towers (Q.), has furnished the Mines Department with a report on the wolfram camp at Ollera Creek, which is…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →British Coal Trade. Decline in Wages
Wages of coal-miners in Great Britain have been on the decline for the past few years, but the fall, though heavy, has not counter balanced the rise in the period…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Miners' Delegate Board. Aggregate Meeting Agreed to
A meeting of the Delegate Board of the Colliery Employees' Federation was held at the Trades Hall, Newcastle, yesterday. Mr. John Bower, the president, occupied…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Coal-mining in America
American inventors have made such improvements in mining machinery that the old system of picks and blasting will soon be obsolete everywhere in America. Drills…
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