Killed by a Fall of Coal
Mr. Alfred Harvey, 39 years of age, who was employed as a deputy in the Back Creek mine, Minmi, died in the Wallsend Hospital yesterday, from…
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Mining & the mines, 1908
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Shortland Miners
The Shortland members were yesterday paid upon the victimised scale for the fortnight they were idle after the weighbridges had been erected. The…
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Mr. P. Bowling, president of the Colliery Employees' Federation has returned from his visit to Gunnedah. Matters at Gunnedah (Black Jack) Colliery…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mining Matters. Result of the Ballot
The ballot upon the resolution passed by the committee of management of the Colliery Employees' Federation on March 21st, has been practically concluded, 34…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Durham Colliery
Durham Colliery (Lambon B pit) was idle yesterday owing to the miners declining to leave the pit bottom until 7.30 a.m…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Killingworth Miners
The Killingworth Miners' Lodge met on Wednesday evening, Mr. J. Hutchison presiding. The minutes of the last committee…
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Burwood Colliery did not work yesterday. Some of the employees went by train as far as Adamstown; then, finding that there would be no wheelers to do…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →American Coal Trade
A coal merchant in San Francisco, writing recently on the coal markets of the North Pacific ports, said:—"Since, the beginning of the year there has been practically no…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →New Zealand Coal Trade. Importations From Newcastle
The Auckland "Herald" of May 6, referring to the coal trade of New Zealand, says:— "Up to the end of March, 1907, the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Shortland Miners
The Shortland miners met last night at Blakemore's hotel, Adamstown, Mr. J. Usher presiding, and Mr. W. Brennan, the general secretary, was present…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Coal and Industry
"Engineering" (an English paper), in an article on coal and industry, says that the inexorable law of supply and demand involves some increases in prices if…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Mining Court
It is satisfactory to learn that Mr. Wade, the State Premier, is in sympathy with the proposal that the special Mining Court, as previously…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Mining Court. Question of Reopening. Sydney
Mr. P. Bowling, the president of the Colliery Employees' Federation, came to Sydney this morning, and conferred at noon with Mr. Wade, the State Premier,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sea Pit Miners
The Sea Pit Miners' Lodge met on Thursday evening, Mr. J. Winsor presiding. An appeal was received from Mr. B…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Great Diamond Mines
In the "North American Review," Sir William Crookes, F.R.A.S., writes: —The most famous diamond-mines in the world are Kimberley, Do Beers,…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Gold Troubles
So much has been said about goldmning companies' troubles lately through gold-stealing, and the difficulties that a line from a South African paper reports…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Greta. Anvil Creek Mine
Ten men are now employed at the Anvil Creek mine clearing the debris in the tunnel. Now that the clearing has been done, down to the original workings, a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The American Fleet. Order for Newcastle Coal
The Seaham Collieries Company has obtained the contract for the supply of coal the united States flect while in New South Wales waters. It is understod…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Ebbwmain Colliery
Surveyors from the Mines Department were engaged at Greta on Friday surveying the route of a railway line to connect Ebbwmain and Whitburn collieries…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Work at the Collieries
The coal trade of the port continues in a prosperous condition, and the majority of the mines in the Newcastle and Maitland districts worked good time during…
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