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Sir,—A good deal has been said and written against the action taken by the Associated Masters in the Newcastle Colliery District. They have been pretty silent under misrepresentation and abuse, but now that public charity is…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →THE NEW YORK HERALD, of April 3, contains the narrative of a discovery by the famous [?]tist—Edison—that wil [?]ssnredly create a sensation both in the mining and scientific world. It gives the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The manager of the Bank of New South Wales at Cootamundra left Woodstown on Saturday with nearly 200oz gold. No. 11 south-east realised from 230 loads 131oz, and Hall and party obtained 103oz…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sir,—I was pleased to see in your paper of to-day [?] direc[?]'s explanation of the masters' position in the presen[?] disp[?]te as to the rate to be paid the miners for hewing coal which states the case temperately and fairly…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →NEWCASTLE, Wednesday.—About 35 men left Newcastle this momma for Wallsend to load email coal, at 12s a day. Twelve of the men were new chums, and the majority principally sailors…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →COPELAND, Tuesday.—The mining station for reforms in the leasing regulations still continues. A meeting of the committee was held last Saturday, when a number of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →ADELONG, Thursday. — Numerous inquiries continue to be made respecting this goldfield by capitalists, and the extensive works are likely to start below Grahamstown by parties from…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sir,—In your issue of to-day a letter appears signed "A Director," and in dealing with the subject in dispute the writer may appear to have made a very fair case out, but this view of the case has another aspect from which it has…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The cases against the miners charged with intimidation, assault, &c., were heard at the Police Court yesterday, the building been densely thronged. Mr. Roberts from Sydney, appeared…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →In response to an advertisement of the Wallsend Coal Company, applying for labourers to fill small coal, 35 men (nearly all of whom are seamen out of employment at Newcastle) have accepted the terms…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sir,—Permit me to point out several errors in a letter which appears in your paper of to-day, and which are more surprising as coming from " A Practical Minor." As to shifts, the miners work two shifts; these are known…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Quietude reigns at all the mines, and the threatened disturbances appear to have died out. A good number of nondescript labourers proceeded to Wallsend this morning to secure work in filling…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →NEWCASTLE, Thursday.—To-day, the Borehole minors adopted a resolution at a resolution at a meeting, unanimously urging all miners in the district to strictly abstain from violence of any sort during…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →STAR OF PEACE GOLD MINING COMPANY.—Mining Manager's report, Hill End, 25th May: — " Star of Peace Mine, 240-feet level: Underhand stoping here on west vein; shows gold well through the vein; looks like…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The condition of affairs arising out of the strike amongst the coal-miners of the associated collieries in this district is not by any means an encouraging one. Instead of their being a strong probability, as was fondly expected, of a…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Star of Peace Gold-mining Company.--Mining manager's report: "Star of Peace Mine, 240 feet level: Underhand stopping here on west vein; shows gold well through the vein; looks like 3oz stone. Crown…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →GYMPIE ONE-MILE, Saturday.—The fortnightly crushing from No. 1 North Glumire gave the excellent yield of l82oz retorted gold. 14ewt of stone from the Chatsworth reef gave 10oz 2dwt…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →COOTAMUNDRA, Friday.—No. 3 Exhibition Lead finished 535 loads for a yield of 5dwt to the load. The [?]opulation is still increasing fast. The rushes at Watsonford are still drawing…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →So that our readers may get the clearest possible apprehension of the unsettled dispute between the associated masters and the miners of the Newcastle district, we bring together the statements made in behalf of the two parties…
Continued on Trove, page 1005 →Sir,—In your issue of to-day, "A Coal Master," by a little manipulation, makes errors, and then points them out as coming from "A Practical Miner." I did assert that, as a rule, there were two shifts of men at each colliery,…
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