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MAITLAND, Tuesday. -- A man named Albert John Aitcheson was fatally injured by a fall of coal at Greta on Thursday last. At an inquiry held before the Coroner, Mr. J. N. Brooks,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →An explosion has taken place in the Aorfa Colliery, Cardiff, and hundreds of miners are entombed. The débris prevents immediate help…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Exhibition Mining Conference carried a resolution establishing a miners' accident fund, and proposing to appropriate the undisbursed balance of the Kaitangata relief fund, exceeding £10,000, for…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The work of extending the crosseut west at the 400ft. level at the Central mine is proceeding, and the crosseut has now entered species of garnet sandstone. As I pointed out some time ago, when this work began…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A telegram forwarded to the Commissioner of Lands by the secretary of Nichol's Nobs Syndicate states that they have struck a rich reef of gold near Batcher's ground. Some pieces of over 2dwt…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The showers which have extended over some weeks were succeeded by a heavy downpour, which commenced last night and continued almost incessantly throughout to-day, 3 inches 26 points being the day's register;…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →In response to a request from the Trades and Labour Council a number of trade societies have called special meetings for the purpose of voting money to the miners' lock-out at the Coal Cliff Colliery. Yesterday the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →NEWCASTLE, Thursday.—The miners employed in the Monkwearmouth Colliery on Monday, gave notice of their intention to cease work, in consequence of differences which have arisen between…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →LONDON, March 12.—The Morfa Colliery, near Cardiff, the scene of the recent terrible explosion, and in which nearly 200 miners are entombed, has now caught fire…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →LONDON, Tuesday Night.--Further details respecting the terrible explosion at the colliery in South Wales show that the mine is on fire…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →There are no new developments in connection with this lockout, but support is rapidly being voted to the miners by the different trade organisations. The Typographical Society on…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A description of the coal mines of Newcastle has been published by Mr. G H. Kingswell. The book is in pamphlet form. It contains particulars of each of the leading mines and…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Morfa Colliery, at Cardiff, in which a terrible explosion occurred, with the result that hundreds of miners were entombed, has now caught fire…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A conference of the presidents and Secretaries of the Northern, Western and Southern Miners' Associations was held a few days ago in Sydney for the purpose of propounding a scheme by…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →There was a moderate demand for leading Broken Hill scrip yesterday, especially at the afternoon calls, but very little business was transacted in any other stock. Prices for the most part remained…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →LITHGOW, Thursday.—The weather is still un-settled, but there is every appearance of a change. The wind has veered slightly to the west ; the flood in Farmer's Creek is now falling rapidly…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →LITHGOW, Wednesday, 7.30 p.m.--The rain continued all last night and this morning, 392 points being registered. Business has been almost entirely suspended and many creeks…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →LONDON, March 11.—The Treasury has authorised the Sydney and Melbourne Mints to receive up to the end of April light gold issued previously to the reign of…
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