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Mr. Alexander Ross, manager of the Newcastle-Wallsehd Coal-mining Co.'s pit at Wallsend, was seen by your representative yesterday. In reply to the question whether…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Both the city and the district are still agitated upon two points—first, a miners' strike or ne strike; and second, the establishment of smeling works in this district or not. With regard to the latter, the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →NEWCASTLE, Saturday.—The aggregate meeting called by the Delegate Board of the Miners' Association to discuss the general situation of the coal trade as affecting the men was held on…
Continued on Trove, page 45 →NEWCASTLE, Friday.--Work is proceeding smoothly at the Wickham and Bullock Island colliery. A movement was on foot among the wheelrs towards…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →NEWCASTLE, Friday.—The difficulty with the wheelers at Hetton Colliery remains unsettled, and the mine did not work to-day. The miners went down the pit as usual this morning…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →WOLLONGONG, Friday.--The coal trade of this district has been only moderate during this week, and very few collieries are working anything like good time. The…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →For the fortnight ending Tuesday last the Great Boulder crushed 214 tons for a return of 1064oz. of smelted gold. Only 57 tons were treated at the Leviathan…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →The strike of wheelers has caused a suspension of work at the Hetton Colliery, the miners also having declined to work; but the management anticipate being able to recommence work on Monday. At…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →A deputation, comprising amongst others Messrs. Hassall, Tonkin, Travers Jones, and Fegan, Ms.L.A., and Mr. W. S. Dowel aud Mr. H. Wood (late Uuder-Secretary for Mines), waited upon the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mr. Harrie Wood attended a deputation at the Mines Office yesterday, and was the subject of much adulatory talk. No wonder that Mr. Sydney Smith was…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The aggregate meeting of the Newcastle miners last Saturday brings the difficulties in the coal trade to an acute stage. At that meeting two resolutions were passed That a demand…
Continued on Trove, page 479 →NEWCASTLE, Friday.--A minor named Stark, employed at the Stockton colliery, was very severely crushed by a fall of coal yesterday, receiving injuries to the head and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →GULGONG, Friday.—At the sale of the Junction Leads and Lagoon Paddock Companies' machinery yesterday, about £3000 worth of plant was offered, but not one quarter was sold. Dunn…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The first ordinary general meeting of shareholders of the Gibraltar Consolidated Gold Mines, Limited, Adelong, New South Wales, was held in London on 21st January, Mr. A. Hoffnung, chairman of the…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →LONDON, Thursday Night.--The Burbanks North Gold-miniug Company, Coolgardie, has been formed with a capital of £100,000, and is shares to the value of £40.000…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →BRAIDWOOD, February 26.—A large number of townspeople met the Minister for Mines and his party at Two-mile Creek this morning, and escorted them to town. On…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →LONDON, March 6.—A terrible fire has broken out in a colliery at Kattowitz, Silesia. Seventy-one of the miners are reported to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The geological formation of the upper portion of the valley is granite, which about six miles down changes into slates and porphyritic rocks. The soil of the valley is exceedingly fertile, being…
Continued on Trove, page 24 →Young Bushman, Parkes.—"Raising stone, which is up to expectations; crushing of 50 tons will take place at once. Dam full of water. Arrangements made for 10-head battery with latest improvements…
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