Newcastle Miners' Strike. [By Telegraph.] NEWCASTLE
The miners employed at the Northern Extended Colliery to-day refused to accept the [?]wing rate of 1s 9d per ton and have gone out on strike…
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Export of Gold. Shipments of Butter
MELBOURNE, Tuesday.--The steamer Himalaya to-day took one of the largest shipments af gold which has left Melbourne for some time, the shipment being as follow:--Commercial Bank…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Newcastle. the Coal Export Trade. Newcastle
The steamerTungier cleared at the Customs to-day for London. via Sydney, with 847 bales of greasy wool and 900 tons of wheat; the steamer New Guinea, for Melbourne, with 3350 tons of coal; the steamer…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →MINING. Notes from the Fields
The Araluen Valley Consolidated Gold-dredger many No Liability, reports:—No. 2 dredge recommenced work during the holidays after effecting alterations which are expected…
Continued on Trove, page 125 →Auckland Gold Returns. Auckland (N.z.)
The gold returns from the mines in the Auckland province for 1903 amount to £959,665. The yield for 1902 was £803,094, showing an increase at £156,571 over the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →General Mining News. New South Wales
An accident happened at Rose Valley last week to William Lennon, eldest son of Mr. James Lennon, of Emmaville. He was working with his father in a shallow drive, when some ground…
Continued on Trove, page 53 →Mining in the State. Braidwood
During the past year the police escort took to Tarago 9986oz 3dwt 8gr of gold, in addition to fully half as much more sent privately. This represents nearly £60,000 in value, all…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Explosion of Dynamite in a Mine. Twenty-three Persons Killed. London. Jan. 11
An explosion of dynamite occurred in the Leyesea mines, Mexico, yesterday. Twenty-three persons were killed and 54 received injuries of a severe nature…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Importance of Mining. to the Editor of the Herald
Sir,—Everyone of your very many numerous readers must have perused with pleasure your many leaders and articles, published of late in your valuable columns, upon the above subject, they having been…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Colliery Strikes. Disregard of an Award. Miners Refuse to Recognise It
The dissatisfaction reported yesterday at the North ern Extended Colliery in regard to the hewing, rate fixed by the Arbitration Court to come into operation on the 1st instant according to a scale based on the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fire at the Wallaroo Mine. Miners' Narrow Escape. Adelaide
A fire broke out in Taylor's shift of the Wallaroo copper mine this afternoon. A gigload of men from the afternoon shift were on the way up, when smoke was seen issuing…
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Only a nominal market obtained yesterday on Sydney Exchange. and the paucity of sales is sufficient evidence of the stagnation which prev[?]ded. There was very little disposition to buy. and consequently little opportunity to…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →A Mine on Fire
A fire broke out at Taylor's shaft, Wallaroo mines, at 3 o'clock this afternoon, just its the men were changing the shift. The outbreak is supposed to have occurred in the ten-fathom…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Shipments of Gold
The shipments of gold from Melbourne yesterday by the R.M.S. Himalaya amounted to £464,154…
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The steamer Nardoo cleared at the Customs to-day for Port Pirie, via Wallaroo, with 4000 tons of coal, 25 casks of tar, and 22 cases biscuits; the barque Brodick Castle, for Iquique, with 2653 tons…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Coal for the East
Several large steamers were yesterday reported chartered to load coal at Newcastle for the East. They include the steamers Aparima, Heatheraig, Heathbank, Louise Roth, and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Hewing Rate. Miners Refuse to Work. Dissatisfied with the Rate. Six Mines Idle. [By Telegraph.] NEWCASTLE
The miners employed at the Northern Extended Colliery, who were advised yesterday by the executive officers of the Miners' Association to return to work, refused to do so…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Barrier Mines. Broken Hill
The Block 10 Company's mill, running 53 hours last week, treated 1098 tons of crude sulphides, which returned 203 tons of concentrates of the usual good metal contents…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Serious Mining Accident. Brisbane
A serious accident occurred yesterday to Charles Thompson, a young married man, who was working underground at the Hector Mine, Rockhampton. A bucket containing tools was…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Mining in the State. Nowra
Mr. M. F. Morton, M.L.A., has ben informed that the Minister has acceded to the request of the Yalwal miners for a grant from the prospecting vote, and that £375 will be made…
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