Newcastle. the Coal-mining Court. Shooting and Filling of Coal. Newcastle
The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 22 February 1908 · page 10
The Royal Commission arbitrating on matters in dispute on the northern coalfields resumed its work at the Newcastle courthouse to-day, Judge Haydon presiding…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Colliery Explosion. Fourteen Miners Killed. London, Feb. 21, 11.15 a.m
The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 22 February 1908 · page 13
[?]n explosion took place in the Glebe colliery, at the village of Washington, near Sunderland, Durham, this morning. Out of 15 men in the pit 14 were killed…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Coal-mining Commission. Rates and Conditions at Teralba
The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 22 February 1908 · page 10
NEWCASTLE, Friday. -- The Coal-mining Court, under the presidency of Judge Heydon, continued its sittings to-day, and heard further evidence in the dispute respecting the machine…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Labour in Coal Mines. Eight Hours' Bill. London, Feb. 21
The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 22 February 1908 · page 13
The bill providing that eight hours shall form a legal day's work in coal mines was read tlie first time in the House of Commons last night…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Colliery Disaster. Fourteen Lives Lost
Evening News · Saturday 22 February 1908 · page 8
LONDON, Friday, 11.15 a.m..—An explosion bas occurred in the Glebe Colliery, Washington, near Sunderland, Durham. Out of 15 men in the pit 14 were killed…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Colliery Explosion. Fifteen Men Killed
The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 22 February 1908 · page 9
LONDON, Friday. -- An explosion took place in the Glebe colliery, in the village of Washington, near Sunderland. Fourteen out of fifteen miners in the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Miners' Pick Points
People · Saturday 22 February 1908 · page 4
THE class struggle is very pronounced in the mining district of Newcastle, where a fierce fight is in progress in nearly all the mines. First one, then…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Coal Export Trade
The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 22 February 1908 · page 10
The total quantity of coal exported from Newcastle during the week ended to-day amounted lo 112,732 tons, compared with 110,611 tons during the preceding week. Of…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Weekly Coal Export
The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 22 February 1908 · page 12
The total quantity of coal exported from Newcastle during the past week amounted to 112,732 tons, of which 49,783 tons were shipped to foreign ports, and 62,949 tons to…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Miners Injured. Wollongong
The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 22 February 1908 · page 14
Yesterday, at the South Bulli mine, two men, a father and son, named Henry, were injured by a fall of coal. Henry, Junr., was more stunned than hurt; but the father,…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Mining Shares
Evening News · Saturday 22 February 1908 · page 5
On the London Stock Exchange od Thursday, British Broken Hill closed b 14s, 6 15s; Block 10. b 47a 6d, s SOs; North Broken Hill, b S6s 3d, s 38s Sd; South Broken Hill, 68s 9d, S 71s…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Work for the Conciliation Board. at Sooth Coast Collieries
The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 22 February 1908 · page 9
WOLLONGONG, Friday. -- The Hoard of Conciliation will probably sit in Wollongong to deal with the grievances at Mount Kelra, with reference to driving beadings by means of a…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Mining. Canbelego
Evening News · Saturday 22 February 1908 · page 15
Mount "Boppy Copper Mine is Opening up well in the winze below the 200ft level. This winze is down over 70ft from the level, and is now in. a very rich sulphide lode, the full width of the…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Mining Notes
The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 22 February 1908 · page 14
The Cope's Creek dredge resumed sluicing yesterday. The Pfeiffer's Company (Charters Towers) reports a yield of gold worth £1335 from 350…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →In and About the Mines
The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 22 February 1908 · page 14
"Generally the mine is in a sound position, and appear likely to continue to be worked profitably," wrote Mr. A. W. Freeman, B.E., general manager of the Harden Gold Mine,…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Broken Hill Mines. Broken Hill
The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 22 February 1908 · page 14
The Block 10 mill last week treated 2624 tons of crudes, producing 419 tons of concentrates, worth 61.8 per cent, lead, 33.3oz sliver, and 9[?] per cent. zinc. Heavy ground has some…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Gold Fish in Dawson's Cheek
The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 22 February 1908 · page 12
MUDGEE, Friday. -- Some weeks ago, Mr. H. S. Mogg, of Dawson's Creek, transferred some thousands of some thousands of fish from a hole in Cudgegong River, which was drying up, to another portion…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Mining. the Share Market
The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 22 February 1908 · page 14
An extremely quiet market was experienced yesterday morning, so far as regards silver, tin, and gold stocks, but a fair amount of business was recorded in copper shares, with…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Mining. the Market Flags
The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 22 February 1908 · page 14
Conditions in the mining market on the Sydney Stock Exchange yesterday were changed. Broken-hill shares were traded in but little, while copper received nearly all the attention…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Mountain Coal Seam Struck. Mount Victoria
The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 22 February 1908 · page 13
After a week's diamond drill-boring, a 4½ft seam of good coal has been struck in the Waratah, otherwise Sphinx, Gully, a mile west from the railway station, and half a mile from…
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