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James Joseph M'Intyre, a screen-hand at the Helensburgh mine, met with a painful accident on Saturday morning. A truck, loaded with coal, broke away, and commenced to run down an…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →An inquest to-day on Thomas Wilson, w[?] was killed at the South mine yesterday, resulted in a verdict of accidenta[?] death…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Thomas Wilson, a miner, about 40 years of age, was killed by a fall of rock at the 425ft level of the South Mine yesterday. Wilson was terribly mutilated, his head being smashed…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The manager of the Comstock Copper Mining Syndicate reports having struck a copper lode showing blue and green carbons, red oxide, and sulphide ore. He has tested it…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The manager of the Grafton copper mine reports for the week ended March 7:—Mine continues to open up splendidly. Drives in D and E levels on the south lode are both…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Further trouble has arisen at Blackball, where the strike continues. The miners had agreed to resume work on Saturday with 20 minutes' crib time, an understanding having…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →WELLINGTON (N.Z.), Sunday.--The Blackball miners, incensed at the Arbitration Court's decision, fining the union £75 for organising a Strike, and acquitting the owners, who were…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Work on the platinum lead at Platina is going along smoothly[?] Messrs. Bor[?] Brothers, who hold the principal lease on the field, have made another big dam in the creek, for…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →None of the mines are likely at present to be affected by the wharf labourers' strike. The mines were caught napping last year, since which they have kept a good supply of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Magnet Company has just contracted with a European firm to send home two years' output of sulphide concentrates at the rate of 1[?] tons a month. The company has also…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →HARTLEY VALE, Saturday.--The conference that was arranged to take place between the contractor and miners on strike at Airly yesterday proved abortive the miners refusing to…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →On the North mine, Harry E. Christian, 30, single, was working at the 800ft level on Friday, when the ground came away, and Christian was injured about the head,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →It has been reported that losses of tin are increasing at the Waratah Batteries, which are now in full swing, and that the men working down stream are increasing their tin…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →NEWCASTLE, Tuesday.—Burwood Colliery is on strike to-day, the wheelers refusing to turn to, and the miners declining to keep the pit working by doing the boys' work…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Stanford-M[?] colliery is flooded, in consequence of the creek overflow entering the workings through an old fall. The pit is flooded to the third level in one jig. A large…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →WOLLONGONG, Tuesday.—The South Bulli colliery is idle to-day, a strike having occurred owing to the manager refusing to allow about a dozen men, who cavilled for places with cutting…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Royal Commission on matters in dispute on the northern coalfields resumed its sitting at the Newcastle Courthouse this morning, his Honor Judge Heydon presiding…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The American Consul at Valparaiso recently reported that the fuel question was closely studied by the leading interests in Chili. They are beginning to ask themselves why they…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The following vessels cleared at the Custom-house to-day:—Glenlyon, s, for Singapore, with 6592 tons coal; Italia, bq, for Iquique, with 4022 tons coal; Imberhorne, sh, for…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →WOLLONGONG, Monday.--A strike occurred amongst the local coal carters to-day. It was of short duration, and resulted in a slight rise in the ruling rates being given…
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