Heddon Greta Fire. Colliery Closed for Months
KURRI KURRI, Tuesday.--The fire in the Heddon Greta colliery has been effectively sealed off, but as this portion of the pit embraces a fairly large area, requiring six…
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In and About the Mines
Mills's United crushed 966 tons, value £2045, Cope's Creek dredge sluiced 114¾ hours in treating the overburden and blowing in the concentrates. The paddock has been partially…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Wonthaggi Coal Manager in Defence
MELBOURNE, Tuesday.--Mr. C. H. Broome, general manager of the Victorian State coal mine, says in some comments on the report of Mr. Pittman, New South Wales Government…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Broken Hill Mines. Broken Hill
At the B. H. South mine last week the winze from the 725ft level was deepened to 47½ft, in ore assaying 13.2 per cent, lead, 15oz silver, and l8.3 per cent. zinc. No. 2 shaft was…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Trouble at Hetton Colliery. Men Give Notice to Strike
A fortnight ago trouble arose at the Hetton colliery owing to the insistence by the manager that the men should fill two skips at a time in certain working places. The men contended…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Iron Miners' Wages. the Trouble at Carcoar
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CARCOAR, Tuesday.--The miners engaged at Messrs. G. and C. Hoskins's Ironstone mines, Carcoar, went out on strike this morning. The cause of the trouble is stated to be a demand…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →The Coal Cliff Strike Wheelers Still Obdurate
CLIFTON. Wednesday.—The Coal Cliff Colliery is idle again to-day, the wheelers being still on strike. Several meetings were held yesterday. and deputations interviewed the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Newcastle. Coal and Other Exports. Newcastle
The follovmg vessels were cleared at the Newcastle Customs-house to-day:—Dartford, ship, for Lyttelton, with 1800 tons coal: Islamount, bq, for Callao and Salaverry, with 2682…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Natal Coal. First Cargo Despatched to Rio Janiero
The first cargo of Natal coal has been despatched from Brazil. It was taken last month by the s.s. Melville, and is consigned to Rio Janiero…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mining. Silver-lead and Copper Firm
Apart from a further slight decline in Broken-hill Junction, the market for silver-lead shares on the Sydney Stock Exchange yesterday was firm. Business, however, was carried…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Mining in the State. Adelong
At the Lady Clare mine (Donkey Hill) driiving has for some time been carried on, the object being to connect with the winze 150ft distant, where the good reef had to be…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Labour Troubles. Striee at Carcoar. Iron Mines Affected. Cahcoar
The men at the Iron mines came out this morning in a body, demanding higher rate of pay. Thirty-six out of 38 men are affected, two wood-choppers remaining on. Shovel men…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Homes on Mining Leases. Ministerial Action Taken
At a meeting of the State Cabinet, held yesterday, careful consideration was given to repreaentations by the Minister for Mines, concerning the conditions under which people…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Dispute at Hetton. Miners Object to Fill Two Skips. Newcastle
Trouble is browing at the Hetton Colliery. It has been brought about owing to the determination of the manager to give the men two skips to fill in a working place at the one…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Mining. Copper and Silver Shares Steady. Outside Bullfinches Very Weak
The state of the market yesterday morning may be summed up in the statement that copper and silver shares in the majority of cases disclosed a steady market; that in the tin…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Coal Cliff Strike. Mine Still Idle
CLIFTON, Thursday.—The Coal Cliff Colliery is all idle on who her the who ever the still realise to go hard to work cannot be definitely associated as the utmost [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Powlett Coal Mine. Transfer to Railway Department. Melbourne
At the request of the Railway Commissioners, the Cabinet has agreed that the transfer of the State coalmine from the Mines Department to the Railway Department be…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Collieries Still Idle. Clifton
Both Coal Cliff old and new mines are still idle. The latter, it is understood, is idle on account of the work of putting in new cages being in progress, and until this work…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Miners' Request. Lithgow
Mr. C. H. Hoskins, director of the Arm of G. and C. Hoskins, Ltd., met in conference on Monday representatives from the Ironworks Tunnel Lodge, along with Mr. E. Truscott,…
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