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A Fatality by which two men—Jas. Williams, an elderly man, and Thomas Guy, aged 36 years—lost their lives, occurred in the May Queen mine at Thames (N.Z.), on January 11, as…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →LONDON, Tuesday.—Trouble occurred yesterday at Gratharwood on similar lines to that with the Rileys at [?]ton. Two hundred Gratharwood millers refused to…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Mr. James Haslam, the Labor M.P. for the Chesterfield Division of Derbyshire, and secretary of the Derbyshire Miners' Association, declares that if the threatened strike…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Another dull day was experienced by dealers in mining scrip yesterday, the amount of business done being very small, and the closing quotations in many lines suggested that holders…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →The notice given by miners to cease working the afternoon shift on the South Maitland coalfield lapses on January 30. So far no attention has been given to the matter by the masters…
Continued on Trove, page 21 →A report from Trunkey states that about 50 loads of wash were put through by Bottlell and party at the Curragh on January 13, for about 2dwt to the load. This is very…
Continued on Trove, page 52 →At the local police court to-day, James Strong, aged l8, employed as a clipper at the Coledale Colliery, was charged with a breach of special rule 175 in Coledale colliery.—viz.,…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →James Lacey, with several aliases, was in the dock at the Paddington Police Court, before Mr. Barnett, S.M., on two charges of falsely pretending to Kate Mason and Rose Bellmame, both of Oxford-street, Paddington, that…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →Improved quotations on the London Stock Exchange on Monday for Australian silver and copper stocks was agreeable information yesterday morning to holders of those classes of…
Continued on Trove, page 22 →The mine manager of the Mount David Gold-mining Company reports that during the week cross-cutting has been carried on from the 45[?] level of No. 2 shaft. The crosscut will be known as No. 1 main crosscut, No. 2…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →KURRI KURRI, Wednesday.—The reported d[?]ger to workmen in certain sections of the Abermain Colliery, which has resulted in a stoppage of work, is still unsettled. Indeed…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →There is much restlessness among the Scottish miners, and in the case of a national coal strike those in Scotland will join hands with other…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The scarcity of skilled miners is causing anxiety on the eastern goldfields. According to the "West Australian Mining and Engineering Journal," the Kalgoorlie…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →The Broken Hill Block 14 Company[?] for the week ended January 20, despatched 500 tons of carbonate ore, assaying 31.6 per cent. lead and 14.2oz silver…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →John Warren has applied for a issue of 2 acres at Mongarlwn for quariz mining. The pontoon of the new dredge at Ar[?] is now almost completed and will be ready for launching…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The enginemen and stokers at the South Wales collieries have ballotted in favour of a strike for increased wages. They threaten to stop the working of the mines on March…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →For the week ended January 20 Broken-hill Proprietary Block 14 Company, Limited, despatched 500 tons carbonates, assaying 31.6 per cent. lead and 14.2oz. silver…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →The official report of the British mine for week ended January 20 is as follows:— "Development: Blackwood shaft No. 2 level (section D[?]), west crosscut from the upraise…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The following vessels were cleared at the Newcastle Customs-house yesterday:—Moira, s, for Rockhampton, via Sydney and Brisbane, with 200 tons bunkers[?] Manuka, s, for…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →LONDON, Wednesday.--A ballot having been taken on the matter, the Thames shipbuilding employees have declined the proposed increases in hours and reductions in wages…
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