The amount of minerals raised in tDie, British coal mines during 1884—thai is coal, fireclay, ironstone, shale, &0., Afc—was 174,147,819 tons, as against 1ftJ.763,390 tons in 1883. * The number of persons employed had increased, from 514,933 In 1883 to 517,623 in 18S4. Accidents,! and the deaths caused thereby, had both diminished, the accidents from 921 to 863, and the deaths from 1054 to 942.
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Lyttelton Times, Volume LXIII, Issue 7561, 28 May 1885, Page 5
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64Page 5 Advertisements Column 2 Lyttelton Times, Volume LXIII, Issue 7561, 28 May 1885, Page 5
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