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Blue Mountains · Mining & the mines
9 stories in Blue Mountains's papers
A THRILL of horror ran through the quiet little village of Huntley (N.Z.) a few week ago, when it was known that a serious accident had happened in the coal mine. For a moment all was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →PEAK HILL, January 15--Work on all the mines has been resumed, and the hill presents quite a lively scene. The Proprietary Mine has commenced a tunnel opposite Mudden's…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →THE dispute at the Co-operative Colliery. Newcastle, has been settled and work was resumed on Thursday morning. On Wednesday the wheeler employed in the the pit refused to start unless the man Bennett, who…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE Katoomba coal miners who stopped work on account of a slight-hitch made arrangements with the manager to resume work on Tuesday morning, but were surprised to see a notice ported up…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →THE four miners who were rescued from the imprisonment caused by the flood on February 4 at a colliery in Jeansville, Pennsylvania, after they had recovered somewhat told a story which is believed…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A meeting of intending members of the above was held at Mr Joseph Edwanls' residence, Katoomba South when a fair number of miners and residents of Katoomba [?]tcu[?]l…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →PERTH, Tuesday.--An old digger named Danglas arrived in Gera[?]town on Saturday from the Upper Murchi[?]n, bringing with him a number of rich[?] spe[?]ens, and also a small quantity of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →THE opening of the institute was celebrated on Saturday last by means of a concert given in the Congregational Church, Katoomba South. The president (the Rev. Canon Kemmis) was unable to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →WEST MAITLAND, Wednesday.--The lockout which has just taken place at the Maitland colliery is not yet settler. Mr. W. Hesterton, acting chairman for the Miners' Association, has written to Mr. J. Dixon,…
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