Mining Explosion. LONDON, May 12
By a mining explosion at Illin[?] six miners were killed and so injure…
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Mining & the mines, 1904
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Newcastle Collieries. [By Telegraph.] Sydney
A rumor is current that the Newcastle collieries are to be shut down as a protest against the increased charges on the State railways…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Gippsland Coal Strike. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne
A ballot as to whether the Gippsland coal strike shall be declared off was taken at Korumburra on Saturday. The ballot papers, before hoing counted, will be…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Gippsland Miners' Strike. To be Declared Off. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne
A ballot of the Gippsland miners who have been on strike for so long has been taken as to whether the strike should be declared off or continued…
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Mr. W. J. Wis[?] this afternoon received the following telegram from Mr. Arthur Wilson, general secretary of the Victorian Coalmin[?]rs' Association:—…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Why Are the Northern Mines Idle? to the Editor
Sir,— All the— in my opinion well merited— abuse that has been thrown at the different managements of the northern mines for…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Gippsland Miners' Strike. The End of the Fight. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne
The Gippsland coalminers' strike has been officially declared off. The ballot resulted:— In favor of a continnance of the strike, 76; against continuing the strike,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sunday Work on the Mines. to the Editor
Sir,—On behalf of myself and mates (who respect the Sabbath day), I would like through "The Miner" to ask the management of the South mine if it could see…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Gippsland Coal Trouble. Brief History of the Strike
The strike of the men engaged at the Gippsland collieries, now "declared off," commenced on January 19, 1903, and consequently lasted a year and four months…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Accidents and Fatalities. [By Telegraph.] Accident at a Mine. An Anxious Time. MELBOURNE
An accident at the Black Horse Mine, Mount Egerton, last night, nobody being injured, caused intense anxiety. The pumping box fell down the shaft, a distance of…
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The directors of Block 14 have issued the following report for the six months ending March 31:— "Nomining smelting has been carried on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Killed at Wallaroo Mines. ADELAIDE
An accident occurred yesterday at the Wallaroo mines, by which a fitter named William Hancock lost his life. Hancock was engaged putting in new pipes connecting…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Attempted Mine Robbery. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne
A bold attempt to rob the plates of the New Stirling battery. Bruthen, was made yesterday. The men entered the place by a tunnel and attempted to steal the plates…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Russia and Japan. Position in Manchuria. the Armies in Touch. Preparing a General Advance. Siege of Port Arthur. a Russian Sortie. Will the Position Fall P What "The Times" Thinks. Sedition in Southern Russia. Many Hundreds Ofarrests Japanese Using Australian Horses. Mines on the High Seas. the Rights of Nations Violated. [Reuter's Message.] London
According, to the newspaper correspondents, the object of Friday's daring reconnaissance by the Japanese at the entrance…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Suicide of a Mine Manager. SYDNEY
A meeting of directors of the Mount David gold mine, Bathurst, was hold at the Post Office chambers, Sydney, yesterday. Mr. John Pearce, the manager, was present…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Miners' Accident Fund. [By Telegraph.] Sydney
A deputation yesterday afternoon asked Mr. Kidd, Minister for Mines, to increase the payments out of the Miners' Accidents Relief Fund. Mr. Kidd, in reply, favored…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mine Manager's Suicide. SYDNEY
The inquest on the body of Mr. Pearce, the mine manager who shot himself on Tuesday, resulted in a verdict of suicide. Nothing was elicited to show the cause of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Killed in the Wallaroo Mines. ADELAIDE
The inquest held on the body of William Norman Hancock, who died from injuries received in Office shaft, Wallaroo mines, resulted in a verdict of accidental death…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →2nd Edition Miners [?] 3 P M Alleged Gambling. An Appeal Dismissed. [By Telegraph.] Sydney
The appeal of the Crown against the decision of the local magistrate, in dismissing an information against certain tramway…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Terrible Mine Accident. At the Boulder. Winding Gear Goes Wrong. Five Men Cast Down the Shaft. All Killed. [By Telegraph.] Perth
A dreadful catastrophe, involving the loss of five lives, occurred in the Great Boulder mine yesterday evening…
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