Eight Hours for Miners. London
A Minors' Eight-hours Bill has been introduced into the House of Lords. It provides that a nine-hours day shall be conceded immediately, a day of…
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Mining & the mines, 1906
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Fires in the Mines. the Proprietary
Mr. Delprat, general manager of the Proprietary mine, status that it is his intention to stop the work at the 300ft. level for eight hours to-morrow, in order…
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An unexpected and rather serious turn of affairs occurred in connection with the Block 11 fire in the Proprietary mine…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Accident at the Great Boulder Mine. a Miner Falls 100ft. Perth
A miner named Thomas Sandercock, aged 23 years, yesterday fell 100ft. in the Great Boulder mine. He had a miraculous escape from instantaneous…
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The following is the report of the mining manager of the O.K. Copper Mines Development Syndicate (Q.) for the fortnight ended February 22:—…
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There can be no disguising the fact that the present state of affairs in connection with the fire in Block 11, Proprietary mine, is most serious. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Labor Trouble. the Anthracite Miners' Demands. [Reuter's Message.] London
The demands of the miners employed in the American Anthracite mines for a readjustment of wages and better conditions of work have been…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →MINING. [Reuter's Message.] a Tangible Dividend. London
The Kalgurli Gold Mines Limited has declared a dividend of 5s. per share, payable April 10…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →French Mining Disaster Eleven Hundred Deaths. Excitement in the District. Profound Depression in France. Public Relief Fund. Latest Particulars. the Work of Rescue. Heroic Miners. [Reuter's Messages.] London
Condolences from all parts of France and of Europe have been sent to the relatives of the victims of the awful disaster at Courrieres, in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Coal in New Zealand. Government Working Seddonville Mine. Auckland
A public meeting at Westport yesterday passed a resolution urging upon the Government the necessity of expeditiously working the…
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At the Brisbane Police Court Keith Maitland Gibson, a mine manager, pleaded guilty to obtaining £4 19s. 6d. from J. T. M'Mahon, licensee of the…
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The position of affairs at the Proprietary mine has slightly improved since this morning. Mr. Delprat says that things look more hopeful, and there is…
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The present fire which is raging in Block II, Proprietary mine, is, without doubt, the most serious disaster of the kind that has yet interrupted…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mining. London Share Market. London, Tueaday
Latest share quotations include:— Broken Hill Proprietary, buyers 70s., sellers 72s. 6d.; Broken Hill British, buyers 33s. 9d., sellers 35s.; Broken…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Mining Disaster. Fire Again Raging. Seventeen Rescuers Perish. the Relief Fund. Messages of Sympathy. Westphalian Miners to the Rescue. the Kaiser's Thoughtfulness. [Reuter's Messages.] London
The fire is again raging in the colliery at Courrieres', and rescue operations have had to be abandoned. In all, 17 rescuers have perished…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fatal Mining Accident. One Man Killed. Another Seriously Injured. Perth
An accident, resulting in the death of a miner named Benjamin Nicholson, aged 28 years, and serious injury to a youth named Charles Boyd, took place…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Coal in New Zealand. Government Working Seddonville Mine. Auckland
A public meeting at Westport yesterday passed a resolution urging upon the Government the necessity of expeditiously working the…
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An accident happened to a driver named Arthur Dyson at the Proprietary mine last night. He was working at the 500ft. level of Block 13 when he…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE O.K. MINE. Cairns
The latest O.K. report to March 10 is as follows:—" Smelting furnace in blast 62 hours; treated 203 tons, yielding 59 tons matto, containing 29 tons…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fires in the Mines. the Proprietary
Some anxiety was felt in the city this morning concerning the state of affairs at the Proprietary mine, owing to rumors which were current that the…
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