Mine Accident
An accident occurred on the 800ft. level of Block 12 (Proprietary mine) at 11.50 to-day. A miner named J. Casey, a single man, was working in…
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Mining & the mines, 1908
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A Mining Accident. Melbourne
Henry Brough, a prospector, was working in a shaft 20ft. in depth at Ballarat yesterday, when the ground broke away. Edward Mintell, Brough[?]…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Maitland Miners. Charge of Drunkenness Denied. Sydney
Dr. Liddell, M.H.R., denies the allegations of drunkenness made against the Maitland miners, and declares that the s[?]atement of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mining. the London Market. London
Broken Hill shares were quoted on 'Change to-day as follows:—Proprietary, 56s. 3d,; British, 14s, 6d.; Block 10, 55s.; South 73s. 9d…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Colliery Troubles. Dudley Wheelers Before the Court. Helensburgh. Wheelers Proceeded Against. Surprise and Disappointment. Sydney
Thirty-three of the wheelers at the Dudley colliery on summons were charged at the Nawcastle Police Court yesterday with illegally absenting…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire at a Mine. Shed over Shaft Ablaze. Quantity of Material Destroyed. Sydney
When the night shift came up for crib at the Duchess of Yolk mine. Yumbula, it was found that the shed over the shaft was on fire. The…
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Seventy summonses were yesterday issued against the wheelers who have been on strike at Helensburgh, and who are charged with unlawfully absenting…
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Townsville, Wednesday. A telegram hos been received by Mr. J. Curson, who was about to proceed to Melbourne to confer with a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mine Fatalities. Funerals of the Victims
The funeral of the unfortunate man Jolla F. Maloney, who was killed on Monday afternoon by a fall of earth in Block 11 of the Proprietary mine,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE O.K. MINES. Cairns
The manager of the [?] K. Mines reports that for the fortnight ended February 12 the furnaces were in blast 298 hours, and treated 799 tons of ore for…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Barrier Mine[?] Thursday, February 20, 1908. Federal Pensions
THIS is not by any means the first occasion upon which "The Miner" has urged that the Federalisation of old-age pensions is a matter to which the Federal…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mining. the London Market. London
Broken Hill shares were quoted on 'Change to-day as follows:—British, 13s. 6d.; Blook 10, 57s. 3d.; North, 37s. 6d…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Barrier Mines Scrip. Large Quantities Going to London. Optimistic View of the Lead Market. Adelaide
A leading Adelaide broker stated yesterday that large quantities of scrip, especially, of the Broken Hill Proprietary Company, Broken Hill South…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Block 12 Fatality. Conclusion of the Inquest. Was the Store Safe? Mines Inspector Examined. Verdict: Accidental Death
The evidence taken at the inquest into the death of James Michael Casey, who was killed by a fall of rook in the Proprietary Company's Blook 12 mine…
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This morning at about 3.30 o'clock S. Amos, a minor working on the 800ft. level of Block 11 at the Proprietary mine, met with an accident. He…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Canadian Silver Mines
The silver mines at Cobalt, Ontario, Canada, have had rather a bad time of late, owing to the difficulties of getting their ore treated and smelted. The…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Barrier Miner. Friday, February 21, 1908. Mine Accidents and Mine Inspection
THE always apparent facts that mining is an exceedingly hazardous occupation, and that the man who goes into the bowels of Mother Earth to wrest from…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wages in American Copper Mines
According to the Beston News Bureau" the wage item contributes 6½ cents, (3¼d.) of the [?] of making every pound of copper produced in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The South Mine.—half-yearly Report
The directors of the South Silver Mining Company, in their report for the half-year ended December 31, state that £70,000 was distributed in…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Mining in New Guinea
Mr. Staniforth Smith, Federal Commissioner for Lands, etc., has furnished a report on, the progress of New Guinea during the month of November,…
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