A Colliery Disaster. London
The bodies of the miners entombed in the Hamstead oolliery, near Birmingham, last Week have been recovered. The unfortunate men had their faces to the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Broken Hill & the Far West · Mining & the mines
Mining & the mines, 1908
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Kalgoorlie Mining Fatality. Miner Losas His Footing. Kalgoorlie
A miner named Richard Ryan, aged 45, a single man, whilst working at the Boulder Perseverance mine in a pass on the 400ft. level, lost his…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Following Appeared in Yesterday's Third Edition. Latest Cable News. [Reuter's Messages.] Transvaal Mining. London
The commission appointed to inquire into the conditions appertaining to the Rand mining industry emphasised the fact that there was no essential…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Mine Accident
At about 11.45 this morning W. Be[?]lken, a timherman working on the 1200ft. level. Block 12, Proprietary minc, was injured by an iron rail…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Colliery Trouble. To the Editor
Sir,—Although, generally speaking, the Newcastle coal miners' dispute has attracted the attention of the Commonwealth people for months past, to some…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →South Mine Fatality. Further Particulars
Furllior particulars of the accident on the 525ft. lovel at the Southe mine this morning show that while the victim, Thomas Wilson, and his mate Kelly…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →South Mine Fatality an Inquiry Opened
The coroner (Mr. T. Hall) this morning opened an inquiry into the death of Thomas Wilson who was killod in a stope of the South mine yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Eight-hours Bill. in Coal Mines. Defended by the Home Secretary. Necessity of Amendments, Conceded. [Reuter's Message.] London
The Home Secretary, Mr. Herbert Gladstone, yesterday received a deputation of the Shipping Federation and railway companies that waited upon…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mining Commission's Recommendations. London
Reutor's correspondent at Johannesburg states that the mining commission's recommendations are generally considered, to be too drastic for…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Mining. London Market. London
Broken Hill shares were quoted on 'Change to-day as follow:— Proprietary, 47s. 6d.; Block I[?], 51s. 3d.; South 66s. 3d…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Colliery Disaster. Recovering the Dead. Words Chalked on Board. [R[?]uter's Message.] London
Last week the timbering of the Hamstend coll[?]ery, near Birmingham, caught fire, and a number of men found it impossible to escape. Subsequently their…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mining. the London Market. London
Broken Hill shares were quoted on 'Change to-day as fo[?]ow:—Proprietary, 46s. 3d.; North, 37s. 6d. Adelaide, Monday,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Blackball Mine Trouble. Men Inceased at Court's Decision. Refuse to Resume Work. Wellington
The Blackball miners are incensed at the Arbitration Court's decision and refuse to resume work, exc[?]pt with half an hour for cribtime. They a[?]o…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Colliery Mishap. Surface of the Stanford[?] Merthyr Gives Way. the Mine Idle. Sydney
Work had been resumed as usual at the Stanford-Merthyr colliery. The mine is now, however, again idle, the surface having given away at the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Colliery Flooded. Creek Overflows. Sydney
The Stanford Merthyr colliery has been flooded in consequence of the creek overflowing…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mining. the London Market. Adelaide
Clarke and Co. (per Stephens and Bart[?]ett) supply the latest London quotations (dated Monday, 5 p.m.) as under: —Great Bouger, s. 25s. 7½d.; Great…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →MINING. ["Reuter's Message.] Diamond Mine Closing. London
Du Toit's Pan diamong mine, Kimberly (South Africa) will be closed in April…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Colliery Troubles. Sydney
The Pelaw Main pit is idle again, owing to a strike of boys claiming extra pay for working in wet places. The management refused the demand…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wheelers on Strike. Burwood Colliery Thrown Idle. Sydney
The Burwood colliery was thrown idle to-day. The wheelers struck as a protest against the dismissal of one of their number for having overloaded a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Wyalong Strike. Magistrate Offers to Mediate. Miners Raise Objection. Sydney
In connection with the Wyalong strike, Mr. Gibson, P.M., has offered to act as mediator. The proposal has been agreed to by the mineowners. It…
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