Accident at a Mine. Sydney
The main tunnel mouth of the Mount Pleasant mine, Wollongong, fell in yesterday. A great quantity of stone blocked the travelling way, and the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Broken Hill & the Far West · Mining & the mines
Mining & the mines, 1909
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Terrible Mining Fatality. Man's Head Severed From His Body. Cairns
News has been received in Cairns of a terrible accident at the Mount Molloy mine. It is stated that an enginedriver named James Lang fell…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Arbitration Court. Sittings at Port Pirie. To-day's Proceedings. the Contract System. Mr. Nulty Examined. General Manager of Moonta and Wallaroo Mines. Gives Evidence. Port Pirie
The proceedings in the arbitration case, respecting the industrial dispute, between the A.M.A. of Broken Hill and Port Pirie and the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Durham Colliery Disaster. London
Thousands of miners' wives spent the night and day at the pit mouth of the West Stanley colliery, Durham, where 147 men were entombed through…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Colliery Boys on Strike. Sydney
A number of boys employed at the Nowcastle Coal Company's A pit ceased work yesterday out of sympathy with some other boys who had been…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Durham Colliery Disaster. Death Roll: 150 VICTIMS. [Reuter's Message.] London
All hope of effecting further rescues at the West Stanlcy pit, Durham, has been abandoned. The death roll is estimated to be 150…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Mining. London Market London
Broken iHll shares were quoted on Change to-day as follow:—Proprietary, 36s. 10d.; Block 10, 58s. 9d.; North, 58s. 9d.; South, 83s. 9d…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Sunday Work on the Mines. To the Editor
Sir,—In conection with the industrial dispute I have noticed that no objection has been raised against Sunday work on the mines. I know that…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Newcastle Coal. Alleged Shortage in Weight. [Reuter's Message.] London
The British Chamber of Shipping has decided to investigate the complaints of shortage in wright of coal shipped at Newcastle, New South Wales. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Trouble at Newnes. Shale Miners Want Better Conditions. the Mine Picketed. Police Reinforcements Arriving. Appeal for Financial Assistance to Be Made. Dispute to Be Brought Before the Industrial Court. Sydney
The official union report from Newnes, where the employees of the Commonwealth Oil Company's shale mine are demanding better working…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Gold Stealing. Young Man Let Off with a Fine. Perth
For some lime past Hoffman and Son, proprietors of the Oversight mine, Norseman, have missed a considerable quantity of rich ore. The matter was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Gold Stealing at Bendigo. Owners and Men to Confer. Melbourne
The Bendige mineowners and managers have agreed to confer with the Miners' Association to stop gold stealing…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Industrial Situation. the Newcastle Miners and the Lockout. Mr. Griffith's Statement. Socialist Group Telegram
In consequence of a statement given utterance to by Mr. Arthur Griffith, M.L.A., in reference to the position of the Newcastle miners with regard to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Accident at South Mine
(At about 1.30 this afternoon the ambulance) received a call to proceed to the South mine, where a miner named A. Strawbridge (married) had…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A.M.A. Conference. Opened at Bendigo. a Mining Wages Board. Explosives and Black Labor. Melbourne
The 20th conference of the A. M.A. of Victoria and Tasmania was opened at Bendigo to-day. The president referred to the prospect of a mining…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →C.s.a. Mines Limited
The No. 3 south drive, No. 3 level, in the C.S.A. Mines, Cobar, passed through solid basic ore for 52ft., and the face is now in slate with splashes…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →New Cuinea Expedition. Deposits of Coal Discovered. Sydney
The Mackay exploring expedition in New Guinea (according to information received in Sydney) was attacked by natives, and had to use their rifles…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Welsh and Scottish Miners. Reduction of Wages. Decided by Arbitration. [Reuter's Message] London
Lord St. Aldwyn, who acted as arbitrator on the Welsh Conciliation Board, decided upon a reductionn of 5 per cent. in the miners' wages. Lord…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Queensland Mining Accident. a Stope Collapses. One Man Killed. Brisbane
The manager of the Mungana Chillagoe Mining Company Limited, under date of February 23, telegraphs as follows:—"At the Jane mine 320ft…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Following Appeared in Yesterday's Third Edition. Arbitration Court. Sittings at Melbourne. To-day's Proceedings. Smelting and Zinc Concentrates. the Company's Intentions. Will Carry Out Existing Contracts. Master Builder's Evidence. Mining Engineer in the Box. Mr. Dickenson Recalled. Caustic Comments by the President. Paying for a New Plant. Out of the Men's Wages. Melbourne
The proceedings in the arbitration case, respecting the industrial dispute between the A.M.A. of Broken Hill and Port Pirie and the…
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