New South Wales. Coal and Shale Workers. Sydney
Some, months ago a conference of representatives of coal and shale workers in this State decided that the amalgamation of their respective forces…
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Mining & the mines, 1909
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A Colliery Explosion. Rescue Party Entombed. Twenty-two Believed to Have Perished. [Reuter's Message.] London
Of the entombed rescue party in the Boswell colliery, Ponnsylvania (U.S.A.), 22, not 50, are believed to have perished. Subsequent parties have been…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Alleged Assaults. on Proprietary Mine Officials. Accused Before the Court. Case Adjourned Till
The first case called in the Police Court to-day, before Mr. A. N. Barnett, S.M. was that of Vivian Shepley and two others, accused of assault…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →N.Z. Coal Strike Ended. the Men Return to Work To-morrow. Wellington
The Huntly mining dispute, as reported yesterday, is cuded. The men return to work to-morrow. Four of the officiales objected to by the union…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Trouble in New Guinea. Women Assaulted. Miners' Camp Robbed. Looting Natives Shot. Melbourne
The difficulties with the natives of German New Guinea have extended, it has been reported, to the area under the Commonwealth jurisdiction. The…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Gold Stealing. Bendigo Miners' Pledge. Melbourne
The miners employed by the Goldfields Consolidated Company Bendigo, have signed a pledge undertaking to do all in their power to minimise gold…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Assault on Mine Officials
At the police court, Broken Hill on mOnday afternoon, before Mr. Re [?] M. Vivi[?]n Sheplay miner was charged with having, on January…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Mines Trouble at Broken Hill
It is reported at Broken Hill that the industrial workers of the world have promu[?]ated a scheme under which uni[?]nists are to commit breaches…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Accident to Coal Lumper. a Marvellous Case. Melbourne
A marvellous discovery was made at the Melbourne Hospital six months ago. Thomas Shaw (53), a coal lumpcr, while at work, was struck a severe…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →South Australian Mining. Mount Grainger Find. Adelaide
The Government battery at Petersburg treated 12 tons 5ewt. of ore from Henry Jones's find at Mount Grainger, for 112oz. of gold, valued at £446,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A Prospector's Luck. Finding Alluvial Gold. Claims to Have Struck It Rich. Sydney
Harry Hayck, a well-known prospector, who has been trying his luck with success in a small way for many years, claims now to have struck it rich…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Attitude of the Newcastle Miners. Prepared to Come Out. in Sympathy with the Broken Hill Men. Sydney
The Neweastle miners have now gone a steap further. They have decided to inform their fellow-unionists at Broken Hill that they are willing to come…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Ventilation of Mines. Miners' Apathy
It has been complained of the miners that when they have had concessions given them, after much agitation, they are often too apathetic to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Entombed in a Mine. Twenty-four Natives Rescued. [Reuter's Message.] London
Twenty-four natives have been rescued alive from the Witwaterspand mine (Transvaal), where they had been entombed for some days owing to the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Industrial Situation. an Excursion to Cockburn. a Great Assemblage. Tom Mann Enthusiastically Received. the Alleged Assaults on Mine Officials. To-day's Court Proceedings. Meeting at Cockburn. Tom Mann Enthusiastically Received. Addresses by the Leader and Others. a Stirring Speech
It is no exaggeration to say that a substantial portion of the population of Broken Hill travelled down all the way to Cockburn yesterday afternoon…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Gold Stealing. Melbourne
The miners of the Sea Company at Bendigo have voluntary signed a pledge to assist in stamping out gold stealing…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mine Officials in Court
Several of the Proprietary mine officials, who have been residing on the mine since it was closed down at the end of the year, were in court to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Mining. London Market. London
Broken Hill shares were quoted on 'Change to-day as follow:—Proprietary, 36s. 10d. Adelaide, Wednesday…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mine Accident
J. Rosman, a married man working in the sailor gang at the South Blocks mine, sustained a bruised instep yesterday afternoon through a…
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Clarke and Co. per Stephens and Barlett), supply the latest London quotations dated February 3, 5.30 p.m.) as under:—South Blocks, m…
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