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Broken Hill & the Far West · Mining & the mines
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A fire suddenly broke out in the Hembath colliery, Staffordshire, last night, while the miners were at work. Many of the men are imprisoned…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A general meeting of the Central mine checkweighers was held yesterday (reports the A.M.A. official newspaper). Business concerning a deputation to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Miners' Federation of Great Britain is seeking an immediate advance in wages, owing to the increased cost of living. A conference has been…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Ward and Co. (per White and Hosier) supply the following London quotations (dated March 1):—Proprietary, m. 38/; British (old), m. 25/; Mount Lyell, m…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →At the South mine last night, Mr. W. O'Conner was struck by a piece of falling stone which lacerated his arm so badly as to necessitate treatment at…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →At Hinton, Virginia, 160 miners are been entombed in the Nea River and Pocahontas Consolidated coal mine as the result of an explosion…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A sea mine exploded on the coast of Kiernzee, Dutch Zeeland, killing a drinan. Another mine exploded at Westcapelle, on the Belgian coast…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mr. George Weir, general manager of the North mine is reply to questions this morning, stated that provided nothing unforeseen occurs…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Hinton (West Virginia) Wednesday. The rescuers have saved 10 men and recovered nine bodies of the 182 miners entombed in the New River…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mr. W. E. Wainwright, general manager of the South mine, has received instructions to keep the mine and mill going until April 1, the Thursday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mr. T. Hall, city coroner, attended at the Hospital this afternoon to take the depositions of Mr. James Lockey, who was injured at the Central mine…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The latest London share sales include:—North, 43/9; South, £7 2/6…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Miners' Conference has summoned a National Conference for March 17 with a view of seeking a substantial advance in wages…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sir.—The building trade finds employment for a considerable number of men. Buildings are needed as shelter for the people, and are also used as shops,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Methodist Conference to-day adopted a resolution deploring the great waste of life through miners' phthisis. and urging the Government…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Mr. Reginald Boase, deputy-coroner, held an inquest at Troon on Hedley Berriman (19), 27 Fore-street, Troon, who was killed by a dynamite explosion…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The following cable has been transmitted by the Independent Cable Service (date London, March 3):— The suggestion in Australia that…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Bound from Melbourne to Ocean Island, a big cargo steamer, the Canadian transport, put into Sydney this morning with a bunker on fire…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Methodist Conference to-day adopted a resolution deploring the great waste of life through miners' phthisis, and urging the Government…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Bound from Melbourne to Ocean Island, a big cargo steamer, the Canadian Transport, put into Sydney this morning with a bunker on fire…
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