Liner Strikes a Mine. the Passengers Safe (Reuter's Mesage.) Vancouver
The United States liner New York struck a mine outside Liverpool. The passengers are safe, and have been transfered The steamer is still…
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Mining & the mines, 1917
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Spain's Coal Supply. Difficulties, Increased. (Reuter's Message.) London
Reuter's Madrid corresondent reports that the entry of the American Republic States into the war will seriously increase the difficulties of…
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While working at the South mine this morning, J. Brady had his toe lacerated as the result of a truck running over it. Mr. Brady was taken in the…
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A strike has occurred at the Bulli colliery over the demands of two miners for compensation. The Scarborough New Tunnel…
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The superintendent of the Zinc Corporation reports on the South Blocks mine for the week ended April 7:— Main Lode…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Mining. [?]Rporation and Aaron Hirs[?]h. Metal Firm Sued
The Melbourne correspondent of "The Register" telegraphed on Thursday:— Claims for more than £80,000 against one of the great German metal firms—…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →2nd Edition. Miner Office, 4.30 p.m. the War. Two Hospital Ships Sunk. One Torpedoed, One Strikes a Mine. All Wounded in the First Saved. Many of the Second's Staff Missing. (Reuter's Message.) London
The British Admiralty reports:— "The hospital ship Gloucester Castle was torpedoed without warning in mid-Channel on the night of March 30-31…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Proprietary Mine. Resumption of Work on Slime Plant
An advertisement in to-day's "Miner" notifies employees of the B.H. Proprietary Co. of the resumption of work on the slime plant…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →War Items. A. Submarine Mine-layer. Construction and Operation
Londoners have recently had an opportunity to examine at close range the German submarine U-C5. which, was captured, towed into the Thames, and…
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P. Chaplain, while working on the 1000ft. level at the South mine last night, received a badly lacerated forearm as the result of some ore falling on…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →War Items. a Submarine Mine Layer. Construction and Operation
Londoners have recently had an opportunity to examine at close range the German submarine U-C5. which was captured towed into the Thames, and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Coal Famine Threatened in Copenhagen. (Reuter's Message.) Copenhagen
Copenhagen is threatened with a coal famine. It is expected that the theatres owing to lack of light will close on May 1…
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A man named Bishop, while working at the Central mine to-day, was caught in some belting with the result that he had the fingers of his left hand…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The New Zealand Strike Miners to Be Prosecuted. Auckland (N.Z.)
It has been made clear that the New Zealand miners' strike is directly aimed at the Conscrption Act. An additional mine is reported idle. The coal position…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Industrial Matters. New South Wales Miners and New Zealand. Sydney
It is stated that the miners' attitude at Newcastle is that ships which are not regular traders between New Zealand and that port will find a difficulty…
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Two early morning calls were responded to by the Victoria ambulance to-day. The first was at 2.10 o'clock to the Proprietary mine, where E…
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E. Beech (43), a single man, had one of his knees injured at the South mine to-day by a piece of falling rock. The Victoria ambulance was called, and Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Electric Power in Mines. Sydney
Evidence has been taken by a special tribunal at Bulli on the use of electric power in coal mines. The Bulli management stated that the practice was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Newcastle and Maitland Collieries. a Fortnight's Work. Sydney
The Newcastle and Maitland collieries in the majority of cases were working well for the fortnight ending yesterday. Nineteen of the pits had worked full…
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This afternoon Mr. G. Glasson, a miner, while employed at the South mine, was struck on the head by a rock which came away from the back…
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