Mine Mishaps
At the Proprietary mine on Tuesday night Alfred Shepley (52), married, fell through a set of timber, bruising his ribs and back and suffering from…
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Mining & the mines, 1917
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Gold-mining Industry. Kalgoorlie Chamber of Mines Report
The following (says the "Kalgoorlie Miner") is portion of the report of the executive council of the Chamber of Mines, which was presented at the…
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The Federation of Labor has urged the Government against the proposal to sell the State coal mines, which have lately been the scene of much…
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The Victoria Ambulance had two calls to respond to last night and two this morning. At the South Mine, 700ft. level, J. Dial (single) ricked his…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mining. the Zinc Industry
A statement about the zino industry was made by Mr. W. L. Baillien, M.L.C., on Thursday (reports the Melbourne correspondent of "The…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Special Sunday Issue. Latest War News. Violent Fighting on French Western Front. Desperate German Counter Attacks Repulsed. Craonne Village Captured. German Lines Carried North of Rheims. Many prisoners Taken. British Positions Strengthened. Severe Air Fighting. Several Aeroplanes Brought Down. Allies' Aviators Bomb Ghistelles. Prodigious Losses of Enemy Reported. Australians Repulse Nine Counter Attacks. British Destroyer Sunk in English Channel. Sixty-two Men Missing. The Vessel Strikes a Mine. Russian Workmen and Soldiers' Delegates Express Confidence in Government. Hayti Seeks a Declaration of War Against Germany. Bread Famine in Greece. Food Situation Serious in Bavaria. British Destroyer Sunk. Strikes a Mine in the Channel. Sixty-two Men Missing. (Reuters Message.) London
The Admiralty reports:— "An old type of destroyer struck a mine and sank in the Channel on Wednesday. One officer and 61 men of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Mining. the Junction
Following is the official report of the Junction Mine for the month ended April 30:— Browne Shaft…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →New Zealand Mines Working. Compact with the Men. Auckland
The New Zealand coal mines are all working again, and are getting back to the normal output. The coalminers recently sentenced at…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →New Zealand. Alleged Seditious Strike. Miners Charged. Hobart
Of 42 miners who were charged at Auckland yesterday with participating in a seditious strike at three Waikato colleries, 33 pleaded guilty, and were…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Men for Broken Hill. Minister Confers with Mining Representatives. Sydney
To carry out his plan to find work for the 200 men recently thrown out of work by the stoppage of railway construction, the Minister for Labor…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →MINING. (Reuter's Message.) Copper Company Pays Dividend of £1,500,000. New York
The Salt Lake (Utah) Copper Company has declared s dividend covering £1,500,000 for the first three months of the current year, which exceeds the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →South Australian Mining Fatality. Struck by a Cage. Adelaide
At C[?]erondon on tuesday a fatal accident occurred at the Mount Malvern silver and lead mine, Oliver Powell, of Clarendon, being the victim…
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The Admiralty announces that a mine sweeper was torpedoed and sunk on Saturday last. Two officers and 20 others of the crew are missing…
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Last night at about 7.30 o'clock, Mr. W. Reidy was overtaken by a fall of ground while working at the South Blocks. His hip was badly bruised,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mr. Justice Edmunds and Mine Stoppages. Sydney
At Wollongong yesterday Mr. Justice Edmunds said he would appoint a day in Sydney for the consideration of the important question of mine…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Tasmanian State Lead Mine Closed Down. Hobart
The Tasmanian Government has decided to close down the Argent Flat State mine at Zeehan, pending the assembling of Parliament in July…
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At about 11.30 o'clock this morning Mr. W. Smith, while working at the Central Mine, was jammed between two trucks. Some of his fingers were…
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The Victoria ambulance was called out this morning to the Proprietary mine, where, while barring down on the 500ft. level, Peter James (40),…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →New Zealand Collieries. an Abortive Conference. Wellington (N.Z.)
The conference between representatives of the New Zealand colliery own[?]s and the Miners' Federation on the working conditions proved abortive…
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While at work on the 1400ft. level at the North Mine last night W. Paton had the small bones in his right foot fractured and his arms badly…
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