Mine Accidents
Louis Sibley a miner at the Zine Corporation, was treated at the Hospital yesterday for an injured left hand. After treatment he was taken to his home at…
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Mining & the mines, 1947
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Mine Footballl
To discuss matters in connection with games to be played during the coming football season, a meeting of the Zinc Football…
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Following recent reports of thefts of clothing and other articles from the changehouse at the Zinc Corporation, and interference…
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Amsterdam, March 20.—The Greek steamer, "Alexandra," of 4,355 tons struck a mine off Terschelling Island and is reported to be sinking. Tugs…
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FOLLOWING the recent rains in the Tibooburra district, practically the whole population embarked on a gold specking tour close to the town. Many small nuggets were found, the largest being about 83 dwts., and valued at over £5…
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It was reported from the North mine office yesterday that recently thieves broke the lock of the rescue box on the surface at Thompson's Shaft…
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P. Shah, a rigger at the Zinc Corporation, was taken to the Hospital yesterday where he was treated for a foreign body in the right eye. He was later allowed…
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Visiting officials of the Miners' Federation will address a mass meeting of members of the W.I.U. to be held tomorrow morning…
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Matters in connection with compensation were discussed at a meeting of the W.I.U. yester-day. The meeting was…
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RUMORS were current in the city today that smoke in the North Mine was causing concern to the…
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William P. Kileen, trucker employed at the North Mine, was taken to his residence. 59 Argent Street, yesterday suffering from a strained back…
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The following statement showing the number of men employed by the various Broken Hill mining companies (including…
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Sydney, March 25.—A serious dispute at the open cut mines in N.S.W. has been reported to the Central Coal Reference Board by the Western and…
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Centralia, Illinois, March 26—Mine officials fear that 135 men perished in the explosion in Centralia Coal Company's mine yesterday. Fourteen hours after the blast swept through the mine rescuers were unable to reach sections where…
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We want to hear something about mine pensions—something to convince us that this scheme is close to the operating stage…
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C. Burns became ill at work at the North Mine yesterday and was taken home to 168 Ryan Lane. C. Talbot was treated at the Hospital…
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At 7.5 o'clock last night the Central Tire Brigade was called to the North Mine lease where there was a fire in a disused winderhouse. The…
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Paris.—A Parisian engineer (M. Leau) last week demonstrated a new invention designed to save the lives of miners trapped by underground…
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NEW YORK, March 26.—Mine officials now fear that 150 men have perished in the explosions in the soft coal mine at Wamac, near Centralia, Illinois. Twentyeight miners have been brought out alive and 21 were…
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Sydney, March 28—All South Coast mines will be idle from next Monday unless Deputies and Shotfirers receive wider workers compensation benefits. Deputies and Shotfirers ore key men in the coal industry and if they strike the South Coast…
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