[Reuter's.] London, Sunday. Terrible Mine Explosion
An explosion occurred at the Pittsburg Buffalo Coal Company mine at Marianna, which entombed 275 men. The force of the explosion blew an iron cage 300.feet from…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Mining & the mines
Mining & the mines, 1908
130 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 7 of 7
For Russia South Wales Coal
"During the last few days Russia has been a heavy buyer of South Wales coal for delivery in August and September at ports to be hereafter named, the orders…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Miner’s Drinking Feat. Pint Of Whisky In Four Minutes And Died Next Day
An inquest was held in Sheffield on October 22 on George Redgate, aged 6l, a miner, of Handsworth near She[?]eld, Who drank a bottle of whisky for a wager…
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The undermentioned application for le[?]se of Crown lands, made in terms of the Mining Act of 1906, has been aproved:— W. Rolfe and others, Yass, portion…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Our Sydney Letter. Sydney, Wednesday. That Coal Mine
Our coal barons, as might be expected, are a little annoyed at the action of the South Australian Government in purchasing a coal mine…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →[Reuter's.] London, Friday. Eight Hours for Miners
Strenuous opposition is developing against the Miners Eight-hours Bill, both in the House of Commons and outside, owing to fears that it will involve a reduction of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Loss of Energy in Burning Coal
With the coal consumption of many countries in the last ten years having been more than in the preceding century, it is humiliating and appalling…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Long Lane That Had A Turning. a New Year's Gift for Tom Tinkler. An Australian Gold Field's Story
It was noticed that for a few weeks before Christmas old Tom Tinkler was more than usually amiable and jolly-not that the…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Eight Hours in Mines. London, Dec. 16
Meetings of London merchants and of Chambers of Commerce have passed resolutions urging the House of Lords to amend the Government's "socialistic"…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mines Eight Hours Bill
The Government announced to the House of Commons yesterday that it reluctantly advised the House to accept the amendment made by the House of Lords in the Mines Eight Hours…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →In Quest of Gold. the Murchison Field. a Story of Discovery
There lives at Mt. Lonarch, some 16 miles out of Avoca. an esteemed settler named Mr A. W. Johnson. He had business in Maryborough during last week,…
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