Late Stanford-Merthyr Colliery Explosion
The recent inquest on the Stanford-Merthy[?] explosion, by which a number of lives were lost, October 29, 1905, has a record for the length of sittings…
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Mining & the mines, 1906
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Miners' Narrow Escape
Two old miners working in the vicinity of Nine Mile, Rushworth, Vic., had a marvellous escape from being blows to pieces. At breakfast they brewed an extra billy of tea…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Mining Matters
The output of the Long Tunnel Mine, Victoria, for the month was 2206 tons, yielding 1818 ounces, and that of tho Long Tunnel Extended 1200 tons, yielding l613ozs…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Som Liddle Dings of Mine Own
Meetings mit der King ov England und der Kaiser vas mooch like a bottle of syrup—cordial. I was not der mine-self so I vas not hear all der shpeak…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Miners' Narrow Escape. Boiling the Wrong Billy
Two old miners workings in the vicinity of Nine Mile, Rushworth (Vic.), had a marvllous esacpe from being blown to pieces. At breakfast they…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mining Disputes. the Dog-watch
A' conference was held at Newcastle yesterday, on the subject of the request of the miners in the South Maitland district, for the abolition of the dog watch in the mines…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Great Cobar Copper Syndicate Mines. Final Payment of Purchase Money. a Cheque for £775,000
The final payment was made on Tuesday in connection with the purchase by English capitalists for £800,000 of the various mines coal and coke works, smelters, and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The "Dog Watch." Opposition to It General. Strike at Maitland Collieries Feared. Newcastle
A meeting or the Miners Management Committee this afternoon resolved to endorse the South Maitland miners' demands re the night shift. The position of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Colliery Crisis
The prospects of that industrial peace which is be absolutely necessary to the progress of our extensive coal mining district are at present beclouded with the dread suggestion of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Pay at the Collieries
The customary fortnightly pay at the South Maitland collieries was distributed to-day. The pay at the East Greta and Stanford-Merthyr collieries totalled £2366 15s 3d…
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THE syndicate formed by Mr. Cheesborough have finished cleaning out the tunnel on their property on the Timor lode, and have reached the face of the…
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Two men broke a window at the Orient [?] Navigation Company's office in Cok[?] street and stole two of the New South Wales Government's quartz specimens from…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →South Maitland Collieries. Progress and Development Neath Colliery
A recent visit to the Wickham and Bullock Island Company's now. "Neath" Colliery shows that rapid progress is being made with the work of development. The…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Aberdare Colliery
The Caledonian Company's Aberdare Colliery is amongst tho largest and best equipped on the South Maitland coalfield. The colliery is close to tho Aberdare railway and…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →The Colliery Crisis
The prospects of that industrial peace which is so absolutely necessary to the progress of lour extensive coal mining district are at present beclouded with the dread suggestions of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Colliery Town[?]
A staff of collectors from the hospital visited the South Maitland mining townships yesterday afternoon, and although the amount raised is hardly equal to the total…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Coal Tar Industry
The London correspondent of the "Adelaide Register" wrote on July '20:—"The King has conferred a knighthood on Dr. Perkin, F.R.S., the 'father' of the coal-tar…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Worn Gold Coin
In Melbourne it has been discovered that two thirds of the half sovereigns which are current are under the legal weight, having been worn so thin by…
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