Collery Explosion. Miners Suffocated. London
Eleven lives have been sacrificed by an explosion at Nrton Hill Colliery, in Somersetshire. At the time of the disaster 38 men were below, of whom…
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Mining & the mines, 1908
832 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 19 of 42
Miners' 8-Hour Bill
All the coalowners have resolved that if the Miners Eight Hours Hill becomes operative before June 30, 1909, they, will raise the price of coal 1s 6d per ton. For the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Burwood Colliery on Strike. Four Hundred Men Idle
The wheelers at Burwood colli[?] refused to turn to on Tuesday morning, because the management declined to accede to their demands for increased…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mr. Kruger's Gold
[?] to his statement that he had [?] moneys of Mr. Kruger's to lord when High Commissioner, but that Lord [?] to accept them. General Botha,…
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The gold yield of Victoria for March amounted to 56,591oz., being a decrease of 16,915oz. as compared with the returns for March of last year. At the Sulphide Corporation's Cookie Creek…
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The National City Bank of New York has resumed gold exports by consigning 1,000,000 dollars (£200,000) to paris. The reserves of gold in the New York banks…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →21 Men Entombed in Burning Mine. Attempts to Rescue
A serious fire broke out on Wednesday, March 4, in Hamstead Colliery, about five miles from Birmingham, and the attempts to rescue twenty-one men entombed in the mine have proved…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Inconvenience to Shipping. Confusion in Coal Yards. Newcastle
The recent arrangements made by the Railway Commissioners at the coal shipping yards, at Carrington is causing very considerable inconvenience and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Hamstead Colliery Disaster
The country is accustomed to terrible colliery disasters, but it is not often the 'public have been so deeply moved as we have seen during the past ten day over…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Newcastle District Collieries Work Resumed. Newcastle
Work was resumed this morning at the district collieries, but owing to the holidays several of the pits were short handed. Burwood colliery is still on strike, the wheelers persisting…
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The coal deposit recently discovered on the Common by boring operations promises to be first class and payable. Well-sinkers on the reserve have passed through one seam five…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Local and General. Pay at the Collieries
The fortnightly pay drawn by the employees of East Greta and Stanford-Merthyr collieries this afternoon amounted to £1822 2s 2d…
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At Greta Mr. J. Woodhouse has employees two men, who are now sinking a small participating shaft in the old slaughter-house peddock, close to the railway line, adjoin…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mining Warden's Court
In the Mining Warden's Court at East Maitland this morning, before the Warden, (Mr. T. H. Wilkinson), Alexander Shedden, junior, and A. H. Shedden made…
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The West Wyalong branch of the Amalgamated Miners' Association has notified the secretary of the Sydney Labour Council that the strike in that district has resulted…
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Men are engaged on the Leconfiled (Branxton) tunnels, preparatory to pumping water seem them, but for what object is not yet known, but it is suggestive that real work…
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The history of American mining-towns presents many examples of the determining affect of mineral deposits. Butte, Montana, is a city of 62,000 inhabitants supported by copper…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Mining Court. Judge Heydon Refuses to Sit. Newcastle
Mr. H. S. Forsvth and Mr. Peter, Bowling, the proprietors' and miners' represen tatives of members of the Special Mining. Court, respectively, received letters this…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Central Queensland Coal
The news that the Mount Morgan Company has taken a hand in the development of the Dawson-Mckonzic Coalfield will be received with great satisfaction in…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Mining Matters
The Comstock Mining Company, Limited, within capital of £30,000 in £10 shares. To acquire the business of the Comstock Mining Synducate etc. has been registered. The…
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