Eight Hours for Miners. Second Reading Carried. London. July 7
The debate on the second reading of the Coal Minos Eight Hours Bill was concluded in the House or Commons yesterday. Replying to the Opposition, Mr. Herbert…
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Mining & the mines, 1908
832 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 27 of 42
West Australian Mines. May Be Shut Down. Consternation on the Fields. Perth
Early in the week trouble arose between the cutters and the firewood companies at Kalgoorlie, which supply all the big mines, and owing to no settlement being reached, the mines gave…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fatality at Wallsend Colliery
A young man named Robert Carter, aged 19 years, was killed at the Wallsend Colliery tunnel on Saturday. At 12.30 p.m. a truck of small coal which…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Killed in a Mine
William Johnson, aged 17, was killed by a fall of earth in Coledale colliery, Wollongong to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mining Exhibition
Western Australia is making a fine display in the mining exhibition at the Olympia, Kensington. The display of Australian ores is attracting attention…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wheelers at Abermain. Their Strange Conduct. Circumvented by the Miners. Abermain
Work at Abermain colliery was somewhat dis-organised this afternoon. While the miners were discussing the difficulty regarding the check-weighman—for which they had been…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mining Accident. Man Killed at Wallsend. Three Others Injured
A SERIOUS mishap occurred at the Wallsend colliery on Saturday, resulting in the death of one man, and injury to several others…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Shipments of South African Gold. £6,000,000 in One Vessel
The departure from Capetown in the first week of April last of a steamer with £7,040,082 in bar gold for London, led a London newspaper to remark that in these…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Mining Matters
The output of the Aberdare Extended mine is steadily increasing. Boring is advancing well on the Kalingo Estate, near Ellalong, and Shedden's lease…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Colliery Accident
On Tuesday morning last, an accident happened to a youth named Edward Dunne, 16 years of age, employed at Rosedale Colliery, and who resides with…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Pay at the Collieries
The fortnightly pay drawn by the employees at the East Greta and Stanford Merthyr collieries this afternoon amounted to £5878 5s 6d…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Rich Coal Deposit. Muswellbrook
The Government Geologist, Mr. Carve, has been examining the coal deposit on the town common yesterday and to-day, and pronounces the coal first-class, and the deposit a continuation of the Greta…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Miners' Federation
The delegates from the Northern Colliery Employees' Federation and the Western, Southern, and Victorian coalminers' Unions who have in hand the work of uniting all…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →MINES v. TOWNS
Teams representing the Mines and Towns tried conclusions on the Albion Ground this afternoon in the first of a series of matches for the Hampton Cup. For the first half play was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Shipments of South African Gold. £6,000,000 in One Vessel
The departure from Capetown in the first week of April last of a steamer with £1,040,082 in bar gold for London, led a London newspaper to remark that in these…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →That Gold on the Chest. Peps are a Sore Cure and Safeguard
A cold on the chest is always a serious matter. The possibilities of dangerous developments are practically unlimited. It may start with a slight…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mining Matters. Meeting of South Greta Miners
An open-air meeting of South Greta minors was held yesterday, when several grievances were considered. The meeting discussed the question of a rise in the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Football. Town v. MINES
The first match in the Hampton Cup competition was played on the Albion Ground on Saturday, when a team representing East and West Maitland met and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Phenomenal Gold Reef
A reef has been, discovered at Homebush near Maryborough (Vic.), 3ft. wide, carrying good gold all through. Portion of the reef was pounded in a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Collieries on Strike. Two of Messrs. Brown's Pits Idle. Newcastle. Tuesday Afternoon
Pelaw-Main Colliery was on strike to-day. The Duckenfield Colliery, Minmi, was also on strike this afternoon. Both pits are the property of Messrs. Brown…
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