Muswellbrook Coal
Mr. Thos. Parton, a well-known authority and inspector of coal mines, writes as follows:—"The prospects of the Muswellbrook coal syndicate of developing a mining centre…
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Mining & the mines, 1909
1,060 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 9 of 53
Poetry. Better Than Gold
Better than grandeur, better than gold, Than rank and titles a thousand, fold', is a healthy body and a mind at case. And simple pleasures that always please…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Fifty Million in Gold
The forty-fifth number of the "Statistical Abstract for the British Colonies Possessions and Protectorates" was published on December 29. It gives a…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Drowned Gold. Search For, Sunken Treasure. Myth of Kruger's Gold
The first full and complete story of the gold that was smuggled out of the Transvaal just before the Boer war is forthcoming this week from the diary…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Slackness of the Coal Trade. Reason Advanced
A commercial man in Sydney has advanced a reason for the slackness of the coal trade. Most people say that the industrial unrest is the chief [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mining in Newcastle. A Crisis Developing
A mining crisis seems to be rapidly developing in the Newcastle district, in spite of strenuous efforts by the miners' leaders to hold the men in…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Serious Coal Shipping Accident. the Macmyler Hoist. Newcastle
A serious accident happened this morning, at the MacMyler coal hoist, recently erected at the Dyke at Carrington by the Railway Commissioners in the place of two…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →South Greta Colliery Trouble
A meeting of the South Grata miners was hold at Walsh's Sportsman's Arms Hotel this morning, for the purpose of calling the roll and going into certain local matters affecting the lodge. It is…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Rix's Creek Miners
After a month's illenss the miners at Rix's Creek are to resume work. It appears that the manager (Mr. J. Douglas), met the officers of the Federation at…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Rix's Creek Miners Go Back
The miners at Rix's Creek, who downed tools four weeks ago, are to resume work this week. Mr Peter Bowling, president of the Northern- Colliery…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Explosion in an English Mine. Fate of 134 Men Uncertain
One hundred and thirty-six men and boys were entombed up to a late hour on the night of February 16 in the West Stanley Colliery, North-west Durham, as the result of a terrific…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Rand Mine Flooded. A Wonderful Rescue. JOHANNESBURG, Jan. 31
IN the event of your not having received a more detailed account of the flooding of the Witwatersrand gold mine recently, I should be glad if you…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →South Greta Colliery Trouble
Matters in connection with the South Greth colliery trouble remain unchanged so far as the men are concerned, no fresh developments having occurred, though it was expected by the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Late News by Wire. Sydney, Thursday afternoon. Mass Meeting of Miners
A mass meeting at Broken Hill decided to send its heartiest congratulations to Andy Fisher for the stand he has taken in reference to the industrial lockout. Several speaker referred hopefully to the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A State Coal Mine. South Australia's Proposition
One subject which provoked keen discussion sion during tho last session of the South Australian Parliament was a proposal of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Work at the Collieries
During the past fortnight, the pay for which will be drawn on Friday next, work at the South Maitland collieries has been of a more constant nature than for some time past. East Greta worked 9…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Rix's Creek Colliery
The miners at Rix's Creek have now been idle for more than a month, and prospects of a settlement are not reassuring pumping operations, with the erection of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →South Greta Colliery Trouble
Matters in connection with the South Greta Colliery trouble, which has resulted in the colliery being idle for eight weeks so far, remain unchanged. Next week…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Rix's Creek Mine
Another difficulty has cropped up at Rix's Creek. Arrangements were made for a number of the miners to resume work on Thursday; but, owing to a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Petrol Locomotives in Mines
One of the recent digressions in Westphalian mining circles has been the introduction of petrol or benzine locomotiges for underground traction (says a mining correspondent of the…
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