Disaster at Wyalong. Six Miners Killed
A shocking, disaster occurred at the Barrier gold mine, Wyalong, on Saturday afternoon, in which four men were suffocated and six others affected more…
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Mining & the mines, 1912
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Mine Disaster at Wyalong. Details of the Tragedy
The latest particulars obtainable regarding the accident in the Barrier West Wyalong, on Saturday show that of the seven men in the 500ft, level two were working in a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →British Labor Unrest. Threatened Coal Strike. London
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Continued on Trove, page 2 →Scottish Coal Miners. Terminating Agreement. London, Tuesday afternoon
The Scottish Miners' Federation has been requested to summon the Conciliation Board to receive the miners six months' notice, terminating the existing wages…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Golden Wedding Party. Choked with Coal Gas
YORKTON (Saskatchewan), Tuesday. On the eve of their golden wedding celebration, Mr. and Mrs. McNichol, were found dead in their home on the prairies, together…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Labour Unrest. Threatened Coal Strike. London, Jan. 16
The "Standard" states that 283,000 miners voted for and 67,000 voted against a strike…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Six Men Killed. Wyalong Mining Disaster. Foul Air in a Shaft
A shocking disaster—the first in the history of the Wyalong mining field—occurred at the Barrier Mine on Saturday afternoon, when six out of a party…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mining Difficulty
London, Tuesday.-In connection with the recent ballot in connection with a suggested strike of miners throughout Great Britain, there was a majority of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wyalong Mining Disaster
In connection with the Wyalong mining disaster indignation has been, expressed that the owners of the mine were allowed to disregard the mining…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wages Boards Denounced. Western Miners' Decision
A conference will be held in Sydney between representatives of the Lithgow Coal Association and the Western Miners' Association and the Western Miners' Association. The latter will be represented by…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Coal Miners Idled
Fifteen thousand miners at Cumnock were thrown out of work owning to the difficulty of moving railway trucks…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Coal Miners' Conference. London, Thursday afternoon
The Coal Miners' Conference has commenced at Birmingham. The ballot resulted in 458,401 in favour of tendering notices to cease work until the minimum wage question is settled,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Pelaw-main Colliery. the Clippers' Trouble
The Pelaw-Main colliery clippers' trouble, which was the cause of another stoppage of work on Wednesday afternoon, was further discussed at a largely attended…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wyalong Mining Disaster
In connection with the Wyalong mining disaster Indignation has been expressed that the owners of the mine were allowed to disregard the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Rich Gold Find. Excitement in Gundagai
Another rich discovery was made at the Long Tunnel mine, Gundagai on Thursday. After the holidays balling was completed, and a shot put in the reef at the bottom of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Military Training. Coal Miners' Protest
Some time ago the Stanford-Merthyr Lodge forwarded a motion to the delegate board of the Colliery Employees' Federation disapproving of the system of compulsory…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →German Coal Miners. Berlin
Advices from Westphalia deny that German miners a are arranging for a sympathetic strike…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Colliery Crisis in England. Conference of Miners. London, Jan. 19
About 600,000 miners are represented at the Brimingham miners' conference. Mr. Enoch Edwards, M. P., who is presiding, in his inaugural address, adopted a pacific…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Pelaw-main Colliery
Work is progressing satisfactorily at Pelaw-Main colliery, the clippers having returned to their duty. One of the miners officers said yesterday that he thinks the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Coal Mining Unrest. Majority Favor a Strike. (By Cable.) London
At the Miners' Conference, now being held at Birmingham, 458,401 men voted in favor of tendering notices to cease work, and 115,921 against adopting any extreme…
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