Miners' Strike
A thousand miners struck work at Seghill, claiming that they were entitled to itemised pay notes…
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Mining & the mines, 1912
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Mining Fatality. Two Men Killed at Catherine Hill Bay
A fatal accident took place in the Wallarah Coal Company's pit at Catherine Hill Bay on Saturday, two miners, D'Arcy, Tressider and Albert Marks, being killed by a…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Colliery Inundated
London Saturday.—An inrush of water from old workings, inadvertently tapped, caused the flooding of a colliery at Aberdare. Three hundred miners…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Rix's Creek Colliery
Sir. H. Stead has resigned the management of the Rix's Creek Colliery, and has accepted a similar position is the Maitland district. His successor is…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Pelaw-main Miners' Lodge
A special meeting of the Pelaw Main ministers lodge was held on Sunday, at which Mr. R. Herron presided. The secretary reported the result of an interview with the joint…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Mining Matters. the Joint Committee
The Joint conciliation committee met again yesterday, at Newcastle fore it several matters in connection the rates of pay for top hangs…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Mining Fatality. Two Men Entombed
A fatality occurred in the Wallarah [?], at Catherine Hill Bay, on [?]day morning, two men, named [?] Tressider and Albert Marks,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Hospital Patient's Dream. Leads to Gold Discovery
John O'Connell and W. Kitto came into Sheparton, Victoria on Monday, with specimens of golden quartz, when they reported having obtained from a reef a mile…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Rix's Creek Colliery
The manager of Rix's Creek colliery, Mr. H. Stead, has tendered his resignation, having accepted a similar position in the Maitland district. His successor is Mr. G…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →South Greta Colliery
Mr. W. Reece, district check-inspector, and Mr. R. C. Beattie, local check-inspector, yesterday concluded an inspection of the South Greta Colliery, and report as…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Another Mine Fatality
A man named M. Walsh was fatally injured in the South Extended Mine, Broken Hill, last night, by an explosion at the 960 feet level. His mate, William Sinclair,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Disastrous Colliery Explosion. Many Dead and Injured. Paris, Sept. 4
A fire-damp explosion occurred in the Clarence mine, Bethune. Thirty-three men were rescued, of whom 23 were seriously burned…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Miners' Demands. the Coming Conference. London, Sept. 4
At the Miners' Federation Conference in October the surface workers will ask the federation to secure them 5s per day. Another resolution to be submitted…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Colliery Strikes. Shortland Colliery. 100 Hands Affected. Newcastle
The miners of Shortland colliery went on strike this morning. The pit is idle, and the stoppage is affecting about 100 employees. For over a year there has been trouble at…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Maitland Coalmines. Colliery Stoppages
At a meeting, of the Heburn miners le[?] held on Sunday, Mr. E. Peters referred to the recent temporary stoppage of the mine. He said no good could come of such stoppage…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Durham Colliery. Work Resumed To-day. Newcastle
Durham Colliery was thrown idle yesterday the miners and other employees going on strike in consequence of a dispute affecting three of the surface hands. The miners…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Miners and the Cessnock District Hospital
The Cessnock Miners' Lodge has declared accede to a request of the Cessnock District Hospital building committee that the mi[?] should increase their contributions to the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Two Miners Blown Up. Fatality on the Barrier
An accident attended with fatal resalts occurred at South Extended mine, Broken Hill, on. Wednesday, shortly after the men commenced work on the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Hospital Patient's Dream. Leads to Gold Discovery
John O'Connell and W. Kitto [?] Sheparton, Victoria, on Monday [?]cimens of golden quartz, which the [?]ported having obtained having obtained from a reef [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Mining Fatality. Two Men Killed at Cathe[?] Hill Bay
A fatal accident took place in [?]rah Coal Company's pit at Catheri[?] Bay on Saturday, two minersl D[?]sier and Albert Marks, being kill[?]…
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