Mine Explosion Many Workers Entombed. Nine Rescued Alive. New York, May 30
At Mather (Pennsylvania), 182 men were entombed following an explosion in a mine. Thirty-two bodies have been…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines
Mining & the mines, 1928
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Kurri Mines
Pelaw-Main and Richmond-Main collieries have resumed work. Richmond-Main was idle on Friday and Saturday, and Pelaw-Main on…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →State Mine Closes. Legacy of Queensland Floods
During the recent floods in Central Queensland there was a big subsidence at the State coal mine at Baralaba, where the mine office and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Coal Industry. Request for Resumption of Conference
Following the decisions of last week's conference of coalfields unions, Messrs. D. Rods and D. J. Davies, general president and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →P.d.s. Column the Coal Outlook
The economic position of this product of great utility, upon which industry is so dependent, has become a grave public concern. The export trade has…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →More Charges Coal Contracts to Be Investigated
It is intended that there shall be further investigations into various matters relating to City Council contracts extending over the past five or…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Mine Disaster. Death Roll Increased. Vancouver, May 21
The death roll, as a result of the mine explosion at Mather (Pennyslvania) is now 60, while 136 are still unaccounted for. It…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Cessnock Minority Movement. Making the Mine Employee Interested in Himself
The Minority Movement held its usual meeting at the School of Arts on Tuesday night last. There was a large attendance. A general…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Latest Cables Mining Disaster. Mather (Pennsylvania)
One hundred and eighty-two men were entombed in a mine here, following an explosion. So far 32 bodies have been located. Nine have been…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Miners' Accident Relief
Speaking in the Legislative Council, in regard to the Miners' Accident Relief (Supplemental) Bill the Minister for Mines (Mr. Chaffey)…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Hope Revived Mather Mining Disaster. One Man Rescued Alive. New York, May 22
The total Known dead as a result of the mine explosion at Mather (Pennsuyllosnia), is now 92. Hope is now held out for some of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Whitburn Colliery
The trouble between the manager and deputies at Whitburn over the starting time for dog watch shift has been settled, and the deputies…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mine Rescue Students
In the Legislative Assembly, Mr. Chaffey, the Minister for Mines, asked whether he was aware that mining students who had been…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mine Explosion Ninety-two Dead Mather (Pennsylvania)
The total now dead as the result of the mine explosion is 92. Hope is held out for some of the remaining 130 entombed men with the discovery of a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →P D S Column. the Coal Outlook
The economic position of this product of great utility upon which industry is so dependent, has become a grave public concert. The export trade has been…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mope Abandoned Entombed Miners at Mather. Vancouver, May 23
The Mather authorities have abandoned all hope of rescuing any more entombed miners alive. The final estimate of the number of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Record Output of Coal At Muswellbrook Colliery
The employees at the Muswellbrook Colliery set up a new record on Tuesday, when the output of coal totalled 544 tons. Tuesday's output was 22 tons…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Whitburn Colliery
At Whitburn colliery preparations are being made to start work next week. The deputies' trouble has been overcome for the present, and these…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Kurri Mines
After working on Tuesday and Wednesday Helium No. 1 was again idle yesterday, and reports say that it will remain Idle until Monday…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →P.D.S. Column the Coal Outlook
The economic position of this product of grout utility, upon which industry is so dependent, has become a grave public concern. The…
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