Colliery Accidents
Caught between two skips while working at Eirington Colliery yesterday, John Kelly. 62, a miner, received Injuries to the ribs, and was…
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Mining & the mines, 1933
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Fumes From Hillend Colliery Filling in Subsidences
At Tuesday night's meeting of the Cessnock Municipal Council the Mayor (Aid. Shakespeare) reported that, following complaints of residents of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Coal Export 43,926 Tons for Week Newcastle Trade Newcastle
The quantity of coal, including bunkers, shipped at Newcastle during the week for places beyond the State was 43,926 tons, of which only…
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The gas committee of the Manchester Corporation has decided to develop a process for extracting from gas-coal a motor fuel suitable for use…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Explosion in Old Balmain Colliery Two Miners Badly Injured
As the result of an explosion which occurred in the Old Balmain Colliery late yesterday afternoon, two miners were very seriously injured and were…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Explosion in Colliery Two Miners Critically Injured
Two miners were critically injured when an explosion occurred in the Old Balmain colliery late on Monday afternoon…
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It is stated that foremost amongst the scheems which a committee of the British Cabinet is considering for the relief of unemployment in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Oil From Coal Committee Investigates Lyon Bros.' Process
The committee appointed by the State Cabinet to investigate the process of Lyon Brothers of Wallsend, in connection with the extraction of oil…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Two White Men Murdered by Natives U.S. TARIFF Gold Standard the Reaction
WASHINGTON, Jan. 25. Mr. Hoover fears that the United States is either faced with the necessity of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Idle Collieries— No Trade
Aberdare Central Colliery has been idle all this week owing to slackness of trade. The colliery will be idle again next week for the same reason…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Gold Standard Stabilisation Move LONDON, January 27
Referring to the gold standard at the annual meeting of the National Provincial Bank the chairman, Sir Harry Goschen, emphasised that…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Stolen Coal Sold to Vendors Man Gaoled Newcastle
Coal stolen on the railways, according to the police, is sold to coal and wood vendors. Victor Burgonne (18) labourer, in…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fall of Earth Two Miners Buried SYDNEY
A message from Zochan (Tas.), states that two young Italians, Larry Niciforo and L. Cirllio, were buried beneath 30,000 tons of earth which…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Tasmanian Mine Disaster 30,000 Tons of Earth Fell
Wording in three shifts, men are feverishly endeavouring to recover the bodies of two young Italians, crushed beneath a tremendous fall in the Mt…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Millfield Miners
At a meeting of M[?]old Miners' Lodge yesterday, it was stated that no information had been received from the manager concerning the date of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →New Boilers. Installed at Muswellbrook Colliery
Two boilers of the Lancashire type, 30 feet long by 8 feet 3 inches wide, having a working pressure of 150lbs. to the square inch, are to be added to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Shortland Colliery Statement by Mr. Hoare
The President of the Northern branch of the Miners' Federation (Mr. T. Hoare), in the course of a statement yesterday regarding the Short…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Millfield-greta Colliery No Re-opening Development Yet
Up to date there have been no further developments in the direction of re-opening Millfield-Greta Colliery, which closed down last week when a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Two Injured Fall of Coal
Two men, employed at Ayrfield No Colliery, were injured by a fall of coal when they were caught in a jig yesterday afternoon…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Buried Beneath 30,000 Tons of Earth Tragic Fate of Two Young Miners
Two young Italians, Larry Nicoforo and L. Cirilo, were buried beneath 30,000 tons of earth, which collapsed at the "Mount Lyell Company's North…
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