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Murray · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1907

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General Cables. Explosion Ix an Iron Mine Twenty-four Men Killed. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 26 January 1907 · page 5

Advices Lave been received from Trinidad, capital of Las An[?]as County. Colorado, U.S.A. of a terrific mine explosion…

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An English Gold-field. [?] 31 Miles Long."

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 28 January 1907 · page 3

For some time past rumors have been [?] as to the discovery or a gold-held in England wri[?] 200 miles of London it has been stated in whispers that the…

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Dreadful Colliery Explosion. Fire Raging in the Mine. All Hope Abandoned. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 30 January 1907 · page 5

A dreadful catastrophe has happened at the Redan coliery in Rhonish, Prussia. An explosion occurred when a large…

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Cablegrams. General Cables. Colliery Explosion in France London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 30 January 1907 · page 5

A fire damp explosion has occurred in the Lievin colliery at Pas de Calais in France. Several miners were killed by the explosion…

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Colliery Disaster 425 Miners Entombed. 125 Corpses Recovered. London, January 26

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 1 February 1907 · page 43

News of a terrible colliery disaster comes from Rhenish Prussia. A terrific explosion in the Redan pit entombed 425 of the men employed at the colliery. Other…

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Coal Mine Explosion. Twenty-four Killed. London, January 24

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 1 February 1907 · page 42

Advices have been received from Trinidad, a coal-mining town in the State of Colorado, U.S.A., of a disastrous coal-mine explosion. The explosion occurred in the…

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Mining at Wyalong

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 1 February 1907 · page 43

Operations are being actively carried on at the various lines of reef. Reduction works are keeping well supplied with inferior ore. The best stone is now sent…

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Another Mine Explosion. Eighty Men Entombed

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 1 February 1907 · page 2

Still another explosion in a mine has occurred. The scene of the disaster is this time the Stuart mine at Farettville,…

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Important Discovery of Coal in England

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 1 February 1907 · page 2

A seam of coal 30 feet thick has been discovered on the Earl of Dudley's estate near Sedgley. The discovery will provide…

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Kiandra Copper Mines. Rich Ores Being Won

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 1 February 1907 · page 43

At Beeckmann's and Frostrom's copper mine, Lobb's Hole, the stopes are looking exceedingly well, portions of the lode being 4ft. wide and the narrowest part 2ft…

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Howers of Gold. a Street Distribution, Amazing Scenes

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 1 February 1907 · page 8

Of all the strangers who have over come to London none can be found to rival the nice old gentleman from Sheffield who has been going about…

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Miners Entombed

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 2 February 1907 · page 2

There are indications that 80 man entombed in the mine at Virginia are all dead…

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Explosion in Virginia. Eighty Miners Perish. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 2 February 1907 · page 2

A fearful explosion occurred at the Stuart mine at Farretteville in Virgibia, on Tuesday, and eighty men who were in the workings, were entombed…

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The Reden Disaster. Entombed Miners Still Living London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 4 February 1907 · page 2

Signals from the miners entombed in the Reden colliery in Rh[?] Prussia can still be heard by the rescue parties but the work of rescue is very…

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Another Colliery Explosion. Thirty Miners Killed

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 7 February 1907 · page 2

An explosion took place yesterday in the Davis Colliery, West Virginia. Meagre accounts are to hand, but it is stated that thirty miners who were…

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A Platinum Mine

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 February 1907 · page 33

A development of importance has taken place at the Thomson River Platinum Copper Mine, Walhalla (Vic). In sinking a shaft from the surface on the eastern dyke…

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Great Coal Discovery. Earl of Dudley's Estate. London, January 31

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 February 1907 · page 42

An extremely valuable discovery of coal has been made on the Earl of Dudley's property, near Sedgley, close to Wolverhampton, in Staffordshire. The seam is 30ft. in…

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WANGARATTA. Friday. the Cock's Pioneer Mine

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 9 February 1907 · page 2

Mr. Hugh Falconer, manager of the Cock's Pioneer mine, came into town to-day with £1400 of gold as the result of the last three week's work. He…

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Old Age Pensions. How to Raise the Money. Monopolise Coal. a Labour Leader's Views

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 9 February 1907 · page 5

Mr. Keir Hardie, leader of the Labor Party in the House of Commons, speaking at Llwydcoed (Wales) last evening, said that the Labor Party…

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Fun at a Copper Mine. Rioters Plunder a Spirit Store. Fifteen Burnt to Ashes. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 9 February 1907 · page 5

A body of rioters attacked the Ashiws copper mines. After plundering the buildings and seizing all the property and valuables…

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