Stolen Coal Given. Starving Man Set Free
There was an unusual and happy ending to a case at Croydon on Monday, 13th January, when Thomas Dodson, 29, of Salisbury road, Woodside, was…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Mining & the mines, 1908
421 stories in Murray's papers · page 8 of 22
Murder and Suicide. a Goldfields Sensation
On Saturday night a miner named Peter Cromeri, employed at the Ivanhoe mine, and living in King-street, Boulder City (W.A.), murdered his wife with a, revolver, and…
Continued on Trove, page 29 →Colliery Catastrophe. Eleven Men Suffocated. One Rescuer Loses His Life. London
Another serious disaster in an English coal mine occurred on Friday night, an explosion of firedamp being, as usual, the cause…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Strange Gold
Statesmen and bankers are at present searching widely for gold, but their quest is simple and easy compared with that of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Another Coal Strike
Another strike in the coal trade commenced to-day, when 400 employes of the Burwood Colliery were sent into enforced idleness. The strike…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Day of Reckoning or Better Than Gold. (Copyright.) Part Vi
And with these words Armystage turned on his heel and went back to the house. Entering the office, he took from a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mining Catastrophe Eleven Lives Lost. London, April 10
A dreadful explosion, which has resulted in the loss of eleven lives, occurred on Thursday night in the Norton Hill colliery, Somersetshire. The night shift of thirty…
Continued on Trove, page 42 →Eight Hours in Coal Mines. Increase in Price of Coal. Threatened by Mine Owners. London
The opposition to the Coal Miners Eight Hours Bill, which was introduced in the House of commons in February by Mr. Herbert Gladstone, the Home Secretary…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Marie Von Veltheim. Knows Witere Krugers Gold Is Hidden
After the occupation of Pretoria by the British and the voyage of President Kruger to Europe, it was rumoured that the ex-President had…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Ohio Colliery Strike Ended
The colliery strike in Ohio, United States, which affected 200,000 miners, has come to an end. The men resume work practically on the old seale…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Two New Gold Finds
A new lind of gold has been at Bumbo, on the South Coast. Some very rich specimens from the prospectors have been brought into…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Day of Reckoning or Better Than Gold. (Copyright.) Part Vii
For a mourned he hesitated, then he turned his horse, [?] "I will marry her, but I don't see how I'm to get my mother to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Chiltern Valley Gold Mines
In the opinion of the directors of the Chiltern Valley Gold Mines the work carried out during the half year ended April 6 is decidedly satisfactory. During the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Ohio Goal Mines. London, April 18
A strike of 200,000 colliers in Ohio, U.S.A., has ended in the capitulation, of the men. A few days ago the mine owners throughout the states, assumed the aggressive, and resolved…
Continued on Trove, page 42 →Imprisoned in & Goal Mine. the Underground Manager's Story
"Here we are, sir! We'll wait in the office till the cage comes down." We had done the pit thoroughly that afternoon, so We took the seats that were…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Rutherglen Miners'
The following are the results of the two principal events run at the above sports on Easter Monday, in which the Albury ped, E. Hickey, who is at present…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Magic of Coal Tar. What an inventor DId
There is coal tar in everythin[?] eat more or less. More than half our drugs are the product or coal tar. All our dress goo[?]s are dyed by coal tar…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fatal Colliery Accident. One Killed; Two Wounded. Auckland
A shocking accident occurred at the Maramarun coal mine, New Zealand, yesterday. It was brought about by a heavy…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Special Coal Court. Judge Heydon Retires. Sydney
A telegram was received from Newcastle this morning announcing that Messrs. Forsythe and Bowling, two members of the special coal court, appointed…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Blackball Mine Dispute Arbitration Court Proceeding. Recovering From a Union. Wellington
The legal proceedings in connection with the dispute at the Blackball mines have reached an interesting stage. One of the miners, a man named Hickey…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →