Perils of the Mine. Recent Advances in Life-saving
Before the Prince and Princess of Wales and a distinguished audience at the Royal Institution on February 19, Sir Henry Cunynghame delivered an…
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Eight Hours in Mines. Reduction in Wages Refused. London
As a result of the passing of the Eight Hours is Mines Act. which comes into force on July 1, the Scotch employers propose to reduce wages from 6/ to 5/6…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Colliery Wages Boards. Are They to Be Over-ridden a Startling Development. Newcastle
The Colliory, Engine Drivers' and Firemen's Wagea Board met here to-day. Am entirely [?] and to the employer, a [?] development…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Too Gold to Breathe
Cold becomes really dangerous to human life when temperature reaches forty degrees below zero Fahrenhelt. The air is so intensely cold that one…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Disputes in the Coal Trade. Proposed Wages Reductions. in Scotland and South Wales. London
The Scotch Miners' Federation refused to accept a reduction of 12½ per cent. in Wages as demanded by the coal mine owners…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Trawling for Submarine Mines
The Admiralty has completed arrangements for the reservation for its needs in war time of 100 steam trawlers, drawn chiefly from Aberdeeu and Grimsby. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Illicit Gold Buying
Referring in Sydney to the remarks made in the report by a Victorian, police officer (Sergeant M'Kenna sent to Sydney to report on the buying of gold in…
Continued on Trove, page 33 →Sultan's Hoarded Gold. Treasures of Yildiz Palace. London, May 6
After the departure of the ex-Sultan Abdul Hamid from the Yildiz Palace, a commission was appointed to make a systematic search of the rooms…
Continued on Trove, page 41 →A Huge Coal Combing
Another great combine has been arranged in the United States. Four companion have amalgamated with the Maryland Consolidated Coal Company to form a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →To Wipe Out His Family. Workless Coal Miner' S Deed. He Commits Suicide. London
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Continued on Trove, page 2 →If Gold Should Lose Its Value What Then?
Sir William Ramsay announced at the end of last month in making gold out of silver by means of radium. He told an interviewer—"I have put…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Miners' Phthisis
Mr. T. H. Lawn, secretary of the Ballarat branch of the Amalgamated Miners' Association, on Thursday received a copy of the question which is to be submitted…
Continued on Trove, page 29 →Mount Adler Gold Find
In connection with the gold discovery near Mount Adler, six miles from Einasleigh (Q.), the warden advises that prospectors Hill and Jenkins reported…
Continued on Trove, page 38 →Yackandandah Mining Revival
Years ago the neighborhood of Yackandandah was noted for some rich reefs; Very good returns were gained from the stone which was taken to the mill…
Continued on Trove, page 46 →Four Miners Submerged. Lowered Into 20 Feet of Water
A calamity nearly occurred at the Rutherglen Quartz mine on Saturday morning. The day shift, consisting of three minors, named A. Opie, T. Elliott, and A…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →Great Coal Combine Four Companies Unite. London, May 14
Four large coal companies in Maryland have amalgamated, under the name of Maryland Consolidated Coal Company a combine for the exploitation of…
Continued on Trove, page 43 →Coal Minince Troubles. Development in South Wales. Employers Threaten a Lockout. London
The anticipated trouble in the coal mining industry of South Wales is rapidly coming to a head. For some time past wages have been…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Welsh Coal Disputes. Manifesto by Mine Owners, London
The South Wales Coal Mine Owners who control an out put of 10,000,000 tons of coal annually, have issued a manifesto explaining the notice they have…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Coal Miners' Wages. a Lock-out Threatened. London, May 23
A decision has been given by Viscount St. Aldwyn, president of the South Wales Coal Conciliation Board, with regard to the wages of coal miners. The decision is…
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