Labour Party Condemned by Miners
There has been a good deal of comment in Labour circles in Newcastle lately, regarding the withdrawl of the Colliery Employees' Federation from affiliation with…
Continued on Trove, page 32 →Mining & the mines, 1911
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Blast in Mine. Twelve Lives Lost. New York, October 20
A serious mining disaster is reported Hibernia, New Jersey. A blast destroyed the partition between two shafts in the iron mines of the Wharton Steel Company…
Continued on Trove, page 43 →Surprise for Bank Officials. £5200 in Gold Bars Stolen. Berne
A few days ago a case of bars of gold valued at £5200 was despatched from London the National Bank of Switzerland at Berne…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Coal Miners' 22 Weeks' Strike
A strike which, has been in progress for 22 weeks affecting 1200 men working in abnormal places in the collieries around Wigan, was settled yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Canadian Coal Strike. Vancouver
The strike of coal miners, which has been in progress in Eastern British Columbia and Alberta for the past eight months, has now been settled. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Lost Gold Mine Two Miners Allege De-discovery. Vancouver
Some years ago a. gold mine was discovered by a miner in Bayonne country, British Columbia. The man kept his find a close secret, and died without…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire at Wallsend Colliery. Newcastle
An outbreak of fire has occurred at the Wallsend colliery, and as a result a number of misers has been thrown idle. The officials regard the outbreak as very…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mine Owners Reject Men's Demand
At a meeting of the South Wales Con[?]ilation Beard, held yesterday, the coal mine owners' association decided to reject the men's demand for a minimum rate of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fall of Rock Entombs Fifty Native Miners. Johannesburg
A fall of rock at the Primrose mine killed a European and entombed fifty natives…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →In the Nick of Time. Dreadful Experience of Entombed Miners. Water Rises by Inches While Help Comes. Joplin (Missouri)
Six men were entombed in a mine at Cavein. They in harrowing distress and maddening fear for five hours awaited the arrival of the rescue party. In the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Goldfields Sketch. Ropeyarn's Dilemma
"Good-bye, John. Don't bo long. Come back soon to your own chick a biddy, For the winds do blow, Yo-ho, Yo-ho, To take away my sailor…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Lancashire Collieries
A conference was held yesterday between representatives of the Lancashire Coal Mine Owners and the coal miners in the hope of arriving at a settlement of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Entombed Miners Rescued. Capetown
Through a fall of rock which occurred in the Primrose mine at Johannesburg on Tuesday, one. European was killed and 50 natives entombed. Further particulars…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →General Gable News Great Coal Area Discovered. Vancouver
One of the largest coal areas in the world has been discovered in Northern British Columbia. The quality of the coal is said to be equal to the best Welsh. A…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Ferment in Labor. Northumberland Miners Support National Strike. London
A meeting of the Northumberland Miners' Executive was held on Friday. It was decided at the meeting to support a national strike to enforce the granting of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Gold Beater. All About an Interesting, Little Known Occupation
Gold, one of the most precious of metals, is naturally associated with the most imposing and stately of Royal ceremonials…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →[?] Lyell Trouble Miners and Company Sign Agreement. Work to Be Resumed on November 16. Enginedrivers Awaiting Instructions. Melbourne
A satisfactory settlement of the trouble at Mount Lyell was [?] at this morning, so far as the miners are [?] and an agreement between the company…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Minimum Wage for Coal Miners
The coal owners' representative on the Coal Conciliation Board of England and North Wales has agreed to the principle of a minimum wage which has been…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sale of Mining Plant
Messrs. S. Younkman and Co. of Rutherglen, announce in our advertising columns an important sale of mining plant and sundries to-morrow…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Primrose Mining Disaster Five More Men Rescued. Capetown
Five additional natives have been rescued from the Primrose mine at Johannesburg, where a fall of rock occurred last week…
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