Mount Lyell Disaster. Mine Inspection Criticised
Geo. Steele, one of the victims of the Mount Lyell mine disaster, was so shockingly mutilated that portion of the body was missing, and was found after the…
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Mining Disaster. Three Men Killed
A startlingly sudden disaster occurred at the Mount Lyell mine, Gormanston, Tasmania, at 8 pm. on Saturday, involving the loss of three lives and injuries to five other…
Continued on Trove, page 21 →High Cost of Living. Increased Weight of Gold Dollar Suggested. Boston
Professor Fisher, in the course of an address to the international conference of Chambers of Commerce, said it was necessary to consider the remarkable increase…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Labor Land Policy. Imported Gold and a Surtax
Speaking at Ashford, the N.S.W. Minister of Works, Mr. Griffith, said he had been accused of carrying on an orgie of public works, though, his critics would not…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Waihi Mine Resumes. Wellington (N.z.)
The Waihi mine was opened to-day with non-union labor. Crowds assembled and hooted those who went to work. Out of 327 on the roll, 192 of all ranks resumed…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Great Coal Field. Discovered in Belgium Brussels
An Important coal discovery has been made in South Belgium. A large coal deposit has been revealed, and experts consider that a reserve supply…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Miners' Conference. 600,000 Represented. State Ownership Advocated. London
A conference of delegates from the various branches of the Miners' Federation of Great Britain is meeting this week at Swansea, in Glamorganshire…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Miners on Strike Anxious for Work. Salt Lake City (Utah)
A Settlement of Bingham strike is expected. The strikers are reported to be anxious to return to work in the mines…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Armed Miners. Bingham (Utah), September 29
The mine-owners are attempting to secure strike-breakers to take the places of the 5000 men who ceased work last week and demanded higher wages. Intense…
Continued on Trove, page 42 →Miners Parliament. Insuring Aged and Infirm. Minimum Wage Acts Effects. London
The Miners Federation conference was continued at Swansea yesterday. A resolution was adopted urging the establishment of a system of State insurance…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Miners' Conference Five Days' Working Week. London
By a vote representing 306,000 miners against 283,000 the Federation Congress at Swansea yesterday decided on a 5 days working week in mines. Messrs W. E…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Rich Gold Nuggets. Victorian Discoveries
An interesting list of the principal gold nuggets discovered in Victoria was prepared by Mr. E. J. Dunn shortly before his retirement from the position of State…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Liberal Labor Split. Miners Leader Again Stands. London
The Scottish Miners' Federation has selected Mr. R. Smillie, President of the Miners Federation, to contest the MidLanark seat at the next election…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Shortage of Gold and Copper Misers
There is a shortage of gold and copper miners in the State of over 3000. The unionists are all employed. The secretary of the Miners Union to-day telegraphed…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Nationalisation of Mines. Swansea Congress Approves. Week of Five Days. London, October 3
The congress of the National Miners Federation at Swansea decided to-day that five days should constitute a week's work. The decision was arrived at upon a small…
Continued on Trove, page 42 →Increased Wages for Coal Miners
The coal conciliation board of England has agreed to increase wages 5 per cent., which was give 400,000 men a shilling increase weekly, involving an annual…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Chinese Brigands. Outrage at Siberian Gold Mine. Berlin
A telegram from Blagovyeshchensk, a large town in Eastern Siberia, reports a sensational robbery which occurred near there last week…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Disastrous Fire in a Mine. LAUNCESTON
A disastrous fire has broken out in the Mount Lyell Mine, Tasmania Ninety-three men are entombed, and their fate is unknown. One dead body has been…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Disaster at Mount Lyell. North Mine on Fire Zeehan
A disaster, which may involve great loss of life, has occurred in the North Lyell mine. Shortly before noon on Saturday a tire broke out on the 700 feet level, owing…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mining Disaster in Tasmania. Mount Lyell on Fire. Ninety-three Men Entombed. SYDNEY
A disastrous fire has broken out at the Mount Lyell mine, Tasmania. Ninety-three men arc entombed, and their fate is unknown…
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