Rations for Entombed Miners
An Ayrshire farmer advances the suggestion that all men who descend pits should be compelled to carry an emergency ration, and also that food…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Mining & the mines, 1914
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Strike of Coal Porters
Seven thousand London coal porters taking advantage of the cool weather have struck for an increase of 1d a ton. If the strike be prolonged much suffering…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Runaway Coal Trucks. Dash Into Passenger Train. Two Persons Killed. Paris
Another train smash occurred near Beauvais yesterday. Three trucks laden with coal broke their coupling from a goods train, and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Coal Porters Strike. Hospitals Short of Coal. Unions Refuse Permits. London
The position in regard to the strike of coal porters in London shows very little change. Several firms have followed the example set by Messrs. Cornwall and Co.,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Hospitals Obtain Coal
The Coal Porters' Union yesterday granted permits enabling the hospitals to obtain supplies of coal. The union refused to grant a similar permit to the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →London Coal Porters Resume on Increased Wages. London
The strike of coal porters in London is over. All the strikers in the Clerkenwell district yesterday accepted the offer of an increase of 1d a ton in their pay…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →How a Mine Was "Salted"
Every new goldfield is more or less distinguished by a prospector's claim, which, generally speaking, is owned by the pioneer's of the place (writes Mr. J. M'Combic in the…
Continued on Trove, page 40 →Great Southern Mine Closed Down
The Great Southern Gold Mine at Rutherglen, for many years one of the leading alluvial mines in Victoria, on Thursday practically closed down. For…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Rations for Entombed Miners
An Ayrshire farmer advances the suggestion that all men who descend pits should be compelled to carry an emergency ration, and also that food…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →British Miners' Protest. London
The executive of the Miners' Federation of Great Britain yesterday unanimously carried a resolution protesting against the declaration of martial law by…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Rutherglen Mine Closes
The Great Southern gold mine, for many years one of the leading alluvial mines in the State, on Thursday practically closed down. For some months…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fire-damp in Mine. 100 Men Entombed. Berlin, January 31
An explosion of fire-damp occurred on Friday in the Achenbach colliery, in Westphalia. One hundred men were entombed, and of…
Continued on Trove, page 43 →Petrified Bones in a Mine
Miners at the Usworth Colliery, County Durham, have made a gruesome find. While hewing in the Maudlin scum they broke through into a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →East Greta Colliery Idle. Sydney
The East Greta colliery at West Maitland was idle to-day, owing to a dispute over the retention of the services of, an engine driver, whom the management…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →British Parliament. Accidents in Mines and on Railway. London
During the debate on the Address in Reply, Mr. W. Brace, Labor M.P. for Glamorgan, moved an amendment calling attention to the number of accident in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Gold in Sandheap. Bendigo
Robert Charles Sayer, a young married man, was charged at the Bending City Court this morning with having been in possession of gold-bearing quartz, without…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Expect Gold Panic in Three Years
Mr. Moreton Fre[?] anticipates a financial panic in [?] within the next two or three years. because of the great drain of British gold…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Mining Matter
In the Albury Warden's Court yesterday, before the Warden, Mr. J. Jamieson, P. M., William O'Donnell, of Lavington, proceeded against James Osborne for…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wife's Dream Saves Husband Entombed in Mine. Seattle (Wash.)
A remarkable story of the rescue of an entombed miner has been received from Franklin, in this State. It appears that a week ago "Mike"…
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