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New England · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1907

327 stories in New England's papers · page 6 of 17

The Coal-Lumpers' Strike. SYDNEY

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 3 May 1907 · page 5

TWELVE hundred wharf labourers attended a meeting last night when a motion to refuse to work on boats coaled by outside labour was almost unanimously rejected…

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Latest Telegraphic News. Through [?] Sydney, Thursday, 11.7 A.M. the Coal Trouble

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 3 May 1907 · page 2

Twelve hundred wharf laborers attended a meeting last night, and almost un[?]mousty rejected a motion to refuse work on boats coaled by [?] labor. It was…

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Wages Case. Tuesday, April 30th 1907. (Before Mr. R. B. V. Alinutt, P.m.) Mining Wages Case

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 3 May 1907 · page 2

A BOLAND rued A. Borg[?] to recover £13 1[?]s ld, balance of wages des. Mr Abbott appeared for [?]plainant, and there was no appearance of defendant. Plaintiff gave evidence in support of his…

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Mining

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 7 May 1907 · page 2

ON Saturday last an extraordinary meeting of the Stannum Vale Deep Lead Tin Mining Co. was held at Sorenson's Hotel, Despwater. It was decided to reconstruct…

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The Hero of a Mining Sensation

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 7 May 1907 · page 2

DIVER HUGHES (the hero of the mining sensation in Western Australia), who saved the entombed miner Verischetti, was a passenger by the mail train on Saturday. He…

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Woodstock Tragedy. Coroner's Inquest. Miners Committed on a Charge of Murder

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 7 May 1907 · page 2

An enquiry into the death of Joseph Garrett, the victim of the Woodstock tragedy, was commenced at the Courthouse yesterday morning, before the Coroner (Mr. A. J…

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Inferior Coal

Guyra Argus · Thursday 9 May 1907 · page 7

The Iridescent colon in what Is called peacock coal" are due to the presence! of a film of Iron oxide. It usually means the Joss of a part of the volatile…

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Coal Strike

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 10 May 1907 · page 4

The coal lumpers' strike continues, but plenty of free labor is offering, and shipping is not delayed. Everything was quiet yesterday, sending men to prison for [?]…

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Mining Notes

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 10 May 1907 · page 4

SPEAKING in as industrial sense, one cannot aver that mining matters locally are quite on the boom, yet nevertheless the fact remains that an era of great activity…

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Coal-Lumpers' Strike. SYDNEY

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 10 May 1907 · page 5

The coal Inmpers' strike still continues, but plenty of free labour is Offering, and shipping is not delayed. Everything was quiet yesterday, and the…

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Broken Hill Mines. Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 14 May 1907 · page 5

MEN continue to arrive atBroken Hill almost daily and experience no difficulty in obtaining employment at the mines…

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Stealing Coal. SYDNEY, Monday Night

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 14 May 1907 · page 5

AT the Central Police court, to-day, a man was fined £1 or 14 days for stealing coal which he picked up on a railway line. The coal fell off a track, and was valued at…

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Mining Disaster

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 15 May 1907 · page 4

One hundred and seven miners were entombed bya fire in a copper mine in Mexico. Seventeen have been rescued, and the fate of the…

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Miners' Assoo?

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 17 May 1907 · page 4

THE regualr montlyh [?] above was held at the Secretary [?] Tuesday 7th inst The [?] g. Hamilton) president and the [?]…

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Mining Notes

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 17 May 1907 · page 4

RAIN is again badly wanted for many of the smaller venture several of the surface claims being gain hung up for want of water Town supplies for domestic purpose…

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The Coal-lumpers' Strike

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 18 May 1907 · page 4

Jack Mitchell, a seaman, was today committed for trial on a charge of using violence to John Bark, with intent to prevent him following his…

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Broken Hill Mines

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 21 May 1907 · page 2

No rain has yet fallen in Broken Hill, and the prospects of a water famine, which is not possible before the end of July, is still effecting the share market values, Meantime, the…

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Dairying. Gold in Dairying

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 21 May 1907 · page 3

AS showing how dairying pays, the North Coast Dairying Co. is cited as an illustration. It it only 12 yean ago that it started with 30 cans of cream; since then, it has turned over…

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Our Mining Industry

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 21 May 1907 · page 2

It mutt be accepted as a healthy sign when mining in some districts in this division is being prosecuted on lines…

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Cobar Mining Trouble. SYDNEY

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 21 May 1907 · page 5

THE strike of miners at Cobar still continues. The mines, in consequence, remain idle…

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