More Than 100 Men Trapped In Mine New York
More than 100 men are reported to be trapped in a sift-coal mine near Centralia, Illinois, as the result of an explosion or cave-in…
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Mining & the mines, 1947
315 stories in New England's papers · page 6 of 16
Little Hope For Hundred Miners Trapped By Blast
CENTRAL ILLINOIS, Thursday—It is now hoped that rescue parties will reach the 100 entrapped miners in Centralia Colliery within a few hours, but there is little hope of finding them alive. A spokesman for Centralia Collieries said that…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Us Goal Mine Disaster 16 More Bodies Recovered Hope Abandoned For 82 Entommbed Miners Mew York
Sixteen more bodie all multilated by the explosion which occured on Thursday Were recovered from the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Coal Strike May Be Averted
The threatened general stoppage of all coast mines from next Monday probably will be averted following a conference yersterday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Eighty-two Miners Still Hopelessly Entombed New York
Sixteen more bodies, all mutilated by the explosion which occurred on Tuesday, were recovered from Wamac soft…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Training to Become Miners
Coal mining in Britain is being treated as a scientific and specialised job. Unlike the old days when boys were sent down coal mines at a very tender age and had to learn the trade by hard experience, to-day they receive a thorough course of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Another Communist To Lead Miners
SYDNEY, Saturday.-- Idris Williams, secretary of the Victorian Miners' district and a member of the Communist…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Burning Oil to Save Coal
British railways are tackling the problem of converting locomotives from coal to oil burning, under the Government authorised scheme by which the main line companies will save a million tons of coal per year. Only heavy duty locomotives consuming the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Mine Disaster Was "Murder" Lewis Declares
WASHINGTON. Saturday -- Serious allegations that [?] mine workers who were killed by the mine explosion at Centralia,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Life Imprisonment For Two Gold Coast Natives
CAPETOWN, Saturday. --The two Gold Coast natives who narrowly escaped execution last Monday, when their three…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Coal Mine Calamity in U.S.A. WASHINGTON
The Secretary of the Interior Mr. Julius Krug) in a statement promised an early report on safety conditions in soft coal mines…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →County Council to Take Up Ashford Coal Lease; Big Power Demand
Two matters which will undoubtedly have a very big bearing on the future of electricity development throughout the entire North and North-West were discussed at a meeting of the North-West County Council, held at Warialda on Friday. The matters were:—…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →U.S. Mine Disaster "Will Not Engage in Controversy" Secretary of Interior on Catastrophe WASHINGTON
The Secretary of the Interior (Mr. Julius Krug), in a statement promising an early report on safety…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →U.S. Mine Disaster "Will Not Engage in Controversy" Secretary of Interior on Catastrophe WASHINGTON
The Secretary of the Interior (Mr. Julius Krug), in a statement promising an early report on safety…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →British Oil-Burning Locomotives to Save Coal—
British railways are tackling the problem of converting locomotives from coal to oil burning, under the Government authorized scheme by which the main line companies will save a million tons fo coal per year. Only heavy duty locomotives are being refitted. The converted locomotives…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Mining Lease Application Approved
Approval is notified in New South Wales Government Gazette No 41 of the following application for a mining lease:—Tingha No. 1,204, Ernest Cox,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →German Miners Strike For More Food — Socialisation
LONDON, Thursday.—It is estimated that 350,000 miners are affected by the decision of the German Miners Union at a meeting at Bochum yesterday, to call out all Ruhr miners, for one-day strike to-day. While the strike is primarily directed…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →German Miners Decide to Strike Demand Food and Socialisation of Basic Industries
LONDON, Thursday.—It is estimated thai 350,- 000 miners are affected by the decision of the General Miners' Union at a meeting at Bochum yesterday to call out all Ruhr miners for a one-day strike…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →350,000 German Miners Down Tools Protest at Dearth of Food "Hunger" Demonstrations in Many Centres LONDON
It is estimated that 350,000 miners are affected by the decision of the German Miners' Union at a meeting at Bochum yesterday to call out all Ruhr miners for a one-day strike to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →County Council To Up Ash ford Coal Lease
Two matters which will undoubtedly have a big big bearing on the future of electricity development throuhout the entire North and North West were discussed at a meeting of the North-West County…
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