Saved From Drowning. Miners' Close Call. Joplin (Missouri)
Six men who were entombed in a mine cave-in awaited rescue for five hours. The water was rising by inches…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines
Mining & the mines, 1911
1,195 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 55 of 60
Mining Disaster. Fifty Men Entombed. Johannesburg
A fall of rock in the Primose Mine killed a European and entombed 50 natives…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mining Matters. Deputation to the Premier. Sydney
The executive officers of the Northern Colliery Employees' Federation waited on Mr. M'Gowen, the State Premier, to-day, and asked his assistance in bringing…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Northumberland Miners. Minimum Wage. Eight Hour Act
The conference of the Miners' Federation of Great Britain, held at Southport, England, discussed, on October 5th the application of the Northumberland miners…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →British Miners. Strike Deprecated. Plea for Unity
The annual conference of the Miners' Federation of Great Britain was opened in the Cambridge Hall. Southport, England, on 3rd October. Mr. Enoch Edwards,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Work at the Collieries
The coal trade continues satisfactory, so far as the majority of the mines in the Newcastle and Maitland district are concerned, notwithstanding that the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Export of Coal
The question of the export of coal from Newcastle early occupied the attention of the authorities in the colony, and also the Government in England…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Gold-digger's Heir
Mr. Thomas O'Loughlin, an Australian financial magnate, who has been married in Kilkenny city to the daughter of a county Kilkenny farmer, inherited a…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Sea Pit Miners
A meeting of the Sea Pit miners was held on Monday at Cameron's hotel, Newcastle. Mr. J. Mitchell presided. Mr. D. Watson was nominated for the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →British Miners. Prospects of Peace. London
The executive of the Miners' Federation of Great Britain discussed the minimum wage question yesterday, and adjourned until to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Our Sydney Letter. Dr. Mawson Suggests an Antarctic Goldfield.—plans of the Barque Endeavour.—merely a Piece of Cloth.—offering to Help the Turks.—the Threatened Bread Strike.—the Post-office and the Sweeps. Sydney
Dr. Mawson has gone—anyway, so far as New South Wales is concerned. But he has not gone for ever, but only for sixteen or seventeen months. When he…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mining Matters. Borehole Pit Idle
Stockton-Borchole Colliery, at Cockle Creek, was idle yesterday. It appears that a disagreement occurred between the under-manager and one…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →British Labour. a Minimum Wage. Mining Trouble. London
The Independent Labour party has given notice of an amendment at the annual conference to be held at Birmingham in January in favour of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →British Coal Exports
During the September, 6,000,852 tons of coal, coke, and patent fuel, valued at £3,419,905, were exported from the United Kingdom, as against 5,899,917 tons,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Coal at Panic Prices
Something like a panic has broken out among, the consumers of coal. Frightened at the rumours of coming strikes which fill the air just now, the British…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mining Disaster. Fourteen Men Entombed. Vivian (West Virginia)
An explosion, which was caused by coaldust, occurred in the Bottom Creek Coal Company's mine yesterday, with the result that a number of men…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Whitburn Miners
A special meeting of the Whitburn miners was held at Greta on Sunday, Mr. A. D. Jones presiding. The following nominations were made…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Rand Complaint. No Loss of Gold. Capetown
[?] Commission appointed to inquire [?] matters connected with the alleged [?] gold at the East Rand Mine, [?] that there has been no real loss…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mining Matters. Delegate Board Meeting
A special meeting of the delegate board of the Colliery Employees' Federation was held at Fatzen's Hall, West Maitland yesterday, Mr. D. Warson, the president,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mining Matters. Borehole Colliery
Stockton-Borchole Colliery, which was idle last Thursday, owing to one of the men being refused his lamp, is at work again, the men having accepted the…
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