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Northern Rivers · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1907

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Coal Mining Trouble. the Crisis Averted. Sydney

Northern Star · Monday 16 December 1907 · page 3

The threatened coal-mining crisis has been averted. The Hebburn miners called a mass meeting at Weston, and decided to go back to work next week. Several…

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Mine Disaster. Men En[?]ed. London

Northern Star · Wednesday 18 December 1907 · page 5

An explosion in a mine at Zotande, near Birmingham, Alabama (U.S.A.). entombed 90 men. Forty groped their way to the surface…

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The Death Roll in the Alabama Mine. London

Northern Star · Thursday 19 December 1907 · page 3

It is estimated that seventy were killed by the explosion in the mine at Yolande…

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His Own Silver Mine

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 20 December 1907 · page 5

THE story of a sudden hope and a more sudden disappointment, is told by the Newcastle "Herald," An amateur gardener, says the paper, on the North…

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The Broken Hill Mines

Northern Star · Saturday 21 December 1907 · page 4

A Sydney writer states:—"The position at Broken Hill has become serious. The Junction [?] has clotted down, and [?] 14 has not resumed productive work…

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Another Mine Fired in America LONDON

Northern Star · Saturday 21 December 1907 · page 7

An explosion fired a portion of the Pittsburg Coal Company's mine at Jacob's Creek. Two hundred and fifty Americans and…

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Bold Attempt at Gold Robbery. One Robber Shot and Another Captured. London

Northern Star · Saturday 21 December 1907 · page 7

Two officials of the Witwater's Rand Mine conveying gold in a cab to Johannesburg, were pursued by two motorists, armed with revolvers. One motorist was shot;…

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Jacob's Creek Mine Disaster. No Hope for Entombed Men. London

Northern Star · Monday 23 December 1907 · page 3

All hope for the miners entombed in the Jacob's Creek, Pittsburg, mine disaster is practically abandoned. Fourteen of the miners have been discovered terribly…

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Scottish Miners' Federation Conference. Disappointed That Old Age Pensions Wehe Not Proposed by Government. Address by the President. Comparison of Scottish and Wespitalian Miners. London

Northern Star · Tuesday 31 December 1907 · page 3

The Scottish Minors' Federation Conference at Glasgow by 58 to 43 negatived a proposal to ask Parliament to compel coal masters to collect miners' union…

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