Mining Disaster. 149 Men Entombed. London
A terrible diaster occurred in the Color[?] from and Coal Company's mine at Primero, where an explosion entombed 140. men, and there in no hope of rescuing any…
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A terrible diaster occurred in the Color[?] from and Coal Company's mine at Primero, where an explosion entombed 140. men, and there in no hope of rescuing any…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →When the Newcastle and Maitland collieries Wages Board met to-day John Wisby, secretary of the Sea Pit Lodge, said the men at that mine had adked him…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The hearing of the charges against Peter Bowling, William Brennan, Albert Burns, Amram Lewis and Andrew Gray, of having unlawfully and wickedly conspired…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A miner smoking a cigarette caused an explosion in a coal mine at La Sesperandas, in Mexico. Sixty-eight were killed and fifty injured,…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The conspiracy charges against Peter Bowling and others was advanced another stage to-day, and the hearing is expected to last another ten days…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The directors of the Grafton Copper-mining Company, in their report presented at the general meeting of shareholders held on January 31, state that last year the…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →A heavily laden coal train bound to Sydney from Lithgow left the rails at Katoomba. The engine and four trucks were thrown…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The hear[?]ng of the charges against Peter Bowling, William Brennan, Albert Burns, Amram Lewis, and Andrew Gray of having unlawfully and wickedly conspired…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Three men were badly affected by foul air at the Lightning Ridge opal mine, at Collarenebri, and one collapsed and fell while bei[?] hauled up, sustaining fractures…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →At an aggregate meeting of the southern miners to-day it was decided to leave the settlement of the strike to the amalgamated council, which meets in Sydney on…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The sum of £1 OOO has been received from the British trade unionists towards the strike fund. Notices of the proprietors' claims were…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mr, Robertson, general manager of the metropolitan colliery, giving further evidence before the southern collieries Wages Board, said he objected to the system of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Acting Premier, Mr. Lee, stated on Friday that matters in connection with the discharge of the Government coal were developing without any further hitches. Not…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →An explosion in the Earnest Colliery, Pennsylvania, killed eleven…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Melbourne S. S. Company's steamer Perth cleared at the Customs House at Newcastle on Friday for Melbourne with 1200 tons of cargo coal, in addition…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The position is now more hopeful. State Labour Members will meet the [?] gate board to-morrow when the question. the acceptance of the wages boanl will be…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →AT a large aggregate meeting of the southern miners, held at Woonoona, yesterday, it was decided that the question of returning to work should be left to a meeting of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The northern miners delegates met at Newcastle to-day. There was a full muster present. The district Labour members were also in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Coal Lumpers' Union held a meeting to-day, and agreed to await the result of the Northern Miners ballot before deciding whether to resume work or…
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