A Close Call. Buried in Coal. Sydney
Some miners had a remarkable escape from death in the Pelaw-Main colliery at Kurri Kurri. Six men were engaged in drawing tops when some tons of small…
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Mining & the mines, 1913
448 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 18 of 23
Voices of Gold
Mme. Melba, who celebrated the twenty-fifth anniversary of her first appearance at Covent Garden on May 24th, has made a fortune of £500,000…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →First Discovery of Gold
The death of Mr. Charles Brentanl, remarks an authority, will recair to the memory of old Victorians some interesting matters relating to the first discovery of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Rand Mines. Commission of Inquiry. Capetown
Lord Gladstone has appointed a Commission, with Professor Schapman, of Manchester, as Chairman, to inquire into wages, working hours, cost of living and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Cloud Burst. Goldfield (Nevada)
A cloud burst which visited this district without warning yesterday resulted in five persons being drowned. Scores of residences were swamped and much…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Rich Gold Find. Perth
A rich gold fine has been reported sixty miles north of Meekatharra, West Australia, and is said to be equal to anything yet found in this State…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →"Well, Here Goes!" Coal Trimmer's Death. Sydney
When the mail steamer Tahiti, which arrived in Sydney to-day, was five days out from San Francisco, a trimmer named Gibson walked to the side of the vessel and,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Strike of Miners. the Proprietors Protest. Sydney
Proceedings at the Newcastle Miners' Wages Board were interrupted to-day in consequence of the strike at the [?]elawMain Colliery. Counsel for the owners…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →An Inca Mine
On the United Fruit Co.'s steamer Carillo, which sailed recently from New York for Guayquil, Ecuador, were Mr. and Mrs. William G. Gates, of Callao…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Ferment Working. Posting and Miners Affected. London
Fifty, ships are held up in the Manchester. Ship Canal by the strike. The Postmen's Federation conference at Birmingham has denounced the Select…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Gold, Finds. Melbourne
A nugget of gold weighing 281 ounces has been discovered on the Kitten Claim at Tarnagulla. SYDNEY, Thursday…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Millions Made Out of £640. Romance of a Famous Gold Mine
About forty years ago a Scotsman, Donald Gordon by name, was endeavouring to make a fortune by cattle grazing on 640…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Collen Dullen Mine. Sydney
Work at the Cullen Bullen Mine, near Lithgow, has been suspended owing to trouble among the employees, and the miners' secretary is endeavoring to effect a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Gold Robbery. at Dawson City. Dawson (Yukon)
Two masked and armed men held up and robbed a gold mining company's hydraulic works, gagged and bound the guards and robbed the dredges of £5000 worth of gold…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Buried Beneath Coal. Narrow Escape From Death. Sydney
Richard Lilycovce a coal lumper, was buried beneath 30 tons of coal on board the steamer Shropshire this morning. While the mate, named John Carter, was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Rand. Pacific Miners. Johannesburg
The central district of the Miners Association has unanimously opposed the Federation of Trade Unions proposal to strike as a protest against Crawford's and…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Mine Cavts In. Miner's Wonderful Escape. Centralia (Pennsylvania)
After being imprisoned for a week beneath a hunched feet of coal, the result of a mine cave in, Thoiuus Tohesky, was rescued. A score of rescuers worked night…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →South Coast Coal. Fails for Australian Warships. Speed Trials in the Great Bight. Sydney
It is understood on high authority that a report of very great importance has been received ar the Navy office in Melbourne regarding the speed trials carried…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →British Miners. Huge Election Fund. London
A ballot in which six hundred thousand voted resulted in a substuntial majority in favor of the Miners's [?]ederation taking political action in accordance with the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Gold Medal. Ada Crosslesy's Present, London
Captain Collins, on behalf at the Commonwealth Government, has presented Ada Crossiley with a gold modal beaning the Australian Arms in recosaition of her…
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