Mining Fatality. St. Petersburg
A cage fell down the shaft in a mine at Ekaterinoslav, and seven men were killed and five injured…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Northern Rivers · Mining & the mines
Mining & the mines, 1913
448 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 2 of 23
Fell Over Cliffs. Accident to Coal Lumper. Sydney
A coal lumper named Joseph Coghlan, while walking along Bronte Cliffs last night, fell on to the rocks forty feet below. He was lying face downwards, and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Coal on Fire. in Ferry Boat's Hold. Sydney
A fire broke out amongst the coal in the bunker of a ferry steamer at Manly this morning. The outbreak was first noticed by the night watchman, who observed…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Labour Troubles. Serious Mining Position. SYDNEY
The mining position at Newcastle is more strained. The Maitland men are in that humour which may lead them to take a serious step at any moment, in spite of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mine Fatality. Labourer's Terrible Death. Sydney
Another mining fatality has occurred at Proken Hill, where Robert Karies, a labourer in the Junction North Mine, has been suffocated by a quantity of slime in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Labour Troubles. Mining Difficulty Revived. SYDNEY
Mr. Carmichael denies that he decided to appoint James Russell, to the position of mine inspector. It is believed this will cause a renewal of the Southern coal…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Newcastle Mines. Deadlock at Burwood. Sydney
The strike at the Durham Colliery at Newcastle has been settled, but there is still a deadlock at Burwood, where an attempt will be made on Monday to get the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Drought in Cobar. Mines Closing Down. Sydney
Owing to the scarcity of water at Cobar, resulting from the protracted dry weather, one mine has closed down, and the stoppage of other mines is threatened should…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Ready for a Contingency. Railway Coal Supply. Sydney
Ever since the last coal strike the Railway Department has been adding to its stock of coal. Besides what is already in hand, thousands of tons extra are being…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mine Explosion. Capetown
A dynamite explosion at the Arcturus State mine in Rhodesia caused the death of two white men and 27 natives…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Coal in Africa. Brussels
Eight coalbels, distributed over a hundred thousand hectares, have been discovered on the shore of Tanganyika Lake…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mining Dispute. Meeting of Colliery Proprietors. Sydney
The northern colliery proprietors held a meeting to-day for the purpose of discussing whether or not they should have a conference with Employees Federation.At…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Nationalising Mines. London
Speaking at Merthyr Tydvil, Mr Keir Hardie, M.P., said, acting in conjuction, the Miners' Federation and the Labour Party should embark on a strong agitation…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The King's Weight in Gold
If the King of England, when he went to Calcutta, had not set his face against the proposition, he would have been weighed in gold, and the amount required to make him…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Miners' Difficulty Conditional Conference Proposed. Sydney
The Miners' Federation received a communication from the Colliery Proprietors to the effect that the latter will consent to a conference on condition that the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Drop of 300 Feet. Accident to a Mining Cage. Perth
A cage containing ten miners dropped three hundred feet in the Golden Horseshoe Mine, Kalgoorlie. Several of the men were injured…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →As Good as a Gold Mine
Professor White estimates that no fewer than 400,000,000 gas mantles are used every year, and as these gasmantles cannot be manufactured…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Mining at Drake
A correspondent writes that the Adeline mine at Drake is again in full operation, and the outlook for the year bears a cheerful aspect…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Colliery Troubles. SYDNEY
Mr. Carmichael, Minister of Labour, is hopeful of bringing the colliery proprietors and miners together at a conference in Newcastle…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mining
The secretary of the Pulganbar Quicksilver and Copper Mining Company, Ltd., reports that the directors visited the mine, during the week and spent two days there…
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