Blown to Pieces Colliery Explosion. Seven Men Killed
LONDON, Saturday.--Seven men were blown to pieces by an explosion in the Rhosamman colliery at Carmarthen (Wales)…
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Mining & the mines, 1924
669 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 2 of 34
Mine Explosion. Fatal Disaster in Wales. (Reuter.)
LONDON, Saturday.—A terrible explosion I occurred at midnight in the Rhosamman colliery at Brynammain in the Swansea Valley. Seven men were engaged in driving a…
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LONDON, Sunday.—Reuter: More than 100 miners are entombed and believed to be dead as the result of an explosion in a coal mine at Utashinai,…
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TOKIO, Sunday.—A report from Sapp[?] Hokaido states that more than 100 miners have been entombed and are believed to be dead as the result of a gas explosion in a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →War Memories. Destroying Sea Mines
LONDON, Monday.—In Admiralty Fleet Orders just issued, it is notified that, whenever practicable, vessels should attempt to sink or destroy mines by gun or rifle fire,…
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It is evident, judging from the remarks made on the local racecourse on Saturday that the Lismore Turf Club's racing carnival, which opens on the 19th inst., will be that…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Gas Explosion Japanese Miners Killed. One Hundred Men Entombed
TOKIO, Sunday.--More than 100 miners are entombed, and are believed to be dead, as the result of a gas explosion in a coal mine at Utashinai, near…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday.--Five of the Northen mines are still held up owing to industrial disputes. Five others resumed work yesterday…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The Ivanboe colliery at Portland has now been idle for 15 weeks which means a loss of over £10,000 in wages to the men…
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WEST MATTLAND, Tuesday.—The South Greta Miners' Lodge has adopted a drastic resolution to enforce a boycott against master bakers carrying on night…
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AUCKLAND, Tuesday.—A dispute at the Westport colliery, New Zealand, which commenced in September last, was satisfactorily adjusted yesterday…
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On Friday last, at Ophir, near Orange (New South Wales), an obelisk was unveiled to commemorate the first discovery of gold in Australia. The obelisk bears…
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The South Greta miners' lodge has adopted a drastic resolution to enforce the boycott against the master bakers who carry on night baking, and members…
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WELLINGTON (N.Z.), Thursday.—The West Coast miners have decided to resume work. The terms arrived at by the conference…
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SYDNEY, Thursday.—Mr. Hibble, chairman of the Northern Coal Tribunal, when approached last night, declined to discuss the present impasse created by his refusal…
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SYDNEY, Thursday.-Mr. Hibble (chairman of the Northern Coal Tribunal) when approached last night, declined to discuss the present impasse created by his…
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SYDNEY, Thursday.--Regarding the case of the [?]ner who was recently sentenced to two months' hard labor for ill-treating his foster child at Pelaw…
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BRISBANE, Friday.—Brisbane officials of the Mines Department deny any knowledge of the reported impending closure of the Baralaba State coal mine…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Diminishing Gold Output
SYDNEY, Friday.--Last year's output of gold in this State makes a new low record…
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SYDNEY, Friday.—The gold yield of New South Wales last year constituted a new low record, the value being £79,998 against £107,139 the previous year…
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