Terrible Explosion. in Newcastle Mine
SYDNEY, Friday.--A terrible explosion occurred at the Redhead colliery, near Belmont, Lake Macquarie, yesterday, as a result of which one man was…
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Mining & the mines, 1926
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Mining Disaster. One Killed Many Injured
Sydney, Thursday.--An explosion occurred at the Redhead colliery, near Belmont, Lake Macquarie, to-day, as a result of which one man is dead and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Coal Mine Disaster Two More Victims Newcastle
Norman Berriman (25) died in Newcastle Hospital last night as a result of the severe burns he received in the explosion at Redhead colliery. All the other victims in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Redhead Disaster. Victims of Colliery Explosion. Two Further Deaths
SYDNKY, Monday.-Joseph Lons dale (50), lately residing at Redhead, and Thomas Odams (26), lately living at Merewether, died in the Newcastle…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Anthracite Coal Strike (Reuter.) PHILADELPHIA
The latest effort to end the anthracite strike has apparently failed, as operators announced that the new proposal "did not meet [?]ny requirements of the situation."…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Offered Them Shares. Coal Miners Withdrawn
MELBOURNE, Tuesday. Forty employees at Korumburra coal mine were withdrawn from the mine because the management offered them shares in the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sunbeam Mine Dispute Extension Threatened
MELBOURNE, Tuesday. An extension of the dispute at the Sunbeam mine is threatened. A member of the Engine Drivers' Union was dismissed…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mining at Drake. Interest Growing
Gradually the interest in mining at Drake is growing and at the present time, a number of speculators and promoters are making careful…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Gold Quest
One of the Bruce-Page proposals for the next few years aims at encouraging prospecting for gold in Australia, and to this…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Russian Gold Arrives in London (Reuter.) LONDON
A million sterling's worth of gold bullion has arrived from Leningrad and will be deposited as security for the considerable orders to British firms in connection with…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mining Accidents Attributed to Naked Lights Sydney
Mr. William Humble, formerly chief inspector of coal mines, told the Coal Commission, presided over by Mr. Justice Edmunds, that there should be no exemption to the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Toll of the Mines Loss of Life Due to Use of Naked Lights. Should be Prohibited
SYDNEY, Wednesday. William Humble, formerly chief inspector of coal mines, told the Coal Commission, presided over by Mr. Justice Edmunds,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Coal Mining Troubles (Australian Press Association.) LONDON
The newspapers are giving prominence to Lord Londonderry's suggestion that the Coal Mining Association should be dissolved, and the employers and men rediscuss wages…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →£50,000 Lost in Wages. Cessnock Miners' Strike
SYDNEY, Thursday. The employees of Stanford Merthyr No. 2 colliery at Paxton, in the Cessnock district, have been on strike for three months, during…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mining at Drake Interest Growing
Gradually the interest in mining at Drake is growing, and at the present time, a number of speculators and promotors are making careful…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Gold Watch and Chain From 1917 Strikers Sydney
The 1917 railway strikers who had their seniority restored at the expense of the loyalists during the great upheaval have decided to express their appreciation to the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Smoky New York Resembles London Effect of Coal Strike Looking for Fires (Reuter.) New York
New York city, famous for its clearness of atmosphere, is now undergoing a radicals change, due to the coal strike. Householders, offiice buildings, and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mining Dangers Firedamp Explosions
When the late Sir W.E. Garforth succeeded by 1910, after many years of experimenting, in convincing miners that many an insignificant firedamp explosion only…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Five Men Killed. Gas Explosion in Coal Mine
LONDON, Saturday. News from West Frankfort states that five men were killed by a local gas explosion in a coal mine on Friday, but no fire broke…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mining at Drake
Gradually the intercut in wining at Drake is growing of speculators and promaters are making careful…
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