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Northern Rivers · Mining & the mines
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Hundreds of graves were destroyed at the British war cemetery at Thiepv[?], the scene of terrible fighting on July 1, 1916. A party of labourers tried to root up a wire,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A message from Blufield (West Virginia) states that an explosion occurred at a coal mine in Raleigh county, and of 68 miners entombed in the mines two have been killed…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →BLUEFIELD (West Virginia), Tuesday. As a result of an explosion in a coal mine in Raleigh County, two men were killed, and 26 are entombed. Forty…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The known dead in the mine explosion here increased to nine to-day when rescue workers broke through a barrier of 'debris and found eight additional bodies near the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →LONDON, Wednesday.--The first report of the Coal Commission unanimously says the change in the fortunes of the coal- mining industry it the result of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The commission which was appointed to investigate the British ceal industry as a result of the recent big strike and long unsettled conditions, to-day issued…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The need for careful consideration of the coal report was emphasised by the Prime Minister at a meeting with representatives of the Mining…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The miners' delegate conference has decided to refer the coal commission's report to the districts, and subsequently to call a further conference…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →CAIRNS, Sunday.—News has reached Cairns of a reported discovery, 12 miles from the Daintree River, on the read to Bloomfield, of a rich gold mine…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A rich gold find is reported 12 miles from Daintree. R. Dawell and Ferguson are said to be the fortunate discoverers. The report has caused a rush to the spot from…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →CAIRNS, Saturday. --News has reached Cairns of a reported discovery, 12 miles from the Daintree River, on the road to Bloomfield, of a rich gold mine…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →LONDON, Monday. --A shocking disaster occurred at Thorne Colliery, at Doncaster. Six men in a cage were concreting the face of the shaft when…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →LONDON, Monday.--A shocking disaster occurred at the Thorne Colliery. Doncaster. Six men in a cage were concreting the face of the shaft when…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A new method of mining for gold was made known at Tamworth Warden's Court when an application for authority to enter certain lands was made to the Warden (Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Legations and protocol powers have instructed their naval commanders to Tientsin to notify the Taku Forts authorities that unless within three days the mines are…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →At meetings on the Maitland coalfields yesterday members strongly denounced the existing award and favoured cessation of work, but the majority protested against…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →SYDNEY, Wednesday.--The committee of the Cabinet, consisting of Messrs. Cann (Minister for Health), Flannery (Minister for Works and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Reuter's Peking correspondent states that the Powers this afternoon handed a note to the Foreign Office giving the text of the memorandnm which they had…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Excitement has been aroased over all the mining fields in the north by a reported rich gold find outside Dain-tree, near the China Camp diggings…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →When the commission inquiring into the question of safety in mines sat this morning it was announced that the Minister for Mines had extendd the commission to May…
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