Hocking Mine Accident Fall of Timber. One Man Killed. Terrible Injuries. Adelong
Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 16 January 1908 · page 2
While throe miners, Tillock, Donellon and Wilts, were throwing mullock down the put at the Gibraltar mine, Adelong, yesterday, the timber of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mining in Western Australia Nearing the End. Prospecting Scheme Suggested. Perth
Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 16 January 1908 · page 2
Mr. Bandan, in presiding at a masting of the associated Northern blocks, suggested that the Government of West Australia ought to test and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sad Fatality. Gibraltar Mine Subsides. and Buries Mr. Arthur Tillett
Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Friday 17 January 1908 · page 3
ON Tuesday last the residents of Adelong and district were herrified on hearing the awful news that Mr. Arthur Tillett, second eldest…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Hotel Bombarded. Riotous Coal-miners. Three Policemen Injured
Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 18 January 1908 · page 3
A disgraceful scene occurred in the vicinity of the Scarborough Hotel, at Clifton, on the South Coast, on Tuesday…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Trouble in the Coal Mines. Unionists Disobey Their Leaders
Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 18 January 1908 · page 8
The Pelaw Main Colliery, at Kurri Kurri, was again thrown idle on Thursday morning by the wheelers refusing to abide by the arrangements made…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Entombed Miners Remarkable Experience. Rescued After 48 Days. London, Jan. 20
Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 21 January 1908 · page 2
Bailey, Brown and Macdonald, whip were entombed in the Alpha shaft. Eli, Nevada, since December 4, have been rescued. Air and food were…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mines and Miners
The Worker · Thursday 23 January 1908 · page 9
Another 100-acre lease lias been granted for mining on Tallow Beach, near Byron. Bay (N.S.W.). There are now three companies working the black beach sands…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Coal Mining Arbitration Court. New Miners' Advocate to Be Elected
The Worker · Thursday 23 January 1908 · page 20
Mr. Matthew Charlton, M.L.A., was recently appointed to conduct the miners' case before the Coal-mining Arbitration Court, and the appointment was very well…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →The Elingamite's Gold
The Worker · Thursday 23 January 1908 · page 5
Some £3300 has been recovered from the wreck of the Elingamrte, which went to the bottom of the sea at the Three Kings Islands, to the north of New Zealand. It…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Coal Wheelers on Strike Want Increased Wages. Sydney
Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 23 January 1908 · page 2
The Back Creek and Duckentield collieries at Minimi are idle again today. The wheelers went on strike, being determined not to resume work till…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →General Telegrams. Mining Fatality. Broken Hill
Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 25 January 1908 · page 2
A miner, named Thos. Drew, 40 was killed in Block 12, Proprietary Mine, this morning. He was working at the 800ft level when a large quantity…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Gib. Mining Fatality. Inquest on the Victim
The Tumut Advocate and Farmers and Settlers' Adviser · Tuesday 28 January 1908 · page 2
The adjourned inquiry into the cause of death of Arthur Tillett at the Gib. mine was resumed at the Court House on Wednesday, before the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mines and Miners
The Worker · Thursday 30 January 1908 · page 31
A 90oz. nugget was found at Tarnagulla (Vic.) on Saturday, by Mackcuzie and party. Long Tunnel Extended (Walhalla, Vic.) sold up to £l4 10s., though only in Small…
Continued on Trove, page 31 →Coal Trade Dispute. Unreasonable Men. Another Colliery Idle. a Critical Position. Sydney
Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 30 January 1908 · page 2
The special court to consider the coal mining dispute, met again this morning. The employers' representative stated that the Rhondda Colliery…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Airly Miners' Dispute. Owners Refuse Conference
The Worker · Thursday 30 January 1908 · page 31
Sydney Labor Council last week endorsed the recommendation of the executive that a further appeal be issued on behalf of the shale miners at Airly. The latter will now…
Continued on Trove, page 31 →Overtime on W.a. Mines. Long Shifts and Unemployment
The Worker · Thursday 30 January 1908 · page 31
The system of "double-banking," or working overtime, has been carried out for a long time past on some of the great mines of West Australia, and notably so on such…
Continued on Trove, page 31 →Shocking Mine Accident a Premature Explosion. Man Blown to Pieces. Broken Hill
Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 30 January 1908 · page 2
George Wearmonth, a miner, was blown to pieces in the Proprietary mine owing to a premature explosion. Wearmonth and a mate, Barry,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Coal Trade Disputes. Further Trouble. Two Collieries Idle. Sydney
Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 4 February 1908 · page 2
The Dudley and Shortlend collieries in the Newcastle district were idle to-day owing to trouble with the miners. The miners were not responsible for…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Very Latest. Another Coal Crisis. SYDNEY
Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 5 February 1908 · page 2
Another coal crisis occurred at Newcastle this morning. The special court was abruptly adjourned, as the proprietors refused to continue the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Nationalisation of Coal Mines Labor Proposal Defeated
Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 6 February 1908 · page 2
The Labor Conference discussed the question of the nationalisation of coal miues, on the motion— That the State own and work sufficient…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →