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Mining & the mines, 1908

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The Coalminers. Illawarra. the Bulli Colliery

The Worker · Thursday 26 November 1908 · page 29

There is some talk of closing, down the old historic Bulli Colliery. After having been worked for about 40 years the upper seam has reached the western limit, and…

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How Long Will the World's Coal Last?

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 27 November 1908 · page 7

Computations of to-day have shown that Great Britain has "in sight," so to speak-although it is all below the ground-an available coal deposit of…

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American Colliery Explosion. 275 Miners Entombed. State Inspection Just Concluded. London, Sunday Afternoon

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 1 December 1908 · page 2

A terrible explosion has occurred at the Pittsburg and Buffalo Coal Company's mice at Marianna, Florida, U.S.A…

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Big Mine Disaster

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 1 December 1908 · page 2

The majority of 188 victims of the explosion in the Marianna mine were Englishmen and Americans. The explosion is supposed to have been…

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Adelong Mining

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 1 December 1908 · page 4

A MESSAGE from Adelong says :—The encouraging appearance of the new find on the Great Victoria line, Adelong, by Capell and party, is causing…

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Colliery Explosion. 275 Men Entombed. London, Nov. 29

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 1 December 1908 · page 2

A colliery explosion, attended by heavy loss of life, is reported from Pittaburg. The accident occurred at the Buffalo…

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Mines and Miners

The Worker · Thursday 3 December 1908 · page 29

The last monthly returns from the Lord Nelson mine, St. Arnaud, Vic, are:— Crushed, 1904 tons; battery yield, 467oz. 2dwt. Cyanide 283oz. 7dwt.; pyrites, 62oz…

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Victorious Airly Miners. Presentation to Sydney Labor Council. the Strike Question

The Worker · Thursday 3 December 1908 · page 28

Mr. Dooley, M.L.A., at last meeting of Sydney Labor Council, presented that body, on behalf of the Airly miners, with a handsomely framed group photograph…

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Victoria. Wages Boards for Miners. Bent Government Bill.—its Scope Examined

The Worker · Thursday 3 December 1908 · page 17

[?] the Amended Mines Bill which was [?]oduced into the Legislative Assembly [?]t week by Mr. McLeod, provision is made for the appointment of wages boards…

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State Gold Yield. a Falling Off. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 8 December 1908 · page 2

The New South Wales' gold yield for November shows a marked falling off, while the yield for the 11 months of the current year shows the…

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News From the Capital. Sydney, Monday, 8 p.m. a Mine's Mystery

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 8 December 1908 · page 2

A quantity of clothing has been recovered from a mine at Rushworth (Vic.), in which the bodies of a man and woman were recently found…

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Mines and Miners

The Worker · Thursday 10 December 1908 · page 29

A prospector named Rowley at Yamulla, N.S.W., has struck some splendid [?]aters, and is trying to locate their [?]rce…

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The Coalminers. Illawarra. Colliery Employees' Association

The Worker · Thursday 10 December 1908 · page 29

The annual election of officers of the Illawarra Miners' Association took place during last week. Considerable interest was manifested in the election, over 2000…

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Labor at Broken Hill. Proprietary Mine Wants Trouble

The Worker · Thursday 10 December 1908 · page 10

Since the letter of our Broken Hill correspondent was written, and which appears elsewhere in this issue, there have been serious developments in the…

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Coal Oversea Storage an English Proposal. Trade with Australia. London

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 10 December 1908 · page 2

The Hull Chamber of Commerce and Shipping has unanimously recommended the establishment of a direct line of freight steamers to Australia…

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Snowball Copper Mine

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Saturday 12 December 1908 · page 2

At the Gundagai Warden's Court on Monday last, three months' suspension of the labor conditions was granted to the Snowball Copper Mining Company (No…

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Gold Medal Awarded

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 12 December 1908 · page 2

Mr. R. H. Blarney, sec. of the Murrumbidgee Co-operative Milling Coy. is in receipt of intimation from the authorities of the France-British Exhibition recently…

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Old World Doings. London, Friday. Miners' Eight Hours Bill

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 15 December 1908 · page 2

Strenuous opposition to the Miners' Eight-hours Bill is developing both in the House of Commons and outside owing to fears that the reduction would…

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Serious Development. British Mine Withdraws. Broken Hill, Monday Night

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 15 December 1908 · page 2

A serious development has occurred in the situation. The British mine, withdrawing from further negotiations, has decided not to sign the…

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Mines and Miners

The Worker · Thursday 17 December 1908 · page 17

Reported from the Lady Nelson, St. Arnaud, Vic, on 9th inst., that while crosscutting west a big reef formation had been struck…

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