Mysterious Colliery Fatalities
The Hoddon-Greta Colliery, at Kurri Kurri (N.S.W.), was the scene of a somewhat mysterious fatal mining accident on Friday morning. It appears that Deputy…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mining & the mines, 1908
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Weight of Coal Bags
Following upon the satisfactory announcement that the weight of bags of wheat shall not exceed 200lb. after May next comes the information that at a meeting of…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →British and German Miners' Conditions Contrasted
The spread of international knowledge among trade unionists serves' to dissipate many hitherto accepted statements. For example, it has long been a cherished…
Continued on Trove, page 23 →Newcastle Coal Trough the Dudley Dispute
When the drivers and trappers at Dudfcolliery refused to work on Wednesdays last week, owing to their demand for increased wages being refused, the mine…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →The Rand Mines. Limitation of Prospecting. London, Feb. 19
Premier Botha, addressing the Stan derton farmers, defended the proposal limitations of prospecting. He promised that before vested interests…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mining. Cullenga Mines
An old prospector writes that Cullinga, like many other gold fields, has been neglected of late owing to the want of water to encourage prospecting. There is some…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wyalong Miners' Strike, WYALONG
Owing to the refusal of Neeld's Junction, the Homeward Bound and the Golden Floece properties to fall into line with the True Blue, which has now…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Coal Mine Troubles Another Strike at Newcastle Sydney
When the special mining court met at Newcastle to-day the proprietors' counsel mentioned that the Seaham shift men had struck, and that…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mining
H. Keith and party who are working in the old tunnel, east of Mount Par[?]us, have got on to small patches of gossany are…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mines and Miners
The new poppet legs for Lansell's 222 mine have been delivered at Bendigo, and are the longest yet seen on the field, measuring 128ft…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Newcastle Coal Troubles. Claims by Miners and Shiftmen
Last Thursday some of the miners at Wallsend Colliery who agreed to do the work of wheelers and drivers, the latter having got wet in a tunnel and gone home,…
Continued on Trove, page 22 →Gippsland Collieries. Dismissal of Unionists
Leave to proceed against the Jumbunn Coal Mining Company of Gippsland for the alleged wrongful dismissal of three men belonging to the Victorian Coal Miners'…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Unclaimed Gold
In February, 1905, a man named Polson was convicted at Bathurst (N.S.W.) of receiving a quantity of gold, knowing it to be stolen. The gold had been sold in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →General Cables. Hand Mines Mortality. London, Feb. 26
The average mortality among Chinese on the Rand is 16 per thousand, while the mortality among the Nyasealand natives employed in the Premier…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Victorian Tribute Trouble. a Mining Oligarchy and its Ministerial
The tribute trouble in Victoria daily becomes more acute, and at the two principal centres, Ballarat and Bendigo, the companies refuse to let men work the unused…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Mining Fatalities
Two miners were killed in the Golden Horsehoe mine, Kalgoorlie. One full down a winze. The other was going to recover the body when the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Special Mines Court. a Critical Situation. Sydney
The Miners' Management Committee eat to-day to discuss the critical situation brought about by the special court's refusal to require witnesses…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mines and Miners
The first clean-up of New Rice's, Piggorest, V., was, though payable, a disappointment. The ten-head batlery was running for about three weeks, including several…
Continued on Trove, page 22 →Miners' Risks
The seventh annual report of the N.S.W. Miners' Accident Relief Board emphasises in a striking manner the rink the miner runs in following his occupation. The past…
Continued on Trove, page 26 →Mining Death-traps. Deplorable Conditions at Bendigo. Mines Department Responsible
The condition of things at Bendigo deep mines is such that miners should be warned against taking employment in them. The position is made even worse by the…
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