Kalgoorlie Mine Fire
The plant of the Great Boulder Perseverance mine was destroyed by fire to the extend of between £40,000 and £50,000 on Wednesday last week. The…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →Mining & the mines, 1909
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The Blind Coal Miner
THE blind man sat on the open kerb. His hand outstretched for aid, And turned at times his sightless eyes To where a little maid…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fatal Mining Accident
A fatal accident occurred at Yalgogrin on Thursday by which a miner, Robert John Carr (48) was killed instantly by a [?]all of earth. Carr and a fellow miner (W…
Continued on Trove, page 22 →Coal From England. London, Nov. 17
In consequence of the strike, Lloyds' as received several orders to insure cargoes of coal from Great Britain to Australia in certain convenient cases…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Railways. Heavy Purchase of Coal
The Eveleigh railway yards are crowded with trucks laden wit coal. It is reported the Commissioners have made preparations for any emergency…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Broken Hill Miners. Will Follow Wharf Laborers
The secretary of the combined unions at Broken Hill telegraphed to the secretary of the Wharf Laborers' Union asking what they were doing in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Nationalisation of Mines. Debate in Parliament. the Motion Defeated
Mr. Edden moved the adjournment of the House in order to discuss it matter of urgent public importance, namely, that the Government should…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Unions Await Developments. Ready to Strike. Mr. Hughes and Miners' Delegates. a Bitter Feeling. Sydney
The conference of delegates of unions interested in the coal stride was resumed in the Trades Hall this morning. Mr. W. M. Hughes, M.P…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Miners Still Out. Open Conference Demanded and Refused. Committee Still Striving for Settlement. Premier Wade Sides with the Owners
The strike initiated by the Northern Collieries Federation in New South Wales has now spread throughout the State, and practically all the coal mines in the…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →The Strike Outlook. Mr. Wade Intervenes. a Letter to Leaders. Conference Suggested. Simultaneous Return to WORK Committee Negotiates for Mines
The Premier has offered his intervention in the coal strike. Letters were written by him to Mr. Livingstone Learmonth, as…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Entombed Miners
Experts have decided that carbolic acid gas be pumped into the mines at Cherry, Illinois, and the mine be resealed Relatives of the entombed miners are frantically…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →THE COAl STRIKE
The strike is having a serious effect on trade. Extensive dismissals are inevitable in many industries, and arrangements have been made to curtail coastal shipping…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Very Latest. Coal Strike
Whether the Coal Strike will continue or not depends on the decision of the Strike Conference to-day Mr. W. M. Hughes, M.P., suggests that if…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Coal Strike. (By Wire.) SYDNEY
There are no fresh developments in connection with the strike. The proposal to work certain of the Northern coal mines on the share system…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Coal Strike in the Balance the Premier Makes a Suggestion
The unionists' conference met again at the Trade-hall on Tuesday, but were only "marking time." A delegate was, however, selected to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Co-operative Mines. Unions Impressed
The conference of combined unions to-day considered Mr. Bowling's scheme for the working of two mines on co-operative lines. The delegates…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Coal From England. Syndicate to Forward Shipments. London, Nov. 19
The P. and O steamship Moolten is taking no general cargo for Adelaide utilising the space instead for 750 tons of coal which, with the usual bunker…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Open Conference Refused. Discouraging Outlook Statement by Miners Official. Sydney, Friday Night
It was reported this afternoon that the proprietors will not bear of an open conference. Mr. Brennan, the miners general…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Restraint on Trade. Action to Be Taken If Miners Work Mines
The Steamship Owners' Federation at Melbourne has decided that if Mr. Bowling's scheme to work mines is put into effect they will immediately…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Entombed Miners Rescued. Seven Days in a Mine. the Shaft Closed Down. Seventy-eight Saved. London, Nov. 21
In spite of the fact that all hope was abandoned of rescuing any of the 404 men who were imprisoned in the coal mine at Cherry, in [?]nois…
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