The Wonthaggi Mine Disaster
Ten bodies were recovered on Wednesday by searchers following the disastrous explosion in the State Coal Mine at Wonthaggi (Victoria) on…
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Mining Disaster Government Aid for Dependants Funeral Prooession Hundreds of Mourners MELBOURNE
The acting-Premier (Mr. Old), on arrival at Wonthaggi to-day, said the Government would give financial aid to the dependants Of the 13 miners who…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Our Racing Letter a High-class Field This Year for Caulfield Futurity Stakes Many Notable Weight-carrying Sprinters to Contest Rich 7-Furlongs Stake This Will Be the Test of Gold Rod's Superiority
The high-weight who came home best of all in the Oakleigh Plate at Caulfield on Saturday was Regular Bachelor. He was last when the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Gold At Weethalle
It is reported that Mr. Hector Gibson struck gold at the eastern end of Weethalle township, and a large area has been pegged out in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wonthaggi Disaster Search Continued in Mine £2000 From Canberra Melbourne
The management of the State Coal Mine at Wonthaggi issued instructions to-day that no [?]ked lights were to be taken into shaft No. 20, where…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wonthaggi Disaster Miners' Attitude to Inquiry Melbourne
Rescue gangs are still working strenuously to recover the body, of Harry Harper, the last of the 13 victims of the Wonthaggi coal mine…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Gold Bag Killed by Lightning Melbourne
Windbag's first foal Goldbag was killed by lightning in a paddock at Cora Lynn. Gippsland, last night, durning a thunderstorm…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Colliery Idle at Cessnock Dispute Between Unions Cessnock
The Stanford Main No. 2 colliery was idle to-day as a result of a dispute between the Miners' Federation and the Federated Engine Drivers and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Shortage of Coal and Petrol Loyalist Area Suffers London
The Gibraltar correspondent of the "Daily Telegraph" says that gradual paralysis is spreading over the whole of the Government controlled area of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Steamer Strikes a Mine Marseilles
The steamer Llandovery Castle, en route to Marseilles from Gibraltar, with 300 passengers, struck a mine off Cape Cerbere, where the French and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Mine Trouble Stay-in Strike SYDNEY
Thirty-one miners started a stay-in strike this morning by barricading themselves in the North Wallarah mine. Police from Newcastle rushed…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Miners and Women Fired Upon by Hungarian Police Budapest
Gendarmes killed two and wounded three when they fired a volley into a group of miners and women, who were demonstrating in support of the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Ganmain News Can Main Gold Club. Annual Meeting
The Ganmain Club held its annual meeting [?] Wednesday night, when there was a attendance of members. The President (Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Australia's First Stay-in Strike by Coal Miners Tunnels Barricaded Dispute Over Working Conditions NEWCASTLE
Thirty miners began Australia's first stay-in strike to-day when they barricaded themselves in the North Wallarah colliery, following…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →English Ship Strikes Mine Off Spanish Coast Marseilles
The s.s. Llandovey Castle, en route to Marseilles from Gibraltar with 300 passengers, struck a mine off Cape Cerbere, where the French and Spanish…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Stay-in Strike Ends Miners Crawl to Surface Budapest
After having scent 70 hours underground the "suicide strikers" crawled out of the mine to-day. Many of them were in a pitiable condition. Some…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Spanish War Loyalist Mines Cause Havoc Rebel Trenches Wrecked Fighting in Capital LONDON
Spanish loyalist mines have caused havoc in the rebel positions in University City. The bodies of men and horses were flung into the air by a…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Aurie Star (21) Brillianly Wins Newmarket Tatt's Cup to Sir Ross (71) at Flemington Pamemlus - R. Bachelor Placed in Newmarket Sires' Produce Stakes to Outsider, Hua Gold Rod Brilliant in Essendon Stakes The St. Leger Stakes Won By Peerage Hurdle Race To Boonewa Brunswick Stakes to Upoko Ariki
The V.R.C. Autumn Racing Carnival was opened at Flemington to-day. Aurie Star, who started at 2 to 1, led throughout the Newmarket and won narrowly from the, unlucky Pamelus…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →W.A. Mine Fatality Perth
Sam Juemelli, aged 40 years, was killed; Nino Pausilli badly injured, and two others had miraculous escapes when 40 tons of rock fell at the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Stay-in Strike North Wallarah Miners Return to Surface Demands Satisfied Newcastle
The stay-in strike at the North Wallarah Colliery ended at 9.30 last night when the men returned to the surface after receiving assurances from…
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