History of the Adelong Goldfields Article 32
What a diverse crowd were the miners. Every class and condition of society was represented in the men who strove in the bowels of the…
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Five Coal Strikes
SYDNEY, Thursday: More than 4000 tons of coal were lost to-day owing to five strikes and one mechanical breakdown…
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Of all the careers and avocations open to members of the male species surely the mining career is one of the most hazardous. Your true prospector faced death from every conceivable angle. Death from misadventure in pursuit of his…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday: A coal production loss to-day of about 2400 tons was due to stoppages at three mines, one in the north,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Story of the M.I.A. Some Interesting Scientific Experiments Talk of a Coal Mine
The experiments of the experts in the irrigation area in their efforts to arrive at the causes and the cure or prevention of waterlogging have led to many interesting and, in some Instances, unexpected, discoveries. One of those…
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SYDNEY, Thursday:—A dispute at a northern colliery spread to-day to four other pits on a northern field, which struck in sympathy. To-day's…
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LONDON, Thursday: More than 1000 enemy ships have been sunk or damaged by British mines, since the outbreak of war…
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I very much regret having to write portion of this episode, find I offer my sincere apologies to my readers in advance. During the whole of this series I have striven for one thing -- accuracy and faithfulness in detail. Now, unfortunately I find…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Miners Urge Liquor Reform Want Clubs Where Wives Can Go
CESSNOCK, Sunday: So that they will not have to drink at hotels the Cessnock and Kurri Miners' Lodges have appointed a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Coal Inquiry Miners' Leader's Suggestion
SYDNEY, Tuesday: The president of the Miners' Federation, Mr. H. Wells, said at the coal inquiry today that there must be a complete…
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SYDNEY, Monday: six collieries were idle to-day, the total loss of coal being 7320 tons…
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The Orange Jockey Club's Gold Cup meeting will be held to-day and to-morrow. It is estimated that more than 100 horses will compete on the…
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SYDNEY, Monday: Mr. B. Wells, representative of the Coal Miners' Federation, at the coal inquiry to-day, said that the coal…
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SYDNEY, Wednesday: Addressing the Commonwealth Coal Inquiry today the president of the Miners' Federation (Mr. Wells)…
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SYDNEY, Thursday: Although all southern and western collieries worked to-day, six pits on the northern field were idle. The loss…
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SYDNEY, Monday: More than 5000 tons of coal production was lost to-day as a result of 10 mines being idle—nine in the north and…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday: More than 5000 tons of coal production was lost yesterday as a result of ten mines being idle—nine in the north and one in…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The History of the Adelong Goldfield ARTICLE 35 Mining Personalities-- the Prussians, "Beardy" Jim and Robert Reily
And now to revert for a brief period to goldfieids personalities. My trouble here, of course, is to sift the wheat from the chaff, for there were thousands of personalities worthy of mention in the series. Once again I must offer thanks…
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LONDON, Sunday: A Moscow message stales that British prisoners of war who arrived in Odessa stated that many of their…
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SYDNEY, Wednesday: Stoppages at nine collieries to-day resulted in a production loss of 13,000 tons of coal, the heaviest loss in…
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