Miners Entombed for 30 Hours. Heroic Bescuers Work All Night
The World's News · Saturday 30 January 1909 · page 12
FIVE Hebburn (Eng.) miners have had a marvellods escape from death, and owe it to the heroism of their comrades that they emerged from the pit unscathed. The five…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →The Newcastle Miners. Willing to Lay Down Their Tools. Newcastle
The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 30 January 1909 · page 13
In addition to assisting the miners of Broken Hill financially the Newcastle miners have now gone a step further by deciding to inform their fellow unionists at Broken Hill…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Illegal Gold Buying. Gaol Without the Option. Melbourne
The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 30 January 1909 · page 13
At the Eaglehawk Court to-day three men were sent to gaol for buying gold without a license. W. Ashman, a tailor, was sentenced to six weeks' imprisonment, and ordered to…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Effects of Labor Legislation. Increase in the Price of Coal
The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 30 January 1909 · page 14
WELLINGTON (N.Z.), Friday. -- The Taupiri Coal Company has raised the price of coal by 1s per ton, owing to the effects of Labor legislation, particularly the bank to bank clauses…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Diamonds Worth £9,500,000. the Great Reserves Oe the De Beers Mines
The World's News · Saturday 30 January 1909 · page 12
Mr. Oats, chairman of De Beers, speaking at the annual meeting, said the diamonds in the hands of the company were valued at £1,500,000, and the blue ground floors were estimated to…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Ready to Down Tools. in Defence of Broken-hill Unionists. Decision of Miners' Federation
The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 30 January 1909 · page 13
NEWCASTLE, Friday. -- The members of the management committee of the Colliery Employees' Federation have availed themselves of every opportunity of showing their sympathy…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →German Diamond-mining. an Extraordinary Decree. How German Colonial Industry Is Encouraged
The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 30 January 1909 · page 13
LONDON, Friday. -- According to an Imperial decree, all diamonds found in German South-west Africa must he handed to the colonial authorities for sale…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Mining Notes News from all Parts What Is Doing in the Mines
The Sunday Sun · Sunday 31 January 1909 · page 5
The New Loch Fyne (Victoria) crushed 212 tons for 71½oz. of gold last week. The North Broken Hill Company has declared a dividend of 1s per share, payable on March 8…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Welsh Coal "Combine."
Sunday Times · Sunday 31 January 1909 · page 5
There is good reason for stating, says a Cardiff correspondent, that the Cambrian coal "combine," of which Mr. D. A. Thomas, M.P., is the controlling power, is…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mining and Finance. Answers to Correspondents
Sunday Times · Sunday 31 January 1909 · page 4
A.A.: In order to determine the yield a stock will give you to purchased at a given price, with a given rate of dividend, proceed at follows, remembering that stock means 100, either…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →"Vivienne's" Penny Cot Fund Cards' Now Ready—call or Send for Them—gold Medals for Collectors
Sunday Times · Sunday 31 January 1909 · page 10
We haves now resumed collecting for the Cot Fund. Six cots at the Sydney Hospital for Sick Children are endowed by the children of the "Sunday…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Lymington Colliery
The Daily Telegraph · Monday 1 February 1909 · page 8
NEWCASTLE, Sunday.--The Lymington colliery at Cardiff, which was idle on Friday last, when the men declined to go in for half a day, will be ready to resume work to-morrow…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Lymington Colliery Resumes
The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 1 February 1909 · page 8
It is expected that work will be resumed at tho Lymington colliery to-morrow morning. On Friday morning last the men were offered half a day's work, but they declined…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Miners Injured
The Daily Telegraph · Monday 1 February 1909 · page 8
BROKEN-HILL, Sunday.--Two accidents occurred on the Central mine on Saturday, both being due to falls of ground. The victims were J. M'Intyre, who, working on the 700ft. level,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Mining Notes
The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 1 February 1909 · page 9
The output of the Hercules Mine (Tas.) for the week ended January 25 was 332 tons of sulphide ore to Zeehan, and 90 tons to the Williamsford bins…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Mining. Emmaville
Evening News · Monday 1 February 1909 · page 2
The protracted spell of dry weather is having a very bad effect on mining throughout the district and unless a good rail is recorded shortly there will be little if any water…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Miners Injured. Broken Hill
The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 1 February 1909 · page 8
A fall of rock on the 700ft level of the Central mine yesterday afternoon injured two men. One, T. M.Intyre, had an arm broken, and was badly cut about the body. The…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Western Australian Mines. Kalgoorlie
The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 1 February 1909 · page 9
The Great Fingall Company is installing a vacuum [?]ter plant, with a capacity of 1000 tons month, for the treatment of accumulated and current slimes…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →In and About the Mines
The Daily Telegraph · Monday 1 February 1909 · page 11
The erection of the cyanide plant at the Gold hill mine has been completed. The air-compressor and rock drill plant recently acquired are being installed; and will be ready for work…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →In Helensburgh Mines. Feeling of Unrest
The Daily Telegraph · Monday 1 February 1909 · page 8
HELENSBURGH, Saturday.--Last night's meeting of the local Miners Lodge plainly showed the unrest prevalent amongst the employees at the present time, which is likely to spread…
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