Painful Colliery Accident. Flesh Torn from a Man's Thighs
A mine-worker named Arthur Low met with a terrible accident at the Ivanhoe colliery', piper's Flat, near Bathurst, on Wednesday last. His legs became caught…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mining & the mines, 1915
4,404 stories in Sydney's papers · page 3 of 221
Emden's Booty. Gold Thrown Overboard. Fremantle
The Times of Ceylon reports a recent Visit to the camp of the Gorman prisoners in Ceylon. Among other things, he found out that two wounded soldiers…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →No Room for Aliens. Action at Barker Mine. Broken Hill
The following is posted on the Central Mine:— "Notice to Employees Generally:—In view of the present war crisis, and particularly in view…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Broken Hill. Mine Manager's Action. Aliens Not Wanted. Broken Hill
The patients in hospital wounded during the attack by Mahomed Gool and Abdulla on Friday are reported to-day to be doing well, with the exception of T. Campbell, whose…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →South Coast Mines. Slackness in the Trade. (From Our Special Reporter.)
The advent of 1915 has not brought any great promise of good things in store for those engaged in the coal-mining industry on the South Coast. "Short time" is the reply…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Struck a Mine ! H. M. S. Formidable Goes Under. Sinks with 569 Hands. Germans Repulsed on Western Front. Berlin Dispirited. Australia Will Send 62,000 Men
The British battleship, Formidable, 15,000 tons, struck a mine in the English Channel on Friday and sank. Out of a complement of 789 men on board only 201 were saved. A very heavy sea was running at the time and the work of rescue by…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Ponies in Coal Mines
Mr. Holman, N.S.W. Premier, recently instituted special inquiries respecting the treatment of ponies working in coal mines. As the result, the police have made certain…
Continued on Trove, page 47 →Mines and Mining. Dividends Declared
The Deebook Dredging Co.'s dredge worked 551 hours for a yield of 17.tons of tin. A yield of 17 tons of tin was obtained by the Tongkah Compound after two weeks…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mining. in and About the Mines
The" opening of tho London Stock .Exchange on Monday, In this recorded ln this morning cable advices, marks an Important epoch In tho history of titanic struggle for world–supremacy…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →A Rich Gold Mine. Southern Cross
The yield of the Edna May mine for the month of December is as follows:—Total of 2908 tons are milled for 2625oz 16dwt of bullion, valued at £10,505. Some 2200 tons of…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Floating Mines
During three days at Christmas seven steamer, including three trawlers, were sunk by. mines in the North Sea. . An eighth struck a mine and was severely damaged, but managed…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →Trouble in a Colliery
CLIFTON, Tuesday.--The South Clifton colliery started work for the new year yesterday with the usual absentee list after the holidays. This morning however, the men held a…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →State Coal Mine. Seams at National Park. What £400,000 Will Do
The Acting-Premier, Mr. Cann, made reference this afternoon to the subject of a State Coal Mine. The Minister has been busy lately carrying out losts, and a [?] in a vicinity…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Hill End Mines
Mining operations continue satisfactory at Hill End. The December crushing of the Hawkins' Hill' Reward Company was 265 tons for 174oz. November eave 164oz from 210 tons, and…
Continued on Trove, page 47 →Gold Toning
Self-toning papers owe their popularity not so much to the fact that they save labor by dispensing with a separate toning process, as that they got rid of the chances…
Continued on Trove, page 32 →Mining Notes
Operations at the Vegetable Creek tin mine during the week ended December 31 show tha the main north-west crosscut was advance 24ft to 240ft, the wash for 16ft running 30in…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →State Collieries. Mr. Cann's Quest. Seams in National Park
in his capacity as Minister for Mines; Mr. Cann is continuing his, quest for State coal mines. The railways and tramways and other Government institutions consume about…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Coal in New Zealand
WELLINGTON, N.Z., Monday.—The Westport: Coal Company's output Inst year was 646,530 : tons, an increase of 124,626 on the 1913 figures. The Stockton output was 149,033 tons, an In- crease of 66,302 tons…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Miners' Relief Fund. Kalgoorlie
A ballot taken to decide whether the mine workers' relief fund scheme should be accepted or rejected resulted in an overwhelming vote in favour of the scheme…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Country News. South Bulli Colliery Idle. Bulli
On Christmas Eve the wheelers employed at the South Bulli Colliery lett off work about one hour earlier than usual. On receiving their pay on Friday last deductions were…
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