Category Archives: Miners Stories
The Lucknow Strike
The strike was against the reduction in wages, the new system of grading pays and to protect the miners against ‘the perpetual search warrant’. There … Read more
Mining Disaster, Two Miners Killed, Two Others Mutilated
The Barrier Miner (Broken Hill, NSW) reported on Monday 3 April 1893 ‘The Lucknow gold mine, in the Orange district, has been again the scene … Read more
First Aid Room
This room is said to be the First Aid Room, set up to render first aid when a mine disaster or accident occurred. Miners would have … Read more
Safety in the mines
Safety has long been an issue in mining. Although the Lucknow mines were renowned for their good safety record, mine manager Henry Newman enforced very … Read more
Henry William Newman
Henry William Newman was born in Nantes, France on 27 November 1839. Henry Newman’s grandfather was the British Consul in France and his father Robert … Read more