historical derivation of common name of noisyminer

["Greg & Val Clancy" <>]

I can't remember where I read it but I have, for a long time, understood the 
name 'Miner' was applied to the Noisy Miner because of its similarity to the 
Common Myna but was spelt differently to distinguish it from the Myna. 
However, HANZAB states with respect to the Bell Miner " The miners were so 
named by early settlers because their tinking calls recalled distant miners 
hammering at the workface."
Greg
Dr Greg. P. Clancy
Ecologist and Wildlife Guide
Coutts Crossing
NSW