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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1912

1,428 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 20 of 72

Germany's Coal Strike. Berlin

The Bathurst Times · Thursday 21 March 1912 · page 1

The strike spirit is weakening in the province of Westphalia. Ten thousand men have resumed work, leaving 159,360 still on strike…

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The Colliery Dispute. Joint Committee Meets. Preparing Cases. Newcastle

The Bathurst Times · Thursday 21 March 1912 · page 3

The joint committee of conciliation in the mining dispute sat to-day, and had before it for consideration the abolition of the afternoon shift…

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Strike in France. More Miners Out. Paris

The Bathurst Times · Thursday 21 March 1912 · page 3

The strike of coal miners is spreading in the Department, of Nord, and of 13,000 miners working in Denian there are now 7000 out,…

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Coal Worker Assaulted. by Fellow Workmen. Melbourne

The Bathurst Times · Thursday 21 March 1912 · page 3

George Seelan, aged 28, was admitted to the Melbourne hospital to-day in a serious condition suffering from injuries to the head…

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10lbs of Gold Big Nugget Found at Merrendee

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 21 March 1912 · page 18

Messrs. Endacott and Blane, of Merrendee, unearthed a nugget of pure gold, weighing 120ozs. (101bs.) on thier claim a few days ago. They…

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Ninety Men Entombed. American Mine Disaster. the Colliery in Flames. New York

The Bathurst Times · Friday 22 March 1912 · page 2

Fear[?] loss of [?]e is believed to have resulted from a colliery disaster at Macalister, in the State of Arkansas. Through an explosion of gas, one of…

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Sunny Corner Mine

The Bathurst Times · Friday 22 March 1912 · page 2

A report from Sunny Corner says the Statement that an application had been made for a suspension of labour conditions on the Sunny Corner mineral…

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The Scottish Mines

The Bathurst Times · Friday 22 March 1912 · page 2

The convention of the Scottish Miners' Union in Glasgow received telegraphic instructions to prepare for a resumption of work on the 31st inst…

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Western Collieries Agreement Considered by Delegate Board. Aggregate Meeting To-morrow

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 22 March 1912 · page 4

A meeting of the miners delegate boar a was held on Wednesday night, and lasted until midnight. The proposed agreement to operate at the district collieries was…

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The British Coal Strike. London

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 22 March 1912 · page 4

The coal strike is as far off settlement as ever. The Opposition newspapers describe the newspapers wages in the Coal Alines Bill as…

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Mining News. in the District

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 22 March 1912 · page 5

At the Mount David gold mine the No. 1 crosscut at the No, 2 main shaft was last week extended 12ft., making the total 126ft. The country being driven through…

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Entombed! Fate of 78 MINERS. McCURTAIN (Oklahama)

National Advocate · Friday 22 March 1912 · page 2

All tope has been abandoned to rescue the imprisoned miners. The latest returns show that 78 men were entombed. Thirteen escaped after…

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Accident in a Shale Mine. Run Over by Trolleys

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 22 March 1912 · page 4

An accident of a rather serious nature befell Mr. and Mrs. Alatheson, of Airly, on Wednesday. From the particulars we have been able to gather it appears that…

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To-day's Cables. London, Friday. [?] the Coal Strike

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 22 March 1912 · page 4

The representatives of the British Miners' Federation are annoyed with the Premier's statement that it would not be fair to incorporate a schedule in the Minimum…

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Denounced. English Minimum Wage Bill. Miners' Drastic Action. London

The Bathurst Times · Friday 22 March 1912 · page 2

The Government is anxious that the miners on strike should return to work on Monday. The House of Lords has arranged to…

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Serious Mining Accident Plucky Wife Fractures Her Leg. Torbane

National Advocate · Friday 22 March 1912 · page 4

Mrs. Westaway, wife of a miner, employed at the Torbane mine, fractured her leg yesterday, as a result of trying to extricate her husband…

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Mining Disasters. Terrible Loss of Life Feared. M'curtain. (Okla.)

National Advocate · Friday 22 March 1912 · page 3

A gas explosion has occurred here, entombing 80 men. All are believed to be dead. FORT SMITH (Arkansas),…

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Arkansas Coal Mining Disaster. Oklahama

Leader · Saturday 23 March 1912 · page 6

Additional details of the terrible mining disaster in Arkansas show that twenty bodies have been recovered from the mine. They were all…

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Escaping a Crisis the Coal Miners' Bill. Second Reading Carried. Mr. Balfour's Analogies. London

National Advocate · Saturday 23 March 1912 · page 4

At the close of the debate on the Coal Miners' (Minimum Wage) Bill in the Commons last night (as briefly reported Minder Earlier Cables), a…

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Serious Mining Accident

Leader · Saturday 23 March 1912 · page 6

Mrs. Westaway, wife of a miner, employed at the Torbane mine, fractured her leg on Wednesday, as a result of trying to extricate her…

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