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Broken Hill & the Far West · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1912

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Manchester Cotton Trade. Gravely Affected by a Coal Strike

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 21 February 1912 · page 4

The cotton trade at Manchester will be gravely affected by a coal strike, as its supplies cannot survive a week's stoppage…

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Threatened Coal Strike Excitement on Coal Exchange. National Transport Workers' Attitude. the Executive's Recommend Dation. [Reuter'a Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 21 February 1912 · page 8

The threatened coal strike is causing excitement on the coal exchange in London. Prices in South London have advanced 4s. since Friday…

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Accident at the Proprietary Mine. Miner Injured by a Fall of Ground

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 21 February 1912 · page 8

At 3 o'clock to-day the ambulance received a call to the Proprietary mine to remove te the Hospital Mr. F. Hoyren, a miner, who was injured by a…

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The Crisis in the Coal Trade. Preparations for a Strike. Panic at Liverpool. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 21 February 1912 · page 8

Sir George Askwith persuaded the Glasgow muster dockers to arbitrate an the interpretation of the recent agreement…

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The Brisbane Strike. Propping Tools in Southern Coal Mines. Rumors in Sydney. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 22 February 1912 · page 1

There were rumors in Sydney this morning to the effect that the coalminers in some of the southern mines had announced their intention of…

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Dissatisfaction in Coal Trade. in Days of Cromwell

Barrier Miner · Thursday 22 February 1912 · page 2

There was dissatisfaction in the coal trade (remarks the "Daily Chronicle") so far hack as the days of Cromwell, as was noted by a Northumbrian…

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The Coal Crisis. Owners' Minimum Wage Proposal. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Thursday 22 February 1912 · page 2

The Englisn coalowners scheme in connection with the present wages dispute proposes a minimum wage of 7/1[?] a day for abnormal places and 6/1[?]…

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The Position in the Northern State. Coal Almost Exhausted. Strike Feeling As Good As Ever

Barrier Miner · Thursday 22 February 1912 · page 1

Mr. Collins, M.L.A. (Queensland), at present in Sydnes, states that he has received the following telegram from Mr. Coyne, M.L.A., of Brisbane:—…

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The Crisis in the Coal Trade. Preparations for a Strtke. Panic at Liverpool. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Thursday 22 February 1912 · page 4

Sir George Askwith persuaded the Glasgow master dockers toarbitrate on the interpretation of the recent agreement…

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Mining. London Market. London

Barrier Miner · Friday 23 February 1912 · page 2

B.H. shares were quoted on Change to-day us follow:—Proprietary, 49.6 British, 53/6 Block 10, 43/9; North, £5/17/6; South. £6/17/6…

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The Coal Trade Crisis. Preparations for a Strike. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Friday 23 February 1912 · page 4

The coal-owners and the miners have accepted the Prime Minister's invitation. The executive of the International…

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The British Coal Crisis. a Welsh Owner's Statement. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Friday 23 February 1912 · page 2

Mr. Thomas a Welsh coalowner, states that the South Wales coalowners have not made up their minds against the postponement of the…

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The British Coal Crisis. Admiralty's Preparations. Purchasing Ali Available Coal in South Wales. London

Barrier Miner · Saturday 24 February 1912 · page 8

The Admiralty, in addition to its American contract for the Mediterranean fleet, is purchasing all available coal in South Wales,…

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Wholesale Provision Dealers' Association. Decides to Suspend Credit Terms. in the Event Ok a Coal Strike

Barrier Miner · Saturday 24 February 1912 · page 8

The Wholesale Provision D[?]' Association at Bristol has decided to suspend credit terms to retailers in South Wales in the event of a coal striko…

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The S0uth Mine. the Half Yearly Meeting. a Dividend of 6/ Declared. the Rumored Amalgamation. Mr. Asher and Mr. Howard. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Saturday 24 February 1912 · page 4

The half yearly meeting of the Broken Hill South Mining Company, was held at the offices, Collins-street, today. Mr. Molesworth H. Green…

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Cathcart Gold Mines

Barrier Miner · Monday 26 February 1912 · page 2

Tho manager of tho Cathcart Gold Alines, Denicull Creek, reporta that tho.viola ol gold for tho week ondod Feb. run ry 23 amounted to.435oz. lodwts.,…

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Accident at the Proprietary Mine

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 27 February 1912 · page 1

Mr. Len. Treloar, while handling timber at the 1000ft. level of the Proprietary mine at 3 o'clock this afternoon, had three of his fingers cut off through…

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Ballot of Miners. in Ipswich District

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 27 February 1912 · page 1

It is believed that the ballot of miners at Blackstone's colliery, Ipswich district, will result in their resuming work to-morrow…

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Unrest Among German Goal Miners. a Peculiar Situation. Sympathetic Strike with British Miners. Deprecated by One Section. [Reuter's Message.] Berlin

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 27 February 1912 · page 2

Twenty meetings, covering 370,000 miners on the Ruhr coalfields (Germany) have resolved that the proposed increases of wages are insufficient to…

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The Coal Crisis. Brighter Prospects. the Premier's Intervention. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 27 February 1912 · page 2

The newspapers record brighter prospects in connection with the coal crisis. The South Wales, Scotch, Durham,…

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