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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1912

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Trouble In Mining Industry

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 14 February 1912 · page 2

Delegates representing 41,000 Derbyshire miners met in conference at Chesterfield. The discussion was heated and many speakers objected…

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Harden Gold Mine Ltd. Report for Month of January

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 15 February 1912 · page 2

No. 5 Level. -- A winze has been started at a point 325 feet East of the main crosscut where it is intended to sink as deep as the water…

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Mining at Breadalbane

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 15 February 1912 · page 1

At the Breadalbane Mine of the New South Wales Mines and Smelting Company the eastern crosscut has been extended to 133 feet from Sh[?], 36ft. 6in. being in lode material. The…

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Gold Mine Romancl

The Burrowa News · Friday 16 February 1912 · page 6

The death in Sydney recently of Mr. Walter Hall, a Mount Morgan millionaire, recalls the story of the discovery of the famous Queensland gold mine…

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The Royal Mint. 371 Tons of Gold

The Burrowa News · Friday 16 February 1912 · page 6

The annual report of England's Royal Mint gives an account of the enormous operations of this department during the year. No less than…

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Seven Pounds of Gold

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 20 February 1912 · page 2

The Under-Secretary for Mines received the following telegram on Saturday night from the registrar at Hargraves:—"William Lonergan uncarthed 12lb. gold specimen, carrying at least…

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[Reuter's.] Coal Crisis. London

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 20 February 1912 · page 2

There is excitement on the coal exchange. Prices in South London have advanced 4/ since Friday. The Conciliation Board, representing the…

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Cable News. the Coal Crisis. London, Feb. 19

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 20 February 1912 · page 2

The total number of members in the miners' unions is 610,000, and the funds available amount to £2,000,000. Judging by the notices that have been withheld in South Wales, fully half the…

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[Reuter's.] Coal Crisis. Premier's Invitation Accepted. London

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 22 February 1912 · page 2

The coal owners and miners have accepted the Premier's invitation to meet him and other Ministers at the Foreign Office. The. International Miners' Federation…

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(Reuter's.) Coal Crisis. Failure of Conference. London

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 22 February 1912 · page 4

A hundred large employers have given provisional notices affecting 15,000 glassmakers in Lancashire, also many ironworkers and" engineers. Sir G. R. Askwith has persuaded the Glasgow…

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The Coal Crisis. Hopeful Rumours. London, Feb. 20

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 22 February 1912 · page 3

Sir G. R. Askwith Chief Industrial Commissioner, conferred with the Industrial Council yesterday in: regard to the coal crisis; and submitted representations from the Government.,…

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Mining at Breadalbane

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 24 February 1912 · page 4

At the Breadalbane mine of the New South Wales Mines and Smelting Company, the south drive in the eastern lode was advanced 6ft. 6in. last week, total distance from eastern crosscut…

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[Reuter's.] Coal Crisis. a Conference. London

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 24 February 1912 · page 4

The Wholesale Provision Dealers' association at Bristol have decided to suspend credit terms to retailers in South Wales in the event of a strike…

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The Coal Crisis. Strike Imperative. London, Feb. 21

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 24 February 1912 · page 1

Sir Edward Grey, Mr. Lloyd George, Mr. Sydney Buxton, and Sir G. R. Askwith will attend the conference of coal owners and miners. Feb. 22…

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The Coal Crisis. Government Mediation. London, Feb. 23

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 24 February 1912 · page 2

The Cabinet conference has been adjourned till Tuesday, when representatives of the Miners' National Conference will be invited to join in the negotiations…

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Saved the Child. Miner’s Plucky Act. an Exciting Incident

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 24 February 1912 · page 2

ON Tuesday afternoon, as the 1.30 train from Sydney was running air the rate of about 25 miles an hour between Scarborough and Bulli, the driver noticed a…

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(Reuter's.) Coal Crisis. Distributing Handbills. London

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 27 February 1912 · page 2

Two thousand Derbyshire miners have struck With regard to the Premier's assurances to the coalowners that there would be a further conference, several evening papers report that the…

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The Coal Crisis. Works Closing Down. London, Feb. 24

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 27 February 1912 · page 4

Lord Dudley's agent has advised him to permanently close Saltwell's colliery in tile event of a strike. Most bf the manufacturers, including potteries…

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[Reuter's.] Coal Crisis. Two Fatalities. Grave Outlook. London

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 27 February 1912 · page 4

The Electric Lighting Company, Southwark, stored thousands of tons of coal in view of a possible strike. This caused a wall to collapse. The. coal fell into an alley, where children were…

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Cable News, The Coal Strike. LONDON

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 28 February 1912 · page 2

The Euglish newspapers record brighter prospects in connection with the coal crisis. They state that there is a likelihood of the South Wales…

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