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

Mining & the mines, 1912

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Explosion in a Mine. Welch (West Virginia), March 27

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 30 March 1912 · page 2

The latest reports in regard to the mine disaster show that the death roll exceeds 80. Ninety-three men were involved in the explosion, but 11 reached the surface alive. Six…

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Coal Strike. More Hopeful Outlook. London, March 29

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 30 March 1912 · page 4

The military check has exercised a sobering influence in all the places where the pits are working. The police were stoned by strikers at Mexborough, Yorkshire, and they retaliated with…

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The Strike. Miners Divided. London, March 31

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 2 April 1912 · page 2

A conference of miners, which was held in Glasgow, recommended the miners to return to work. April 1…

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[Reuter's.] the Coal Strike. Resumption Advised. London

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 2 April 1912 · page 4

The South Wales owners at a meeting declared that the Minimum Wage Act was unsatisfactory to both owners and miners. Mr. John Wilson, Labour M.P., speaking at…

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Coal Strike. Resumption Prospects. London, April 2

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 4 April 1912 · page 1

The latest ballot totals show a small majority against the resumption of work. Northumberland, Durham, Lancashire, and Yorkshire voted heavily against resumption, but the Midlands…

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Catching Gold

The Burrowa News · Friday 5 April 1912 · page 5

Avoiding a cold is to a certain expect a matter of constitution of habit, of manner of living, and of mental hygiene. Some persons instinctively…

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Coal Strike. Outbreaks of Violence. Hopeful Outlook. London, April 4

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 6 April 1912 · page 4

There have been additional resumptions in Scotland. The miners in North Staffordshire and Walsall will resume to-day…

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[Reuter's.] Coal Strike. London

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 11 April 1912 · page 2

A mass meeting of miners at Tenallt passed a resolution expressing grave concern at Mr. Hartshorn's prediction of a renewed struggle in May or June. The meeting appealed to Mr…

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Back to Work. 200,000 Miners Resume. London, April 10

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 11 April 1912 · page 2

There has been a partial resumption of work in South Wales, owing to the colliery officials acting as enginemen. Elsewhere the miners are preventing the mine officials from acting in this…

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Rich Gold Discovery. Alluvial Gold Found

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Monday 15 April 1912 · page 2

Under Barnes' Old Produce Store. Considerable, excitement was caused in Murrumburrah on Saturday morning at the news…

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The Coal Trouble. London, April 13

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 16 April 1912 · page 4

Mr. Watts-Morgan, the Rhondda miners' agent, states that unless the enginemen are more reasonable the Miners' Federation will be under the painful necessity of telling its members to…

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A Mining Dispute. J. Cerrel Rankin Again

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 17 April 1912 · page 1

Is the Equity Court, Sydney, on Thursday, Mr. Justice Rich determined an action of Cross v. Rankin, it being a claim by the plaintiff…

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A Good Joke. “Gold ” AT MURRUMBURRAH.(From Murrumburrah SIGNAL.)

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 17 April 1912 · page 2

CONSIDERABLE excitement was caused in Murrumburrah on Saturday morning at the news that a rich find of gold was made under Messrs. T…

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Mining at Breadalbane

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 18 April 1912 · page 2

At the Breadalbane mine of the New South Wales Mines and Smelting Company, the winze below the 240ft. level on the western lode is down 20ft., with values 3½ per cent., with strong…

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The Coal Strike. London, April 16

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 18 April 1912 · page 1

The South Wales enginemen and stokers have declared their strike off. Simultaneously they have protested against the miners' leaders' betrayal of trades unionism by coercing the…

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A Good Joke. "GOLD " at Murrumburrah

The Burrowa News · Friday 19 April 1912 · page 2

Considerable excitement was caused in Murramburrah on Saturday morning at the news that a rich find of gold was made under Messrs. T.and G…

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Late Coal Strike

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 20 April 1912 · page 4

Members of the Boilermakers' Society stated on Thursday that about 50 employees in the boilermaking shop at Government dockyards, Cockatoo, were dismissed on Wednesday night…

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Mining

The Burrowa News · Friday 26 April 1912 · page 3

At the Kangiara mine the sooth drive (No. 3 level) was last week advanced 4ft to 96ft. The copper are on the footwall it 21in wide, and…

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Mining at Bungonia

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 2 May 1912 · page 4

A correspondent writes :—Another good find was made at Manton's mine on Saturday in the 240ft. level. The reef is about 3 feet wide and rich. At the 380ft. level the reef channel is six…

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Struck a Mine. Many Lives Lost. London

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 2 May 1912 · page 4

The American steamer Texas struck a sub marine mine in the Gulf of Smyrna, and many persons were drowned. SMYRNA, Tuesday…

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