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Mining & the mines, 1908

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Resented by Derbyshire Miners. London, January 25

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 31 January 1908 · page 42

The unpopularity of the vote in some quarters is illustrated by an announcement which has been made by Mr. J. Haslam, Labour M.P. for the Chesterfield division…

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Proposed Gold Congress. Do Stop the Struggle

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 31 January 1908 · page 2

AN INTERNATIONAL BOURSE. The "Frele Presse" of 14th November publishes an article by Signor Luzzatti, former, Italian Minister of Finance,…

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Proposed Gold Congress. Do Stop the Struggle. an International Bourse

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 31 January 1908 · page 8

The "Freie Presse" of 14th November publishes an article by Signor Luzzatti, former Italian Minister of Finance, proposing an international peace congress…

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The Coal Mining Humbug

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 1 February 1908 · page 5

The miners at the Rhondda colliery, who were out for the past, two days, resumed work this morning and the pit in now in full swing…

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The Coal Court

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 4 February 1908 · page 2

The Special Coal Court resumed its sittings today. No reference was made to the stoppages at the Dudley and Shortland collieries, but the court proceeded…

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New South Wales. Sydney, Monday Two More Coal Strikes

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 4 February 1908 · page 2

Still more trouble in aiming in the coal mines. The Dudley and Shortland collieries were idle today. In the Dudley pit the Nappers returned to turn to owing to…

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Coal Mining Crisis. Imminent at Newcastle. Coal Court Indefinitely Adjourns. the Employers Withdraw. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 5 February 1908 · page 2

It is considered that another, grave mining crisis is imminent at Newcastle the employes of the Dudley colliery having gone out on strike…

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The Coal Mining Crisis. Special Court Adjoints Till Monday. Institution of the Teralba Mines. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 6 February 1908 · page 2

The employes of the Dudley [?] who want out strike yesterday, returned to work to-day, The trappers and other hands who were discounted have…

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Nationalisation of Coal Mines

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 7 February 1908 · page 8

The Labor Conference on Monday last discussed the question of the rationalisation of coal mines on the motion--"That the State own and…

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Burwood Colliery

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 7 February 1908 · page 3

The Burwood colliery is still idle, as the men to-day refused to drive the horses in place of the boy strikers…

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The Coal Crisis. Matters Still Unsettled. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 8 February 1908 · page 2

Work in the Neath Colliery is still at a standstill owing to two miners having been suspected for branches of the regulations…

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Coal Miners Consoled

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 10 February 1908 · page 3

The situation in coal mining circles at Newcastle is becoming more hopeful, as the discontented men seem to be getting a better idea of the objects for which the…

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The Coal Court at Play

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 11 February 1908 · page 3

The special coal court appointed to arbitrate between owners and miners with the object of smoothing away exasperating disputes in the coal trade sat at…

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Coal Mining Nonsense

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 13 February 1908 · page 3

The Dudley Colliery at Newcastle was idle to-day owing to the wheelers having struck for more pay. A conference between the Colliery…

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The Coal Mining Trouble. a General Strike Probable

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 14 February 1908 · page 3

The Dudley Colliery was still idle to-day owing to the wheelern bring one on strike. It is stated that more trouble is brewing in the…

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New South Wales Mining Record Year's Production

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 14 February 1908 · page 23

Mr. Pitman, Under-Secretary for Mines, has furnished a preliminary statement of the mineral, production of the State for 1907. It totalled £10,577,378, which was…

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The Coal Strike

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 15 February 1908 · page 2

The Dudley Shine was idle gain to-day, the wheelers declining to resume work, although the miners put in an appearance, and were…

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The Coal Trade Muddle

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 15 February 1908 · page 5

The employes of the Dudley Colliery at Newcastle were still out on strike to-day, notwithstanding the result of a ballot yesterday in favor…

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Cablegrams. Explosion in a Colliery Fifty-two Miners Entombed. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 17 February 1908 · page 3

A disastrous colliery explosion is reported from Natal. The explosion occurred in the Glencoe mine and was followed by the fall of immense masses of earth and…

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New South Wales. Sydney, Sunday. Bodies of Buried Miners Recovered

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 17 February 1908 · page 3

The bodies of the two miners, George Crop and James Stark, who were buried by a fall of earth in the Heddon Greta colliery, were recovered yesterday morning…

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