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Murray · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1909

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Supposed Stolen Gold. a Plant in the Scrub. Two Men Arrested

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 24 September 1909 · page 3

For some time past it his been suspected that gold was being stolen from the sluice boxes of the Rutherglen mines. A few months ago a robber was shot at and…

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Fatal Accidents to Miners. Newcastle

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 1 October 1909 · page 3

A miner named George Alston, 50 years of age, was killed at the Duckeafield Colliery to-day through being run over by a set of coal skips…

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Russia's Resources. Northern Mines and Railways London, September 27

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 1 October 1909 · page 42

According to the St. Petersburg correspondent of the "Daily Telegraph," an important offer to the Russian Government by a syndicate of British capitalists is…

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A Hundred Ounces to the Ton Rich Gold Mine at Bega, Bega

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 2 October 1909 · page 2

Startling reports have gained currency here conccerning the astonishing richness of a gold mine which has been discovered at Burragate. It was confidently estimated…

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West Australian Mines

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 4 October 1909 · page 2

Meetings of the London shareholders of the Boulder Deep Levels and Haununs Star mines (Western Australia) have unanimously agreed to the scheme for the…

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Advance in Miners' Wages

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 5 October 1909 · page 2

For the first time since 1907 the selling prion of Northumberland cool is showing a londenoy to advance. The Concillation Board for the Northumberland industry…

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Stole the Chinamen's Gold Accused Gets Six Moths

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 5 October 1909 · page 2

At the Albury Court of Petty Sessions yesterday, before the P.M., John Clarence Hannaford, aged 26, was charged, on remand, with stealing in the…

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For Gallantry Edward Medals for Australian Miners. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 7 October 1909 · page 2

Its Majesty the King has awarded First-class Edward Medals to the two miners named Michael Lyons and John Shields in recognition of the gallantry which they…

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Colliery Disaster Thirty Miners Imprisoned Fourteen Bodies Recovered. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 8 October 1909 · page 2

Reports have been received from Vancover of a serious mining catastrophe at Duns[?] near Ladysmith in British Columbia…

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Ararat Mining Boom

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 8 October 1909 · page 3

Early this year shares in the Cath[?] mine, Ararat, were call-making and slow of sale at a few shillings. To-day even the offer of £6 10/ a share failed to bring…

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Fatal Mining Accident. Dying Miner's Prayer

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 October 1909 · page 31

A fatal mining accident occurred in Bendigo on Monday morning, the victim being William Foley, a married man, 42 years of age…

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Miners' Federation Minimum Wage of [?] Day. the Labor Ticket. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 11 October 1909 · page 2

At a conference of the Mine[?] Federation held at Newcastle a motion was carried unanimously in favor of a uniform minimum wage of 8/ per day throughout…

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175 Tons of Gold by Financier Harriman. a Fortune of Sixty Millions, London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 14 October 1909 · page 2

The fortune left by Mr. E. H. Harriman, the American "Railway King," who died last month, was shortly after his death, variously estimated at between…

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British Miners. London. October 9

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 15 October 1909 · page 42

The Miners' Feredation, sitting in conference at Newcastle yesterday, unanimously agreed to a motion favouring a uniform minimum wage of 8/ a day…

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Bad Time for Coal Miners Great Distress in Teralba. Bread the Only Food in Many Homes. Newcastle

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 15 October 1909 · page 3

Many comes in the coal-mining district of Teralba are in distressed circumstances in some case bread is the only food procurable by families…

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A Coal Strike. What It Would Mean

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 15 October 1909 · page 7
Also in Tocumwal Guardian and Finley Free Press, Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser

Great Britain in threatened with almost the greatest commercial disaster it is possible to imagine. Should the threatened war between the coal…

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Chiltern Police Court Convicted of Having [?] Gold and Gold-treating Appliances

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 21 October 1909 · page 4

At the above court on Tuesday before Mr. J. W. W. Be[?] P.M. William withy not having sufficient [?]…

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South Clifton Collieries' Trouble. Clifton

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 22 October 1909 · page 3

To day 147 miners charged in connection the strike at the South Clifton and South Clifton Tunnel collieries are being proceeded against. A big public…

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