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Mining & the mines, 1909

481 stories in Murray's papers · page 19 of 25

Lumpers Refuse to Coal a Steamer

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 30 November 1909 · page 2

The coal lumpers to-day refused to coal the steamer Yawata Maru, alleging that some of the coal had been handled by ton-unionists. Negotiations are proceeding…

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Fatal Mine Explosion Man Killed at Cobar. Cobar

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 30 November 1909 · page 2

A and fatality occurred to-day at the Cobar Gold Mine. Owing to the premature explosion of a charge a miner named [?]Pool was killed and his mate, S…

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The Coal Strike a Phantom Conference Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 30 November 1909 · page 2

It was stated in the papers to-day that "Dr. N[?]h, a former resident of Newcastle, who has been dencavoting to [?] the part of mediator, say Mr. Bowling on…

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To-Day's Wires. The Latest Developments. Mr Learmonth and Mr Hughes to Meet. The Railway Commissioners' Latest Terms. "Half the Union Coal at a Fair Price." The Ebbw Main Colliery Starts. Speech by Mr Bowling. Sydney

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 30 November 1909 · page 2

Reports generally show that the effect of the strike is being felt by the general trades people in the city, who declare that the Christmas trade is…

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The Coal Strike. The RailWay Embargo on Private Coal. Conditionally Lifted. The Acting Premier's Mediation Fails. Restricted Train Services. Wool Sales Again Suspended. Sydney

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 30 November 1909 · page 2

Interest in the coal strike to-day centred round the action of the Railway Commissioners in refusing to carry any coal on the railways, except…

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Ebbw Main Colliery in Full Operation

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 1 December 1909 · page 5

The representative of Messrs. A. Kethel and Co. stated to-day that the Ebbw Main colliery is now working three shifts. The Railway Department stated to haul Ebbw…

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Juggling with a Bar of Gold

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 1 December 1909 · page 3

The heaviest article I ever juggled with was a bar gold weighing about 80lb. This was during my tour round the world some years ago…

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The Coal Strike Government Determined to Intervene Penal Provisions of Industrial Disputes Act. to Be Enforced. Scenes in the Legislative Assembly. Motion of Censure by Mr. M'gowan. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 1 December 1909 · page 5

Mr. Lee, the Acting Premier, made a statement in the Legislative Assembly to-day regarding the strike. He said the Government had determined immediately…

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Japanese Coal

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

The steamer Palmero is due to-morrow with a cargo of Japanese coal. The superintendent of the Peninsular and Oriental Steamship Co. to-day stated that a…

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Hitch at Union Mines. Newcastle

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

The Ebbw Main colliery was to-day working three shifts. The manager says that the output is good, although the men are still somewhat soft after their…

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The Coal Strike Attttude of Government Proprietors and Miners Must Agree To-day. or Wages Board Appointed Friday. Sydney

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

Mr. Lee, the Acting Premier, states that the parties to the caol trouble have been given until to-morrow to come to an arrangement, failing which a Wages Board…

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Lured to Destruction Ingenious Scheme of Submarine Mines. London

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

A Swedish engineer has invented a new system for working submarine mines in time of war. By his method the mines can be lowered…

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Support From Chili Coal Miners

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 3 December 1909 · page 2

A visitor to the Trades' Hall this morning was Mr. Jose O'Dare, representative of "El Chllano," the official organ of the Society of Common Workers of Chill…

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Coal Pit Tragedy. Miners Slowly Suffocated. Frantic Efforts to Escape. Dying Messages London, November 25

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 3 December 1909 · page 41

The terrible sugerings of the miners who were killed in the St. Paul mine explosion, at Cherry, Illinois, were revealed yesterday…

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Cargo of Coal From Japan. Handled Dy Coal Lumpers' Union

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 3 December 1909 · page 2

The P, and O. Cargo steamer Palermo' arrived to-day bringing 5000 tons of Japanese coal. As the Coal Lumpers' Union had not replied to the P. and O. Company's…

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The Coal Strike. Sydney

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 3 December 1909 · page 7

Mr. Bowling says the lodge secretaries have been invited to make a list of their local grievances. It is supposed that this is with the object of settling differences…

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To-Day's Telegrams. The Labor Party Taking Action Coal Lumpers'to Handle Japanese Coal Sydney

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 3 December 1909 · page 2

Mr Wade's efforts at mediation have failed. Application will accordingly be made at the Court to-day for the compulsory appointment of an…

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The Coal Strike. Explanation of the Government Attitude

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 3 December 1909 · page 2

The efforts made by the Mayor of Newcastle to arrange a meeting between Mr Hughes, M.H.R., and Mr Livingstone Learmonth, with a view to discussing a…

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Coal Strike Action by State Parliament. Sydney

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 3 December 1909 · page 5

The State Government has decided to intervene in the coal strike, and to commandeer the whole coal output of the state as required for railway and other…

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Coal Strike. (Continued from page 7.) Sydney

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 3 December 1909 · page 25

Immediately the Speaker took the chair in the Legislative Assembly this afternoon, the Acting Premier, Mr. Lee, made a statement setting forth a determination…

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