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Murray · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1909

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The Strikers' Mines. Newcastle

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 13 December 1909 · page 2

The Young Wallsend Colliery is working full-handed and giving employment to 315 men on three shifts. Next week the mine will put out 1000 tons a day, Coal…

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Coal Strike an Inflammatory Speech Delivered by Peter Bowling. West Maitland

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 13 December 1909 · page 2

A mans meeting attended by over 1059 miners was held at Weston to-day. It was addressed by M[?] Bowling, Brennan, and Burn., the three strike leaders…

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Coal Strike Result of the Government Appeal. Mines Prepared for Work. But No Miners Offer Themselves

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 14 December 1909 · page 3

In accordance with the appeal of the Government to the mine-owners, the whistles were blown at all the collieries in the South Coast districts this morning…

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Coal Strike

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 14 December 1909 · page 2

The efforts of the strike congress have been directed during the last few days towards preventing the extension of the strike. The wharf labourers have decided…

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The Coal Strike. The Wharf Laborers Keep on Working. The Ivanhoe Mine to be Re-opened. Sydney

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 14 December 1909 · page 2

The wharf labourers at a mass meeting on Saturday morning, by an overwhelming majority decided to follow Mr Hughes rather than Mr…

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Delayed Reopening of the Mines. Mr. Hughes' Assertion Denied

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 14 December 1909 · page 3

Several colliery proprietors, who were interviewed to-day in reference to the statement by Mr. Hughes, M.H.R., that they bad long ago decided that the mines…

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Coal for the Highlands

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 15 December 1909 · page 3

The following letter, which we publish verbatim at literatim, was received by a coal merchant in Glasgow awhile since:—…

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The Public Still Cries Out for Coal

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 15 December 1909 · page 2

It would now appear as though the New South Wales Government really does intend to goad the unfortunate miners in the coal districts into acts of open violence…

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Amongst the Shipping Wharf Laborers' Firm Stand. Gas Company Gets Its Coal

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 15 December 1909 · page 5

The yardmen and other employes of the Australian Gas light Company were handling the company's coal to-day. The steamer Galatea was to-day…

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Coal Strik Government Still Blunder Declares the Strike Congre Anomalous." Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 15 December 1909 · page 5

The Premier, Mr. Wade, who was of at the helm of state to-day, made a at meat in the Legislative Assembly we regard to the strike. He said that…

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Coal for Gasworks

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 16 December 1909 · page 2

At the Australian Gaslight Company's works, at Darling Harbor, the unloading of the coal from the L'Aeuvio, proceeded steadily to-day, the work being done by…

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Coal Strike Industrial Disputes Act. Drastic Amendment Contemplated. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 16 December 1909 · page 2

Mr. Wade gave notice in the Legislative Assembly to-day that he intended to move the suspension of the standing orders to-morrow to enable the passage in one…

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Coal Strike

Tocumwal Guardian and Finley Free Press · Friday 17 December 1909 · page 2

Very many people take little or noiuterest in the strained relation? existing between the coal minersaud the proprietors, which are…

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Coal Strike Mediators in Conference. Mr. Hughes and Miners' Delegate Board. Newcastle

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 17 December 1909 · page 3

The conference between Mr. W. M. Hughes, M.P., and the officers of the Miners' Delegate board, which was commenced late last night, was resumed this morning…

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The Coal Strike

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 17 December 1909 · page 1

We take the following from this morning's Melbourne papers:— Despite the fact that the southern miners have no grievance, and that…

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Miners Still Refuse Work

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 17 December 1909 · page 4

The whistles were blown again on Tuesday morning at all the collieries in the Southern districts, but not one of the miners put in an appearance…

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Chiltern Mining

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 17 December 1909 · page 2

Golden bar Extended report, 16/12/09.— Average width of reef in face of no. 1 north level, 10in, in good quality stone. Average width of reef in underhand stope…

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The Coal Strike. Sydney

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 17 December 1909 · page 4

The Government is still hesitating whether to carry out its decision to prosecute members of the strike congress. According to Mr. Wade's statement in…

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Coal Strike. Questions in Parliament

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 17 December 1909 · page 4

In the Legislative Assembly on Tuesday afternoon the Premier was bombarded with question concerning the strike. Mr. Wade, in reply to Mr. Dacey, said…

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Gold Watch Competition for Girls

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 17 December 1909 · page 2

We have received a large number of paper for the Gold Watch Competition for Girls offered by the Rev. C. T. Forscutt, B.A., Principal of Bexley…

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