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Mining & the mines, 1909

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Welsh Coal-mining. Acute Dispute Developing. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 10 March 1909 · page 2

The position with regard to the coalmining industry in South Wales is giving rise to much anxiety. It is apparent that an acute dispute is developing,…

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General Cable News London, Thursday. Coal Dispute in Wales

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 12 March 1909 · page 2

As the outcome of a meeting of the Conciliation Boards the threatened labor trouble amongst the coal miners of South Wales has been, for the present, averted…

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General Cable News London, Sunday. Reduction in Coal Miners Wages

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 15 March 1909 · page 2

Lord James of Hereford, sitting as the independent chairman of the Coal Conciliatory Board, has decided to authorise a reduction of 5 per cent in the wages paid…

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Position at the Proprietary. Miners Not to Resume Work. Until Given Permission. Broken Hill

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 15 March 1909 · page 3

A notice was posted outside the Trades Hall yesterday morning warning all the miners who had been locked out by the Broken Hill Proprietary that the position…

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Restless Broken Hill Junction North Mine Resumes Broken Hill

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 17 March 1909 · page 2

The trouble which arose in the Junction North mine on Saturday owing to the dismissed of an A.M.A. toward for interference with a non-union minor…

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Fatal Mine Explosion

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 19 March 1909 · page 33

A shocking fatal mining accident occurred at about half-past 9 o'clock on Thursday night, at the Homeland mine, Heathcote. A minor, named Benjamin Parker…

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Mine Owners Fined

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 19 March 1909 · page 32

In the Industrial Disputes Court in Sydney on Friday, Judge Heydon gave judgment in the case in which George Bradley, one of the employes at the…

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Junction North Dispute. Mine Resuming Work. Broken Hill

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 19 March 1909 · page 7

The Junction North contretemps has been settled. The mine was ready to resume work at midnight, but so few men presented themselves that the start was delated until 8…

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Visit of the Minister of Mines to Kiewa Valley and Sandy Creek. Kiewa

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 19 March 1909 · page 23

Mr. McBride, Minister of Mines, accompanied by Mr. Craven, M.L.A., left Yackandandah this morning on a tour of the Kiewa Valley and Sandy Creek to inspect…

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German Steamer Short of Coal in Mid[?]

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 22 March 1909 · page 2

The German steamer Tibbrins 1110 tons which left Melbourne on February 9 for Tene[?] has put in at Durban for repairs to her machinery. On the trip [?]…

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Mining Accident at Chiltern. Narrow Escapes From Death. Chiltern

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 22 March 1909 · page 3

A serious accident took places at the Golden Bar mine about 9 o'clock this morning, James Jones and Victor Klerath went on to work at 8 a.m…

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Fifty Million in Gold

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 26 March 1909 · page 8

The forty-fifth number of the "Statistical Abstract for the British Colonies Possessions and Protectorates" was published on December 29. It gives a…

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Trial of Tom Mann. Threat of Miners' Federation

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 26 March 1909 · page 2

The committee of management of the Miners' Federation of Newcastle on Wednesday considered the action of the Government in changing the trial…

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General Cable News LONDON,Friday. a Nine Hour Day for Belgian Miners

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 27 March 1909 · page 2

The Belgian Chamber of Representatives has unanimously adopted a Bill [?]xing the hours of work for miners at nine per day…

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Mining News. Rutherglen

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 30 March 1909 · page 4

At the Great Southern Consols in the cast drive at 210 fact the wash has dripped 1 feet below the level of the drive. It is intended to stope the ground, to enable…

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Alleged Assault on Mine Officials. Broken Hill

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

A well-known unionist named Fredrick Here was arrested this morning on a charge of assaulting one of the officials of the Broken Hill Proprietary…

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Eight Hours in a Coal Mine. a Striking Picture of a Collier's Day

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 2 April 1909 · page 7

From the bottom of the shaft, if you look straight up, you can see a very blue star. That is the daylight…

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Eight Miners Perish. Overcome by Foul Air London, March 20

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 2 April 1909 · page 42

An explosion, which wrecked the air-compressing machinery at the Langlaagte Deep mine, at Johannesburg, caused a disaster in the underground workings, which…

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State Coal Mines

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 9 April 1909 · page 33

One of the subjects which provoked keen discussion during the last session of the South Australian Parliament was the proposal of the Government to purchase a…

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Miners' Sports

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 9 April 1909 · page 2

The annual sports in connection with the Rutherglen branch of the, Amel[?]amated Mineral Association will take place on Monday next. Splendid…

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