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Mining & the mines, 1909

481 stories in Murray's papers · page 7 of 25

Gold Embroidered Sleeves

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 May 1909 · page 15

One of the fancies of the day is to run the transparent filet tulle sleeve with quantities of gold embroidery. This is put on by hand with bullion thread. It is…

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Coal Miners' Wages. an Unexpected Decision. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 31 May 1909 · page 2

Some surprise has been created by the decision of Lord Collins in the wages dispute in the Durham coal-mining industry. Lord Collins, who has been Lord of…

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Gold Stealing at Rutherglen

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 1 June 1909 · page 3

In connection with the arrest of John Arthur Mitchell at Ballartad, on May 22, on a charge of having gold in his possession supposed to have been stolen, further…

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Scotch Coal Mines. Definite Stand by the Owners. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 2 June 1909 · page 5

The Scottish coal mine-owners who some time ago resolved to reduce wages from 6/ per day to 5/6, when the Eight hous in [?] Act came into force on July 1 next,…

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Coal Miners' Wages. Conciliation Board's Decision. London, May 29

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 4 June 1909 · page 41

The Conciliation Board, which has been sitting at Durham to decide upon the rate of wages to be paid when the act for eight hours per day in coal mines comes…

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Coal-mining Trouble Scottish Owners' Attitude. London, May 31

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 4 June 1909 · page 42

The mineowners in Scotland decided some time ago to reduce wages from 6/ per day to 5/6, when the Eight Hours in Mines Act came into force on July 1 next…

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Filling Horses' Teeth With Gold. Filling Horses' Teeth with Gold

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 4 June 1909 · page 45

Dentistry has been re[?] fine art that even horses now have their teeth filled with gold. Of course, only a very few thoroughbreds have been…

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Miners in Conference. the Eight Hours Principle. Position of High Temperature Mines. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 7 June 1909 · page 2

An International conference of miners is at present in progress at Berlia. The conference passed a resolution congratulating the British miners upon the…

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Gold Stealing At BUTHERGLEN

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 7 June 1909 · page 4

Great interst was shown in the gold stealling cases heard before Mr. Beaven, P.M., at the Rutherglen police court on Friday morning. The court was crowded…

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Alleged Gold Stealing

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 8 June 1909 · page 2

At the Rutherglen Police Court on Friday morning, before Mr. J. Beaven, P.M., William Wilcox and John Arthur Mitchell were charged…

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Charge of Gold Stealing

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 11 June 1909 · page 32

Great interest was shown in the gold stealing cases heard before Mr. Beaven, P.M., at the Rutherglen Police Court on Friday morning. The court was crowded…

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The Coal Trade Crisis. Eight Hours or Nationalisation ? LONDON

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 17 June 1909 · page 2

A militant speech in reference to the trouble in the coat trade has been delivered by Mr. Keir Hardie, M.P., the wall known Socialist leader. He told his heaverm…

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For Lifting Coal Barges

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 18 June 1909 · page 8

The Goole Shipbuilding Company has launched from the Goole Yard a huge floating pontoon, which is to carry a very large hydraulic hoist. This…

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Raging in England Ascot Gold Cup. Carbine's Son Successful. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 19 June 1909 · page 6

The race for the Ascot Gold Cup was decided at Ascot yesterday, and resulted in a win for Bomban, a 3 year old son of Carbine. Details:—¼…

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Dancing Hails in Salt Mines

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 25 June 1909 · page 38

The salt mines, at Northwick contain some wonderful novelties in the way of unique apartments cut in pure salt, but the most interesting salt mines in the…

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Mining at Wyalong

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 25 June 1909 · page 32

A Wyalong correspondent writes:—Operations are being actively carried on, and the reduction works are keeping fully employed. At the True Blue storing…

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Twenty-four Miners Killed

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 26 June 1909 · page 5

A mining disaster is reported from America. A large number of men were below in the Wehrum, colliery, Pennsylvania, when an explosion of Gredamp occurred…

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Coal Mining Crisis a Grave Position. Lock-out or National Strike. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 1 July 1909 · page 2

The crisis in the coal-mining industry is coming to ahead both in Wales and Scotland. The latest developments leave the…

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The Coal Commission

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 2 July 1909 · page 3

Contrary to expectation the New-castle lodges, by a very narrow majority have decided to endrose the rercommendation of their executive…

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British Collieries General Strike Suggested. London, June 30

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 2 July 1909 · page 45

A critical situation has been reached in the dispute between the masters and men in the collieries in South Wales and Scotland. The Eight Hours in Mines Act…

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