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Mining & the mines, 1910

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A New Tenor From the Mine

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 1 April 1910 · page 6

Mr Morgan Kingston is not the first working man to reach the London concert platform (says the "Westminster Gazette") Mr Ben Davies, the famous…

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All That Glitters Is Not Gold

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 1 April 1910 · page 5

"Go!" she exclaimed. "And never speak to me again!" Out into the harsh night be passed, white-lipped and staggering. Beneath a…

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Coal Strike in America 300,000 Men Go Out. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 4 April 1910 · page 2

The fears entertained in America of a great strike in the coal-mining industry have been realised. At Indianopolis, in the State of Indiana…

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Newcastle Coal Trade. Newcastle

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 11 April 1910 · page 4

Since the resumption of work at the collieries there has been a heavy demand for coal, particularly for export. This week the quantity exported was 121,000 tons…

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South Watts Coal Trouble Settled. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 11 April 1910 · page 3

The final results of the ballot taken by the South Wales coal miners on the proposals for the settlement of the dispute with the colliery owners, has been made…

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Formation of Coal

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 15 April 1910 · page 12

Coal is denned as an amorphous substance derived from the vegetation of prehistoric ages, and consisting, of different kinds of hydrocabons. The new generally…

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Splendid Coal Seams. Discovery at Greta

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 15 April 1910 · page 47

A further development of the Great Greta coal-beds at Kurri Kurri, has taken place. The Australian Agricultural Company, at a spot about two miles…

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Northumberland Coal Dispute Settled

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 16 April 1910 · page 5

The eight boors' question in the northern collieries, which led to some of the miners going on strike, was made the subject of a ballot last Monday in…

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Huge Gold Theft Mine Systematically Bobbed. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 18 April 1910 · page 3

The discovery has been mace in connection with the extensive gold mines owned by COunt [?]Harourt de Gotha in Hungary, that systematic the[?]s of gold dust have…

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Activity at Broken Hill. Mines Resuming Full Work. Broken Hill

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 18 April 1910 · page 3

Despite the low price of metals, surface and underground work will be again started at the Block 10 mine. The Proprietary Mine will recommence active work…

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Mining Market. Live Stock. Melbourne, Tuesday. SYDNEY

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 20 April 1910 · page 2

At Homebush to-day upwards of 50.517 sheep and lambs were penned. The sheep comprised a large proportion of useful quality merinoes, with ewes well in evidence…

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Thieving From Mines. Gold Stolen for Years. London, April 15

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 April 1910 · page 43

The discovery has been made in Hungary that very extensive thefts of gold dust have been taking place for many years past in the mines owned by Count d'Harcourt do…

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Mining on the Nailcan Government Subsidy Arranged

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 22 April 1910 · page 2

The Waterview Mining Syndicate, Albury, is now sinking a shaft on the Nailcan as the result of the visit of a mining inspector a few weeks ago, who arranged…

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Shocking Mine Explosion

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 23 April 1910 · page 2

The explosion which occurred below in the Mulga mine, near Birmingham, in Alabama, U.S.A., has resulted in shocking loss of life. Forty men were entombed…

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A Colliery Disaster Eighteen Miners Killed. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 25 April 1910 · page 2

An explosion has occurred at the Youghiogheny Colliery at Amsterdam in the State of Ohio, U.S.A. Only brief particulars have been received…

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Rescued Only to Die. Two Miners Killed

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 29 April 1910 · page 28

On Monday a fall of earth at the Great Boulder mine added two more to the list of those who have lost their lives whiles working in the Kalgoorlie mines. Peter…

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Mine Explosion. Disaster in Alabama. Great Loss of Life. London, April 22

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 29 April 1910 · page 41

The explosion in the Mulga mine, near Birmingham, Alabama which entombed 40 miners, is believed to be even more disastrous than was at first supposed. The…

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Two Coal Strikes Colliers' Victory Dt America. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 2 May 1910 · page 2

The coal miners' strike in Pennsylvania has at last been put an end to The employers have conceded an advance in wages besides making other concessions…

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South Wales Collieries

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 4 May 1910 · page 2

Farther friction has occurred in the coal-mining industry in South Wales. The enginemen and stokers employed at the mines demanding an advance in rates and…

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Perils of the Coal Miner. West Maitland

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 6 May 1910 · page 2

While a young miner named George Ford, 24 years of age, was at work in a gallery in the South Greta coal mine this morning, four tons of the roof fell in…

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