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Mining & the mines, 1910

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Mining News

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 22 January 1910 · page 5

Golden Bar Report (20/1/10).—No. 3 leval—Stopes over Chancellor's winze stone small and poor, W. slopes stone 18in., payable, E. dropper stone in stopes 15in., good…

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Gold From Sea Water: New Process

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 22 January 1910 · page 1

[?] of gold-hearing [?] are [?] in Southern [?] New Mexico and [?] as well as in sea-beaches and sea-water but…

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The Coal Strike Wharf Laborers Have Some Fun Non-unionists Objected To. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 22 January 1910 · page 5

Between 40 and 50 free laborers started work this morning at loading the steamer Jason. Free labor was put on as the union laborers had refused to work the vessel…

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The Coal Strike. Western Wages Board's Decision. Very Favorable to Miners. Mr. Bowling Backs Down. Advises Southern Miners to Resume Work. SYDNEY

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 25 January 1910 · page 2

The Wages Board for the Western miners has given an award which is very much more favorable to the men than the previously existing conditions, and is…

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Effects of the Coal Strike in Victoria

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 25 January 1910 · page 4

The coal supply at the Footscray gas works is practically exhausted, and, except for a faint glimmer in the street lamps and business places, serving to do little more…

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The Coal Strike Men Reject Compulsory Wages Board. It Will Sit All the Same. Newcastle

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 25 January 1910 · page 2

The Compulsory Wages Board for the Northern Miners resumed its sittings to-day. Mr. Brennan, secretary of the Northern Colliery Employes' Federation, stated…

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The Southern Mines

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 26 January 1910 · page 2

The Industrial Board in connection with the southern mines sat at Helensburg yesterday, when the chairman announced that resumption of work…

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Shipments of Foreign Coal

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 26 January 1910 · page 5

The steamer Strathfillan, with a cargo of 6000 tons of coal from Japan, is due in Sydney on Thursday. The steamer Quito, with the first shipment of coal from…

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The Coal Strike Waterside Workers Position. Another Compulsory Board Wanted. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 26 January 1910 · page 5

The ballot authorised by the Wharf Laborers Union to decide what the attitude of the members is to be regarding vessels which are loaded or coaled with the aid…

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The Motive Behind the Newcastle Coal Strike. (To the Editor of the Recorder)

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 26 January 1910 · page 6

SIR,—At this stage it may be worth while to consider the moving force behind the Newcastle Coal Strike with a view to helping the public to…

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The Coal Strike Sydney, Wesdnesday

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 27 January 1910 · page 2

The steamer Quito, which was the fist steamer despatched from Calcutta with a cargo of coal for the N.S.M. Government, arrived in Sydney this morning. She…

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The Coal Strike. Sydney

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 January 1910 · page 43

Mr. Hughes said on Friday night he had glanced rapidly through the Western Wages Board's award. Though not qualified to speak as an authority as to what…

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The Coal Strike. Sydney

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 January 1910 · page 28

The prosecution of the strike leaders for breaches of the Industrial Disputes (Amendment) Act was resumed in the Industrial Court to-day, before Judge…

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Miners' Terrible Fall. Eight Killed. London, January 20

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 January 1910 · page 41

A shocking accident occurred at a colliery near Goatbridge in north-west Lanarkshire, owing in the snapping of a chain suspending a cage in which eight…

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Eight Hours in Mines. Trouble Declining. London, January 19

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 January 1910 · page 41

The strike amongst the North of England coal-miners over the night shift, introduced in connection with the eight hours system, appears to be coming to an…

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MINERS' £100 Fines Applications for Extension of Time. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 28 January 1910 · page 2

In the Arbitration Court to-day, before Judge Rogers, Mr. Watt. again appeared on behalf of the 13 miners' delegates, who were recently fined £100 each at…

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The Coal Strike. The Leaders Sentenced. (By Telegraph.) SYDNEY

Tocumwal Guardian and Finley Free Press · Friday 28 January 1910 · page 2

Bowling has been sentenced to twelve months, and O'Connor, Butler, and Hutton to eight months imprisonment each…

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The Coal Strike. The Compulsory Board Decides to Proceed. An Important Announcement

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 28 January 1910 · page 2

When the Compulsory Board, appointed by the Government to deal with the Northern coal strike, met, pursuant to adjournment on Monday, Mr Brennan, the…

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The Coal Strike. Bowling, Hutton, Butler, and O'connor Sentenced. Bowling Gets 12 MONTHS

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 28 January 1910 · page 5

The trial of Peter Bowling Hutton Butler and O'Connor, who were charged in the Industrial Court with having taken part in a strike meeting…

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Arrival of Foreign Coal

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 29 January 1910 · page 2

Two more steamers which are bringing cargoes of foreign coal to Sydney were sighted off Wilson's Promontory yesterday. The remainder of the coal fleet. which…

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