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Murray · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1911

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Mining at Temora

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 9 June 1911 · page 28

Great excitement is prevailing among the residents of Temora and Ardlethan at the news that the 20-ton parcel ore [?]ent by M'Lean and party from the Murrell…

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Rloh Gold Find. Fifteen Ounces to the Ton.at Murrill Creek

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 9 June 1911 · page 2

Mr G. Stevenson, P.M., who is Mines Warden for the district, made a statement from the bench at the Wagga Courthouse on Monday that the cruising of the first 10 tons…

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Rioting Striking Miners

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 12 June 1911 · page 2

A strike of miners is iu progress at Matehuala, in Mexico. Rioting occured yesterday, and 14 persons were killed…

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South Wales Coal Strike the Trouble Spreading. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 12 June 1911 · page 2

The strike of coal porters at Southampton is hampering the movements of shipping. A mass meeting of Hie coal strikers at…

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Welsh Miners Want National Strike

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 14 June 1911 · page 2

At the conference of miners delegates, which is sitting at Cardiff, heated references were made yesterday to the leadership of Mr.W. Abrahams,…

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Welsh Miners Strike

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 15 June 1911 · page 2

The Miners' Federation of Great Britain, which desired the adoption of the agreement recently rejected by the Cambrian strikers in South Wales, has come…

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Gold for the Japs

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 15 June 1911 · page 3

The Japanese steamer Kumano Maru which sailed for China, and Japan to-day, took amongst her cargo gold specie to the value of £4850…

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Mining at Gundagai

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 15 June 1911 · page 3

On Monday Messrs. Victor Battye and Milton Reardo, of Jones' Creek, brought into Gundagai some specimens of ferruginous clay slate, in which gold of a fine…

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Scarcity of Miners

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 16 June 1911 · page 33

Notwithstanding the complaints regarding dull times, several of the loading mining companies in the Ballarat district are unable to procure the number of men…

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Coal Porters Strike Ends

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 17 June 1911 · page 2

The strike of coal porters at Southampton on Saturday last was shortlived. The men have accepted the terms of their employers aud returned to work…

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Placer Tin Mines Some Interesting Particulars

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 22 June 1911 · page 4

Yesterday Mr. R. Wachsmuth, manager of the Placer Tin Mining Company, which was last week registered in Melbourne, on returning from that city to…

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The Miners Demands

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 23 June 1911 · page 32

For the Beech worth district tho following rates of pay are being applied, for by men associated with mining:—Facemendry, 13/ ; truckers, 11/; platmen, 11/…

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Gold at Pullitop Rich Reef Located

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 24 June 1911 · page 2

Some timely information with regard to the Pullitop gold find has been elicited from Mr. John Smith, the prospector who located the reef. Mr. Smith was some…

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Rich Gundagai Mine

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 26 June 1911 · page 4

The now famous Long Tunnel mine at Gundagai still continues to yield sensational results, and to keep the district in a state of excitement. The winze where…

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Placer Tin Mines

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 27 June 1911 · page 2

Mining matters at the Placer Tin Mine, Germanton, which have been quiet lately, are now going ahead. The engineers have arrived, and are getting on well with the…

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Howlong V. United Miners

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 27 June 1911 · page 4

This match took place on Saturday and resulted in a victory for Howlong. The ground was in good order, but the weather very cold. Howlong team was…

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Evolution of Labor Universal Eight Hours for Miners. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 27 June 1911 · page 2

There is a strong labor movement in favor of an international treaty regulating the labor of miners on the basis of a universal eight hours' shift, calculated…

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State Coal Mines

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 28 June 1911 · page 5

Mr. Hahnan, the Acting Premier, stated this afternoon that a bill to establish State coal state had been finally discussed by the Cabinet this morning, and was now…

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British Coal Miners' Trouble Threatening

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 28 June 1911 · page 2

The Northumberland coal miners are once again on the verge of striking. The council of the local miners' organisation has decided to take a ballot as to whether…

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Mining Report

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 29 June 1911 · page 4

Golden Bar.—No. 3—The winze in the E. xcut sunk 8 ft with one shift ground sandstone, with small veins of quartz running through stopped this as there seems to be…

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