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Murray · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1912

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State Coal Mine

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 4 March 1912 · page 3

The miners employed in the State mine at Wonthaggi to-day are enjoying their fortnightly half-holiday, and the post office officials are having a busy time…

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Mine Owners and Labor Leaders

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 4 March 1912 · page 2

Lord Joicey, chairman and managing Director of James Joicey and Company Ltd., and the Lambton Collieries, the two largest collieries in Durham, states that,…

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Prime Minister's Invitation. Declined by Miners

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 4 March 1912 · page 2

The representatives of the miners have declined Mr. Asquith's invitation to again meet the owners, saying that they were firm in their demands with which the…

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The Miners' Cast-iron Deter-mination. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 4 March 1912 · page 2

Mr. Smthe, one of the miners' leaders, in the course of an interview, said that the Government had asked the miners' re-presentatives to justify the schedule of…

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Cablegrams. Total Lndustrial.paralysis One Million Men Idle. British Coal Strike. Fixing A Minimum Wage. Miners' Truculent Attitude. They Will Not Negotiate. Failure of Conference. Works Closing Down. Steamers Without Fuel. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 4 March 1912 · page 2

The coal strike is now in full swing. Over a million men are idle, including a number of surfacemen. The lack of fuel is already hampering…

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Gold on Newspaper Premises!

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 5 March 1912 · page 2

From the Henty "Observer" we take the following, which suggest that after all some newspaper man has a chance of seeing the colour of gold:--…

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The British Coal Strike. One Million Men Out of Work. Every Industry Affected. LONDON

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 5 March 1912 · page 2

The coal strike has now been on three days, with the result that a million men are idle. Many ironworks and blast furnaces…

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Cablegrams (Per Reuter.) Great Coal Strike, Industrial Concerns Closed. Strikers Firm on Minimum Rates. Order Among the Strikers Holiday Sprit Prevails. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 5 March 1912 · page 2

One of the features oft the coal strike is the determination among the miners, both in couth Wales and elsewhere, to maintain order. The holiday spirit with which…

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Cablegrams. Great Coal Strike. Soldiers in Readiness. Miners on Holiday. 2500 Trains Withdrawn. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 6 March 1912 · page 2

No fresh developments respecting a settlement of the coal strike were announced yesterday. The miners spent the week-end at…

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Japanese Coal for Philippines

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 7 March 1912 · page 4

Mr. Littlejohn, a Sydney merchant, who returned to-day from a trip to the Philippines, stated during an interview that all the coal for the Philippines is now…

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Cablegrams. Great Coal Strike. Five Million People Affected. Australian Methods Commended. "Tremendous Victory for Miners." London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 7 March 1912 · page 2

The strike of coal miners in Great Britain is already directly affecting 5,000,000 men, women and children. Some of the railway companies have…

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Miners Enjoy Themselves

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 8 March 1912 · page 2

At the beginning of the strike Mr Stanton, one of the leaders of the South Wales miners remarked, "We are looking forward to a happy time; we will spend our time…

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British Coal Strike

The Independent · Friday 8 March 1912 · page 2

The commander of the Moldavia, which arrived to-day, states that the British Goal Strike will interfere with the Australian mail service…

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Mining in Tasmania

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 March 1912 · page 33

Some weeks ago an advertisement appeared in a Ballarat newspaper, inviting application from first-class miners for vacancies aba largo mine in Tasmania. A…

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Coal Committee Disagree. Newcastle

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 8 March 1912 · page 3

There was a serious disagreement among members of the Joint Committee on Mining Disputes this morning. The miners' representatives asked when the important…

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The British Coal Strike. Important Statement by Mr. Asquith. LONDON

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 8 March 1912 · page 1

London Householders are laying in heavy supplies of tinned meats, fruit and other supplies for fear of a famine through a prolonged extension…

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Cablegrams. British Coal Strike. More Optimistic Feeling. Industrial Council at Work. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 8 March 1912 · page 2

No new disturbing developments have occurred to diminish the hope of an early settlement of the great coal strike. To-day there is a more optimistic feeling…

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The British Coal Strike. The Situation Critical. The Prime Minister Deprecates Discussion. LONDON

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 8 March 1912 · page 2

Owing to the strike, wholesale houses in Wales will only sell to tradesmen in the mining districts on a cash basis. Many shops are closing…

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The Unrest in the Coal Districts. Rumors of Trouble ot Newcastle. The Masters and Men at Variance. Sydney

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 8 March 1912 · page 2

The Newcastle Colliery Conciliation Committee has collapsed owing to the owner's refusal to discuss the miner's demand for the abolition of the afternoon…

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To-Day's Cables. The Situation Getting More Serious. Trades Union Funds Getting Low. Offer of Oxford Graduates to Work at Mines

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 8 March 1912 · page 2

The strike situation is unchanged, and there is no sign of either side yielding. The strike is slowly tightening its grip on every industry…

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