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Murray · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1913

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SON o'. MINE

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 3 January 1913 · page 18

Son o' mine, will ye never cease your roaming? 'Tis time that you were homin', if me heart is not to break…

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Dangers From Floating Mines

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 3 January 1913 · page 4

In many navies considerably attention is being given to the development of improved mines for use in future wars, especially with a…

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Turkish Sailing Vessel Strikes a Mine

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 6 January 1913 · page 2

A telegram from Constantinople states that the Ottoman sailing vessel Theodoru, while carrying cargo from Dikeli to Velona, was accidently blown up at the…

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Mining at Eldorado

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 7 January 1913 · page 2

Boring operations are proceeding about two miles below the Cock's Pioneer, Eldorado, under the supervision of Mr. Brascho, on behalf of a powerful…

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General Cable News. Wages of English Coal Miners. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 8 January 1913 · page 2

The Coal Conciliation Board has raised the wages of miners employed within the federated area by five per cent. The men in this area now received a wage…

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Industrial Unrest. Trouble at Burwood Colliery. 500 Men Idle. Newcastle

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 8 January 1913 · page 4

The Burwood colliery, employing 500 men, was suddenly thrown idle to-day in consequence of a dispute between the manager and the wheelers over the hours…

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Gold Meat Cookery

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 9 January 1913 · page 3

Place thin sliees of rather underdone meat (from which all [?], burnt parts, &c., have been removed) in a well-buttered pic-dish previously strewed with min[?]…

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The Colliery Troubles. Serious Position in Northern Field. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 10 January 1913 · page 4

The Northern Colliery proprietors this afternoon unanimously divided to withdraw from the conciliation committee, which has been appointed to adjudicate…

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General Cable News. Scottish Miners Demand Increased Wages. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 11 January 1913 · page 2

The Scottish miners have lodged a claim for an increase in wages of 25 per cent…

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Gold Consignment Robbery. What Investigations Show. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 11 January 1913 · page 2

The robbery, in November last, of 10,000 sovereigns from a consignment of 200,000 despatched from London to Egypt, still remains a mystery…

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Lancashire Miners Resume. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 13 January 1913 · page 2

"The strike of 1000 miners in Lanark shire has ended. The men objected the employment of non- unionists, and [?] have now consented not to employ…

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The Coal Trouble. Men Interview Mr. Carmichael Employers Invited to Meet Him Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 13 January 1913 · page 2

A deputation of minors representing Newcastle, Heddon, and Cessnock collieries waited on Mr. Carmichael yesterday regarding the mining crisis…

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Cage Falls Down Shaft. Seven Miners Killed. St. Petersburg

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 14 January 1913 · page 2

A mine accident has occurred at Ekaterinoslay, in Southern Russia. A cargo, in which were twelve miners, fell to the bottom of a shaft…

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Strained Situation of Coal Trouble. Newcastle, Today

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 15 January 1913 · page 2

The coal mining position has not improved since yesterday, but if anything the situation is more strained. The proprietors will not meet until Thursday, and will…

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Theft of Gold. Detectives Kept Busy. London, January 10

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 17 January 1913 · page 7

Bullion robberts are the fashion in crime. The British and Continental police are at present investigating five cases in which the losses amount to a considerable…

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The Coal Trouble. Outlook Materially Improved. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 20 January 1913 · page 2

The outlook in coal-mining circles has materially improved, owing to the visit which Mr. Carmichanel, Minister for Labor, paid to the South Coast yesterday…

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Coal in Central Africa. Important Discovery in Congo. Brussels

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 21 January 1913 · page 2

Eight coal beds have been discovered on the western shores of Lake Tanganyika, which forms part of the Congo Free State. The new coal fields are distributed over…

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Northern Collieries Trouble

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 22 January 1913 · page 5

The Northern Colliery proprietors held another meeting at Sydney this morning for the purpose of discussing the proposal which has been submitted in favor of…

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General Cable News. Nationalisation of Mines. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 22 January 1913 · page 2

Addressing a meeting yesterday at Morthyr Tydvll, which he represents in the House of Commons, Mr. Keir Hardio refered to the subject of State ownership of…

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The Colliery Trouble

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 23 January 1913 · page 2

Advices from Newcastle to-day state that the Miners' Federation has received a communication from the Coll[?] Proprietors' Association, agreeing to a…

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