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Murray · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1913

318 stories in Murray's papers · page 5 of 16

Discontented Coal Miners. Attitude of Coal Lumpers. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 11 April 1913 · page 2

The lumpers of the Sydney Coal Lumpers Onion held a mars meeting at 10 o'clock this morning to consider whether or not they should strike in sympathy…

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How Oil Beats Coal

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 11 April 1913 · page 21

Twenty years ago the business expert would have laughed at the suggestion of oil being a rival of coal. Yet what was not then even dreamed of has become an actual…

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Ardlethan Tinfield. Discovery in Riverina. Mines Amongst the Wheat. £60,000. in Three Months. Opinions of Experts

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 11 April 1913 · page 41

Ardlethan, near Temora, which is the centre of one of the richest wheat-growing districts of the State, is now the centre of mining interest in Australia. Already, in…

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The Every-day Strike. Widespread Effects. Railway Men and Miners. Chaos at Broken Hill. Railway Strike Ends Abruptly

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 11 April 1913 · page 46

The parcels staff, which was known to be in a state of unrest and excitement because of the rush of work which they suspected was due to city firms packing goods…

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Strike of Coal Miners. Mans Meeting on Monday. Wollongong

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 12 April 1913 · page 2

Mr. Nicholson M.L.A., has arranged for a mass meeting of coal miners to be held on Monday. This meeting will be attended by Mr. Carmichael, Minister for Labor,…

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Singleton Tramway Strike. More Mines Closed. Five Thousand Men Idle. Broken Hill

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 14 April 1913 · page 2

Although so official information is [?]curable either from the representatives of the Silverton Tramway Company or from the Barres Labor Federation, it is…

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The Coal Strike. a Settlement Effected. Wollongong

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 15 April 1913 · page 2

The mayor presided, over a mass meeting of striking miners to-day. Mr. Carmichael, Minister for Labor, explained the terms for the settlement of the dispute…

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Albury Warden's Court. Prospecting for Gold

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 16 April 1913 · page 6

At the Albury Warden's Court yesterday, before the Warden (Mr. H. F. Roberts, P.M.) George Wealands applied for authority to enter to prospect for gold 20…

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Proprietary Mine Closed Down Broken Hill

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 17 April 1913 · page 2

The situation caused by the strike of all employes on the Silverton tramway remains unchanged. The Proprietary mine closed down to day, throwing another 1000…

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Price of Coal Increased

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 18 April 1913 · page 32

A scarcity of coal supplies is now being experienced. The shortage is due to the industrial troubles in connection with the southern miners and the railway men. The…

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South Coast Coal Strike

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 19 April 1913 · page 5

Mr. Carmichael, Minister for Labor, expresses himself as greatly disappointed at the breakdown of the arrangement for the settlement of the strike of the South…

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The Coal Trouble. Situation Precarious. Newcastle

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 21 April 1913 · page 2

the situation is still precarious. The delegates' board will resume its sitting on Monday. Where the sides differ is the constitution of the committees and boards…

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The Coal Trouble. Great Extension Probable. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 22 April 1913 · page 2

Mr, Carmichael, Minister for Labor, Stated this afternoon that representatives of the Northern and Southern miners' lodges and of the Sydney Coal Lumpers'…

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The Spreading Coal Strike. Miners at Illawarra Discontented. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 23 April 1913 · page 2

The Minister for Labor, Mr. Carmichael, stated to-day that he had received a letter from the secretary of the Illawarra Colliery Employes' Association, asking him…

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Explosion in Mine. One Hundred Men Dead. Pittsburg

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 25 April 1913 · page 2

Two men are dead and 70 are missing as the result of an explosion in the Menongahela river colliery at Finleyville, near Cingimal[?]…

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The Coal Trouble. Fear of General Strike Removed. Newcastle

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 25 April 1913 · page 3

The miners, by bullet decided to accept the offer made by the Government a month ago to constitute for the district its own industrial court, with a judge…

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Finleyville Colliery Disaster Pittsburg

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 26 April 1913 · page 2

There are still 80 miners missing as the result of the explosion in the Monongahela river colliery at [?], near [?]…

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South Coast Coal Strike. Prospects of Settlement. Newcastle

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 26 April 1913 · page 2

A better feeling for industrial peace now prevails in shipping and mining circles here. There is not the "big talk" rampant. The majority of the miners' lodges…

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Back From the Jaws of Death. Finleyville Colliery Disaster. Pittsburg

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 28 April 1913 · page 2

Two of the miners who entombed in the colliery at Finleyville when it was evertaken with disaster last week owing to an explosion, have been resened alive…

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Coal Strike Over. Wollongong

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 29 April 1913 · page 3

All the coal mines will start work on Tuesday, and general satisfaction at the settlement of the dispute is expressed on both sides…

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