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Mining & the mines, 1911

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The Latest. Scottish Miners' Demands

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 8 August 1911 · page 4

LONDON, Sunday Night.—A conference of the Scottish Miners' Federation adopted a policy of five days a working week, and also demands that…

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The Coal Vend Case. Who Will Pay the Piper! Sydney

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 10 August 1911 · page 4

The [?] in the [?]…

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Chapter Vi. Springing the Mine

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 15 August 1911 · page 2

The occupants of the magazine were so far from feeling safe in spite of their efforts to strengthen the wall and gateway that double…

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Tin Mining. Elsmore Newstead Junction Deep Lead Tin Mines, Limited

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 22 August 1911 · page 1

We beg to acknowledge with thanks the following from the Manager of the above mine:(--)I beg to report a new shaft 10ft Gin…

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Opaque Darkness. Fire in a Mine

The Tenterfield Intercolonial Courier and Fairfield and Wallangarra Advocate · Friday 25 August 1911 · page 6

I had known darkness before—the darkness of the mine, darkness that meant a complete absence of light—but here was an opaque darkness, a…

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Miners Rosted to Death

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 1 September 1911 · page 6

VANCOUVER, Friday.—Ten men, working in a mine at Nevada (U.S.A.), at the 1400 level, thinking they heard the sound of an explosion, on looking up…

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Accident in the Mines. Miner Severely Crushed

The Inverell Times · Friday 1 September 1911 · page 2

Our Copeton Correspondent writes as follows :--A serious accident occurred at the Old Farm…

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The Latest. Mining Strike Spreading

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 1 September 1911 · page 4

LONDON, Wednesday Night.—The national strike for a minimum wage of miners is spreading throughout Derbyshire and Nottinghanishire. The colliers and men of one…

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Reported Gold Discovery near Abington

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 6 September 1911 · page 6

An Abington correspondent writes as follows to the Bundarra "Advocate":—I hare just heard, on the very best authority, that a rich find…

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He in the Gold Lace. in Ten Languages at Once

Guyra Argus · Thursday 7 September 1911 · page 5

The German count was, as he always was, worrying about his German newspapers. The newly married couple from Copenhagen were standing in the crowd…

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Two Miners Killed

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 12 September 1911 · page 8

Two miners, Michael Murphy and Marasehetti, met with a terrible fate in the north mine, Broken Hill, on Friday. At the change of shift they…

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Mining

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 13 September 1911 · page 2

New England has, ill the haleyon days of yore, shared in the favors of Fortunatus's purse, distributed per medium of the mineral wealth of the…

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Buchanans Tin Mine

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 14 September 1911 · page 4

In our business columns this issue appears the prospectus of Buchanans Tin Mine, No-Liability. The capital is £10.000 in 20.000 shares of 10…

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Hillgrove "Miners." (To Editor of "Armidale Chronicle")

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 16 September 1911 · page 6

Sir.—In your sporting column of Wednesday last, a paragraph appears (from Tamworth "Observer"), thusly:—The Hilgrove team is…

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Tin-mining Industry

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 19 September 1911 · page 2

NOTHING could be more opportune than the publication of the admirable monograph by Mr. J. E. Crane Assistant Government Geologist,…

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Colliery Fire

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 20 September 1911 · page 7

A fire at Chester Colliery caused the greatest anxiety until 81 miners who were below were rescued in batches of five through the air-shaft…

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Diamond Mining. the Australian in Stry

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 23 September 1911 · page 10

Mr. James Hubbard writ to the Sydney "Evening News" as follows: —Diamond mining in Australin is still in its earliest embryo stage, in spite…

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Mining Wardens

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 26 September 1911 · page 2

The "Tingha Miner" in a recent article advocated the appointment of additional Mining Wardens. The matter was brought before the…

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Local and General. Miners Wanted

The Inverell Times · Friday 29 September 1911 · page 2

The Secretary of the Northern Colliery Proprietors' Association states there is a dearth of labor in the northern districts, and that…

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Balmain Coal Mine

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 3 October 1911 · page 4

Sydney, Monday.— Stoppage of work is threatened at the Balmain Coal Mine, owing to the change in the conditions of working…

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