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North West (Tamworth to Moree) · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1911

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Wireless Between Mines

Manilla Express · Saturday 15 July 1911 · page 3

Drs. Leinbach and Loewy, two German scientists have established an underground system of wireless communication. They have succeeded in…

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Miners' Safety Lumps. Sydney

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Saturday 15 July 1911 · page 12

The Acting-Treasurer has received from the Secretary of State, Home Department, a letter stating that a colliery proprietor has placed at his disposal £1000 to be of…

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Miners' Safety Lamps. Sydney

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Saturday 15 July 1911 · page 12

The Acting-Treasurer has received from the Secretary of State, Home Department, a letter stating that a colliery proprietor has placed at his disposal £1000 to be…

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Farming and Mining Inventions

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Saturday 15 July 1911 · page 2

Messrs. Griffith and Hassel, patent attorneys, of l63 King-street, Sydney, and 9 Queen-street, Melbourne, report that the following applications for patents…

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Colliery Explosion. Twenty-one Killed by Firedamp. Durols Penn. (U.S.A.), Tues. Evg

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Wednesday 19 July 1911 · page 2

An explosion at the Cascade Company's colliery killed 21 miners. There was little damage done, but the deadly fire-damp left no survivors in that…

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Colliery Explosion. Twenty-one Killed by Firedamp. Dubois, Penn. (U.S.A.). Tues. Evg

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Wednesday 19 July 1911 · page 2

An explosion at the Cascade Company's colliery killed 21 miners. There was little damage done, but the deadly fire-damp left no survivors in that…

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Mining Act, 1906. Private Lease Cancelled

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Thursday 20 July 1911 · page 4

It is notified in the "Gazette" of July 12, that Private Lands Leases, in the name of J. Robinson, county Parry, parish Piallamore, area 20 and 10 acres respectively,…

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Mining G Act, 160C. Private Lease Cancelled

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Thursday 20 July 1911 · page 4

It is notified in the "Gazette" of July 12,ethat Privato Lands, he eamein the-nnmo of J. Robison, county.'Parry, parieh Piallamoro10 reae20 and lO.acrcs respectively,…

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Custom of Trade. Violated in The[?] Coal Districts. Sydney

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Thursday 20 July 1911 · page 2

The Minister for Labor and industry (Mr. Beeby), referring to the trouble at Lithgow Ironworks Colliery, said the position seemed to be extraordinary, if the…

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Custom of Trade. Violated in The7 Coal Districts. Sydney, Wednesday,Wednesday

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Thursday 20 July 1911 · page 2

The Minister for Labor and Industry (Mr. Beeby), referring to the trouble at Lithgow Ironworks Colliery, said the position seemed to be extraordinary, if the…

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Colliery Dispute. Sydney

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Friday 21 July 1911 · page 2

The dispute of the Teralba colliery is settled. The men are expected to resume work…

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Amalgamation of Mining Unions. Agreement by Delegate Board. Sydney

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Saturday 22 July 1911 · page 10

The proposed amalgamation of the Colliery Employee's Unions, has been agreed to by the Miners' Delegate Board. The idea is to bring about a general…

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Amalgamation of Mining Unions. Agreement by Delegate Board. Sydney

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Saturday 22 July 1911 · page 10

The propose amalgamation of the Colliery Employe's Unions, has been agreed to by the Miners' Delegate Board. The idea is to bring about a general…

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Northumberland Miners' Ballot Big Majority Favor Strike. London Sunday Evening

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Tuesday 25 July 1911 · page 2

The ballot of the Northumberland miners on the question as to whether there should, be a strike against the three-shift system resulted: 19,556 for, and 9259 against…

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Who Made the Mistake? Beeby Charges Mine Managers. Sydney

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Tuesday 25 July 1911 · page 2

Referring to the industrial trouble at Lithgow, Mr. Beeby stated to-night that owing to a quarrel between Hoskins and 40 miners, the work of 600 others was…

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Who Made the Mistake? Mr. Beery Charges Mine Managers. Sydney

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Tuesday 25 July 1911 · page 2

Referring? to the industrial trouble at Lithgow, Mr. Beeby stilted to-night that owing to a qunrrel between Hoskins and 40 miners the work of 600 others was…

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The Boy Scout in America. How Miners View the Movement. Potential "Hirelings Against the Working Class." Butte, Montana, U.S., Sunday Evening

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Tuesday 25 July 1911 · page 2

The western federation of miners has adopted a resolution condemning in the strongest terms the boy scout movement as a pious fraud by which youths were…

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The Boy Scout in America, How Miners View the Movement. Potential "Hirelings Against the Working Class." Butte, Montana, U.S., Sunday Evening

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Tuesday 25 July 1911 · page 2

The western federation of miners has adopted a resolution condemning in the strongest terms [?] boy scout movement…

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Mining Fatality. Invereli

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Friday 28 July 1911 · page 2

A milling fatality occurred at the Conrad mine, Howell. thus morning. when Ernest Foster was crushed by a fall of earth and killed instantly. Deceased was a…

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Mining Fatality. Inverell

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Friday 28 July 1911 · page 2

A mining fatality occurred at the conrad mine, Howell, t[?]s morning. when Ernest Foster was crushed by a fall of earth and killed instantly. Deceased was a…

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