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

Mining & the mines, 1912

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Wyalong Mine Disaster. How the Tragedy Occurred. Men Killed Instantly

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Thursday 18 January 1912 · page 4

From later particulars of the Wyalong mining fatality it appears that the men were about to come off the shift at 4 o'clock on Saturday afternoon. They had…

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Wyalong Mine Disaster. How the Tragedy Occurred. Men Killed Instantly

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Thursday 18 January 1912 · page 4

From later particulars of the Wyalong mining fatality it appears, that the men were about to come off the shift at 4 o'clock on Saturday afternoon. They had…

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Will Resume Work. Brisbane Coal Workers and Lightermen. Sydney

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Thursday 18 January 1912 · page 4

As the result of a mass meeting of the Coal Workers' and Lightermen's Union at Brisbane to-day, the men decided to resume work at once under the new wages…

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Will Resume Work. Brisbane Coal Workers and Lightermen. Sydney

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Thursday 18 January 1912 · page 4

As the result of a mass meeting of the Coal 'Workers' and Lightermen's Union at Brisbane today, the men decided to resume work at once under the new wages…

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The Austrian Mines. Better Conditions for Women and Children. Vienna

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Thursday 18 January 1912 · page 4

A Remedial Bill passed the first reading in the Reichstag, to reform the conditions under which women and children work in the mines…

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The Austrian Mines. Better Conditions for Women and Children. Vienna

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Thursday 18 January 1912 · page 4

A Remedial Bill passed the first reading in the Reichstag, to reform the conditions under which women and children work in the mines…

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Lithgow Strike Trouble. Conference Between Coal Owners and Miners. to Dispense with Wages Board. Sydney

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Friday 19 January 1912 · page 2

A conference has commenced to-day between the Lithgow coal owners and miners, with a view of endeavoring to arrive at an agreement without reference to a…

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Lithgow Strike Trouble. Conference Between Coal Owners and Miners. to Dispense with Wages Board. Sydney

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Friday 19 January 1912 · page 2

A conference has commenced to-day between the Lithgow coal owners and miners, with a view of endeavoring to arrive at an agreement without reference to a…

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Long Tunnel Mine. Two Dishes Dolly 272oz. Gold. Sydney

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Saturday 20 January 1912 · page 12

Two dishes of quartz in the Long Tunnel mine, Gundagai, dollied yesterday, yielded 272oz. gold…

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The Storage of Coal

Manilla Express · Saturday 20 January 1912 · page 7

Experiments have been made in Germany, says the "English Mechanic," with a 'view to ascertain the best means' of preserving coal from…

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Miners Will Strike. London, Thursday Evg

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Saturday 20 January 1912 · page 2

The miners have voted for a strike as follows: 445,891 for, 115,921 against. Notices have been sent out to quit work on March 1…

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Farming and Mining Inventions

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Tuesday 23 January 1912 · page 4

Messrs. Griffith and Hassel, patent attorneys, of 163 King-street, Sydney, and 9 Queen-street, Melbourne, report that the following applications for patents connected…

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Farming and Mining Inventions

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Tuesday 23 January 1912 · page 4

Messrs. Griffith and Hassel, patent attorneys, of 163 King-street, Sydney, and 9 Queen-street, Melbourne, report that the following applications for patents connected…

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Rich Lode. 40lb of Gold. Gundagai

Manilla Express · Wednesday 24 January 1912 · page 4

Further sensational ore yields are reported. One dish from the Long Tunnel mine yesterday morning gave 20[?]z of gold…

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Epidemic of Strikes. 400 Newnes Miners Out. Sydney

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Wednesday 24 January 1912 · page 4

There are now 400 hundred men out at Nownes; all the engine drivers and firemen having gone on strike to-day.The men decline to have anything to do with…

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Epidemic of Strikes. 400 Newnes Miners Out. Sydney

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Wednesday 24 January 1912 · page 4

There are now 400 hundred men out an Newnes; all the engine drivers and firemen having gone on strike to-day. The men decline to have anything to do with…

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A Goldfields Sketch. the Lady Speculator

Manilla Express · Wednesday 24 January 1912 · page 7

I had just remarked to Sue, "It's too dull for anything. I wish something would happen--a cyclone or an earthquake, anything, to relieve the…

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Industrial War. More Strikes in Coal Districts. Maitland and Newcastle Butchering Trouble West Maitland

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Thursday 25 January 1912 · page 3

Another strike has occurred at South Maitland coal fields. The Abermain col-. liery, employing [?]90 miners, was thrown idie on Monday afternoon owing to a…

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Industrial War. More Strikes in Coal Districts. Maitland and Newcastle Butchering Trouble. West Maitland

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Thursday 25 January 1912 · page 3

Another strike has occurred at South Maitland coal fields. The Abermain colliery, employing 500 miners, was thrown idle on Monday afternoon owing to a…

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A Goldfields Sketch. the Lady Speculator

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 26 January 1912 · page 7

I had just, remarked to Sue, "It's too dull for anything. I wish something would happen—a cyclone or an earthquake anything to relieve the…

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