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

Mining & the mines, 1913

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General Cables Welsh Colliery Disaster. No Hope of Saving Men. Heaps of Dead in the Mine. LONDON

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Friday 17 October 1913 · page 2

A brave attempt is still being made to rescue the entombed men in the Universal Colliery, Wales. When the first miner was rescued fully…

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General Cables Welsh Colliery Disaster. No Hope of Saving Men. Heaps of Dead In the Mine. LONDON

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Friday 17 October 1913 · page 2

A brave attempt is still being made to rescue the entombed men in the Universal Colliery, Wales. When the first miner wns rescued fully…

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Appalling Mining Disaster

The North Western Courier · Friday 17 October 1913 · page 2

Further particulars of the explosion in the Universal Colliery near Cardiff, England, reveal it one of the most terrible and shocking affairs in the…

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Farming and Mining Inventions

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Saturday 18 October 1913 · page 4

Messrs. Griffith and ITnssel, patent attorneys of 77 Cnstlcrengh-strcot, Sydney, report llmt the following applications for patents connected with the farming and…

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Coal Strike SYDNEY

The North Western Courier · Monday 20 October 1913 · page 2

The Huntley coal miners, N.Z., have struck in consequence of sixteen of their members having been dismissed…

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Strike Trouble Ends Seriously. Miners Charged with Attempted Murder. Sensational Story from Victoria. SYDNEY

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Monday 20 October 1913 · page 2

Serious trouble occurred in connection with the Minors' strike at Beaafort, Victoria, last night, and as the result of an attack made on non-unionists two…

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Strike Trouble Ends Seriously. Miners Charged with Attempted Murder. Sensational Story from Victoria. SYDNEY

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Monday 20 October 1913 · page 2

Serious trouble occurred in connection with the Minors' strike at Beaufort, Victoria, last night, and as the rosult of an attack made on non-unionists two strike…

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New Zealand Miners' Strike. 600 Men Out. SYDNEY

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Tuesday 21 October 1913 · page 2

A telegram from New Zealand states that 600 miners at Huntley came out on strike this morning. The strikers complain that the company…

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New Zealand Miners' Strike. 600 Men Out. SYDNEY

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Tuesday 21 October 1913 · page 2

A telegram from New Zealand states that 600 miners at Huntley came out on strike this morning. The strikers complain that the company…

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Farming and Mining Inventions

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Wednesday 22 October 1913 · page 3

Messrs. Griffith and Hassel, Patent Attorneys, of 77 Castlereagh-treet, Sydney, report that the following applications for patents connected with the farming and…

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Farming and Mining Inventions

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Wednesday 22 October 1913 · page 3

Messrs. Griffith and Hussel, Patent Atforneys, of 77 Castlereagh-treet, Sydney, report that the following applications for patents connected with the farming and…

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Terrors of Universal Mine. Inspection Party Overcame by Gas. Have Narrow Escape. LONDON

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Friday 24 October 1913 · page 2

During an inspection of the Universal Colliery at Cardiff, 20 of the leading mining officials became suddenly overcome by noxious gases…

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Terrors of Universal Mine. Inspection Party Ovcrcomc by Gas. Have Narrow Escape. LONDON

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Friday 24 October 1913 · page 2

During an inspection of the Universal Colliery at Cardiff, 20 of the lending mininir officials became suddenly overcome Innoxions gases…

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General Cables Another Colliery Disaster. An American Explosion. 280 Miners Entombed. New York

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Saturday 25 October 1913 · page 2

A terrific explosion wrecked the Stag Canon Fuel Company's mine at Dawson, New Mexico, yesterday, and entombed 280 miners…

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General Cables Another Colliery Disaster An American Explosion. 280 Miners Entombed. New York

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Saturday 25 October 1913 · page 2

A terrific explosion wrecked the Stag Canon Fuel Company's mine at Dawson, New Mexico, yesterday, and entombed 280 miners…

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American Strike War. Machine Gun Used on Mine. New York

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Monday 27 October 1913 · page 2

The strike riots have been resumed at Calumet, Michegan. A fierce fight with the militia resulted in 200 miners being arrested and charged with…

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American Strike War. Machine Gun Used on Mine. New York

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Monday 27 October 1913 · page 2

The strike riots have been resumed at Calumet, Michegan. A f[?]erce fight with the militia resulted in 200 miners being arrested and charged with…

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Local and General. the Gold Watch

The North Western Courier · Wednesday 29 October 1913 · page 2

First Kid: Say,' Bill, are you going to have a go for the watch at Kirkwood's? Second Kid: My word, and Sis is having a go for the lovely…

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Terrible Mine Disaster. 285 Lives Lost. LONDON

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Wednesday 29 October 1913 · page 2

It is now known that 285 were lost in the Dawson mine disaster…

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Terrible Mine Disaster. 285 Lives Lost. LONDON

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Wednesday 29 October 1913 · page 2

It is now known that 285 were lost in the Dawson mine disaster…

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