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Northern Rivers · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1907

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The Coal Strike. Judge Heydon's Appointment. the Hebburn Miners' Stand. Paying the Men. Sydney

Northern Star · Saturday 23 November 1907 · page 7

The Premier states he is pushing forward the appointment of the special Arbitration Court to deal with the coal difficulty. He is now waiting for an…

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The Coal, Strike Has Ended

Northern Star · Saturday 23 November 1907 · page 4

The people's voice was heard, and the people's Voice, like Mason and Hague's good hats, will always be on top. Who'called, with voice that [?]mote the ear,…

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The Miners' Strike. Premier Appluded. Taree

Northern Star · Saturday 23 November 1907 · page 7

Great relief is felt at the termination of the coal strike and great praise is here awarded to the Premier for preventing what threatened to be one of the greatest…

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The Floating Mine and Its Work. Danger to Innocent Non-combatants

Northern Star · Saturday 23 November 1907 · page 5

In view of the complete failure of the Hague Conference to reach its satisfactory agreement on the question of the use of mines, and in view of its pructical…

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The Coal Strike. Members of the Special. Court. Collieries Resuming Work. Sydney

Northern Star · Monday 25 November 1907 · page 3

The special tribunal to deal with the coal dispute is expected to be composed of Judge Heydon and Messrs. H. G. Forsyth and Peter Bowling as representatives of…

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Gold Imports to New York Still Unsatisfied. London

Northern Star · Monday 25 November 1907 · page 3

The gold imports arranged for New York total £16,000,000 and demand is still unsatisfied…

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To Test District Coal Measures. a Casino Proposal. Trial Bore to Be Put Down

Northern Star · Monday 25 November 1907 · page 2

Our Casino correspondent last night says Although tor several years valuable coal seams have been believed to exist in the immediate neighbourhoof of Casino,…

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The Coal Strike. Unionists V. Non-unionists. Proprietors May Withdraw. Situation Serious. Lock-out Almost Certain. the Worst Feared. Sydney

Northern Star · Tuesday 26 November 1907 · page 3

Work Was resumed at nearly all the [?] lieries in the Newcastle and Maitland distriets this morning in accordance with the terms on which, the recent strike was…

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Record Gold Return for Dredger. Sydney

Northern Star · Wednesday 27 November 1907 · page 5

A dredger in the Macquarie River last week won 172 ounces ot gold for 124 hours' work, being a record for Australia…

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The Coal Strike. Settled Again. All Mines Now at Work. All Mixers Now at Work. Mr. H. S. Forsythe Appointed Emfloyees' Representative. Sydney

Northern Star · Wednesday 27 November 1907 · page 5

The difficulty at Rhondda colliery has been settled, miners all being at work to-day. According to the Miners Federation,…

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The Coal Strike

Mullumbimby Star · Thursday 28 November 1907 · page 7

Work was resumed at nearly all the collieries in the Newcastle and Maitland districts on Monday morning last in accordance with the terms…

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Fire at a Mine. Sydney

Northern Star · Thursday 28 November 1907 · page 3

A fire broke out in the weighman's room of the main shaft of the Block 14 mine at Broken Hill and the poppett heads were destroyed. Work will have to be suspended…

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Colliery Explosion. London

Northern Star · Friday 29 November 1907 · page 3

A colliery explosion occurred in the william pit at Whitehaven, in Cumberland, and five miners Were killed and seven injured…

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The Coal Crisis

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 29 November 1907 · page 2

It is satisfactory to learn that the strike may now be considered us practically terminated. As time passes, and Australian population and industries develop, such…

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The Gold—dredging Record

Northern Star · Saturday 30 November 1907 · page 3

The Macquairic Enterprise Syndicate's dredger, working onthe Macquarie River, near Stuart Town, last week put up a record for gold-dredging in Austra[?],…

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Electrical in Hebburn Colliery. Sydney

Northern Star · Monday 2 December 1907 · page 3

The committee appointed to enquire into the question of electricity in the Hebburn Colliery, states that the mens' alarm is quite justified, and that there is grave…

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Miners' Federation Recommend for New Agreement Advance [?] Per Cent. London

Northern Star · Monday 2 December 1907 · page 3

Yesterday's conference of the Miners' Federation recommended that when the new wages agreements are made they be on a standard of 80 per cent, above 1879…

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Mining Application

Northern Star · Tuesday 3 December 1907 · page 2

William Thos. Palmer has lodged an application for a lease to mine for gold, tin, and platinum by means of dredging and sluicing. The area comprises 40 acres,…

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Mining Tragedy. Two Men Drowned. Melbourne

Northern Star · Tuesday 3 December 1907 · page 3

A shocking tragedy occurred at the Brittania Mine, Ballarat East, to-day. A large cage, containing Harry Cadd, Charles Edmonds, and two others Was…

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Mines Closing. Adelaide

Northern Star · Wednesday 4 December 1907 · page 5

The Tasmanian Copper Company's Blinman mines will be closed down at an carly date in consequence of the low price of metals. This will throw at least 200 men…

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