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Northern Rivers · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1910

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Welsh Colliery Trouble. London

Northern Star · Monday 28 March 1910 · page 3

The "Times" states that the sympathies of the Miners Federation of Great Britain have already been estranged to a not inconsiderable degree by the opposition of the…

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Miners' Delegates Released. Sydney

Northern Star · Monday 28 March 1910 · page 3

Thos. Frith and David Williams, two of the delegates sent to gaol for two months for failing to pay the fine of £100 inflicted for a breach of the Industrial Disputes…

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The Eight Hours Mining Law Denounced. London, Friday Afternoon

Northern Star · Monday 28 March 1910 · page 3

Sir Walter Runciman, speaking at South Shields, said the eight hours mining law had already dislocated trade and made idle thousands or people. Should a great strike…

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Probable Settlement of Coal Mining Strike. London

Northern Star · Tuesday 29 March 1910 · page 3

It is expected that the Miners' Federation will advise the acceptance of the revised terms offered by the South Wales colliery owners…

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Released Miners' Delegates. Sydney

Northern Star · Tuesday 29 March 1910 · page 3

After having served half the sentence imposed by Judge Heydon, two of the miners' delegates. E. Frith and D. Williams, have been released from gaol, as reported…

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Coal Trade Boom. Sydney

Northern Star · Tuesday 29 March 1910 · page 3

There has been a great boom in the coal trade at Newcastle, and a total of 91,000 tons have been exported to foreign and inter-State ports since the strike…

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Beach Mining

Northern Star · Friday 1 April 1910 · page 2

The recent heavy weather has washed out many feet of sand from the beaches on the North Coast and broken down the terraces, revealing black sand, in some cases…

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Strike of Coal Miners. London, Friday Afternoon

Northern Star · Monday 4 April 1910 · page 3

Three hundred thousand bituminous coalminers at Indianapolis have struck pending the ratification of agreements providing for advances of wages…

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Welsh Colliery Trouble. London

Northern Star · Monday 4 April 1910 · page 3

Several collieries at Aberdare have suspended work pending a settlement of the present dispute, and a meeting attended by thousands of miners passed a resolution…

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The Pulganbar Copper Mine

Northern Star · Monday 4 April 1910 · page 2

Mr. G. Crispin, who visited Pulganbar this week, brought to town some fine specimens of ore. The sulphides taken from the No. 4. shaft are exceptionally…

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The Coal Trade. Sydney

Northern Star · Tuesday 5 April 1910 · page 3

[?]Although only nine days were work[?] the last fortnight at the Northern collier[?] 159,431 tons of coal were exported from Newcastle to Interstate and over-sea…

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Miners' Wages Raised. London, Sunday Afternoon

Northern Star · Tuesday 5 April 1910 · page 3

Companies employing 15,000 unorganised conti[?] employed miners in M[?] and West Virginia have voluntarily increased their wages five per cent…

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The Northern Miners' Strike. London, Monday Afternoon

Northern Star · Wednesday 6 April 1910 · page 5

The direst of poverty in hundreds of homes in Northumberland is the result of the three months miners' strike. Many small tradesmen have been ruined…

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Miners' Ballot. London

Northern Star · Friday 8 April 1910 · page 3

Fifty per cent, of the Welsh miners balloted', giving an overwhelming majority in favour of the acceptance of the masters' terms…

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A New Tenor From the Mine

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 8 April 1910 · page 5

Mr Morgan Kingston is not the first working man to reach the London concert platform ysays the "Westminster Gazette.") mr Ben Davies, the famous…

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All That Glitters Is Not Gold

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 8 April 1910 · page 8

"Gol" she exclaimed. "And never speak to me again l " Out into the harsh night he passed, white—lipped and staggering. Beneath a…

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Ballot of Miners. London, Thursday Afternoon

Northern Star · Saturday 9 April 1910 · page 9

The miners of Northumberland are balloting on Monday, on the question of whether to resume work or not…

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Tooloom Goldfield, Company Formed to Develop Same

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Tuesday 12 April 1910 · page 4

A SECOND meeting of the intending shareholders of the Deep Lead Gold Mining co., was held in Neill's auctionroom Killarney Mr. W.J. Back house…

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A King Carrying Coal

Mullumbimby Star · Thursday 14 April 1910 · page 6

King Gustave of Sweden tried to find out the facts cocerning the recent great strike in his country, but without complete success. Now…

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General News The State and Coal

Mullumbimby Star · Thursday 14 April 1910 · page 7

The Victorian Premier said the Government had come to the conclusion that the State should control the production and distribution of coal…

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