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Northern Rivers · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1910

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Mysterious Disappearance. Mine Owner Missing. Sydney

Northern Star · Wednesday 7 September 1910 · page 5

The police are endeavouring to trace the whereabouts of William Corin, a prospector lately working in the Cooma district, who mysteriously disappeared while on a…

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Miners' Wages Board. Peter Bowling's Nomination. Sydney

Northern Star · Thursday 8 September 1910 · page 3

The imprisoned strike leader, Mr. Peter Bowling, is the only nominee for the position of men's representative on the Northern Miners' Wages Board, Mr. A. Lewis…

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Eight Hours Mining. London, Tuesday Afternoon

Northern Star · Thursday 8 September 1910 · page 3

The South Wales coal owners estimate the increased cost of production under eight hours as twenty pence per ton…

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Law of Mines and Minerals

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 9 September 1910 · page 9

The need of an authoritative, simple and explicit volume, dealing with the mining industry in all its formal and legal aspects has long been recognised…

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Use of Coal. a Professor's Proposal. London

Northern Star · Friday 9 September 1910 · page 3

At the meeting of the British Association for the Advancement of Science on Tuesday Professor Armstrong delivered an address in which he deplored the waste of…

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Latest Cablegrams. Discovery of Important Coal Field. London, Tuesday Afternoon

Northern Star · Friday 9 September 1910 · page 3

Professor Kendall, at the meeting of the British Association, announced the discovery of an important coal field at Scunthorpe representing a new basis not…

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The Coal Sao

Northern Star · Saturday 10 September 1910 · page 4

"I honestly believe that the Wade Government is going to get the sac," said Mr. McGowan. "What do you mean?" demanded Mr. Wade in angry tones, "The coal…

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Poetry Letters of Gold

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 10 September 1910 · page 6

When you see aught that is good in a friend, Write it in letters of gold; Something or other your heart can…

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Welsh Mining Troubles. Cardiff Men Attack Labour Leaders. London, Friday Night

Northern Star · Monday 12 September 1910 · page 3

Thousands at Cardiff hooted the postponoment of the Cambrian strike. They rushed the institute, where the officials were holding a meeting. They broke the…

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Work Resumed in Bilbao Mines. London, Sunday Afternoon

Northern Star · Tuesday 13 September 1910 · page 3

Work has been resumed at several of the Bilbao mines on the basis of a reduction of half an hour in the working time from May…

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Chinese Runs Amok. Sets Fire to Miners' Houses. Several Persons Wounded. Sydney

Northern Star · Tuesday 13 September 1910 · page 3

A Chinese run amok at Fountain Head, near Port Darwin, and is still at large. He began by firing the thatchcd houses of the little mining camp, including his…

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Gold Diggers From Tanam[?]

Northern Star · Wednesday 14 September 1910 · page 7

About a dozen gold [?]ggers returned from the Tana[?] goldfield by the E. and A. Company's steamer Empir[?] on Friday, which they joined at Port Darwin. Most of…

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Gold Dust Robbery. Vancouver, Monday Night

Northern Star · Wednesday 14 September 1910 · page 5

Fifty-seven thousand dollars worth of gold dust was mysteriously stolen from the steamer Humbolt, en route to Seattle from Fairbanks…

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Miners' Strike Pay. Members Suing a Union. London, Tuesday Night

Northern Star · Thursday 15 September 1910 · page 3

A body of one thousand workmen at the Preston colliery are suing the trustees of the Northumberland Miners' Union for 7 weeks' strike. Pay…

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Northumberland Colliery Trouble. London

Northern Star · Friday 16 September 1910 · page 3

The "Daily News" says.: "We have arrived at the stage of national agreements between employers and employed. Trade unions are still suspicious of compulsory…

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Mine Explosion. Vancouver, Wednesday Afternoon

Northern Star · Friday 16 September 1910 · page 3

Two men were killed and five injured by an explosion from a defective miner's lamp at Lintan, Indiana. Three hundred men had just been moved…

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Mining at Tooloom

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 17 September 1910 · page 4

MINING affairs are looking up in this district after a very quiet time (says a correspondent.) Up to the beginning of this year the place was almost…

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What Does "Gold-filled" Mean?

Northern Star · Saturday 17 September 1910 · page 8

Probably most people who buy gold-filled watches fancy that they are mysteriously impregnated with gold. As a matter of fact, the term is misleading. Gold filling…

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Latest Cablegrams. the Question of General Strike by Miners. London

Northern Star · Monday 19 September 1910 · page 3

Despite the fact that the executive of the Miners' Federation promised to provide strike pay if 12,000 men employed by the Cambrian Combine gave a month's notice…

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yocloum cold mining

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 23 September 1910 · page 4

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