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Mining & the mines, 1911

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Admiralty Coal Supplies. London

Northern Star · Thursday 14 September 1911 · page 5

The Admiralty's consignments of welsh coal are being sent to Scotland, Hull, Newcastle and other ports by rail instend of by ship, thought this means as a ton…

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The Coal Trouble. Leaders' Advice Rejected. Sydney

Northern Star · Thursday 14 September 1911 · page 5

The Northern Lodge votes on the Miners' Delegates Board's proposal that the miners should do the wheelers work while the latter are on strike has now been…

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Colliery Accident. Miner Secures Damages. Sydney

Northern Star · Friday 15 September 1911 · page 5

The Supreme Court action Dunn versus J. and A. Brown, Ltd., has concluded, after lasting for a week. The jury awarded plaintiff, who was…

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Sensational Mine Returns. Sydney

Northern Star · Friday 15 September 1911 · page 5

Sensational returns continue to be secured from the Long Tunnel mine at Gunda[?]sl. The total yield for 5 days was 402ozs of gold and bigger returns are…

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Mining at Tooloom

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 15 September 1911 · page 9

The Tooloom correspondent of tho Tenterfield 'Courier' reports a rather important mining development in that district. Messrs. Beadmore Bros,…

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Coal Vend Prosecution Costs. Sydney

Northern Star · Saturday 16 September 1911 · page 9

Up to date the sum of £9240 has been expendent by the Federal Government in law costs in connection with the coal vend case…

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A Colliery Fire. London

Northern Star · Monday 18 September 1911 · page 5

A fire occurred at Chesteric-street colliery while 81 of the miners were below, and the greatest anxiety was experienced until they were reseued in batches of five…

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Gernab Coal Supplies. London

Northern Star · Monday 18 September 1911 · page 5

It is rumoured at Cardiff that German agents have purchased 50,000 tons of steam coal of which an early delivery has to be made…

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Entraordinary Gold Yields, Sydney

Northern Star · Monday 18 September 1911 · page 5

Further extraordinary yields are reported from the Long Tunnel Mine, Gundagal, 3ewt. of specimens giving 504 ounces of gold…

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Colliery Explosion. London, Sunday Night

Northern Star · Tuesday 19 September 1911 · page 5

An explosion at the Cwamman colliery entombed 100 miners. Two were killed, and the condition of four is precarious. The rest were rescued…

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The Coal Trouble. Wheelers Resume Work. Sydney

Northern Star · Tuesday 19 September 1911 · page 5

The wheelers at the Sea [?] [?] withdrew their notices and resumed work today, leaving their grievances to be settled by some constitutional means. The hope is…

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The Coal Trouble. the Miners' View. Sydney

Northern Star · Wednesday 20 September 1911 · page 5

The President of the Colliery Empoloyees Federation says the miners in the Newcastle district would rather stop the industry than submit to the award of the…

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Mining at Tooloom

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Wednesday 20 September 1911 · page 5

The correspondent of the Tenterfield "Courier" reports a rather important mining development in the district. Messrs. Beardiriore…

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The Lithgow Strike. Barrier Miners' Sympathy. Sydney

Northern Star · Thursday 21 September 1911 · page 5

The Amalgamated Miners' Association at Broken Hill has decided that its members sympathise with the members of the Federated Ironworkers' Union at Lithgow on…

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Colliery Trouble Settled. Sydney

Northern Star · Friday 22 September 1911 · page 5

A message was received by the Government to-nigt to the effect that a seltlement of the industrial trouble, at the Newcastle co[?]lery with the wheelers had been…

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Miners and Universal Training

Northern Star · Saturday 23 September 1911 · page 2

The first note of opposition to the system of the compulsory training for mill-tary service in Australin has been sounded at Broken Hill. The resolution…

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South Australian Mining

Northern Star · Saturday 23 September 1911 · page 5

The half-yearly raview of mining operations in South Australia shows that 5995 men are engaged in the industry, of whom, copper mining claims 4030. The…

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Duration of British Coal Measures

Northern Star · Saturday 23 September 1911 · page 9

An interesting newspaper controversy is in progress between Professot Sir William Ramsay and Dr. Wilson, president of the Association of Mining Engineers. Sir…

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A Mining Case. Charge Acainst Director. Sydney

Northern Star · Saturday 23 September 1911 · page 13

Considerable, interest is being manifested by mining men in Melbourne in a case that came before the Police Court in Melbourne when Alexander Don, a Justice of…

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"A Friend of Mine."

Northern Star · Monday 25 September 1911 · page 4

Ernest Lawrence Levy, pleaded guilty at the Police Court on Saturday, Mr. A. J. Peisley, P.M., being on the Bench, to a charge of having been drunk in…

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