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Northern Rivers · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1912

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Latest Telegrams Good Find of Gold. Sydney

Northern Star · Monday 22 April 1912 · page 5

Another good find or gold is reported from Farkina Gully, Gundagai, giving a pennyweight to the dish…

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Immigrant Steamer. Short of Coal and Water. ST.HELENA,Sunday

Northern Star · Tuesday 23 April 1912 · page 5

The steamer Australind, with 500 emigrants on board, called here on account of being short of coal and water and aftorwards proceeded on her voyage…

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Conflict with Soldiers. 150 Miners Killed and 250 Wounded. St. Petersburg, Saturday

Northern Star · Tuesday 23 April 1912 · page 5

One hundred and fifty miners were killed, and two hundred and fifty wounded in a fight between the soldiers and the work men the Jena Company's mine…

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Four Men Crushed. Mining Accident in Queensland. Sydney

Northern Star · Tuesday 23 April 1912 · page 5

Four miners killed by a fall of 150 tons of stone at the limestone quarry, Friezland, Queensland…

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South Wales Coal Board. a Deadlock. London

Northern Star · Wednesday 24 April 1912 · page 5

Lord Saint Aldwyn presided at the first meeting of the South Wales Coal Board. No agreement was arrived at on a single Point…

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The Minimum Wage. Increase by Government to Mine Shillings. Sydney

Northern Star · Wednesday 24 April 1912 · page 5

The Government have decided to increase, the minimum wage of unskilled workmen in the Government service from 8s to 9s pep day. This will mean a…

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Illicit Trading in Gold. Sydney

Northern Star · Thursday 25 April 1912 · page 5

The Minister of Mines left for Melbourne to-day to consult with the Victorian Governmont on the subject of uniform laws for the prevention of illicit trading in…

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Miners' Trouble. Discontent at Newcastle. Old Hands Displaced by Immigrants SYDNEY,Wednesday

Northern Star · Thursday 25 April 1912 · page 5

There in discontent, aim prospects of trouble, at Newcastle, coal mines on account of the engaments of immigrants in place of the miners who have worked…

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Inciting to Murder. of Coal Strike Episode

Northern Star · Saturday 27 April 1912 · page 2

James Morley, Hensee of the Queen's hated ins, Bath-street, LiKeston, and Thomas Mayneld, Furniture dealer, and Neison king, clothier, also of likeston, were…

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Potatoes. Worth Many Times Their Weight in Gold

The Kyogle Examiner · Saturday 27 April 1912 · page 7

A pound of potatoes for L450! That was the price given for sixteen ounces of this common food commodity at a recent agricultural show, writes the "Illustrated…

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Mining Report. Pulganbar Quicksilver Land Copper Mining Co., Ltd

Northern Star · Monday 29 April 1912 · page 2

The manager reports that during the past fortnight good progress has been made and developments are very satisfactory. Federal shaft: Blagg and party…

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Mining Dividends. Perth

Northern Star · Monday 29 April 1912 · page 5

Divedents amounting "to £ 18,537 have been distributed by Western Australian gold mining: companies during the first quarter of this year, the contributors being…

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Effects of Coal Strike. Delay in Launching of Wakships. London

Northern Star · Monday 29 April 1912 · page 5

Owing to the coal strike, there' is a delay In the date of launching the Melbourne and Sydney. It is also alleged that there will be delay in regard to the Australia,…

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Mining in New South Wales a Warning to Intending Immigrants. London

Northern Star · Monday 29 April 1912 · page 5

Mr. Keir Hardie received a cablegram from Brennan of the New South Wales Miniers Association asking him to publish that there was no room for miniers…

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Bringing Out English Miners Deputation to the Premier Objecting. Sydney

Northern Star · Thursday 2 May 1912 · page 5

A deputation from the Colliery Employ-; ecs Federation asked the Premier to- preclude in the Government Immigration policy any. further introduction of coal…

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Spanish Gold. in a Sunken Galleon. What Modern Divers Hope to Find

Northern Star · Thursday 2 May 1912 · page 3

The London "Standard" states that fresh attempts are being made on the old Spanish galleon in Tobermory Bay, about which so much has been heard in the press…

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Latest Cablegrams — Coal From Dover. London Wednesday Evening

Northern Star · Friday 3 May 1912 · page 5

After twelve years digging at Dover, coal has been sent to the London market…

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Tugboat Fouls a Mine. London

Northern Star · Saturday 4 May 1912 · page 13

A tugboat whilst engaged in the Dardanelles, fouled a mine. Four officers and 12 of the soldiers and crew were drowned…

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Rich Gold Find. Sydney

Northern Star · Saturday 4 May 1912 · page 13

A rich patch of gold has been struck in the Goldaworth mine, Uralla, Victoria. The patch is two feet wide, and the speci-, mens dollied gave a yield estimated at the…

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Anthracite Miners. Refuse Employers' Proposals. New York

Northern Star · Saturday 4 May 1912 · page 13

A tentative agreement providing the base of a settlement of the anthracite coal dispute has been, reelected, the mineworkers refusing to accept the proposals,…

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