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Northern Rivers · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1912

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Pulganbar Copper Mine

Northern Star · Saturday 9 March 1912 · page 4

The manager of the Pulganbar Copper Mining Company, Upper Clarence, reports that further good work is being done on the mine, and that…

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Industrial Unrest. the Colliery Owners Firm. Sydney

Northern Star · Saturday 9 March 1912 · page 13

The Newcastle colliery owners say they are determined not to recede from the position which they have taken up, and the situations is therefore acute. The worst…

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The Coal-getters. Ivor's Vigil

The Kyogle Examiner · Saturday 9 March 1912 · page 2

Mr Joseph Keating writes in the "Daily Mail" of 6th February: -- The boy knelt at his father's head crying helplessly, "Father, father!"…

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The Royal Mint. 371 Tons of Gold

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 9 March 1912 · page 3

The annual report of England's Royal Mint gives an account of the enormous operations of this department during the year. No less than…

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Industrial Unrest. The Coal Crisis. LONDON, March 1

The Byron Bay Record · Saturday 9 March 1912 · page 9

The miners declined the Premier's invitation to again meet the owners, saying that they would stand firm on their demands. Mr. Asquith, in the House of…

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The Coal Crisis. Curtailing Municipal Services. London

Northern Star · Saturday 9 March 1912 · page 13

Aberdeen is curtailing its tramway and lighting services…

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Press Comments. Ministry Subjected to Severe Censure. Miners Beginning to Feel the Pressure. What It Is Costing Weekly. London, Thursday Evening

Northern Star · Saturday 9 March 1912 · page 13

The North Eastern Railway Company denies a reduction in trains. The entire Ministry has been subjected to Press censure by the miners…

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German Miners. Demanding Increased Wages. Berlin

Northern Star · Monday 11 March 1912 · page 5

When the Government conferred with the miners it was understood that the leaders urged the Government to cause the mine owners to make a binding promise to…

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Mining Accidents. Seven Men Killed. Vancouver

Northern Star · Monday 11 March 1912 · page 5

Seven men were killed in a gas explosion at the Merrit mines, British Columbia. In the Diamond Vale collieries, eleven men were entom[?], and during the rescue…

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Newcastle Mines. the Shift Difficulty. Owners to Confer with the Men. Sydney

Northern Star · Monday 11 March 1912 · page 5

The Conciliation Committee sat at Newcastle yesterday to consider the afternoon shift difficulty. It was decided that, as the proprietors were more particularly affected…

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The Coal Crisis. Attitude of Labor M.P's. Cannot Cope with the Distress. London, Friday Evening

Northern Star · Monday 11 March 1912 · page 5

Significant conferences of coalowners are being held in all parts of the country at the Premier's invitation. One of the main features of the strike has been the small…

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State Coal Mines Bill

Northern Star · Tuesday 12 March 1912 · page 5

The State Coal Mines Bill was read a second time, the vote being 34 for and 22 against…

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Must Strike. Restless Maitland Miners. Sydney

Northern Star · Tuesday 12 March 1912 · page 5

All the Maitland miners refused work this afternoon from shift to shift in order to hold a mass meeting to decide for or against an immediate strike. The…

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The Coal Crisis. Humiliating Parliament. Labour Member's Advice. London, Sunday Afternoon

Northern Star · Tuesday 12 March 1912 · page 5

Mr.G.H Barnes, M.P., Labour member, speaking at Croydon,said having al ready inflicted considerable loss on the community nnd won a notable victory…

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Another Coal Crisis. Men Prefer Peace. a Strike Would Suit the Masters Sydney

Northern Star · Tuesday 12 March 1912 · page 5

It was authoritatively stated in Sydney this morning that the Newcastle miners do not want a strike,but that such a development in the coal business would not be…

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Newcastle Collieries. Conference Agreed On. Sydney

Northern Star · Wednesday 13 March 1912 · page 5

The miners in the Newcastle and Maitland districts have held several meetings, and unanimously agreed to have a conference with the proprietors on the lines…

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The Coal Crisis. Advice to the Miners. Not a Law to Themselves. London

Northern Star · Wednesday 13 March 1912 · page 5

Mr. Barnes, M.P., speaking at Croydon, said he was not going to dictate to the miners, who knew the strength of public opinion and the strength of their own…

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The Coal Strike. LONDON

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Wednesday 13 March 1912 · page 5

The coal miners' strike executive have undertaken to summon a national conference to discuss the Government's proposals to bring about…

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French Miners Go Out. Paris

Northern Star · Wednesday 13 March 1912 · page 5

Seventy per cent. of the French miners have struck…

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A Failure. German Miners' Strike. Berlin

Northern Star · Wednesday 13 March 1912 · page 5

The miners at Ruhr have failed to enlist the non-unionist. The strike everywhere is only partial, except at Dorlmund, where 60 per cent. of the men struck…

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