A Tower of Gold
Kven the modern burglar, with his oxyacetyleno gas, would find some difficulty in getting at the Franco-German War indemnity, stored up in the Julius Tower of…
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Mining & the mines, 1913
448 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 10 of 23
Northern Miners. [?]Law-main Idle. Sydney
The [?]elaw-Main Colliery is idle this morning in consequence of the men leaving work to hold a meeting to discuss their grievances with the management regarding…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →"Blue Earth." the Biggest Diamond Mine in the World
Twenty-five miles east of Pretoria is what is known as the Premier Diamond Mine, the biggest in the world, where 15,000 Ka[?]rs may be seen any day,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Southern Miners. the C[?]cher Case. Bellambi Co. Sued. Sydney
An Investigation into the Critcher case commenced before the Industrial Magistrate at Bulli to-day, when the Bellambi Coal Mining Company was charged with…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Laboe Affairs. S.C. Miners Resume. Sydney
The South Const proprietors have agreed to the resumption of work, and the men will again start on Monday…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mining. Grafton
At Lionsville Parkinson and party commenced operations on the disputed claim on Little's line of reef, and are now busy rawing a parcel of stone for a crushing. A…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →[?]ern Miners. [?] on Bowling. Sydney
[?] meeting of the Corrimal Lodge, Wollongong, a motion was passed calling upon Peter Bowling to resign the secretaryship of the Miners' Union, and suggesting…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Labor Affairs. Great Cobar Mine. Compelled to Close Down. Sydney
The Great Cobar Co. has posted notices stating that owing to the failure of the coke supply, due to the South Coast strike, the Co. willbe compelled to cease all…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Northern Miners. Accept Special Court. Sydney
The ballot among the Newscastle miners for the acceptance of the special court closed yesterday, and it is understood that the proposal was carried by a two to one…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Labor Affairs. Miners' Increased Wages. London
The Durham Counciliation Board has advanced the miners' wages 6¼ per cent., this being the highest increase since 1901…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Southern Miners. Enormous Loss of Wages. Sydney
Preparations are in progress along the South Coast colliery districts for the resumption of work to-morrow. The strikers lost £80,000 in wages through the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Non-unionist Question. Miners Throwing Up Work. London
Twenty thousand miners are idle in various parts of South Wales as a protest against the employment of non-unionists. Similar strike elsewhere have resulted in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Bold Coup. Robbers Stick Up a Mine. Three Watchmen Locked Up. Large Amount of Booty Secured. Melbourne
A wire from Feemantle reports that two armed burglars held up three watchmen at the Ball[?] Mine and stole about three thousand pounds worth of gold. A…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Northern Miners. Burwood Colliery Idle. Sydney
The Burwood Colliery, which employed about 400 hands, was thrown idle to-day through the miners going on strke. No warning was given. The men state that…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Southern Miners. Work Resumed. Sydney
All the South Coast collieries resumed work this morning…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bullfinch Gold Robbery. a Watchman's Account. "This Is No Joke." Sydney
Albert Gale, a watchman at the Bullfinch mine, interviewed with respect to the gold robbery, said that Peter Casey and he were roasting gold slimes. They…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Mine Held Up
The Bullfinch Mine, Southern Cross, was held up by armed men and £3000 worth of gold was stolen. The watchman and a mine official…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Southern Miners. the Critcher Case. Sydney
The churns against the Bellambi Coal Company of preventing Critchor and his son from, working together in the same place Vat the South Bull mine was decided…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Northern Miners. Preparing for Arbitration. Sydney
The Northern coalminers are preparing, for arbitration with a view to a settlement of their existing grievances, but so far the Proprietors' Association does not…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Cobar Mines. Unemployed Problem. Sydney
The Cobar copper mines are temporarily closed owing to lack of coke, and as a result the population is without work. The dislocation is due to the recent South…
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