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Northern Rivers · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1913

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Mine Acccident. Hobart

Northern Star · Tuesday 15 July 1913 · page 5

Two men have been overwhelmed by a fall of rock at the North Lyell mine, Tasmania, and one, Joseph Sharpe, was killed, while the other, Frederick Swain, had his…

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The King's Gold Spoon

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Wednesday 16 July 1913 · page 3

A curious story is told in London how one of King Edward's gold spoons was lost and found. A lady of title had attended a state ball in a gown…

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Mining at Lionsville

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 18 July 1913 · page 6

The Mountain Maid G.M. Co. has been registered as a no liability company, with a capital of £12,000 in £1 shares, 6000 fully paid to…

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Drake Mining Notes

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 19 July 1913 · page 8

A Drake correspondent to the Tenterfield "Courier" writes: Those who take an interest in mining are anxious to know how that industry is…

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Mining Fatality. Fire in a Sulphide Mine. Rome

Northern Star · Monday 21 July 1913 · page 5

Forty miners were killed by a fire in a sulphide mine at Sangiovanelli, Sicily. The bodies were found in a pit at the bottom, where the men fought for places in…

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OIL v. Coal. Darby Paper's Strong Article. Miner's Interests Must Be Paramount. London

Northern Star · Monday 21 July 1913 · page 5

The Darby "Citizen" commenting on Mr. Winston Churchin's speech on oil fuel for the navy is protesting against any course of action which would injuriously affect the…

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Mining. Grafton

Northern Star · Tuesday 22 July 1913 · page 8

At a spccial extraordinary meeting of the Lion Reef G.M. Co., No Liability, on Friday afternoon the special resolution passed on June 26 was confirmed. The resolution…

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Idle Collieries. Anxietyu at Newcastle. Sydney

Northern Star · Thursday 24 July 1913 · page 5

The idle collieries at Newcastle are a source of considerable anxiety to the Colliery Employees' Federation, and the President of that body has suggested as a…

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Coal Strtke. Big Struggle Expected. Sydney

Northern Star · Saturday 26 July 1913 · page 7

Killingworth Colliery, one of the largest mines in the West Wallsend district, was thrown idle to-day through 400 miners going on strike. The trouble arose over…

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Socialistic Miners. Berlin

Northern Star · Monday 28 July 1913 · page 5

The International Miners' Congress has adopted the British resolution in favor of the nationalisation of soil, mines and railways…

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Strike Riots. American Miners' Trouble. Calumet (Michigan)

Northern Star · Monday 28 July 1913 · page 5

A thousand copper miners are idle here and troops and artillery, have been despatched as a result of riots of a minor nature. The Western Federation of Miners…

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Miners' Strike. Pitched Battle with Watchmen. Four Foreigners Killed

Northern Star · Monday 28 July 1913 · page 3

CHARLESTON (W. Virginia), Thursday. The minors on strike a train came into conflict with the watchmen employed by the coal companies to protect the…

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Golf. "Illustrated" Gold Vase

Northern Star · Tuesday 29 July 1913 · page 3

Mr. Abe Mitchell won the "Golf Illustrated" Gold Vase at Walton Heath last month with a score of 1'52 strokes for 36 holes…

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Gold Scattered. in a Paris Boulevard. Paris

Northern Star · Wednesday 30 July 1913 · page 5

A carriage containing £120,000 worth of gold was overturned in a collision with a tram-car in the Boulevard Seboetopol. The money was thrown onto the pavement, and…

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Strike Riots. American Miners. New York

Northern Star · Thursday 31 July 1913 · page 5

Serious riots have broken out at Calumet, Michigan, where fififteen thousand copper miners are idle. The Governor announced that he was willing to attempt to…

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Miners' Wages Board. Objection to Lawyers. Sydney

Northern Star · Thursday 31 July 1913 · page 5

The first sitting of the Miners' Wages Board took place at New castle to-day. Mr. Lewis stated that the Miners' Federation had decided to ask for the exclusion…

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Roll of Heroes. Humane Society's Awards. "The Clarke" Gold Medal

Northern Star · Thursday 31 July 1913 · page 3

The last Monday in the month of July has come to be regarded as Here Day, for on it the annual awards of the Royal Humane Society, of Australasia…

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The Coal Vend Judgment

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 1 August 1913 · page 5

The reasons for the judgment of the Judicial committee of the Privy council dismissing the appeal of the commonwealth Government from the…

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Gold Exports. Sydney

Northern Star · Friday 1 August 1913 · page 5

The Commonwealth gold exports since the beginning of the year have been valued at £1,321,051…

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A South African Mine

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 2 August 1913 · page 3

The daily average number of natives employed on the Premier Diamond Mine during 1912 was 13,363, the total wages of which amounted to £51,321…

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