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Northern Rivers · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1913

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Gas. Explosion. Men Trapped in a Mine. Pottsville (Pennsylvania.)

Northern Star · Monday 4 August 1913 · page 5

An explosion of gas wrecked the mine property of the Philadelphia and Heading Mining Company. Thirty-six miners were caught in the mine at the time and only…

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Miners Entombed. London

Northern Star · Tuesday 5 August 1913 · page 5

At the Cadder Col[?]ery, Mavis Valley Glasgow, 23 mines are entombed…

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Labor Affairs. Troublesome Miners. Sydney

Northern Star · Tuesday 5 August 1913 · page 5

There is trouble among the Pelaw Main colliery employees and a stoppage of work is threatened…

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Miners' Federation. All the States Embraced. Sydney

Northern Star · Tuesday 5 August 1913 · page 5

It is hoped [?] before the end of the present year the Miners' Federation will embrace the whole of the states with a membership of 25,000…

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Latest Cablegrams Gold at a Discount. Paris

Northern Star · Tuesday 5 August 1913 · page 5

Owing to the scarcity of gold coins the Bank of France is converting its gold reserves into twenty franc pieces…

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Latest Cablegrams Nationalising the Mines. London

Northern Star · Wednesday 6 August 1913 · page 5

In Mr. Walsh's mines nationalisation scheme the purchase money is estimated at £135,000,000…

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Mining Disaster. Rescuer Reilly's Heroism. London, Monday Evening

Northern Star · Wednesday 6 August 1913 · page 5

Three men were saved in the Cadder mine due to Reilly, the first man, descending directly the alarm was elven. Reilly afterwards seized a lamp and ran to the…

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Serious Mining Situation. Early Strike Predicted. Sydney

Northern Star · Thursday 7 August 1913 · page 5

The serious mining situation pred[?]cted at Newcastle last week [?] to have developed to-day. Neither the mine owners nor the min[?]rs' leaders believe the Wages…

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Northern Miners. Judge Heydon's Strong Remarks. Notorious and Unreasonable Men. Sydney

Northern Star · Thursday 7 August 1913 · page 5

An application was made to the Industrial Court to-day to have set aside a writ of injunction issued in June last against three miners of the Pelaw Main colliery to…

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The Miners Condemned. "Fire Low and Straight." Johannesburg

Northern Star · Friday 8 August 1913 · page 8

General O'Brien gave evidence that the troops during the Rand Club affair showed the greatest, forbearance in firing, and only when absolutely necessary were orders…

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Northern Miners. Sydney

Northern Star · Saturday 9 August 1913 · page 7

Mr. McGowen, as Minister for Labor, has decided to intervene with respect to the colliery trouble in the Northern districts…

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Mine Idle. Sydney

Northern Star · Saturday 9 August 1913 · page 7

The Clifton Mine was thrown idle yesterday as the result of a wheeler claiming to have been paid less than the recognised wage. Matters were eventually…

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Mining Hampered. Sydney

Northern Star · Friday 15 August 1913 · page 5

Mr. Cann stated this afternoon that many of the mines in the north and south-west were working only half time through the trucks being held up at Darling Island…

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Mining Revival at Drake

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 16 August 1913 · page 5

Mr. G. H. Doyle has startled operations for his new store, which he is building next door to the Australian Hotel. The timber is now on the…

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Mine Disaster. Nine Men Killed. New York

Northern Star · Saturday 16 August 1913 · page 13

Nine men were killed at Coronado Mine, Clifton, Arizona, when the cable connecting the ore canrs broke and cars dashed down the slope with terrific speed and were…

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The Rand Mines. Capetown

Northern Star · Monday 18 August 1913 · page 5

Mr. Kotze, the Government mining engin-. eer, in his annual report of the Rand pleads for improved health conditions. Phthisis had killed off the best miners, leaving…

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Miners' Lockout.. Wages Dispute. Sydney

Northern Star · Monday 18 August 1913 · page 5

A lockout of miners occurred at Cathcart Central Mlne, Ararat, owing to a dispute regarding wages. The officials of the A.M.A. are endeavoring to effect a…

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Mining Strike. Wellington

Northern Star · Tuesday 19 August 1913 · page 5

"A strike has been declared at the Black Ball Mine, New Zealand, in consequence of the management's refusal to abolish the night, shift from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. About…

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Gold Stealing. Melbourne

Northern Star · Thursday 21 August 1913 · page 5

Three miners, Richard Downing, Samuel Downing and George Digney, were each sentenced to two years hard labor at Melbourne on charges of stealing gold from the…

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New Gold Rush. Johannesburg

Northern Star · Thursday 21 August 1913 · page 5

Authoritative accounts have been, received of a new goldfield near Kito, in the Bel[?]rian Congo, which assert that the reefs vield 70 per cent. of gold, and the field is…

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