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Mining & the mines, 1913

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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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Labor Affairs. Miners' Minimum Wage. London

Northern Star · Thursday 21 August 1913 · page 8

The Scottish Miners' Federation has unanimously recommendod steps to secure a minimum of seven shillings per day…

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Result of Miners' Strikes. London

Northern Star · Saturday 23 August 1913 · page 13

The output of conl in the United Kingdom for 1912 decreaped over nine million tons as the result of strikes…

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Mine Accident. Delhi

Northern Star · Monday 25 August 1913 · page 5

It is reported that a cage in the Edgar Shaft of the Mysore. Gold Mine fell to the bottom, killing fifty…

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Mine Machinery Destroyed. Sydney

Northern Star · Monday 25 August 1913 · page 5

Valuable machinery of the Princess Dagmar gold mine, Victoria, was destroyed by. fire last night. The damage is estimated at £3000…

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Staffordshire Miners. London

Northern Star · Wednesday 27 August 1913 · page 5

The North Staffordshire Miners Fedoration delegates have given notice of a strike at the end of September unless all nonunionists enroll…

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Blackball Miners' Ballot. Wellington

Northern Star · Thursday 28 August 1913 · page 5

A critical situation has been evolved out of the Blackball miners' strike at New Zealand. The men are taking a secret ballot on three proposals—(1) Unconditional…

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Attack on Judge Heydon. Colliery Employees' Comments. Sydney

Northern Star · Thursday 28 August 1913 · page 5

The Newcastle colliery employees have severely criticised Mr. Justice Heydon for his recent utterances concerning the northern miners. A motion has been carried…

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Colliery Idle. Sydney

Northern Star · Friday 29 August 1913 · page 5

The North Bulli Colliery was thrown id[?]e to-day in consequence of tho employees failing to turn to at the appointed time. It appears the men were attending a special…

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Eastern Dorrigo Gold

Northern Star · Friday 29 August 1913 · page 4

The latest discovery of gold on the North Coast has been made near Ashton, in the Eastern Dorrigo. At the 7½ mile [?]eg from Coramba, up steep inclines, a…

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The Romance of Mount Morgan. How One of the Richest Gold Mines in the Would Was Discovered by Accident

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 29 August 1913 · page 3

If the life of the gold-seeker is steeped in excitement and romance, it, is certainly not devoid of disappointments and tragedies, though these are…

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Southern Miners. Sydney

Northern Star · Saturday 30 August 1913 · page 13

The strike at the North Bull colleries over the dismissal of two lads has been settled and work was resumed thus morning…

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Labor Affairs. Women AlD the Miners. Calaimet (M[?]chigan)

Northern Star · Monday 1 September 1913 · page 5

Women are aiding the copper mine strikers. They attacked the non-unionists, beating them unmercifully. The women then attacked the sheriff's deputies and…

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Worth More Than Gold

Northern Star · Wednesday 3 September 1913 · page 2

Some idea of the growth and extent of the salmon-canning trade of Alaska may be gathered from the annual report of the Collector of Customs at Juneau. He states…

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Miners' Strike. Extension to New South Wales. Sydney

Northern Star · Wednesday 3 September 1913 · page 5

It is rumored that there is a possibility of the strike of miners at Bendigo extending to New South Wales, where it is alleged that a large number of non-unionists…

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British Coal Strike. the Employers Retaliate. London

Northern Star · Friday 5 September 1913 · page 5

The employers in the coal trade have retaliated by locking out a thousand unionists, and no coal is being delivered. The strikers have decided to continue the…

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Federated Miners. Sydney

Northern Star · Saturday 6 September 1913 · page 7

The President of the Federated Mining Employees' Association states that within the next six months the Association will be sixteen thousand strong…

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Inferior Coal. London, Thursday, Midnight

Northern Star · Saturday 6 September 1913 · page 7

Mr. J. H. Thomas, in an interview, said, the Alsgill accident was due to shortness of steam on both trains through the use of inferior coal. The public would insist…

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The Gold Yield. Sydney

Northern Star · Monday 8 September 1913 · page 5

The New South Wales cold yield for. the first eight months of this year amounted to 96,575. ounces of f[?]no gold valued, at £410,227, showing a comparative decrease…

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Mysterious Theft. Gold Stolen in Postal Transit. Be[?]ne

Northern Star · Tuesday 9 September 1913 · page 5

Two thousand sterling in notes and gold was stolen from the postal officials in transit between Zurich and Schathausen, The [?]ag Was uniniured and the seal…

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