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Northern Rivers · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1913

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South African Mines. Capetown

Northern Star · Saturday 1 March 1913 · page 7

The Smith African mining industry produced dividends during 1912 announting to eleven and a quarter millions…

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Rich Gold Finds at Yulgilbar

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 1 March 1913 · page 5

Further sensational finds of gold are reported from Lionsville. Rich specimens are being unearthed there every day. Councillor Bassetti writes that…

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Dispute in Coal Trade. Sydney

Northern Star · Saturday 1 March 1913 · page 7

The proposals submitted by the coal owners at the conference with the miners' representatives have been rejected. The miners have decided to submit counter…

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Upper Clarence Goldfields

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Tuesday 4 March 1913 · page 2

Reports of further rich cold finds on the Upper Clarence are to hand. A Solferino correspondent reports that Mr. J. Parkinson, storekeeper…

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Mining

Northern Star · Wednesday 5 March 1913 · page 8

Mr. E. Richards, of Lionsville and Solferino, is at present in Lismore in connection with the [?]otation of the Garibaldi Consolidated Gold Mines, Ltd. This is a…

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Lord Mayor's Action. Calling on Citizens. Coal Lumpers Refuse Work. Later

Northern Star · Wednesday 5 March 1913 · page 5

It was stated this afternoon that there can be no development towards a settlement as far as the men are concerned until negotiations are opened up by the…

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Rich Gold Discoveries

Northern Star · Thursday 13 March 1913 · page 4

The Goldsworth mine (Uralla) was fairly shovelling gold out on Thursday, says a message from Uralla. The reef is one mass of gold, and the stone taken out in the…

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Labour Affairs. Newcastle Miners. Strike at Stockton. Sydney

Northern Star · Thursday 13 March 1913 · page 5

The Stockton mine at Newcastle was idle yesterday.owing to a number of grievances of the minors. If the colliery is not working lt is believed that the proprietors wil…

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Mining Dispute. Another Abortive Conference. Sydney

Northern Star · Friday 14 March 1913 · page 5

A conference between the northern colliery proprietors and the employees was held yesterday, but no decision was arrived at. The proprietors will not agree to…

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First Gold in Australia

Northern Star · Saturday 15 March 1913 · page 5

The first definite record of the discovery of gold in Australia (ninety odd years ago) is a note by Mr. James McBrien, assistant surveyor, in a fieldbook which he used…

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Mining Fatality. Three Men Killed. Sydney

Northern Star · Saturday 15 March 1913 · page 7

Three miners named Wallace, Kett and Rice, working in the North Mine, Broken Hill, met their deaths this morning in a sensational manner. They were engaged in…

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Upper Clarence Goldfields

The Byron Bay Record · Saturday 15 March 1913 · page 9

Reports of further rich gold finds on the Upper Clarence are to hand. A Solferino correspondent (says the "R. R. Express") reports that Mr. J…

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Fire in a Mine. Capetown

Northern Star · Monday 17 March 1913 · page 5

A [?] electric wire ignited the timbering of a Jagerstontein mine. Four natives were suffocated asd an enormous full occurred on the reef…

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Southern Coal Mines. the Russeld Case. Further Trouble Threatened. Sydney

Northern Star · Tuesday 18 March 1913 · page 5

A grave position has arisen in the Southern colliories owing to the position of industrial inspector not having been given to James Russell, the dismissed Mt…

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Mine Flooded. Two Men Entombed. London

Northern Star · Tuesday 18 March 1913 · page 5

An Inrush of watter entombed two men at the [?] mine, Cumberland. The water rase 78 feet in the shaft, but many pumps are now at work reducing it…

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Miners Released. London

Northern Star · Wednesday 19 March 1913 · page 5

The entombed Townhead miners are Irishmen, and will be released to-morrow…

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Strike Likely to Spread. Opinions of Old Miners. Sydney

Northern Star · Wednesday 19 March 1913 · page 5

Many of the oldest minors in the Newcastle district state that the trouble in the South is tolerably certain to soon extend to the North. They point out that…

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Labour Affairs. the Southern Coal Strike. Very Grave Situation. Sydney

Northern Star · Wednesday 19 March 1913 · page 5

Peter Bowling and a deputation from the executive of the South Caast miners came to Sydney this morning and sought Ministerial intervention in the present trouble…

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Miners Res[?]ed. London

Northern Star · Thursday 20 March 1913 · page 5

The tow Irish miners who were entombed by an inrush of water at the Townheadmine, Cumbarland, have been reascued, although the wate rose 78ft. in the shaft…

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Southern Miners. Fresh Complication Arisen. Men Submit Their Proposals. Minister Keeps Away From the Men. Sydney

Northern Star · Thursday 20 March 1913 · page 5

The mining situation on the South Coast is unaltered. Another complication which may further mix up matters has now cropped up for discussion, as under the…

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