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Mining & the mines, 1914

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Latest Telegrams Diminishing Coal Trade. Sydney

Northern Star · Wednesday 21 January 1914 · page 5

The New South Wales agent in San Francisco in a report to the Government, indicates that oil fuel will interfere largely with the prospects of Australian coal in…

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The Cangal Copper Mine

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 23 January 1914 · page 2

After years of peaceful and successful operations, with benefits to workers and shareholders alike (says the "Examiner"), the happy conditions…

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Position on the Mines. Johannesburg

Northern Star · Friday 23 January 1914 · page 5

Then has been no material change in the mining position. A majority of the mines are in full swing, and the mills are crushing and the drivers are at their posts, but…

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Coal Porters Out. 10,000 Men on Strike. London

Tweed Daily · Friday 23 January 1914 · page 3

The thousand coal porters and carmen at all points of London are on strike. They have demanded 4d per ton more for both loading and carting. Two…

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Coal Porters Go Out. Clkrks Coping with the Situation. London

Northern Star · Saturday 24 January 1914 · page 7

Eight thousand Landan coal porters have struck. The men's meeting rejected the masters' offer to settle their special grievances by paying a minimum wago of 25s a…

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The Cangai Copper Mine

Northern Star · Monday 26 January 1914 · page 2

After year of peaceful and successful operations, with benefits to workers and shareholders [?] (says the [?] and [?] Examiner"), the happy conditions of the…

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Coal Porters' Strike. an Acute Position. Hospitals Short of Coal. London

Northern Star · Monday 26 January 1914 · page 5

The coal porters' strike threatens to extend to the general carters, owing to contractors seeking to compel cartors to load waggons. The police arc escorting vans in…

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CABLEGRAMS Coal Porters' Strike. the Company Endorses Full for the Hospitals. London

Tweed Daily · Monday 26 January 1914 · page 3

Coal porters' strikes are taking place, in the severest weather experienced for years. Contingents of Grenadier Guards…

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Labor Affairs. Coal Porters' Strike. Hospitals Without Coal. London

Northern Star · Tuesday 27 January 1914 · page 4

The union officials are refusing [?] to the London County Council to obtain coal for their feeding centres, and the Alexandra Trust, which serves very poor people…

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Miners' Strike Off. Melbourne

Northern Star · Tuesday 27 January 1914 · page 4

After a struggle lasting nearly nineteen weeks the strike of miners at Beaufort (Victoria) has been declared off…

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Fighting the Flames. Good Progress at Greta Colliery. Sydney, Monday Afternoon

Northern Star · Tuesday 27 January 1914 · page 4

Good progress has been made with the work of fighting the fire in Greta Colliery, and it is considered it will be extinguished without endangering any part of the pit…

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Destructive Fire. in a Colliery at Greta. [?]Titude Prevents Spread. Sydney

Northern Star · Tuesday 27 January 1914 · page 4

Fire broke out in number [?] tunnel of the [?] Greta Company's Colliery at Maitland yesterday, and the flumes got a good hold before it was discovered, Steps…

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Fire at Greta Mine. Well Under Control. Sydney

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 27 January 1914 · page 3

Good progress has been made in fighting the fire at East Greta mine. It is believed it will be extinguished without endangering any part of the…

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Coal Porters' Strike. Scrambling for Crumbs. London

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 27 January 1914 · page 3

The coal porters declare that their reason for refusing to grant permits to the hospitals is that a permit was misused by a large institution last week…

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Coal Strike. London

Northern Star · Wednesday 28 January 1914 · page 5

The coal strikers are granting permits to the hospitals but they refused the Salvation Army on the ground Unit the [?]tter intended to sell the coal…

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Labo Unrest in England. Coal Porters and Builders Still Out. London

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 28 January 1914 · page 4

The strike of the local porters has not improved. The chairman of the Coal Merchants' Society announced at the Coal Exchange…

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Coal Strike Settled. London

Northern Star · Thursday 29 January 1914 · page 5

The coal strikers resume to-morrow. The South London Coal Company and all the co-operative societies conceded the extra penny demanded, and other firms followed…

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Labor Affairs. the Coal Strike. London

Northern Star · Thursday 29 January 1914 · page 5

The coal strickers at [?]well have accepted a penny extra, objecting to penalise good employers…

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[?] Consolidated Gold Mines

Northern Star · Saturday 31 January 1914 · page 6

Report for fortnight ended 24th January, 1914.—Contractors commnenced work in west face of [?] level No. 4 North. advanced 22ft., now in 190ft. from…

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Coal Porters' Dispute Settled. London, Thursday Night

Northern Star · Saturday 31 January 1914 · page 7

The cool porters have accepted the concession offered by the masters prior to the strike. The arrangements include some wages concessions…

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