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Northern Rivers · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1914

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Trapped in a Mine. BRUSSELS

Tweed Daily · Thursday 5 March 1914 · page 3

Stepy, in the Province of Hainault, was the scene of a sensational colliery mishap, resulting in the loss of life…

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New Gold Field. Melbourne

Northern Star · Saturday 7 March 1914 · page 7

Mr. Oliver, inspector of the Mines in the Northern Territory, Nays the total value of gold to be won from the Leo freck field is approvement £1,000,000 sreling…

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British Coal. German Enterprise. London

Northern Star · Tuesday 10 March 1914 · page 5

A company has been formed with chiefly German directors. Including Stinnes, the feading figure on the Westphalian coalfields, to work under Lord Galway's…

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Explosion in a Mine. a Miner's Criminal Carelessness. London

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 10 March 1914 · page 3

The criminal carelessness of a miner in South Russia resulted in a terrible disaster. The miner opened his safety lamp…

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Judge and Miners. Plain Speaking. Sydney

Northern Star · Wednesday 11 March 1914 · page 5

Judge Edmands announced in Newcastle to-day that he had no power to order the abolition of the afternoon shift as applied for to the Miners Federation. The board…

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Lad's Fatal Fall. 2300 Feet Down Mine Shaft. Brisbane

Northern Star · Wednesday 11 March 1914 · page 5

The Mines Department received advice from Charters Towers to-day stating that a fatal accident had occurred at the Brilliant Extended No. 2 shaft this morning…

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Hunting for Gold with a Magnet

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 14 March 1914 · page 4

Electro magnetism is to be employed in a novel manner to recover gold from the bottom of the Pacific Ocean. It is seriously announced that an expedition…

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Miners' Troubles. Chairman to Be Removed. London

Northern Star · Monday 16 March 1914 · page 5

The committee of the miners' lodges in Durham and Northumberland in a circular are urging the men to back up their leaders' efforts to remove Lord Mersey and…

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Mining. a Rich Find. Wellington

Northern Star · Monday 16 March 1914 · page 6

A new reef has been discovered at the South Big River Mine at Reefton, New Zealand. The stone ia reported to [?] [?] of gold to the ton…

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Big Strike Threatened Yorkshire Miners and the Minimum Wage. London

Tweed Daily · Monday 16 March 1914 · page 2

Owing to a dispute regarding the minimum wage, the Yorkshire Miners' Association proposes to call out 170, 000 'men…

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Garbian Consolidated Gold Mines

Northern Star · Tuesday 17 March 1914 · page 2

The Mulinier reports for fort night ended 7th inst:—The engine and boiler and stamper box have been placed, is position. Tramway from A level to the plant laid…

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Labor Appairs. State Collieries. Federation's Recommendation. Sydney

Northern Star · Tuesday 17 March 1914 · page 5

The Executive of the Federation of Labor has decided to urge the Government to establish State collieries for the supply of coal to public undertakings. The…

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Gold at the Seven Wile

Northern Star · Tuesday 17 March 1914 · page 4

Mr. Rose the mesaging director of the Ballina Bol Mining and Mineral Co, came into the new offices of the "Beacon" last Friday and showed as a number of pieces…

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Killed in a Colliery Father of Four Taken. Sydney

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 17 March 1914 · page 3

James E. Goodwin, a well-known Northern River miner, was killed this morning in the Aberdare Colliery, Maitland. He had fired one shot and…

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Mining at Rocky River

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Wednesday 18 March 1914 · page 5

Tenterfield ''Courier" says:--It would seem that the roaring days have started on the newly found Rocky River mining field. Seventy…

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Mining Trouble. Deputation to the Premier. Sydney

Northern Star · Wednesday 18 March 1914 · page 5

A deputtaion from Ne[?]castle waited on the Premier in regard to the abolition of the after shift. Mr. Ho[?] promised to visit Ne[?]stle and discurs the matter at…

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State Parliament. Coal for the Navy. Sydney, Thursday. [?]Lantine Station

Northern Star · Friday 20 March 1914 · page 5

In the Assembly to-day Mr. Holman, replying to questions referring to the negotiations between the State and Federal Governments in connection with the…

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A Year's Peace Something Worth Celebrating Contented Miners. Sydney

Tweed Daily · Monday 23 March 1914 · page 3

The Minmi miners who twelve months ago, made an agreement with Mr. John Brown to preserve peace for five years, held a picnic yesterday to celebrate…

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New Mining Field

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Tuesday 24 March 1914 · page 6

A new field, which appears likely to produce appreciable quantities of molybdenite and wolfram, is now being developed at Winglebong,…

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Collieries Re-open £12,000 Lost in Wages. Sydney

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 24 March 1914 · page 3

The proprietors of the Pelaw Main and Hebburn collieries re-opened both mines to-day. This course is regarded as an acceptance of the resolution passed…

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