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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1912

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The English Coal Strike 2,500,000 Persons Idle

The Wellington Times · Thursday 28 March 1912 · page 6

Mr. J. Keir Hardie says that the circumstances do not point to the miners being starved into submission. They were quite able to cope with any…

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Mining

The Cobar Herald · Friday 29 March 1912 · page 7

The Budgery report for the fortnight ended March 19 is as follows:—266 Level : Eastern stope turned out fair average ore; now…

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Latest Cablegrams. English Coal Strike. London

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 29 March 1912 · page 4

Famine prices for coal are now being charged, especially In the north of England, where rates are highter owing to the [?]ct that no reserves had beeen…

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Maitland Miners Out. Sydney

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 2 April 1912 · page 2

A strike of minors at the Abermain colliery in the West Maitland district occurred yesterday. The mine employs 700 bands…

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Nuggets of Gold. Sydney

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 2 April 1912 · page 2

During the post two months five nuggets of gold valued at £1621 have been unearthed at Hargraves…

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Latest Cablegrams. English Coal Strike. Extreme Suffering. London, Sunday Night

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 2 April 1912 · page 2

Buffering imposed upon women and children throughth the stirke is assuming a national catastrophe, and wholesale emigration of workmen is…

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The English Coal Strike

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 5 April 1912 · page 2

The Royal assent has been given to the Minimum Wage Bill. Balloting is now general among the collieries to decide whether the men shall return to…

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English Coal Strike. London

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 5 April 1912 · page 4

A ballot of miners on the question at continuing the coal strike or resuming work resulted as follows:—For resumption 123,000. against 135,000…

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Latest Cables London, Monday. the Coal Strike

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 9 April 1912 · page 2

Analysis of Saturday's voting at the conference shows that the minors at Durham. Northumberland, Derbyshire. Nottingshire Leicestershire and…

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Latest Cablegrams. English Coal Strike. London

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 9 April 1912 · page 2

Strikers at the Newbridge, Monmouthshire, invaded the pit-heads and forced strike breakers to cease work, despite the efforts of the poilce to…

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Rich Gold Found in Hidden Treasure Shaft

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 12 April 1912 · page 4

A Cue CW.A.) telegram reports the striking of sensationally rich gold at the bottom of the Hidden Treasure shaft, at a depth of 421 feet. The…

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Coal Strike Off. Resumption Ordered. London, Sunday Morning

The Cobar Herald · Friday 12 April 1912 · page 5

The National Conference of British coal miners—to which the Miners' Federation Executive referred the question of resuming or…

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Stuart Town Mining

The Wellington Times · Monday 15 April 1912 · page 2

A deputation, representing prospectors of Stuart Town, waited upon Mr. Edden, Minister for Mines, last Thursday, and asked him for a grant for their…

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Nymagee Mine

The Cobar Herald · Tuesday 16 April 1912 · page 3

This old-time mine is also in the boom. In a private advice received on Saturday night we were informed that operations are to commence there…

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Queen Bee Mine. Operations Resumed

The Cobar Herald · Tuesday 16 April 1912 · page 3

The recent rise in the price of copper has had a marked effect on the Cobar district, Shows that were closed owing to the full in copper are…

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Thec.s.a. Mines Limited

The Cobar Herald · Tuesday 16 April 1912 · page 3

Report of the above, under date April 6:— No. 2 level.—No. 6 crosscut has been driven 8ft., total distance 69ft…

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The Coal Strike. London

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 16 April 1912 · page 2

The miners of Leigh, Lancashire, eutertained the soldiers who wore sent to enforce order…

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Mining

The Cobar Herald · Friday 19 April 1912 · page 3

A nugget of gold, weighing in ozs., was recently unearthed by Messrs. Endicott Bros, and Blane, at their claim at Merrendee, near…

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Decreased Gold Yield

The Cobar Herald · Friday 19 April 1912 · page 3

The usual return furnished by the Under-Secretary for Mines shows that the gold yield recorded for this State for the month of March is…

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Four Miners Killed. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 23 April 1912 · page 2

Four miners were killed by a fail of 150 tons of stone at a limestone quarry in Friezland, Queensland…

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