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Mining & the mines, 1902

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Gold Stealing at Bendigo. a Thief's Big Loss

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 7 October 1902 · page 4

A sensational find was mads at the Hustler's Reef No. 1, Bendigo, during the week, but owing areoct reticence on the jmrtoftho management has only just come…

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The Pennsylvanian Miners. Statement by Mr. T. Burt, M.p. London, Oct. 4

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 7 October 1902 · page 2

Mr. Thomas Burt, M.P. for Morpeth, and Secretary of the Northumberland Minera' Mutual Aeaociition, declares that the Pennsylvania miners are the poorest and…

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Our Telegrams. Sydney, Tuesday. Colliery Fire

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 8 October 1902 · page 2

A fire at the Corrimal colliery broke out again this morning, and the work has been suspended. VICTORIA…

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Rand Gold. London

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 8 October 1902 · page 2

A well known mining engineer states that, assuming the operations in the newly discovered goldfield on the Rand are carried to a depth of eight thousand…

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Mining Cullinga

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 8 October 1902 · page 2

Owing to the continuous dry weather the Christmas Gift proprietors have been boring for water. The site chosen was the flat below the Commonwealth battery…

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American Coal Strike. Seventeen Mine Owners Give Way. Four Thousand Men Resume. London, Monday Afternoon

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 9 October 1902 · page 2

Ad important development has taken place in the strike. Seventeen of the mine owners of West Virginia have yielded to the demands of the strikers,…

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Large Purchases of British Coal. London

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 9 October 1902 · page 2

The scarcity of coal in America, caused by the great strike iu Pennsylvania, has resulted in large quantities of coal being imported from Great Britain…

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British Coal. Large Purchases for America. London, Oct. 7

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 9 October 1902 · page 2

The scarcity of coal ia America, caused by the great strike in Pennsylvania, has resulted in large quantities of coal being imported from Great Britain…

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The Great Coal Strike. a Catalogue of Crimes. London, Oct. 6

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 9 October 1902 · page 2

The "New York Tribune" states that the great coal strike in Pennsylvania has resulted in an appalling number of arimes, including the following 30 murders, 42…

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A Mining Mishap. Three Men Entombed. Two Killed. One Injured

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 9 October 1902 · page 2

A creep was discovered in the Central Mine at Broken Hill last night. It has affected a large area of ground, and the full extent is not yet known…

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South Africa. the Rand Gold. Will Last for Centuries. London, Monday Afternoon

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 9 October 1902 · page 2

Mr. E. G. Bathbone, late mining inspector to the Transvaal Government, says that assuming operations on the Rand reef are carried to a depth of 8000ft…

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Latest Cables. French Colliery Strike

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 10 October 1902 · page 3

Seventy thousand northern miners, constituting two-thirds of the colliers in France, have struck for an increase of 10 per cent in their…

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The Great Coal Strike. President Roosevelt's Offer Refused by the Miners. London, Oct. 8

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 11 October 1902 · page 2

Mr. Mitchell, the president of the Miners Union, has refused to accept the proposa made by President Roosevelt for the settlement of the great coal strike in…

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Hunger and Gold

The Worker · Saturday 11 October 1902 · page 5

Sisters two, all praise to you, With your faces pinched and blue; To the poor man you've been true From of old;…

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Mining. Temora

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 11 October 1902 · page 2

At the Golden Gate mine, Mr. A. L. Deutscher has been promised further Government aid. The wash dirt contains payable gold, and better results are…

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The Central Mine Creep. Further Details

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 11 October 1902 · page 2

The creep in the Central Mine at Broken Hill is on the boundary of the South Mine, in what is known as 'the old South Workings,' and it is believed to be & continuation…

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English Coal Dearer. London, Oct. 9

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 11 October 1902 · page 2

As a consequence of she strike the price of household coal in England has advanced la per ton. The American miners on strike threaten…

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Cablegrams. the Big Coal Strike. London

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Saturday 11 October 1902 · page 2

The Pennsylvania miners have decided to continue a firm stand. THE BOER GENERALS. The Kaiser notified the Boer…

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Mass Meeting of Miners. a Firm Stand Taken. London, Oct. 9

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 11 October 1902 · page 2

A mass meeting of Pennsylvania coal miners was held yesterday, when it was decided that a firm stand should be made by the strikers…

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Coal Strike in France. the Movement General. Four Manifestoes Issued. London, Oct. 9

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 11 October 1902 · page 2

The coal mines in France, 70,000 of whom, or two-thirds of the entire number, have already struck for an increase of 10 percent, in their wages, have declared a…

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