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Mining & the mines, 1906

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Mining

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 12 September 1906 · page 2

The boom on Mount Felsted continues. Two authorities to enter were granted by Mr. Warden Nisbett on Monday—to E. H. Florance, 73a,…

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Temora Gold Stolen

The Cootamundra Liberal · Wednesday 12 September 1906 · page 3

A cablegram on Thursday from London reports that two men broke a window at the office of the Orient Pacific Steamship Company, in Cockspur Street, Charing Cross and…

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Coal Strike. 8000 Men Out. Sydney

The Cootamundra Liberal · Wednesday 12 September 1906 · page 3

The Maitland collieries, with one exception, were laid idle this morning. The men appeared at 12 o'clock last night, but refused to work at that hour…

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Mines and Miners

The Worker · Thursday 13 September 1906 · page 6

Queensland gold yield for August was 43,945oz., a decrease of 3304oz. compared with same month last year. Reported that a vein of quartz was…

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Coal Mining Trouble. Crisis Reached. Newcastle Miners Will Strike

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 13 September 1906 · page 3

A dire crisis is threatened in connection with the northern colliery troubles. It is now announced that the Newcastle miners will go on strike almost…

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Mining Legislation

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 13 September 1906 · page 2

The Mining Bill which in now before the State Parliament is a measure of very vital concern to one of the greatest industries in New South Wales, and…

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Great Colliery Lock-out 3500 Men Affected

The Worker · Thursday 13 September 1906 · page 5

The notices, which the men employed on the night shift in seven coalmines in Maitland district, N.S.W., handed in on August 25, declaring their intention not to work the…

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United States Buying Gold

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 13 September 1906 · page 2

The United States Government has been the buyer of much gold in London, the purchases amounting to nearly £2,[?]000 since last Wewnesday. For…

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Drain Worker's Gold Find

The Worker · Thursday 13 September 1906 · page 8

While laying a drain at a depth of 12ft. in Bull-street, Bendigo (V.) near the Town Hall, on Saturday, a workman was struck on the leg by a piece of rock he had broken…

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TRADES - Union Congress. Nationalisation of Railways and Mines. Workmen's Compensation Act. London

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 13 September 1906 · page 4

The Trades-union Congress at Liverpool has unanimously resolved to urge Parliament to nationalise the railroads, canals, mines, and minerals…

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N.s.w. Mines Act. Proposed Amendments. Objected to by the A.m.a

The Worker · Thursday 13 September 1906 · page 8

The White Cliffs Opal Miners; Protective Association recently brought under the notice of the Barrier branch of the Amalgamated Miners' Association a petition…

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Alleged Gold Stealing

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 14 September 1906 · page 2

At the Kalgoorlie inquiry into the alleged charges of gold stealing, evidence was given to the effect that McKay had during two years and…

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The Mining Trouble

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 14 September 1906 · page 2

The President of the Northern District Miners' Federation states that yesterday's ultimatum to the owners wan the only alternative to 25 per…

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Latest Telegraphic News. Kalgoorlie Gold Robberies. Sydney

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 14 September 1906 · page 5

At the inquiry at Kalgoorlie into the alleged gold-stealing charges, evidence was given that McKay had during two years four months…

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Telegrams. Coal Miners' Strike. LONDON

The Temora Star · Saturday 15 September 1906 · page 2

She colliery owners have agreed to hold a conference with the Newcastle miners to-morrow (Saturday) morning…

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Northern Colliery Crisis

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 15 September 1906 · page 2

The result of the conference between the representatives of the colliery proprietors and employees at Newcastle to-morrow is being anxiously awaited…

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Mining Bill. SYDNEY

The Temora Star · Saturday 15 September 1906 · page 2

The Mining Bill has been read a second time in the Assembly, without a division…

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Cable News. Drain on Gold. London

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 15 September 1906 · page 2

Owing to the drain on the gold in London for the United States and Egypt, many feared that the bank rate would be raised to 4[?] per cent…

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New South Wales. the Coal Crisis. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 15 September 1906 · page 2

At Newcastle to-day a strike is considered certain. The prospective meeting between the mine owners and the men, to be held to-morrow, does not…

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The Coal Strike

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 18 September 1906 · page 2

The general opinion at Newcastle is that the danger of a general strike is past…

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