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Mining & the mines, 1906

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Mine Disaster.—terrible Calamity. London

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 14 March 1906 · page 2

Many of the corpses recovered from the mine explosion in France are headless and blackened to cinders. The remains of the victims are lying…

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Mining Dispute. LONDON

The Temora Star · Wednesday 14 March 1906 · page 2

The men's demands for a readjustment of the wages and better conditions on the American authracite fields have been rejected…

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Special Cable Service. A Terrible Disaster. Fire in a Mine. Eleven Hundred Lives Lost. Graphic Details. London

The Temora Star · Wednesday 14 March 1906 · page 2

In connection with the terribly mining disaster which occurred at Courrieres, France, all the Governments of Europe and head of the states have…

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Mines and Miners

The Worker · Thursday 15 March 1906 · page 9

South Golden Point, a Castlemaine dredge, won 400oz. from a two-acre paddock of old ground. Stated that some good ore is being raised…

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Mines and Miners

The Worker · Thursday 15 March 1906 · page 2

Mt. Lyell (Tas.) consignments of blister copper for past half-year amounted to 3756 tons. Turon River Dredging Co. (N.S.W.) has…

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The Colliery Disaster. Terrible Scenes in the Mines Seventeen Rescuers Perish. London

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 15 March 1906 · page 2

A great number of the corpses recovered at the Courrieres mining disaster were headless. Blackened incinerated bodies are lying in heaps, like…

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French Mine Disaster. LONDON, March 13

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 15 March 1906 · page 2

The work of recovering the bodies of the victims of the awful disaster at the coal mines of Courrieres, in France, has had to be abandoned. Fire is…

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The Transvaal Mines. London, March 14

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 15 March 1906 · page 2

Lord Elgin, the Secretary for the Colonies, replying to a question in the House of Commons last night, said that the depreciation in the value of…

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The Miners' Conference at Stawell. Conclusion of the Business. the Necessity for Political Action.—the Old Order Changeth. an Australian Miners' Federation to Be Established. Third Day

The Worker · Thursday 15 March 1906 · page 3

The A.M.A. renewed its sittings on Thursda, March 1st, at the Stawell Town Hall. A HABOR MEMBER'S VINDICATION. Mr. Healy (Mt. Magnet, Tasmania)…

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Mining. Wyalong

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 17 March 1906 · page 2

At the Barrier, the Shaft is down 85ft. from the 300ft. level on excellent stone. It is intended to shortly erect machinery in place of the horse whim now in use…

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Nuggets of Gold. a Good Record

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 17 March 1906 · page 6

The Bendigo correspondent of the "Argus" reports that the manager of the Star of the Loddon mine, at Newbridge, telegraphed on Tuesday that a…

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Mining

The Tumut Advocate and Farmers and Settlers' Adviser · Tuesday 20 March 1906 · page 2

A party of gentleman representing some of the most important mines in Australasia are at present in this State with big schemes in preparation…

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Great Mining Venture

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 20 March 1906 · page 2

A party of gentlemen representing some of the must important urines in Australasia are (the "Daily Telegraph " says) at present in this State…

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Miners Strike Spreading. London, March 17

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 20 March 1906 · page 2

Two or three days after the mining calamity they miners at Courrieres struck for an increase of wages of 10 per cent…

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French Miners' Strike Higher Wages Demanded. London

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 20 March 1906 · page 2

Two or three days after the mining calamity the miners at Courrieres struck for an increase of wages, of 10 per cent…

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Received at 1 A.M. Strike of French Miners. London, March 19

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 20 March 1906 · page 2

Ten thousand French miners have struck work for an increase of wages. And advance of 10 per cent, on the present rates was refused by them…

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The French Mining Disaster. Bodies to Be Destroyed. Parliamentary Relief Fund

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 20 March 1906 · page 2

It is believed that none of the miners entombed at Courrieres now survive. Owing to the impossibility of raising them to the surface, it is intended to…

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Miners' Strike

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 21 March 1906 · page 2

Forty thousand minors in France have struck, refusing an advance of 10 per cont. on their wages…

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French Mine Strike. LONDON

The Temora Star · Wednesday 21 March 1906 · page 2

Forty thousand French miners have struck work. They refuse an increase of ten per cent. in their wages…

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Broken Hill Mine Fire. SYDNEY

The Temora Star · Wednesday 21 March 1906 · page 2

The fire in the Proprietary Mine at Broken Hill has been blocked and is unlikely to spread beyond certain limits…

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