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Mining & the mines, 1908

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London's Coal-hole. What It Is Like

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 25 September 1908 · page 4

Before the advent of railways nearly all the coal of London came up the Thames, "Sea-coal" was the name at it, and even now thirteen…

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Mines and Miners

The Worker · Thursday 1 October 1908 · page 13

At Blackwood, Vic., Skinner Bros, and party, of the Easter Monday claim, have put through another crushing; 80 tons gave the fine yield of 67oz…

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Illawarra. the Coal Trade

The Worker · Thursday 1 October 1908 · page 21

A warning note was sounded in the "Herald" last week bearing upon the falling off in the coal trade of the State. After dealing with the vagaries of a…

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Cotton Mills and Coal

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 3 October 1908 · page 2

Since the majority of the Lancashire cotton mills have closed the consumption of engine coal has decreased by 750,000 tons per week, and many…

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Illicit Gold Buying. Organised Polios Action. Arrests at Melbourne, Bendigo and Echuca. Bendigo

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 3 October 1908 · page 4

General surprise was felt in Bendigo to-oight when it was learned that a number of well-known residents had been arrested on charges of illicit gold…

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Balmain Colliery to Close

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 6 October 1908 · page 2

In consequence of a cablegram received from the London directors of the Balmain Colliery, the general manager has given 14 days notice to…

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Colliery Shuts Down. Capital Said to Be Exhausted £200,000 Expended. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 6 October 1908 · page 2

In consequent of a cablegram received from the London Directors of the Balmain Colliery, the general manager has given 14 days' notice to…

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Mining Fumes and Cattle. HOBART

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 7 October 1908 · page 2

Dr. Willmott, Government Veterinarian of Tasmania, discovered that the extraordinary cattle mortality at Beaconsfield in that state is primarily…

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Mines and Miners

The Worker · Thursday 8 October 1908 · page 13

A big discovery of copper has been made on Mayuha selection, situated about 40 miles south-west of Tottenham, N.S.W. The Mt. Royal Gold and Copper Mine…

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Balmain Coal Mine

The Worker · Thursday 8 October 1908 · page 9

Considerable surprise has been caused in Sydney by the fact that the Sydney Harbor Collieries' coal mine at Balmain is shutting down for an indefinite period…

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Hunting for Mines on Etna's Famed Slopes. Scenes in Peasant Life No Deal in "Duffers." Magnificent Assurance

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 9 October 1908 · page 4

It was afternoon when I left the [?]ession-Palermo railway and hired a curring for Novara, 53 kilometres distant. The afternoon was warm,…

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N.s.w. Mining Laws

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 13 October 1908 · page 2

If there it any laws more complicated than those dealing with the public lands, it is those which govern mining matters. The Wade Government has endeavored to…

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Mines and Miners

The Worker · Thursday 15 October 1908 · page 29

Twenty-six tons of stone crushed from the Golden. Hope mine at. Blakeville, near Ballan, Vie., gave the fine return of 64oz…

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Illicit Gold Stealing

The Worker · Thursday 15 October 1908 · page 31

A sudden development has occurred in Bendigo in connection with the illicit gold buying prosecutions. John W. Shuttle-worth, who has played a prominent part as…

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The Wade Government and Coal Royalties

The Worker · Thursday 15 October 1908 · page 24

When Labor Leader McGowen was speaking on the Financial Statement in the N.S.W. Assembly, he threw into the Ministerial camp a bomb which shook up…

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Gold Stealing on the Rand

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 17 October 1908 · page 1

A remarkable story of a gang of criminals engaged in a "conspiracy of robbery and fraud" in regard to the Band mines is told by the "Natal…

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Labor at Broken Hill Union and Non-union. Serious Situation. Miners' Strike Threatened Broken Hill

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 17 October 1908 · page 2

A rather serious situation has arisen at Broken Hill owing to friction between the Amalgamated Miners' Association and the Non-Political Union…

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Strike at Broken Hill Result of Miners' Ballot. Men Resolved to Come Out. Broken Hill

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 20 October 1908 · page 2

The result of the ballot taken among the members of the combined unions on the question, "Are you in favor of ceasing work on Monday next at…

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Barrier Mine Troubles. Ballot Favors Strike. by Enormous Majority. a Reassuring Development. Strike May Be Declared Off

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 20 October 1908 · page 3

The eyes of the working population of Australia have of late been focussed on Broken Hill, where the struggle between the Amalgamated Miners'…

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Mines and Miners

The Worker · Thursday 22 October 1908 · page 29

A crushing of 30 tons of stone by the Golden Hope Co-operative party, Ballan, Vic., recently, gave a return of 66oz. The shaft of the Brookmans G.M. Co.,…

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