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Mining & the mines, 1909

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Mines and Miners

The Worker · Thursday 8 July 1909 · page 9

The Border Extended Co. (Brown's Camp, Delegate), N.S.W., has taken over the Border Co.'s mine to work on tribute, and development work will commence at…

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Illawarra Miners. the Industrial Agreement

The Worker · Thursday 8 July 1909 · page 15

The new industrial agreement defining the conditions Under which the men are to work during the ensuing three years has been rejected either wholly or in part by…

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The Coal Crisis. Reduction in Scotland. a Strike Probable London, July 9

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 10 July 1909 · page 2

The Scottish coal owners have posted notices enforcing a reduction of 6d a day from the 26th inst. The indications are that in the event of a strike…

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Miners and Their Wages

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 13 July 1909 · page 3

Seventeen thousand Scottish miners have given the coal-owners notice of their intention to terminate all contracts as a protest against the…

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Mine Disaster Many Men Entombed. Fourteen Bodies Recovered. London, July 12

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 13 July 1909 · page 2

An explosion of gas in the Wakewaka mine, in the Don district. Russia, entombed many men. Fourteen corpses were recovered. Ten of the…

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The Coal Strike 17,000 Men to Come Out. London, July 12

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 13 July 1909 · page 2

Seventeen thousand Scottish miners will cease work as a protest against the reduction of wages…

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Mines and Miners

The Worker · Thursday 15 July 1909 · page 5

Further gold yields are reported from Sunnyside, near Omeo, Vic. The Antiope crushed 80 tons for 52oz. gold, and from a trial crushing of 10 1/2 tons the…

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Hetton Colliery. Mine in a Dangerous Condition. Men Withdrawn from Work

The Worker · Thursday 15 July 1909 · page 18

Last week, in New South Wales Legislative Assmbly, Mr. Edden, the member for Kahibah, made what "S.M. Herald," in its ignorance, characterised as an alarmist…

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Newcastle Notes. the Miners

The Worker · Thursday 15 July 1909 · page 15

Mining matters may be said to be in suspense, pending the result of the conference between the proprietors and the C.E.F. delegate bojjrd, which sat yesterday…

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The Reply. The New Golden Gate Gold-mining Company. Hobart, May 4 1909

The Worker · Thursday 15 July 1909 · page 7

Mrs.— —Street, —Victoria. Dear Madam,—…

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Kootra Mines

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 16 July 1909 · page 2

Operations at the Kootra Mines last week included the sinking of No. 2 shaft 4ft to 194ft, the bottom showing 18in of high-grade ore ; the deepening of the No. 2 winze to 94ft 6in,…

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Miners to Strike

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 16 July 1909 · page 2

Eighty thousand minors will strike in Scotland on July 26…

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Mining Around Melons

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 16 July 1909 · page 2

At the Gold Estates, Grahamstown, both barges are working smoothly. The late rains caused the Adelong Creek to run a baker, and anxiety…

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The Coal Industry. Owners Want Reduction. London, July 16

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 17 July 1909 · page 2

The coal owners in the federated districts of England and Wales ask for a reduction of five per cent in Wages. The Conciliation Board meets to…

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The Coal Crisis Mr. Keir Hardie's Views. London, July 19

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 20 July 1909 · page 2

Mr. Keir Hardie, M.P., at Northumberland advocated a general stoppage of the British Coal fields in support of the Scotch strikers. He wanted to…

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Mines and Miners

The Worker · Thursday 22 July 1909 · page 5

Tho quarterly returns, ended June 30, of the Blackwood division Ballarat mining district, show tho gold yield to have been 198oz. 15dwt. 11gr. During the quarter…

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Illawarra Miners. Coal and Coke Trades

The Worker · Thursday 22 July 1909 · page 4

The depression in the coal trade is becoming keener week by week. Formerly only those pits in the vicinity of Wollongong —Mt. Kembla, Mt. Keira, and Mt…

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Newcastle Notes. the Miners

The Worker · Thursday 22 July 1909 · page 3

Last Thursday, at the quarterly meeting of the board of delegates, C.E.F., the balance-sheets and auditors' reports were read and adopted. The sum of £300 was…

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A South Coast Paradise. Illawarra Mining Conditions Misrepresented

The Worker · Thursday 22 July 1909 · page 3

Said Mr. Kelynack, representing the proprietors before the Southern Collieries' Board last week:—" There are not anywhere better conditions all round than…

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World's Coal Supply

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 24 July 1909 · page 4

In 1907 Great Britain exported 85,000,000 tons of coal. which was 32 per cent, of the total production. Germany exported 27,000,000 tons, or 13…

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