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Mining & the mines, 1909

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Mines and Miners

The Worker · Thursday 4 February 1909 · page 28

The main shaft at the Federal mine, Wellington, N.S.W., is to be sunk another 100ft. A reef 15in. wide is exposed 50ft. in the bottom level, and when tested the…

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State Goal Mine

The Worker · Thursday 4 February 1909 · page 17

An invasion of the domain of private enterprise is proposed by the State Government with respect to the production of coal, and no far not a note of protest…

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Fair Play for the Miners

The Worker · Thursday 4 February 1909 · page 20

PREMIER WADE, the daily press, and other barrackers and abettors of the mineowners, profess to be terribly shocked because several Labor members, including…

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Black Jack Mining Trouble

The Worker · Thursday 4 February 1909 · page 10

"Sympathiser" writes to THE WORKER giving some interesting facts in connection with the strike at the Black Jack mine, Gunnedah, N.S.W. The miners have now…

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The Coalminers. Illawarra. the Coal Trade

The Worker · Thursday 4 February 1909 · page 28

While the coal trade of the northern districts has during the past couple of the months shown a big slackening off, that of the southern districts has shown a remarkable…

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Victoria. Slandering the Miners. Alarm at Wages Boards

The Worker · Thursday 4 February 1909 · page 17

Alarmed at the decidedly political aspect that is being given to the various miners' associations throughout the State, the mineowners appear to have…

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Broken Hill Trouble Assault on a Mine Official. Six Months' Imprisonment. Broken Hill

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 4 February 1909 · page 2

In the police court to-day the hearing of the case in which Vivian Shepley was charged with unlawfully assaulting Reginald Grain, an official of…

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Adelong Mining

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 9 February 1909 · page 4

WORD received from Adelong this week states that Dunstone, Capell, and party have an excellent reef on the Victoria line. It is improving in…

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The Miners Losses Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 9 February 1909 · page 3

It is estimated that the miners have lost nearly £69,000 since the inception of the strike…

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Mines and Miners

The Worker · Thursday 11 February 1909 · page 17

Araluen Central No. 1 dredge, N.S.W., reports a yield of 30oz. for a run of 127 hours. The Redbank dredge obtained 35oz. 14dwt. for 116 hours…

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Brown Coal in Victoria

The Worker · Thursday 11 February 1909 · page 12

Mr. E. J. Dunn, Director of Geological Survey, Victoria, commenting upon the cablegram of Agent-General Taverner last week touching upon the exploitation…

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The Mining Act

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 11 February 1909 · page 2

The Mining Act for 1906 (Amending Act) is now ready for publication, and is being issued by the Government Printing Office. The volume is neatly…

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Broken Hill Trouble Visit to Central Mine. Inspection by Mr. Justice Higgins. Broken Hill

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 11 February 1909 · page 2

In pursuance of his determination to see things for himself, Mr. Justice Higgins this morning visited the Central mine, where he went underground, and…

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Witnesses Afraid. Serious Allegations. Mine Officials Watched. Violence Threatened. a Warning to Directors. Broken Hill

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 11 February 1909 · page 2

In the Arbitration Court, Mr. Kelynack, for the Proprietary Company, submitted affidavits in support of an application to have the evidence taken…

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The Big Mine

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 12 February 1909 · page 5

Mr. Delprat, the general manager of the Broken Hill mine, examined before the Arbitration Court, calculated there were 2,750,000 tons of ore in the mine…

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Adelong Mining

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 16 February 1909 · page 2

W. O'DWYER and party, at Dog Trap Creek, Mount Adrah, have another crashing at grass. Their show has developed a 311. reef, in fairly easy…

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Mines and Miners

The Worker · Thursday 18 February 1909 · page 17

A strong: body of stone carrying payable gold was reported by the manager of the Nuggety Ajax, Daylesford, V., to have been struck at the No. 4 level on the 10th…

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Colliery Explosion. 140 Miners Entombed. London

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 18 February 1909 · page 2

A serious explosion has occurred in the Stanley Colliery at Durham, ind 140 miners have been entombed. A tongue of flame destroyed the…

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Victoria. State Coal Mine. Importers and Merchants Wail. Misrepresentations of Employers' Federation

The Worker · Thursday 18 February 1909 · page 17

Several members of coal importing firms in Melbourne, as well as coal merchants and shareholders in privately owned coal mines, are also members of…

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Rich Gold Find

The Worker · Thursday 18 February 1909 · page 29

Quite a stir has been caused in the Bathurst district, N.S.W., through a rich find of [?]lluvial gold at Dark Corner. Four pieces were brought into the town weigning…

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