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Mining & the mines, 1911

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Colliery Employees' Federation Peter Bowling Badly Beaten. Socialistic Setback. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 23 December 1911 · page 2

The returns for the election of president to the Colliery Employees Federation show Dave Watson to have beaten Peter Bowling by a large margin…

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Coal Vend. All Defendants Convicted. Heavy Fines Imposed. Total of £20,000. an Epoch Marking Judgment. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 23 December 1911 · page 4

Mr. Justice Isaacs concluded the delivery of his judgment in the Vend case to-day. His Honor said it was extremely…

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England and Italy. British Steamer Seized. "Grave Insult to Flag." Gold Shipment Confiscated. London

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 27 December 1911 · page 2

A telegram from Alexandria states that the Italian cruiser Puglia, 2498 tons, seized the British steamer Menzaleh, 1711 tons, while she was in…

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Mines and Miners

The Worker · Thursday 28 December 1911 · page 6

Robert Adams, of Warn', Braidwood, got [?],9300 verdict against the Towkesbury proprietary Dredging Company as compensation for dredging on his special lease…

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Colliery Fire. Over a Thousand Miners Idle. London

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 28 December 1911 · page 5

A fire in the tunnel of a colliery at Nuncaton has thrown 1400 miners out of work. An explosion followed after apparently successful efforts to…

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Fire in a Mine. LONDON

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 28 December 1911 · page 2

A fire in the tunnel of 4 colliery at Nuneaton has thrown 1400 men idle. An explosion followed the apparaently successful efforts to extinguish…

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Northern Colliery Employees' President. Mr. D. Watson Re-elected

The Worker · Thursday 28 December 1911 · page 9

The voting in connection with the election of a president of the Northern Colliery Employees' Federation for the coming year has resulted in the return of the…

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A Gigantic Conspiracy Coal Vend and Shipping Ring Proscribed. Justice Isaacs' Historic Judgment. £50,000 in Penalties and Costs. the Crown Case Proved at Every Point—trade Restrained and Huge Profits Made by Underhand Means.—miners' Increases a Pretext for Public Exactions. Injunctions to Restrain Granted

The Worker · Thursday 28 December 1911 · page 19

After a 73 days' trial, the notorious Coal Vend and Shipping Ring have been de-clared an illegal combine under the Australian Industries Preservation Act and…

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The Dairy. Fattening Pigs. Value of Coal

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 29 December 1911 · page 2

It is claimed that experiments made at the South-eastern Agricultural College (England) have demonstrated that a mixture of coal in the dict of pigs has…

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Muttama Goldfield. Splendid Returns From the Eureka

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 29 December 1911 · page 5

A second crushing from the Eureka mine, about eight tons, has been put through the battery for the excellent return of 14oz. 6dwt.—nearly…

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Madame Melba Gold Loving Cup From Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 30 December 1911 · page 3

A gold loving-cup was, on Thursday afternoon presented to Madame Melba in recognition of her services to the music-loving people of Sydney. The…

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Miners an Strike. Ballot for National Stoppage of Work. London

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 30 December 1911 · page 4

Two thousand miners at Trevichy have struck work owing to the employment of non-unionists. The South Wales Miners'…

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