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Mining & the mines, 1912

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River Pollution. Mayor of Wagga at Mines Department. What Minister Considers Pollution

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 28 March 1912 · page 2

Subsequent to the deputation which waited upon Dr. Ashburton Thompson, chairman of the Board of Health, on Monday in regard to the pollution…

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"A Serious Matter." Mr. M'garry Questions Minister for Mines. Action Depends Upon Analysis

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 28 March 1912 · page 2

In the Legislative Assembly yesterday. Mr.P. M'Garry asked the Minister for Mines whether a report had [?]been received from the officer sent…

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Adelong Gold Estates

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Friday 29 March 1912 · page 2

A company is being formed with a capital of £65,000 for the purpose (intia alia) of acquiring from Messrs. Davies and Kershaw and the Adelong…

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Violence by Miners. Police Overpowered and Property Damaged. Strike Fund Exhausted. Great Increase in Infantile Mortality

Daily Advertiser · Friday 29 March 1912 · page 2

Five hundred Yorkshire miners have gone to the Littleton collieries, Cannock Chase, where a mob is preventing strike breakers re-ascending…

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The Coal Strike. Ballot Result Known Wednesday. Mr. Hartshorne's Startling Statement. "Strike Only Commencing." Owners Accept Minimum Bill. London

Daily Advertiser · Friday 29 March 1912 · page 2

The ballot papers, which will be submitted by the Miners' Federation asks whether the miners wish to resume work, pending the settlement by…

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The Strike Microbe Ararat Gold Miners. Wonthaggi Coal Miners

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 30 March 1912 · page 8

It is regarded as certain that the dispute which exists at most of the Ararat gold mines over the question of wages will be settled within the…

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The Coal Strike London

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 30 March 1912 · page 7

There have been a number of deaths from starvation in the potteries districts as a consequence of the stoppage of work through the extensive…

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Pollution of Murrumbidgee Mines Department Report. Our Member Active

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 30 March 1912 · page 3

Mr. P. McGarry. M.L.A., who is deeply interesting himself in the present polluted himself in the Murrumbidgee waters at Wagga, forwards the…

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The Coal Strike. Thousands of Troops Ready. Labor Leaders' Advice. London

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 30 March 1912 · page 4

Trains are in readiness to convey 4000 troops to the localities where the strike riots are likely to occur, and an additional 6000 are being got ready…

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Miners Divided in Opinions Leaders Advise Resumption. London

Daily Advertiser · Monday 1 April 1912 · page 2

Three groups of small collieries in Lancashire and one in Staffordshire have inaugurated a ballot for voting again t a resumption of work, pending…

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The Coal Strike. Prospects of Settlement Poor. the Chirk Ballot. Majority Favor Resumption. Amount of Strike Pay. Some Big Figures. London

Daily Advertiser · Monday 1 April 1912 · page 2

Mr. Hartshorne, speaking at a meeting at Glamorganshire said, if the men returned to work it would not be a surrender but merely a test of what…

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The Big Coal Strike

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 2 April 1912 · page 2

A ballot among English miners resulted:—For resumption of work, 29,030; against, 26,314. South Wales: For, 24,369; against, 12,748. Many…

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French Miners' Bill Accepted. London

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 2 April 1912 · page 2

The Trench Chamber of Deputies agreed to the Miners' Eight Hours' Bill by a large majority. The "Times" states that the New…

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The French Parliament Miners' Honors and the Declaration of London. London

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 2 April 1912 · page 2

The House of Deputies to Paris has passed the Miners' Eight Hours Bill by a large majority. The House has also ratified the…

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Another Miners' Strike Seven Hundred Men Idle. in South Maitland District. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 2 April 1912 · page 2

A strike took place to-day at Abermain Colliery, in the South Maitland district, amongst the mine employees, to the number of seven hundred…

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The English Coal Trouble. How the Act Is Viewed. Politicians' Opinions. London, Sunday Afternoon

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 2 April 1912 · page 2

At a meeting of South Wales coal miners, the Minimum Wage Act was declared to be unsatisfactory to both owners and miners…

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The Coal Strike. Men Advised to Return. Federation Criticised. Treason in "Syndicalist." Sentences Reduced. London

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 2 April 1912 · page 2

The South Wales mine-owners held a meeting, at which they declared the Minimum Wage Act was unsatisfactory, both to the owners and miners…

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The Coal Strike. Result of Ballots. Two in Favor of Resumption. Mr. Asquith in Commons. London

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 3 April 1912 · page 2

The outlook of the great coal strike being more promising, coal in London has fallen 3/6 per ton. The South Wales miners, by 24,369 to…

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Mines and Miners

The Worker · Thursday 4 April 1912 · page 25

Endacott Bros. and Blane have found a fifth big nugget in their claim at Merrendee, N.S.W. Its weight was 111oz., and its value about £400. The claim is in an…

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Night Shift in Coal Mines. Reasons for Its Abolition

The Worker · Thursday 4 April 1912 · page 23

In opening that case for the abolition of the night shift in the Maitland and Newcastle coal mines before the joint committee. Mr. David Watson the Miners…

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