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Riverina · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1912

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South Australia. the Government Mines

The Worker · Thursday 23 May 1912 · page 7

The Liberal Government got a Tasmanian mining expert—at great expense to the State—to report on the mines purchased by the late Government. This…

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Miners' Conference. Minimum Wage Question. London

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 23 May 1912 · page 2

The national conference of the Miners' Federation has been opened in London to consider the minimum fixed by the district boards…

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Conserving Water at Mines. Shortage at Mt. Boppy

The Worker · Thursday 23 May 1912 · page 19

Owing to the Mount Boppy mine not having an adequate supply of water of its own, and being allowed to use the town water supply of Canbelego, there…

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The Rise in Prices. Not Due to Scarcity of Gold

The Worker · Thursday 23 May 1912 · page 9

Dear Worker,—We are repeatedly blamed by Messrs. Cook and Conroy for the rise in prices of commodities during the lust two years. These gentlemen…

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A Relic of Poseidon Goldfield a £120 Nugget. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 23 May 1912 · page 2

A resident of Tarnagulla (Vic.) was walking in his paddock on the outskirts of the old Poseidon goldfield, at daylight, out to catch the family…

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Miners Wages Boards. Awards Objected To. London

Daily Advertiser · Friday 24 May 1912 · page 2

Sir Edward Clarke's award in the South Yorkshire Wages' Board fixes the miners' minimum wage at a higher rate than any previously delivered…

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Items of News. District Mining

Daily Advertiser · Friday 24 May 1912 · page 2

Mr. John M'Lean, owner of the Mallee Hen mine, Grong Grong, has forwarded 50 tons of ore to a Wyalong battery for treatment. This…

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Railway Smash Coal Trucks and van derailed. SYDNEY

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 24 May 1912 · page 4

A shunting smash accurred at Waterfall Railway terminus last night, four loaded coal waggons and guards van derailed permanent…

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Big Floods. Mining Camp Disaster. LONDON

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 24 May 1912 · page 4

A mining camp at Gatice; Chilli, has been flooded, and forty persons either killed or injured by the rush of waters…

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Railway Smash. Loaded Coal Trucks. Derailed. Permanent Way Damaged. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 24 May 1912 · page 2

A shunting smash occurred at Waterfall railway terminus last night. It appears that a coal train was waiting for its engine in the…

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Mining

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Saturday 25 May 1912 · page 2

Now that the world's copper stocks are lower than has been the case for years, and present production being unable to…

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English Mines. Boards Award

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 25 May 1912 · page 4

As a result of the Board's award in connection with the South Yorkshire collieries, the proprietors declare that several of the pits must close, as…

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Waihi Mine Strike. General Strike Feared. Auckland

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 25 May 1912 · page 4

The prospects of a general strike in New Zealand are increasing. The waterside workers have decided to have the question of striking or…

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Colliery Owners. LONDON

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 28 May 1912 · page 2

The Northumberland colliery owners agreed to raise the wages by 33/4 per cent. The men in many districts in the…

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M'haggis Sails for Canada. the Coal-house Key

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 29 May 1912 · page 2

"Maw." "Ay, John." "I'm gaun' to Canada." "Canada! Yo rascal! You!…

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Miser's Million. Copyright. A Great North Country Mill and Mine Romance. PART 6. CHAPTER XIII.—(Continued.)

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 29 May 1912 · page 7

That was a red-letter day or days, in the local annals, when the workpeople at the lied Moss pits and the Victoria Cotton Miffs received the…

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Mines and Miners

The Worker · Thursday 30 May 1912 · page 15

The Amalgamated Miners' Association at Broken Hill has instructed its secretary to write to the N.S.W. Political Labor League to take Steps to have…

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Rich Wyalong Mine. SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 30 May 1912 · page 2

Fifty-one tons of stone taken from Neild's mine at Wyalong yielded 1069 ozs of gold…

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Illawarra Items. Coal and Coke Trades

The Worker · Thursday 30 May 1912 · page 23

The foal trade of the district, which has been so buoyant for many "months past, has boon seriously interfered with during the mist few weeks in the northern end…

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New Zealand Coal Strike SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 30 May 1912 · page 2

The coal miners at Kikurangi mine, New Zealand, have struck work as the outcome of a difference with the management respecting weighing…

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