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Mining & the mines, 1913

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Five Miners Killed Avalanche in British Columbia. London

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 1 January 1913 · page 2

An avalanche overtook 13 miners at the Fernic coal mines in British Columbia. Five miners were killed, the remainder being dug out alive…

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Mines and Miners

The Worker · Thursday 2 January 1913 · page 10

It is reported that the Dad's Million gold mine, in the Oberon, N.S.W., district, is to resume operations at the beginning of the new year. Work has been…

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Illawarra Items. Coal and Coke Trades

The Worker · Thursday 2 January 1913 · page 5

The buoyancy which has characterised the southern coal trade during the past 12 months was maintained right up to Christmas Eve. Since then very little…

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Gold Exportation. £20,000,000 for the Year. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 3 January 1913 · page 2

During the past year gold valued at £20,000,000 has been exported from the Commonwealth to the United, Kingdom, of which nearly £4,000,000…

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Shocking Mine Accident. Broken Hill

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 4 January 1913 · page 4

A misfired charge exploded in the Broken Hill North Mine. A miner David, Nicholson, 32, was desembowelled, and died instantly…

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Threatened Mining Trouble SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 4 January 1913 · page 4

Trouble is expected at the Maitland coalfield, in consequence of the refusal of the miners to wait any longer for the joint committee to deal…

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Maitland Mining Question. SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Monday 6 January 1913 · page 2

Considerable uneasiness is felt in business circles in -consequence of the decision of the Maitland miners to stop ten big collieries on Monday, in…

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Northern Mining Trouble. a Menacing Situation. Meeting of Miners. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 7 January 1913 · page 2

Three thousand miners attended an aggregate meeting at Western, near Maitland, to-day. It was decided to appeal to the chairman of the joint…

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Mount Kembla Colliery. Russell's Dismissal. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 7 January 1913 · page 2

The report of Judge Scholes with respect to the dismissal of James Russell is considered highly satisfactory throughout the South Coast districts…

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Welsh Miners' Strike. London

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 8 January 1913 · page 2

Five thousand miners have struck at Maisteg, Wales, as a protest against the employment of non-unionists…

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Industrial Troubles. Burwood Colliery. 500 Men Idle. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 8 January 1913 · page 2

The Burwood colliery, which employs about 500 men, was thrown idle this morning in consequence of a dispute between the management and…

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Mines and Miners

The Worker · Thursday 9 January 1913 · page 5

Mr. Skidmore, the A.M.A. branch secretary at Wyalong, has telegraphed to N.S.W. General Secretary Davis that there is trouble at Ardlethan, and asking…

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Burwood Colliery. SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 9 January 1913 · page 2

Work at the Burwood colliery was resumed this morning…

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A Warning to Miners

The Worker · Thursday 9 January 1913 · page 16

Dear Worker,—In THE WORKER recently I notice that the Great Cobar Company are advertising for miners for their copper mines…

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The Afternoon Shift What the Northern Miners Want. Its Abolition or Extr Payment. Conciliation Meetings Suspended

The Worker · Thursday 9 January 1913 · page 2

Some six months ago the Northern Collieries Conciliation Committee had under consideration for some time the demand of the various lodges in the Maitland…

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Ardlethan Mining Court

Coolamon Farmers' Review · Friday 10 January 1913 · page 2

At the Mining Warden’s Court on Wednesday last, W. T. Stow, of Coolamon, the holder of a right to enter for mining certain lands situated On Taylor’s…

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Year at the Mint. Record Gold Issue. 146,000,000 Coins

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 10 January 1913 · page 2

Although the total output of the Royal Mint in 1911 was less than in the previous year, the production of coin was on a prodigious scale, no fewer than…

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Recent Gold Robbery. LONDON

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 11 January 1913 · page 4

An analysis of the lead substituted for gold during the transit of a consignment of 200,000 sovereigns from London to Alexandria shows that it is…

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General Cables. Gold Shipments. London

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 11 January 1913 · page 4

Rumors are current in the city that gold shipments are about to be made to Australia…

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Northern Mining Trouble SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 11 January 1913 · page 4

The mining situation in the northern district is regarded as extremely critical. The disbanding of the Conciliation Committee is viewed as almost…

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