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Mining & the mines, 1913

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Northern Collieries. Miners Accept Mining Court

The Worker · Thursday 8 May 1913 · page 28

The proposal made by the N.S.W. Minister for Labor for a special mining court for the northern districts has been balloted on by the Newcastle and Maitland…

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Mines and Miners

The Worker · Thursday 8 May 1913 · page 5

Neeld's roduction works at Wyalong and to be transferred to Ardlethan. Forty-four tons from Bowman and party's show at Yambulla, N.S.W., yielded…

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The Liberal "Coal Vend" Legend

The Worker · Thursday 8 May 1913 · page 20

THE speech of any £iberal candidate now seems quite incomplete without a reference to the ancient "coal vend" agreement. Usually Fusion candidates…

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Non-unionist Miners. Strike Threatened. London

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 8 May 1913 · page 2

The Yorkshire miners have decided, by an overwhelming majority, to give notice of their intention to Strike in order to compel non-unionists to…

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Mining in the Territory. Encouragement for Prospectors

The Worker · Thursday 8 May 1913 · page 4

The Commonwealth Government has issued a series of ordinances to regulate and encourage mining and prospecting. The ordinance provides for the issue of…

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Mining

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Friday 9 May 1913 · page 2

The first consignment of copper are (7 tons) from the Lobbs Hole (Patent) Mine since its acquisition by Messrs. Julius Forsstrom and J. S. McGregor…

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Cobar Mines. Closed Temporarily. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 9 May 1913 · page 2

The Cobar mines have been temporarily closed owing to lack of coke. As a result the population are without work. The dislocation is due to…

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Increase in Miners Wages

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 10 May 1913 · page 4

The South Wales coal miners have increased the wages of their employees by two and a half per cent…

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Miners' Decision. in Favor of Strike. Men Must Join Union. London

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 10 May 1913 · page 4

The ballot of Yorkshire miners on the question of striking to compel non-unionists to join the union was in favor of the strike by an…

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Mining Notes. Crown Leases Approvel

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 13 May 1913 · page 2

The following applications for leases of Crown Lands have been approved. H. McD. Huntly and others,…

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Eaten by Rats. Old Man's Unhappy End. Discovery of Mining Scrip. Melbourne

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 13 May 1913 · page 2

The old but in which the body of an aged man named Carmont was found last week was searched, and under a heap of rubbish was found some scrip…

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Over Fifty Years Ago. District Doings of the Past. [Reprinted from the "Adelong Mining Journal and Tumut Express."]

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 13 May 1913 · page 2

OCT. 28, '59.—History of an old Hat.—The other day Mr. Mortimore, of the Home hotel, had occasion to go to Gundagai, and not…

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Miners' Deputation. "Committee to Settle Disputes."

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 14 May 1913 · page 2

A deputation from the Northern Miners' Federation wailed to-day on the Minister for Labor and Industry and asked for the appointment of a…

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Riot at a Funcrat. Miners Shot. Bridgeport (Ohio), Tues

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 14 May 1913 · page 2

A riot took place at the Linwood Cemetery to-day at a funeral, two miners being shot and one fatally beaten. Many others were injured…

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Mines and Miners

The Worker · Thursday 15 May 1913 · page 25

The Carpathia mine manager, Ardlethan, declares that the lode continues down with high grade ore. The Northern miners, N.S.W., decided…

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Mount Lyell Mines. Report on Their Safety

The Worker · Thursday 15 May 1913 · page 16

Mr. A. Montgomery, State mining engineer for Western Australia, has made his report on the safety of the Mount Lyell mines, Tasmania, His report…

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Miners' Lamps. N.s.w. Minister Orders Samples

The Worker · Thursday 15 May 1913 · page 21

The light in which miners are forced to work is very dim and somewhat irreligious, and many efforts have been made, particularly of recent years, to improve it…

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The Commonwealth Bank Laying the Foundation Stones. Gold Trowel Presentations. Mr. Fisher and the Limited Express. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 15 May 1913 · page 2

The foundation stones of the Commonwealth Bank building, at the corner of P[?] and Moore streets were laid to-day in pouring rain. Mr…

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The Gold Yield

Tumbarumba Times · Friday 16 May 1913 · page 2

The following is the report of the Mines Department on the Tamberumb[?]. Division of the Tomut Gold District for the year 1912.--…

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Colliery Owners. SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Monday 19 May 1913 · page 2

The Northern and Southern Colliery Owners of New South Wales applied to-day for an order absolute for writ of prohibition to restrain the…

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