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Mining & the mines, 1913

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Mining Explosion. Man Dies From Injuries. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 13 January 1913 · page 2

An explosion occurred at the South Mine, Broken Hill. Two men, named Marshall and Davis, were seriously injured. The former died in the…

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The Mining Trouble Action by the Government. a Conference Proposed. the Coal Owners Form. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 14 January 1913 · page 2

The Newcastle colliery proprietors association have received a letter from the Minister for Labor, Mr. Carmichael, suggesting a conference on…

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Mining. in the Gundagai District

The Tumut Advocate and Farmers and Settlers' Adviser · Tuesday 14 January 1913 · page 2

Last year was one of the big gold production in Gundagai district. The gold won totalled 4961oz, worth £18,172, as against £15,637 worth…

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Mining Accidents. Seven Men Killed. London

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 14 January 1913 · page 2

A cage containing coal miners was being raised in a St. Petersburg mine when the rope suddenly broke. Seven men were killed outright. Five others…

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A Fall of Forty Feet. Coal Lumper Seriously Hurt. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 14 January 1913 · page 2

A coal lumper named Joseph Complain was walking along the Bronte Cliff last night when he fell on to the rocks, 40 feet below. He was lying…

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The Colliery Crisis. a Menacing Situation. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 15 January 1913 · page 2

The mining position at Newcastle is more strained. The Maitland men are in a humor which may lead them to take a serious step at any moment…

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Miners' Memorial at Wyalong. Alleged Unsatisfactory Conditions of Mines

The Worker · Thursday 16 January 1913 · page 10

At Bernardo Park, West Wyalong, on Sunday, in the presence of a large public gathering, the president of the Shire Council, Mr. G. Panton, unveiled a…

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Illawarra Items. the Coal Trade

The Worker · Thursday 16 January 1913 · page 17

For the current pay the whole, of the southern collieries will draw full time. In the history of the district trade was never brisker than it has been during…

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The Lyell Mining Disaster. Official Enquiry Closed

The Worker · Thursday 16 January 1913 · page 18

The inquiry into the Mt. Lyell North mine disaster was resumed at Zeehan last week. Conflicting evidence was given by various witnesses regarding the…

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Mine Owners Fomenting Trouble. Don't Want Further Conciliation. Obstructive Tactics Adopted

The Worker · Thursday 16 January 1913 · page 17

The position on the coalfields of the Newcastle and Maitland districts has not changed for the better during the past week. On Wednesday last the Minister…

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Mining Fatality Another Death at Broken Hill. Suffocated in Slime Bin. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 16 January 1913 · page 2

A. R. Kares, 42, employed at the Junction North mine, at Broken Hill, fell into a slime bin, and was suffocated…

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Drought at Cobar. Mines Closing Down. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 17 January 1913 · page 2

News of drought in the Cobar district has been received by the secretary of the Amalgamated Miners' Association. He states this morning…

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

Tumbarumba Times · Friday 17 January 1913 · page 4

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 [?]ale, no fewer than…

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Russell's Reinstatement. the Kembla Mining Trouble. Before the Industrial Court Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 18 January 1913 · page 2

Mr. Justice Ferguson, sitting in in industrial arbitration jurisdiction to-day opened the inquiry into the reference from the Minister for Labor as to…

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Mines and Miners

The Worker · Thursday 23 January 1913 · page 15

Considerable activity still prevails on the Ardlethan field, but it yet remains to be seen whether it will justify the high opinions, formed of it. The report of a…

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Miners in Conference the Owners Consent, But—the Burwood Colliery Trouble. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 23 January 1913 · page 2

The Miners' Federation at Newcastle have received a communication from the Colliery Proprietors Association to the effect that the latter will…

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Miners' Memorial at Wyalong

The Worker · Thursday 23 January 1913 · page 17

In The Worker last week it was stated that the monument erected, at Wyalong in memory of the six men killed in the disaster at the Barrier mine on January 13;…

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Northern Mining Position Unaltered. Ministers Hope for Satisfactory Settlement

The Worker · Thursday 23 January 1913 · page 15

The position at the Newcastle and Mainland collieries has not materially altered during the week. On January 16 the proprietors' defence association…

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The Victimisation of James Russell Court Proceedings and Miners' Mass Meeting. Address by Minister for Labor. the Government's Intentions

The Worker · Thursday 23 January 1913 · page 17

On Friday, at Sydney, Judge Ferguson eat in the Arbitration Court to consider a reference by the Minister for Labor with respect to the dismissal by the Mt…

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Gold Dust

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Friday 24 January 1913 · page 6

Opportunity is the cream of time. The more you say, the loss people remember. A mother's tears are the same in all…

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