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Mining & the mines, 1913

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Five Days a Week Favored by Northumberland Miners. London

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 6 February 1913 · page 2

In the Northumberland miners ballot an eleven thousand majority expressed themselves in favour of five days work a week…

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Clarence River Gold Fields Great Revival Probable. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 6 February 1913 · page 2

There is a probability of a great mining revival in the Clarence River goldfields. Two well-known residents of the district arrived at…

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The Colliery Crisis. Miners' Federation Scheme Radical Proposals. London

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 8 February 1913 · page 4

The Council of the Miners' Federation has drafted a scheme for the establishment of one board to regulate the wages in all the coalfields of…

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Five Days Week. the Miners' Proposal. London

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 8 February 1913 · page 4

The British Miners' Federation ballot on the question of a five days' week, resulted in a majority of 60,000 in favor of the proposal…

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Mining Trouble Ended SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 8 February 1913 · page 4

The Burwood miners at a mass meeting to-day decided to resume work on Monday morning. The crisis has now ended…

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Crisis Ended. Miners to Resume Work. Conference Now Possible. Newcastle

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 8 February 1913 · page 2

The Burwood miners lodge held a mass meeting at New Lambton to-day. They resolved to go back to work on Monday…

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Customs Frauds Operating on Australian Coal. Several Officials Arrested. San Francisco

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 8 February 1913 · page 4

Several officials of the Western Fuel Company. San Francisco, have been arrested on charges of frauds against the Customs Department. It is…

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Colliery Accident. Thirteen Men Killed. London

Daily Advertiser · Monday 10 February 1913 · page 2

A working chain broke and a bucket, containing 800 gallons of water, at Bolsover Colliery, crashed down 160 yards, killing and drowning 13 men,…

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Northern Colliery Dispute SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 11 February 1913 · page 2

When the conference between the colliery proprietors and the Miners' Federation met to-day with regard to the Northern dispute, the owners said…

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Miners' Accident Relief

The Tumut Advocate and Farmers and Settlers' Adviser · Tuesday 11 February 1913 · page 3

The Minister for Mines states that the amendment of the Miners' Accident Relief Act, which was passed last session, will come into…

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Mines and Miners

The Worker · Thursday 13 February 1913 · page 27

The Pinnacles Co. at Broken Hill has obtained a three months' suspension of labor conditions. Belgian and Dutch capitalists have…

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Newcastle Mines. Inquiry Proceeding

The Worker · Thursday 13 February 1913 · page 5

Work is now proceeding uninterruptedly in the Newcastle and Maitland coal mines. On Wednesday Mr. Justice Scholes opened his inquiry into the wheelers' case,…

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Cobar Mines. Men Discharged

The Worker · Thursday 13 February 1913 · page 24

Mr. G. H. Buckland, local secretary of the A.M.A. at Wrightville, N.S.W., has wired General Secretary Davis at Sydney that 10 men had been discharged at the…

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Mining Notes

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 14 February 1913 · page 2

The following application for a Mineral Lease of Crown Lands, has been refused—W. W. Persse, Ardlethan, 2 acres, parish of Ramsay, County of…

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Northern Coal Trouble. SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Monday 17 February 1913 · page 2

In connection with the Northern coal trouble Judge Scholes gave judgment against the Burwood wheelers, and decided that the time for…

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Lobb's Hole Mining

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 18 February 1913 · page 2

WITH the advent of the new year and payable ore having been struck by the tributors in the winze, which was sunk by them during last winter…

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Rich Gold Reef. SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 18 February 1913 · page 2

Reports from Nundle state that some excitement was caused in that place by the striking of a rich vein of gold in the Hidden Treasure mine…

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Mr. Stamper Mining Man (Complete in Three parts.) PART 1

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 19 February 1913 · page 7

Everybody on the Exchange knew Mr. Stamper. I know him—knew him when he was hard up, and people used to say, "I wonder how that…

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Mines and Miners

The Worker · Thursday 20 February 1913 · page 22

Five more bodies were recovered from the Mount Lyell mine, Tasmania, on February 14. They are believed to be those of J. Boden. C. Green. R, Hill, W…

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Miners Unrest

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 20 February 1913 · page 3

Twelve thousand miners in North Wales are expected to go out on strike shortly…

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