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Mining & the mines, 1910

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Mining. Silver-lead Buoyant

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 17 January 1910 · page 11

The London Stock Exchange on Friday showed no material fluctuations in the firm quotations previously given for Australian copper and Broken-hill shares. Metal rates were steady at…

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Miners' Secretary Well Pleased. a Peculiar Contradiction

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 17 January 1910 · page 8

BULLI. Sunday.'—Mr. Morgan, miners' general secretary, expressed himself as well pleased with the result, as it showed that the executive officers have correctly voiced the opinions of…

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Victorian Trade Stimulated. a New Mine Opened

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 17 January 1910 · page 8

MELBOURNE, Sunday.—The coal strike in Now South Wales has given increased impetus to the Victorian industry. The Bass Valley Company has carted its first 100 tons to the…

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Grafton Copper Mine. Ore Body Developing Well. Grafton

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 17 January 1910 · page 9

The manager of the Grafton Copper Company reports for the four weeks ended December 31, as follows:— "Owing to the holidays. and the number of miners absent, ore-breaking…

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Mining. Silver Shares Steady. Othees Quiet

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 17 January 1910 · page 9

Immediate anxiety as regards the water supply for the Broken Hill mines having been dispelled by an acceptable rainfall, together with the firmness in the price of lead, as well…

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English Coal Famine. Factories Closing Down. London, Jan. 15

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 17 January 1910 · page 7

The North-eastern Steel Works at Middlesborough have been closed owing to the lack of coal, and 2000 people are idle in consequence…

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English Coal Strike. Middlesborough Steelworks Closed. 2000 Men Thrown Idle

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 17 January 1910 · page 7

LONDON, Saturday.—The 'North-Eastern Steelworks at Middlesborough have closed down, owing to lack of coal. Two thousand hands have thereby been…

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City Council Loses Money. Lord Mayor Recommends a Coal Reserve

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 17 January 1910 · page 8

In a minute to the City Council, the Lord Mayor, discussing the electric light, says:—"The outlook is excellent, and fully warrants us making full provision for a large increased demand…

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Buried in Coal. Non-unionist's Terrible Death. on the Steamer Durham

The Star · Monday 17 January 1910 · page 1

Thomas Heaver, a non-unionist, who was insisting to load coal on the steamer Durham, at the Pyrmont Wharf, met a terrible death early this morning. He fell into the…

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Terrible Accident Steamer. Free Laborer Buried Alive. Body Found Under Coal Heap

Evening News · Monday 17 January 1910 · page 4

A terrible accident occurred on the steamer Durham at Pyrmont Wharf early this morning, when a free laborer named Thomas Hearer was buried alive. Shortly before 2 a.m. Frederick…

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Melbourne Wharf Labourers. May Work Any Coal. Irrespective of Its Source. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 17 January 1910 · page 5

The Wharf-labourers' Union, at a boisterous meeting in the Gaiety' Theatre this afternoon, refused by 245 to 117 to ask the executive to resign for rescinding the resolution…

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Where Is the Quito ? Already Two Days Late. with a Cargo of Government Coal

The Star · Monday 17 January 1910 · page 5

The steamship Quite carrying a full cargo of Calcutta coal for the New South Wales Government, was due at Thursday Island on Saturday, but no news has yet been received…

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Fast Fizzling Out. the Position in the South. Mount Keira Again Working. Old Miners Offering to Work. Wollongong

The Star · Monday 17 January 1910 · page 1

Although the result of the vote on the wages board question was somewhat surprising at this end of the district, It is plainly observable that the strike is fast…

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The Coal Strike Prosecutions. Bowling, Hutton, Butler, and O'connor. Cases in Industrial Court. Large Attendance of Public Evidence on Behalf of Owners

Evening News · Monday 17 January 1910 · page 5

Peter Bowling, Daniel Hatton, James Butler, and William O'Connor appeared before Judge Rogers, in the Industrial Court this morning, to answer informations under the provisions of…

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Bellambi Coal Mines

The Star · Tuesday 18 January 1910 · page 8

The Bellambi Coal Company, Ltd., has had a most interesting history, which is set forth both in prose and pictures in an artistic souvenir entitled, "The Mines of…

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State Coal Mine Managership

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 18 January 1910 · page 4

The total number of applications for the position of manager of the State coal mine is now 47. Eleven are from New South Wales, 17 from Victoria, seven from New Zealand,…

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The Western Collieries. Invincible Miners Resume Work

Evening News · Tuesday 18 January 1910 · page 4

LITHGOW, Tuesday.—Happily, the impending difficulty at the Invincible Colliery, Cullen, Bullen, has been overcome, and it is reported that the miners and other workmen returned to…

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Mining. Barriers Steady. Coffer, Gold, Tin Slack

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 18 January 1910 · page 9

The quietness which characterised the market yesterday morning was also experienced in the Adelaide and Melbourne Stock Exchanges. Telegraphic advices to that ellect were…

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The Coal Strike Prosecutions. Mine Managers' Evidence. Breaches of Regulations

Evening News · Tuesday 18 January 1910 · page 6

The bearing of the cases against Peter Bowling, Daniel Hutton, James Butler, and William O'Connor, under the provisions of section 42(b) of the Industrial Disputes (Amendment) Act,…

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Keira Mine Working. Unionists in a Quandary. Who Are the Coal Getters?

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 18 January 1910 · page 8

WOLLONGONG, Monday.--Some consternation was caused in the ranks of the miners here to-day when it became known that a further number of men had gone into the Keirs…

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