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Mining & the mines, 1912

6,172 stories in Sydney's papers · page 61 of 250

Australians Not Wanted. Silly Mine Manager from Safrica. Belauds New Zealanders and Besmirches Their Betters. "Crammer" Roberts, of Rhodesia Gives Span for Abuse by Garrulous "Granny."

Truth · Sunday 3 March 1912 · page 12

What a wretched old humbug "Granny" is becoming. She has gone out of her way to hunt up a fellow, one Cramer-Roberts, to belittle Australian…

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Latest Cables. Million Men Idle. Great Coal Strike in England. Hundreds of Ships Held Up. Hot the Predicted in Wales. Government Will Draft Minimum Wage Bill. London

Truth · Sunday 3 March 1912 · page 2

The grate coal strike is in full swing, and 848,40 men are out. The leaders say that the strike will be an orderly one. The official news of the men having…

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State Coal Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 4 March 1912 · page 6

In moving the second reading of his State Coal Mines Bill on Friday Mr. Edden marred a speech which was in many respects commendable by his efforts to tickle…

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Abermain Colliery Dispute

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 4 March 1912 · page 7

The secretary of the Abermain Colliery Company, Ltd., writes refuting the charges made by the Colliery Employees' Federation as to the safety of the mine. On January 29 last W. Humble, chief inspector,…

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Newcastle. Work at the Collieries

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 4 March 1912 · page 8

Operations at the collieries in the Newcastle and Maitland districts during the past fortnight have been very satisfactory, and most of the nits worked well. Details are as follow:--…

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Newcastle. Work at the Collieries. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 4 March 1912 · page 10

The amount of work available at the collieries in the Newcastle and Maitland districts during the past fortnight has been very satisfactory, a dozen pits securing full time…

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Profits From Coal

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 4 March 1912 · page 9

Lord Joicey, managing director of the Lambton Collieries, Ltd., says that the capital employed in coalmining does not yield above 5 per cent…

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The Coal Strike

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 4 March 1912 · page 8

It seems impossible to use any words which would exaggerate the importance of the coal strike now definitely begun throughout Great Britain. The most…

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Conciliation. End of Shortland Colliery Dispute

Evening News · Monday 4 March 1912 · page 3

NEWCASTLE, Monday.—The first decision of the Colliery Conciliation Committee was given this morning by the chairman, Mr. Charles Hibble, district coroner. It was in…

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Colliery Conciliation Committee. the Shortland Dispute

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 4 March 1912 · page 8

The joint committee representing the Colliery Proprietors'" Association and the Colliery Employees' Federation sat again on Saturday at the office of the association. Mr, Charles Hibble…

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Mining Notes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 4 March 1912 · page 11

Gold dredging yields:—Araluen Redbank (130 hours), 19oz 5dwts; and Araluen Central (116 hours), 40oz 4dwts. The New Wylie Creek Tin-dredging…

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Coal and Other Exports

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 4 March 1912 · page 10

The following vessels were cleared at the Newcastle Customs-house on Saturday:—Amphion, s, for Port Adelaide, with 5000 tons coal and 300 tons bunkers; Darius, s, for…

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Press Comments. Miners Sharply Criticised

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 4 March 1912 · page 9

The newspapers of both parties sharply criticise the miners for refusing to adopt the Prime Minister's proposals. The "Daily Chronicle" says:—"The stiff,…

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New Zealand Gold Export

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 4 March 1912 · page 8

WELLINGTON, Sunday.--The gold export of New Zealand for last month was 33,730oz., value £132,232, compared with 25,954oz„ of tho value of £106,366 in February, 1911…

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Colliery Conciliation Board. Shortland Discussion Concluded. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 4 March 1912 · page 10

The Joint Colliery Conciliation Committee (Mr. C. Hibble chairman) met at the offices of the Colliery Proprietors' Defence Association yesterday. The dispute at Shortland colliery,…

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West Australian Gold Output

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 4 March 1912 · page 8

PERTH. Sunday.--The Mines Department's official return of the gold output for Feburary is 192.631 fine oz., value £436,626. The output for January was 106,369oz., and for February last…

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Opening a Mine. Broken-hill Writ

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 4 March 1912 · page 7

BROKEN-HILL, Sunday.--Between the Junction North and the Junction mines there has been a vexed question for a considerable time, and the matter was brought to a head when…

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No Compromise. Miners and the Schedule

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 4 March 1912 · page 7

Mr. Smillie, a miners' strike leader, said yesterday in an interview that,tho Government had asked the miners representatives to justify their schedule. "They will do this," Mr. Smillie…

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The Miners' Attitude. Interviews with Leaders

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 4 March 1912 · page 9

Mr. Robort Smillle, vice-president of the Miners' Federation, in an interview yesterday said that the Government had asked the miners' representatives to justify the schedule…

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Broken Hill Mines. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 4 March 1912 · page 11

The directors of the B. H. Junction mine have had a set of plans prepared, showing the position at all the levels. These will be issued to shareholders with the next…

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