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Mining & the mines, 1912

6,172 stories in Sydney's papers · page 62 of 250

Financial. Gold Exports for January

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

According to the return from the Comptroller-General of Customs the exports of gold specie from the Commonwealth during January amounted to £1,017,804 as compared…

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Mining Companies at Law

The Sun · Monday 4 March 1912 · page 4

A case will come before the Sydney Equity Court shortly in which the Junction North Company, of Broken Hill, will apply for an injunction to force the Junction Company to…

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B.H. South Extended Mine. Broken Hill

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

The B.H. South Extended mine is still shaping well in development. The south drive off the crosscut at the 930ft level has been extended 196ft. After keeping in good sulphide…

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A Newcastle Award. Machine-cut Coal Rates. Newcastle

The Sun · Monday 4 March 1912 · page 7

The Joint Committee of Conciliation on the Miners Disputes sat again this morning. when the chairman, Mr. Charles Hibble, gave his decision with regard to the claims of the…

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The Conferences Fail. the Miners Unyielding. Refuse to Discuss Schedule. Mr. Asquith's Confession

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 4 March 1912 · page 7

LONDON. Sunday.--The conferences of owners and men were resumed on Friday, and adjourned until Monday. Sixty-eight per cent, of the employers now favor the minimum wage…

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Mining. a Listless Market Rules. Varying Values in London

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

In view of the opinion held locally, that if the British coal trouble led to a huge strike, it was almost certain that there would be an all-round sagging of share values on the…

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Mining Companies at Law. a Question of Ventilation. Broken Hill

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

The Junction North Company has served the Junction Company with a writ demanding an injunction to force the latter company to open up its mine to provide…

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Bundamba (Q.) Miners. Notice Before General Strike. a Ballot to Be Taken. Owners' Views of Victimisation

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 4 March 1912 · page 7

BRISBANE, Sunday.--A mass meeting of Bundamba miners was held on the racecourse on Saturday morning. The attendance was large, in Spite Of the heavy rain. Press [?]…

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Latest Cables. Britain's Grim Hour. Beginning of Coal Crisis. Food Prices Rising. London Docks Idle. London

The Sun · Monday 4 March 1912 · page 8

England is beginning to feel the pinch of the strike. Food prices are rising rapidly. The London docks are idle, and no vessels are arriving…

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Million Idle. the Greet Coal Strike. Dislocation of Industry. Widespread Stoppages. Ironworks Seriously Affected. Alarm in Lancashire Cotton Trade

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 4 March 1912 · page 7

LONDON, Saturday.--Tile strike is now in full swing. One million miners are idle, including the surface men. The lack of fuel is hampering industries…

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One Million Idle. Great Coal Strike. in Full Swing. Conferences Prove Abortive. Industry Checked. a Gloomy Outlook. London, March 1

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

The coal strike is in full swing, and 1,000,000 colliery employees, including surfacemen, are idle. One hundred thousand colliers in Scotland…

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Fire in a Coal Mine

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 5 March 1912 · page 14

BRISBANE, Monday.--There was a peculiar occurrence in the Bundamba district on Saturday night. Presumably as the result of the wet weather, a subsidence took place on the…

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The Abermain Colliery. Report of the Government Inspectors. Miners' Charges Not Substantiated

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 5 March 1912 · page 14

The report of the Government inspectors with reference to the trouble at Abermain colliery, through which the mine was laid idle, has been laid on the table of the legislative Assembly…

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Coal Royalties

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 5 March 1912 · page 8

In answer to Mr. Ashwood, the Minister for Minos stated in the Legislative Assembly last night that the principal receipts from the South Maitland district last year for coal…

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Belgian Miners Dissatisfied

Evening News · Tuesday 5 March 1912 · page 6

BRUSSBLE, Monday Evening.—Great unrest is being ma[?]sted by the belgian miners, and though they have not as yet struck in sympathy with the British strikers, the Belgian…

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Belgian Miners' Demands

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 5 March 1912 · page 9

BRUSSELS, Monday.--The Belgian miners demand an all-round increase…

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Colliery Conciliation Committee. Its Important Scope

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 5 March 1912 · page 14

Some criticism to which the recently-formed Collieries' Conciliation Committee has been subjected led the president of the Colliery Employees' Federation yesterday to point out the…

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Mining Notes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 5 March 1912 · page 11

The Harrietville Star Company (Victoria) has declared a dividend of 1/ and a bonus of 2/ per share, payable on March 19. At the Coronation Deep Lead mine, the main…

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The British Coal Trouble

The Sun · Tuesday 5 March 1912 · page 7

"On the principle that the safety of the people is the supreme good, the Government would be justified in pushing matters with a very high hand. A strong policy would be…

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Marking Time. Coal Situation Unaltered. Imported Coal Banned. London

The Sun · Tuesday 5 March 1912 · page 1

The dock laborers have decided not to handle imported coal. There has been a further curtailment of railway services…

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