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Mining & the mines, 1912

6,172 stories in Sydney's papers · page 71 of 250

The Coal Strike. Conference of Owners. Distress Among Children. London, March 8

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 11 March 1912 · page 9

It is significant that a conference of coal[?] owners in all parts of the country is being held at the invitation of the Premier. One feature of the strike has been the…

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The Last Hope. Miners Meet To-morrow. Factories Closed Indefinitely. Pressure by Outside Unions. London

The Sun · Monday 11 March 1912 · page 1

In spite of Mr. Asquith's optimistic predictions hundreds of factories were closed down Indefinitely on Saturday night. . The last hope of a settlement rests in a…

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Late Gable News. Received To-day. Stagnation and Distress. the Coal Crisis. Co-operation Urged. Set-back for Syndicalists. Early Settlement Hoped

Evening News · Monday 11 March 1912 · page 8

LONDON, Sunday.—Increased stagnation in business is noticed everywhere on the termination of thousands of notions. Yesterday Lord Ashton's mills in Lan[?]…

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Essence Op Parliament. Increase of Salaries. State Coal Mine

Evening News · Tuesday 12 March 1912 · page 3

Within a quarter of aa boar of its meeting yesterday, with no fuss and no scenes, the Legislative Assembly was seriously at work. It was a Government the least truculent an…

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In State Session. Raising Members' Salaries. the State Coal Mine

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 12 March 1912 · page 8

Amid enthusiastic cheers from the Labor benches, Mr. Holman yesterday afternoon gave notice of the formal stages of a bill "to amend the Constitution Act with regard to allowances…

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The French Miners

Evening News · Tuesday 12 March 1912 · page 8

PARIS, Monday.—The miners thr[?]ten a 14-[?] stop[?] of work to-day to protest against the non-passing of the Miners' Pension Bill, and [?] an Eight-hours Bill and a…

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The German Miners

Evening News · Tuesday 12 March 1912 · page 7

[?]RLIN, Monday Evening.—The [?] at [?] have felled [?] The [?] is only [?] but at…

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State Coal Mines. Second Reading Debate. Opposition Leader's Criticism. Shelving the Nationalistion Question

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 12 March 1912 · page 14

The adjourned debate on the second reading of the State Coal Mines Bill was resumed in the Legislative Assembly yesterday afternoon by Mr. Wade…

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Newcastle Coal Trouble

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 12 March 1912 · page 4

Serious disruption has occurred at Newcastle, N.S.W., between the men and the proprietors in the colliery industry over the question of the…

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Newcastle Coal Trade

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 12 March 1912 · page 8

Once again conditions in the Newcastle coal trade have been brought to the gravest possible phase by the quite unreasonable action of the unionists. The…

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Thick Coal Seams

Evening News · Tuesday 12 March 1912 · page 4

Questions have been asked in the Legislative Assembly by Mr. kearaley. M.L.A., about the working of thick coal seams and the opinions thereon of the chief mining inspection. He…

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Victorian Gold Yield

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 12 March 1912 · page 11

MELBOURNE, Monday.--The Victorian gold yield for February amounted to 38,660oz. gross, or 36,197oz. fine, valued at £153,756. Compared with the yield for February last…

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Mining Notes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 12 March 1912 · page 12

The Western Australian State battery crushed 567 tons last week for 405oz of gold. The No. 1 plant of the Turon River Golddredging Company last week run 132 hours for…

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The British Coal Strike

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 12 March 1912 · page 8

The ruthless savagery of the general strike method of settling disputes in a foundation industry such as that of coal-getting, in Great Britain, is most…

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In and About the Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 12 March 1912 · page 13

Tin Yields.--Tongkah Harbor (week), 36 tons; Stanthorpe, 205 hours, 6 tons 6cwt.; New Wylie Creek, 95[?] hours, 1 ton 14cwt. Gold Returns.--Turon River No. 1 20oz. for…

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A Mining Fatality

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 12 March 1912 · page 14

BROKEN-HILL, Monday.--The inquest concerning the circumstances surrounding the death of Isaac Moysey, the victim of the fatality at Junction North mine on Saturday last,…

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Late Cable News. Received To-day. The Coal Strike. Miners to Meet Owners. Ready for Three Months Strike

Evening News · Tuesday 12 March 1912 · page 7

LONDON, Monday Evening.—Careful investigation [?] that [?] miners and 441,[?] have been [?]ed [?] and many thousands…

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Coal Contracts. Brown V. King

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 12 March 1912 · page 15

MELBOURNE, Monday.--Judgment was delivered in the High Court to-day in the case of Brown v. the King. This was an appeal from a decision of the Chief Justice of Victoria,…

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Coal Trade Dead. London

The Sun · Tuesday 12 March 1912 · page 8

The price of coal has advanced 100 percent. in North Wales. Shipments of coal from South Wales have fallen away to almost nothing…

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Also France. a 24 Hours' Stoppage. Miners' Threat

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 12 March 1912 · page 9

PARIS, Monday.--The miners threaten a 24-hours' stoppage to-day as a protest against the non-passage of a miners' pensions bill through Parliament, and together with…

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