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Mining & the mines, 1912

6,172 stories in Sydney's papers · page 72 of 250

Newcastle. Coal and Other Exports. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 12 March 1912 · page 10

The following vessels cleared at the Newcastle Customs House to-day:—Mahukona, s. for San Francisco, with 1093 tons coal; Ihumata, s. for Auckland, via Port Stephens,…

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Coal-trimmer's Death. Complaint Against Sydney Hospital

The Sun · Tuesday 12 March 1912 · page 7

John (or Carl) Anderson, aged 47, a Swedish coal-trimmer, who was lately employed on the Howard Smith Co.'s steamer Buninyong, died in Sydney Hospital yesterday,…

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Coal Contract Case. Appeal Dismissed. Melbourne

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

Judgment was delivered in the High Court in the case of Brown v the King. This was an appeal from a decision of the Chief Justice of Victoria giving Messers. J. and A…

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Northern Miners. Peace Regarded As Hopeless. the Conference Proposals

Evening News · Tuesday 12 March 1912 · page 7

NEWCASTLE, Tuesday.—The coal crisis has not [?]ed this morning in the fa[?]test degree. A visit to the Trades Hall and the [?] of the Miners' Federation resulted in information…

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Somebody's Benefit. Demand for New South Wales Coal

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 12 March 1912 · page 9

A strong demand exists for vessels to load coal at New South Wales and American ports. The rate of 18s 6d was agreed to for a cargo from New South Wales to Colombo…

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Mining in the State. Adelong

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

W. Burns and party have just cleaned up a crushing at the Dog Trap Battery of 10 tons, for 33 oz 10dwt of gold, averaging 3oz 7dwt per ton. This line of reef gives promise of…

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German Strike. Decisive Ballot. 220,000 Miners Affected. Opposition Elsewhere

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 12 March 1912 · page 9

BERLIN. Monday.-- A conference of delegates representing the so-called "Triple Alliance" of Socialist miners' unions, was held on Saturday at Ruhr (Westphalia), to discuss a strike…

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Defence System Opposed. Balmain Miners' Meeting I.w.w. Activity

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 12 March 1912 · page 15

Week-end meetings are being held by the I.W.W. Club in South Coast mining centres with a view to consolidating the opposition to the present Commonwealth defence system, and…

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Open Conference Advocated. Kurri Kurri Miners Decide. Outside Chairman Wanted

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 12 March 1912 · page 14

KURRI KURRI. Monday.--The Stanford-Merthyr and Pelaw-Maln colliery employees both met to-night at their lodge rooms and unanimously adopted the Delegate Board's minutes…

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Obeying the Call. German Miners Out. Conflict Between Unions. Berlin

The Sun · Tuesday 12 March 1912 · page 8

A new element has been introduced into the Westphalian strike--a conflict between socialist and non-socialist unions. The latter are inclined to oppose the wishes of…

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Mining. Principal Groups Firmer. Slack Market for Tin

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 12 March 1912 · page 13

An improved tone prevailed for the silver-lead and copper lines on the Sydney mining market yesterday, but the turnover was again of small volume in these as well as the other…

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Labour Shortage. Northern Territory Wants. Chinese Control Mining

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 12 March 1912 · page 9

Mr. William Lawrie, a resident of Port Darwin, has just arrived in Sydney, and speaking as a result of thirty years' experience in the Northern Territory he is quite sure the…

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Tired of It. What Miners' Agent Says. Those Dissatisfied Welshmen. London

The Sun · Tuesday 12 March 1912 · page 7

There is an increasing restiveness among that section of the miners who themselves have no grievance, but who are striking out of sympathy with the men of South Wales…

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The Gauntlet Down. German Industrial War. Miners Decide to Strike. Essen

The Sun · Tuesday 12 March 1912 · page 1

By an overwhelming majority the miners of Rhenish Prussia and Westphalia have decided to strike to-day. In an official notification issued by the…

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Demand for Coal on the West Coast. a Large Fleet Chartered

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Tuesday 12 March 1912 · page 13

The list of charters in to-day's issue is of more than ordinary interest, as it includes quite a large fleet of sailing, vessels fixed to load coal at Newcastle…

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The British Strike. Second Week. No Coal and No Food. London

The Sun · Tuesday 12 March 1912 · page 7

The second week of the coal strike has now begun. Apart from the million miners who are on strike, there are 576,000 outside workers idle…

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Skirmishing. Newcastle Colliery Crisis. the Proposed Conference. Men Want Conditions. Afternoon Shift Idle Yesterday. Will the Government Intervene?

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 12 March 1912 · page 14

NEWCASTLE, Monday.--The Delegate Board of the Colliery Employees' Federation was engaged to-day in endeavoring to stem the tide of discontent that threatens to overwhelm the…

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The Coal Strike. Alarming Conditions. Bread Getting Dear. Industries Paralysed. London, March 11

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 12 March 1912 · page 9

The "Morning-Post" estimates that the unemployed in connection with the coal strike are 1,039,000 miners and 661,480 others, including 228,000 steel, iron, and tinplate workers,…

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Still Waiting. Maitland Miners Determined. Work Stopped to Attend Meetings. Delegate [?] Recommends Conference. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 12 March 1912 · page 9

The delegate board of the Colliery Employees' Federation met at the Trades Hall this morning, and the task before them was no light one. There was no doubt amongst the…

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Mining. Sound But Inactive Market. Buyers and Sellers Show More Confidence

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

Though the amount of business transacted yesterday morning was small, and whilst telegraphic intercommunication with Adelaide and Melbourne showed a similar state of…

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