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Mining & the mines, 1912

6,172 stories in Sydney's papers · page 76 of 250

Signs of Secession. English Miners Willing

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 15 March 1912 · page 9

Evidence exists that tho English miners are tending to leave the irreconcilables, and it is possible that Wales and Scotland will be left, to finish tho struggle alone, with tho support…

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Westphalian Miners. 300,000 on Strike. Berlin

The Sun · Friday 15 March 1912 · page 7

It is estimated that there are now 300,000 miners out on strike. Feeling among the strikers is high owing to the shooting at Herne of a miner named…

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Export of Coal. No Law to Prevent

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 15 March 1912 · page 9

Mr. R. M'Kenna. Secretary for Home Affairs, stated yesterday in the House of Commons that the Government had no power to prohibit the exportation of coal, and had come lo the…

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State Mines Affected. Christians Join Socialists. Strassburg

The Sun · Friday 15 March 1912 · page 1

The Prussian State mines are now seriously involved in the coal strike. The Christian unionists and unorganised workers[?] numbering 23,000, have joined the socialists…

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Mr. Asquith's Proposal. English Miners to Resume. London

The Sun · Friday 15 March 1912 · page 1

After the conference had adjourned yesterday "to consider certain proposals made by Mr. Asquith," it was said that one proposal submitted was that the miners of the…

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Mining in the State. Delegate

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 15 March 1912 · page 11

At the Victoria gold mine, Bendoc, the reef has been cut at the 150ft level. It is well defined, is about 15in wide, and is reported as looking extremely well. Some good returns…

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The Newcastle Coal Trouble. a Joint Conference agreed to

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 15 March 1912 · page 4

No settlemnet has yet been arrived at between the Maitland and district colliery proprietors and the miners in regard to the men's demand that the…

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The Coal Strike. Minimum Wage Difficulty. Maintaining the Output. Conference Adjourned. London, March 13

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 15 March 1912 · page 9

Mr. Albert Stanley, M.P. (Labour), agent for the Cannock Chase Miners' Association, says the decision to permit negotiations for each separate district is the most important…

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News from the Four Quarters Foreign Cables The British Coal Crisis. Important Development Hopes of Settlement

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 15 March 1912 · page 4

The colliery trouble in Britain is still far from settled. Every miner is now out; the great majority of the textile factories are closed; the…

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Goal Miners Obdurate. a Gloomy Outlook. Immediate Setlement Not Likely. Mr. Asquith Makes Fresh Suggestions. Conference Again Adjourns

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 15 March 1912 · page 9

LONDON, Thursday.--The official statement Is made that the conference of coal-owncrs and miners' representatives continued yesterday a general discussion as to the best means of…

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Late Cable News. Received To-day. Wopse. the Coal Strike. Destitution Increasing. a Day of Prayer. Strike Pay Inadequate

Evening News · Friday 15 March 1912 · page 8

LONDON, Thursday Evening.—The destitution caused through the coal strike is increasing in the various industrial areas, and the [?]table institutions are enable to cope with…

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Sheep and Wool the Sydney Trade Coal Strike in England Spoils Trade Sheep Market Satisfactory Wool Trade with the East Big Chance of Improvement Trangic Show and Race Club Scheme for Amalgamation

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 15 March 1912 · page 14

Matters in connection with the wool trade in Sydney still continue very quiet, there being but a very moderate turnover. Buyers are not too anxious…

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Still No Settlement. Miners and the Strike. Certain Concessions. But Coal-getters Unaffected

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 16 March 1912 · page 13

LONDON, Friday.--The conference of representatives of tho coal-owners and minors sat for four hours yesterday. At the conclusion of the deliberations, the bald official announcement…

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Newcastle. Collieries Conciliation Committee. Rhondda Dispute Settled

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 16 March 1912 · page 14

NEWCASTLE, Friday.--The Collieries Conciliation Committee met again yesterday, and at the conclusion of the sitting the chairman, Mr. Chas. nibble, made the following statement:--…

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Mining Notes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 16 March 1912 · page 24

The legal manager of the New Burragorang Silver-mining Company reports as follows for the week ended March 9:—"Clark shaft, for the week sunk 10ft, total 30ft, lode in face…

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The Great Coal War

The International Socialist · Saturday 16 March 1912 · page 2

GREAT lessons for the working class are being written into the sensational history of the British coal strike. The decrepit S. M. Herald, in its utter…

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The Week's Coal Export

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 16 March 1912 · page 14

"The total quantify of coal exported from Newcastle during the week ended yesterday amounted to 83,538 tons. Of this quantity 24, 647 tons were sent to foreign ports, whilst Commonwealth and New Zealand ports…

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In and About the Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 16 March 1912 · page 16

A telegram received yesterday from the manager of the Vegetable Creek tin mine stated-- "Chandler's crosscut Face shows Bin Wash. value 1201b. in oxide; gutter appareatly narrow…

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The German Strike. Military and Miners

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 16 March 1912 · page 13

BERLIN, Thursday Evening.--A battalion of infantry, with a machine gun detachment, and two squadrons of hussars have reached Dortmund, Westphalia, for the protection of the…

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Non-unionists Returning. Miners Growing Restless

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 16 March 1912 · page 21

The non-unionist miners have resumed work at two of tho Lanarkshire pits. There is a growing discontent among the non-unionist miners in Scotland…

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