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Mining & the mines, 1912

6,172 stories in Sydney's papers · page 8 of 250

Labour Unrest. 'A' Maze of Trouble. Big Strike Feared. Admirality Stocking Coal. London, Jan. 9

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 10 January 1912 · page 19

In view of a possible strike of coalminers the Admiralty is heavily stocking Welsh coal. Sir Griffith Thomas (chairman of the Cambrian Combined Collieries), in the course of…

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Late Cable News. Received To-day. Workers' Woes. General Industrial Unrest. Miners, Cotton Spinners, Shipbuilders, Postmen. Union Official on Strikes

Evening News · Wednesday 10 January 1912 · page 10

LONDON, Tuesday Evening.—The Cotton Conference, at which Sir G. R. Aswkith (Chief Industrial Commissioner) meets representatives of owners and employees, is adjourned till…

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Sea-slugs and Gold. the Yarn of a Rover. Coral Reefs and Tropic Islands. How Fourteen Men Were Saved. and How Three Hundred Were Eaten

The Sun · Wednesday 10 January 1912 · page 5

To meet a man who does not think that the most desirable thing in life la to own a Queen Anne villa with a stucco front and stuffed with American Imitations of English…

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State Coal Mine. Details of the Bore

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 11 January 1912 · page 9

Details have been supplied of the boring which recently took place at Lithgow on the site of the proposed State coal-mine. Two bores have been made, one more successful…

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State Coal Mine. Dispute Over Explosives. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 11 January 1912 · page 12

A mass meeting of the State coal mine employees was held last evening to discuss the situation caused by the stoppage of the mine owing to the compulsory order that only…

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Labour Troubles. Coal Mine Idle. Clippers on Strike. Kurri Kurri

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 11 January 1912 · page 12

A strike of clippers throw the Pelaw-Main Colliery idle on Tuesday afternoon. They claim that the manager insists on one lad doing work which hitherto had been performed…

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Killingworth Colliery. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 11 January 1912 · page 9

Mr. A. R. Watt, the Commissioner appointed to inquire into the Killingworth colliery explosion, which occurred on December 7, 1910, took further evidence at the Newcastle…

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Mining. British and Elliott Recede. Copper Tin, and Gold Dull

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 11 January 1912 · page 13

Most attention was again bestowed upon British Broken-hill (old) shares on the Sydney market yesterday, when business continued very slack in copper and gold scrip, while…

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Big Miners’ Strike

Co-operator · Thursday 11 January 1912 · page 8

A large number of miners in the Southern Colorado coal, fields have gone on strike. A remarkable feature of the situation is the fact that the…

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Miners on Strike

Co-operator · Thursday 11 January 1912 · page 8

The coa[?] miners in the Bristol district, England, .were practically all on strike, when the last mail left, the wage agreement of 1907 having been…

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Victorian State Coal Mine. Men Refuse to Use Black Powder. Trouble May Occur

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 11 January 1912 · page 10

MELBOURNE. Wednesday.--The minors in the Wonthaggi State coal mine have emphasised their disinclination to use black powder as an explosive. They claim that it is unhealthy,…

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Miners and Eight Hours

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 11 January 1912 · page 8

Though the coal miners of New South Wales are said to be animated by a spirit of conciliation in their desire to be freed from anything savoring of political influence whilst…

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State Gold Yield

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 11 January 1912 · page 13

The return furnished by the Under-Secretary for Miles shows hat the gold yield recorded for the State for the month of December was 22,632 ounces crude, equal to 18,865 ounces fine,…

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Victorian Gold Shipments

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 11 January 1912 · page 14

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--The gold shipments to-day by tho R.M.S, Ornma consisted of £13,451 for Loudon, £12,000 shipped by the Orient Company, and £1451 by. the Royal Mint. Last…

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Mining Notes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 11 January 1912 · page 13

The Myalls and Peak Hill Gold Mines, Ltd[?] treated 1670 tons for the four weeks ended December 31 for 300oz gold. The present depth of Thomas shaft is 506ft…

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Financial. World's Coal Production

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 11 January 1912 · page 11

The total coal production of the world [?] [?] was approximatelly 1,300,000,000 tons[?] of which the United States contributed about [?] per cent. That country has far outstripped…

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Western Australian Mines. Kalgoorlie

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 11 January 1912 · page 13

The Lan[?]field Company has cabled the following development particulars to the London office:—"Main shaft sunk 996ft. No 1 level winze 500ft north, values average 16/, width…

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In and About the Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 11 January 1912 · page 13

The reconstruction of the Bauloora mill is proceeding satisfactorily. The mill engine and holler are being erected. The conveyor and elevator have been completed. Steam will be…

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Paper on Gold Storage

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 11 January 1912 · page 12

At a meeting yesterday of the Cold Storage and Ice Association, Mr. M'Cann (manager, of the South Australian Cold Stores in London) road a paper upon cold storage, as practised…

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Pelaw Main Mine. Clippers Still Out

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 11 January 1912 · page 4

KURRI KURRI, Wednesday.--The Pelaw Main miners held a mooting last night, and decided to continue wark if the manager did not ask them to do the clippers' work…

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