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Mining & the mines, 1912

6,172 stories in Sydney's papers · page 84 of 250

Coal Strike. Minimum Wage Bill. Precarious Position. Opposition Attack. London, March 20

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 22 March 1912 · page 9

The Opposition newspapers describe the Minimum Wage in Coal Mines Bill as inadequate and a sham. The "Times" considers that the public at…

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The Miners' Minimum. Labor-political Crisis. Mr. Balfour to Lead Attack. Cabinets Situation. London

The Sun · Friday 22 March 1912 · page 1

Mr. Balfour, in the House of Commons today, will move the rejection of the Minimum Wage Bill. The reappearance of the ex-leader of the…

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Mining. London Buoyant in Copper. Local Market Strong in Silver and Copper

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 22 March 1912 · page 13

The aspect of the market completely changed yesterday morning. It turned from a quiet but steady proposition to a degree of buoyancy that led to a "bull" market pretty nearly all…

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Possible Solution. Liberal Coal-owner's Idea. Mines May Agree

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 23 March 1912 · page 13

LONDON. Friday.--Major-General Sir Ivor Herbert (Liberal), a coal-owner, save notice of an amendment to insert minima ol 5s and 2s for men and boys respectively…

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Lithgow District Collieries. Lithgow

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 23 March 1912 · page 25

At a meeting of the Miners' Delegate Board, a proposed agreement to operate at the district collieries was considered in detail, and recommendations to be made to an aggregate…

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Lithgow Collieries. Ageeement May Be Accepted

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 23 March 1912 · page 14

LITHGOW, Friday.--At a mooting of the Miners Delegate Board, the proposed agreement to operate at the district colieries was considered in detail, and recommendations to…

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Solid Majority. Coal Mines Bill. Second Reading Carried. Duel of Leaders. Colossal Revolution

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 23 March 1912 · page 13

LONDON, Friday.--The House of Commons was packed yesterday, when the Prime Minister formally moved the second reading of the Coal Mines (Minimum Wage) Bill…

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Down a Coal Mine. Lord and Lady Denman at Stanford-merthyr. a Strenuous Engagement

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 23 March 1912 · page 13

NEWCASTLE. Friday.--The visit of tho Governor-General and Lady Denman to Newcastle was brought to a termination to-day, when their Excellencies fulfilled an invitation from the Colliery Proprietors' Association to…

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Richer Than Gold. English Coal Trade. Value of Annual Output. Hundred Million Pounds

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 23 March 1912 · page 24

The seriousness of the situation caused by the coal strike in Great Britain can be gauged by the fact that the anual production of coal in the United Kingdom is…

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Oil Against Coal

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 23 March 1912 · page 6

The present possibility of a coal strike (says[?] a London journal of a recent date) is likely to direct public attention to the fact that oil is quickly establishing a competitive value…

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Mining Notes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 23 March 1912 · page 25

The East Mexican Company (C.T.) reports [?] crushing of 360 tons of ore, for gold valued [?] £702. Gold Dredging Yields:—Araluen Redbank,…

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Justifying the Government. Miners' Leader

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 23 March 1912 · page 13

Mr. Enoch Edwards (Labor), president of the Miners' Federation, said he regretted that tho Government had to legislate to settle the dispute. The federation had not asked for it, but…

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70 Miners Entombed. Ghastly Discoveries

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 23 March 1912 · page 14

M'CURTAIN (Oklahoma), Thursday Evening. Twenty bodies have been recovered from the wreckage of the San Bois mine. They were blackened beyond recognition…

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In and About the Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 23 March 1912 · page 17

East Mexican Company crushed 360 tons for gold valued at £702. Great Britain Sluicing Co. has declared a dividend of la per share, payable on March 28;…

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Gold From New Zealand

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 23 March 1912 · page 15

Included in tho cargo by tho steamer Wimmera from Now Zealand yesterday were four boxes of gold, valued at 116,830, and three bars of bullion, £3860…

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Mount Elliott Copper Mine. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 23 March 1912 · page 25

A telegram from the manager of the Mount Elliott mine states that the diamond drill borehole, No. 44, from the south crosscut off the west drive at No. 5 level, entered…

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The Coal War. Situation Becoming Worse. Governments New Line of Action. Miners Who Want to Resume Work London

The Sun · Saturday 23 March 1912 · page 1

Unless the miners resume work at the beginning of the week the dislocation of trade and the distress that the strike has occasioned will become unprecedented…

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Short Story. the Gold Brick

The Arrow · Saturday 23 March 1912 · page 6

Lucius J. Pumpkinpeeler teemed puzzled. "I don't jest seem to recollect you," he objected, "but you got my name right, and maybe I did know you some time."…

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Reach Out for the Gold !

The Arrow · Saturday 23 March 1912 · page 6

Look out for the "Arrow" snapshotter. He is ultiquit[?]s, and may appear at any place at any time—with his camera. The "Arrow" pays a prize of one sovereign to the first person…

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Southern Coal Trade. Corrimal Trouble Settled

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 23 March 1912 · page 15

BULLI, Friday.-- The Corrimal trouble has been satisfactorily settled, and work is going on again as if no thing has happened. It all arose over a misapprehension, and when matters were explained the men lost no…

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