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Mining & the mines, 1902

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The Miners' Strike. End of the American Struggle. French Miners Charped by Soldiers LONDON

Singleton Argus · Saturday 18 October 1902 · page 3

A NUMBER of Belgian miners who were proceeding to work at a colliery inside the French frontier where the French miners were on strike were attacked…

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The Great Coal Strikes. London, Oct. 10

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 October 1902 · page 2

Two hundred and sixty Pennsylvanian Miners Unions have endorsed the attitude of Mr. Mitchell, President of the Association. Only fifty unions were silent…

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Mining Matters. Delegate Board Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 18 October 1902 · page 4

The adjourned meeting of the delegate board of the Colliery Employes Federation was held at Newcastle yesterday. It was decided to write to the Registrar under the Arbitration Act, drawing his…

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The Gold Shoulder to Boer Generals. [By Cable.] LONDON

Singleton Argus · Saturday 18 October 1902 · page 5

IT is officially stated in Berlin that official circles will not take any notice of the Boer Generals, and that the police hare forbidden the generals'…

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Mining Strikes in America Subsiding. Great Losses. [By Cable.] London

Singleton Argus · Saturday 18 October 1902 · page 5

MINING in Pennsykyania will be resumed in a few days. The losses of men on wages during the strike are estimated at six millions or pounds,…

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Mining Matters

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 20 October 1902 · page 4

During the week ended at noon on Saturday 54,506 tons of coal were exported from Newcastle to places beyond the State. The amount was made up as follows:—Victoria 13,100 tons, South Australia…

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The French Coal Strike

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 20 October 1902 · page 3

French dockyard labourers have resolved, by way of expressing sympathy with the coal miners on strike, to prevent foreign colliers from discharging. They have also appealed to English dockyard…

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Mining Matters. the Great American Coal Strike

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 21 October 1902 · page 4

Long accounts are contained in the mail which has just arrived of the troubles that occurred in America consequent on the strike on the anthracite coalfields which concluded a few days ago…

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War Expenses. Protest by Chamber of Mines. LONDON

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 21 October 1902 · page 3

The Chamber of Mines at Johannesburg protests against the Transvaal paying say contribution towards the expenses of the war for the next fire…

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Mining Matters. Southern Miners' Difficulties

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 23 October 1902 · page 4

Mr. D. A. W. Robertson, general manager of the Metropolitan Colliery, Helensburgh, in giving evidence before the Arbitration Court at Wellongong in connection with the dispute between the…

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The Miners' Troubles in America

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 23 October 1902 · page 3

The commission proposed by President Roosevelt for the settlement of the dispute between the coal owners and the miners of Pennsylvania was unanimously appointed by the Minors' Convention at…

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The Miners Strick. a Generous Attitude. LONDON

Singleton Argus · Thursday 23 October 1902 · page 3

MR MITCHELL, President of the America Miners' Union, speaking last night at a Miners' Convention at Wilkesbarro, was warmly cheered on…

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The Very Latest. London, Wednesday afternoon. Kruger and the Transvaal Gold

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 23 October 1902 · page 3

The Dutch newspapers admit that General Betha's denial that Mr. Kruger carried off the Transvaal State Chest was only nominally true, since two millions of gold in bars preceded Mr…

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Mining Matters. Southern Miners' Claims

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 24 October 1902 · page 4

The Arbitration Court continued its sittings at Wollongong yesterday concerning the dispute between the Southern Miners and the proprietors.— The President (Mr. Justice Cohen) said that with…

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Mining Matters

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 25 October 1902 · page 12
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The pay-sheet of the East Greta Coalmining Company, including Stanford-Merthyr, for the fortnight ended October 10th amounted to £2356 13s 3d. The number of days worked was—East Greta, 11;…

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The Coal Strike in France

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 25 October 1902 · page 3

The dock labourers at Dunkirk refuged to handle cargoes in order to show their sympathy with the coal-miners who are on strike, The labourers pillaged the shops of ths town,…

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"South Africa. Kruger's Gold. LONDON

Singleton Argus · Saturday 25 October 1902 · page 5

A DUTCH newspaper admits that General Botha's denial that ex-President Kruger looted the State treasury chest before he left the Pranevial is…

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The Late Coal Strike. Loudon, Oct. 16

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 25 October 1902 · page 3

President Roosevelt's Commission to inquire into the conditions of the coal-mining industry in the United States was settled at two o'clock this morning, and its competition satisfies both sides. It…

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Mining Matters

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 27 October 1902 · page 4

During the week ended at mid-day on Saturday 65,404 tons of coal were exported from Newcastle to places beyond the State. Over 50,000 tons were sent to inter-State ports, South Australia, with…

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