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Mining & the mines, 1903

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The Advance of the Mining Engineer

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 19 September 1903 · page 5
Also in The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette

John Smeaton in 1752 was the first, man who ever styled himself a civil, engineer, and in the 150 years the business has ever been growing…

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A Noisy Mining Meeting. London, Sept. 11

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 19 September 1903 · page 3

The proceedings at the meeting of the Associated Northern Blocks Gold—mining Company of Western Australia, held yesterday, were of an uproarious character. The…

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Mining Matters

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 21 September 1903 · page 3

Mr. A. A. Atkinson (Chief Inspector of Coal Mines), giving evidence before the Public Works Committee on Friday regarding the Wallsend-West Wallsend railway, said it was…

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Mining Matters

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 23 September 1903 · page 3

The industrial dispute between the Coalminers Mutual Protection Association of the Western District and the Western Coal Association, which has engaged the attention of…

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Mining Matters

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 24 September 1903 · page 3

Mr. Walter Edmunds was heard at the Bar of the House in the Legislative Council last evening on behalf of certain colliery proprietors in opposition to the Coal and Shale…

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Mining Matters

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 25 September 1903 · page 3

The South Clifton Co fiery dispute is still unsettled, which is causing a feeling of unrestamengst the employees throug boat the district. Unless this trouble is settled before the next delegates meeting,…

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Mining Matters

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 26 September 1903 · page 16
Also in The Maitland Daily Mercury

During the past month Sully's works at Wyalong treated 70 tons for 217oz. gold. Latest English files state that, in the coal trade both in Northumberland and Durham employment…

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Late News by Cable. London, Sept, 25. the Rand Mines

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 26 September 1903 · page 5

Mr. J. X. Morriman, M.H.A., of Capo Colony, a member of the Afrikander Bond, speaking at Indwe yesterday, expressed surprise at General Botha advocating the breaking up of…

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A Colliery Flooded. Many Miners Thrown Out of Work. Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 29 September 1903 · page 3

Seventy-four miners engaged in the old tunnel' at the Co-operative Colliery, Wallsend, have been thrown out of employment on account of that part of the mine being flooded…

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Mining Matters

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 29 September 1903 · page 5

It is understood that Mr. Richard Thomas, manager of Messrs. John and William Brown's colliery at Pelaw-Main, has tendered his resignation of that position. It is likely that…

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Arbitration Court. Broken Hill Mining. Important Judgment

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 29 September 1903 · page 2

ON THURSDAY, the Arbitration Court delivered judgment in the industrial dispute between the Barrier branch of the Amalgamated Minors' Association…

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A Mine Flooded. 74 Men out of Employment

Singleton Argus · Thursday 1 October 1903 · page 2

MESSRS. William Laidley and Compony's Co-operative Colliery at Wallsend has been seriously flooded causing heavy loss to the [?],…

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Collieries Suspend Work

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 2 October 1903 · page 3

The Marquis of Bute has given notice to 3000 of the colliers in his employ at Aberdare, and work has been suspended indefinitely. Some of the older pits will cease work altogether…

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A Colliery Flooded. Many Miners Thrown Out of Work Newcastle

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 3 October 1903 · page 12

Seventy four miners engaged in the old tunnel at the co-operative colliery, Wallsend have been thrown out of employment on account of that part of the mine being flooded…

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Mining Matters

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 3 October 1903 · page 3
Also in The Maitland Weekly Mercury

Captain Kingsmill. of H.M.S. Mildura, and Captain Corbett, of H.M.S. Karrakatta, with a party of gentlemen, recently visited the Callide coalfield, near Gladstone. Queensland. Captain…

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Mining Matters. East Greta Miners' Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 5 October 1903 · page 3

The members of the above lodge held their quarterly meeting on Saturday in the Oddfellows' Hall, West Maitland, Mr. J. Phillips in the chair. The secretary (Mr. F. Brossmann) read the minutes…

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Maitland Coal Mines. Pelaw-main. Opening of the Public School

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 5 October 1903 · page 4

The new Public school was officially opened on Saturday. The important event was celebrated by a picnic and sports gathering, at which there was a large attendance of parents…

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