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Mining & the mines, 1903

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Mining Matters

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 8 December 1903 · page 6

Work was of an intermittent character at the Newcastle collieries during the fortnight ended on Saturday. Only five of the mines worked full time. Following were the number of days worked:—…

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Mining Matters

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 10 December 1903 · page 4

A return compiled by the Department of Mines shows that the gold produced in this State during the month of November was 19,742oz, crude, equal to 15,772 oz. fine,…

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Crushed to Death. Two Miners Killed

Singleton Argus · Thursday 10 December 1903 · page 1

A serious accident occurred at the Boulder Perseverance Mine, Kalgoorlie on Saturday morning, whereby two men, William Adams and Ben…

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Maitland Coal Mines. Further Developments

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 11 December 1903 · page 3

Matters in connection with the development, of the new coalfield to the south of Maitland and extending out beyond Cessnock are progressing satisfactorily, and new…

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Mining Matters

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 12 December 1903 · page 11

The export of coal to places beyond the State from Newcastle during the week ended on Saturday totalled 47,609 tuns. The gold yield in Queensland for the month of…

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East Greta Coal Company. Meeting of Shareholders

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 12 December 1903 · page 12

An extraordinary general meeting of share holders in the East Great Coal Mining Company, Ltd., was hold at the registered offices of the company, Messrs. Earp Bros. and…

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Maitland Coal Mines. Kurri Kurri

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 15 December 1903 · page 2

A bazaar and sale of work, promoted by the members of the Methodist Church, in aid of the building fund of the new church to be erected in Rawson-street, was opened by Mrs. B. J. Meek on…

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Mining Matters

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 15 December 1903 · page 2

An accident in the Darcy-Wentworth mine, Lucknow, was caused by an explosion of gas, two miners named W. Lawrie and W.J. Maunder receiving burns and shock to the system. The workings where the…

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Mining Matters

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 16 December 1903 · page 3

A special meeting of the miners' delegate board was held at the Trades Hall, Newcastle, yesterday. The Elermore Vale Lodge applied for a loan of £300 to aid its members over…

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A Colliery Dispute

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 18 December 1903 · page 3

The award of the Arbitration Court In the Western District Collieries dispute is generally in favour of the men…

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Mining Matters

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 18 December 1903 · page 2

The joint committee which met in Sydney recently to consider disputes from H[?]lensburgh Colliery, in the Southern District, decided that the minimum wage for boy…

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Maitland Coal Mines. Further Developments

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 19 December 1903 · page 13

Matters in connection with the development of the new coalfield to the south of Maitland and extending out beyond Cess- nock are progressing satisfactorily, and new…

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Mining Matters. Selling Price of Coal

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 19 December 1903 · page 8

With the exception of the Australian Agricultural Company the whole of the colliery proprietors at Newcastle have decided to identify themselves with the reduction movement. Notices relating to a…

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Mining Matters

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 21 December 1903 · page 4

Slackness of trade affected the South Maitland collieries considerably during the fortnight ended on Saturday. For the pay to be drawn on Christmas Eve, Pelaw-Main worked full time, which is 10 days…

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Mining Dispute. Proposed Reduction in Wages. Matter Before the Court. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 22 December 1903 · page 5

The Industrial dispute between the Colliery Employees Federation of the Northern District and the Northern Colliery Proprietors' Association, who have been…

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Maitland Coal Mines: East Greta

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 23 December 1903 · page 5

An engine-fitter named Steele had his arm badly crushed at the colliery work-shops. He was engaged lifting a heavy plate with a block and tackle, when the rope broke,…

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Maitland Coal Mines, Kurri Kurri

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

A meeting of the trustees appointed from the various denominations in connection with the cemetery was held in Lewis' Hall on Friday evening. Mr. W. Williams occupied the chair. The minutes…

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Northern Collieries Dispute

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 23 December 1903 · page 5

As stated in our telegraphic columns yesterday the matter of the dispute between the Northern Colliery Employees' Federation and the Northern Colliery Proprietors' Association was again before…

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Mining Matters

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 23 December 1903 · page 7

An industrial use. It is reported, has been found for liquid air, and one which may prove of high value. At South Hetton Colliery, in the County of Durham, experiments…

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Mining Matters

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

At a meeting yesterday of shareholders of the Outtrim Howitt Coal Mining Co., it with stated that the mine is now working with greater regularity than over before, and…

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