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Mining & the mines, 1906

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Miners' Accident Relief Fund

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 7 May 1906 · page 6

The following from the annual report of the Central Board will be read with interest by many of our readers :- "The fund was in operation during the…

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Mining Matters

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 7 May 1906 · page 8

Mr. George Durie has been appointed manager of Stockton Colliery, in succession to Mr. James Fleteher, who is now manager at Abermain Colliery. Mr. Durie has hair a…

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Mining Industries and the Tariff

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 7 May 1906 · page 4

We have recently dealt with the mining industries of the State for the purpose of indicating the great and rapidly increasing value of their annual output, and also for…

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Colliery Fatality. Man K1lled at Hebburn. Heddon-greta, Tuesday afternoon

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 8 May 1906 · page 3

A young man named James Swinton, en-gaged at Hebburn Colliery, was killed at 3 o'clock this afternoon. From the particu-lars available it appears an empty skip…

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Death From Starvation. Sad End of Miners. LONDON

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 8 May 1906 · page 3

Twenty-fcwo corpses have been foand in the Borussia mine, Westphalia. In. tho vicinity of wiere the- bodies were recovered evidence was fonnd…

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Coal Mines Act

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 9 May 1906 · page 8

Whether a colliery is under the "daily personal supervision" of a manager or an undermanager, while it is in charge of an ov-erman or a deputy, is a point soon to be…

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Colliery Matters

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 10 May 1906 · page 2

This week's papers contain . much news of interest and importance to those engaged in Collieries. A cablegram of very small dimensions has just announced tho settlement of a…

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Pay at the Collieries

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 11 May 1906 · page 2

The navel fortnightly pay was distributed at the South Maitland Collieries to-day the amount disbursed being substantial one, as the various pits had experienced a busy time. At Fast Greta the…

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Mining

The Scone Advocate · Friday 11 May 1906 · page 2

MR. C. A. MOREING, a partner in the firm of Messrs. Bewick, Moreing, and Co., speaking at Melville Park (West Australia), on Saturday night, said that…

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Colliery Matters

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 12 May 1906 · page 4

This week's papers contain much news of interest and importance to those engaged in collieries. A cablegram of very small dimensions has just announced the settlement of a…

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Mine Tragedy

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 12 May 1906 · page 2

Twenty-two corpses have been found in the Borussia mine, Westphalia. There are indications that the mem had been starved after the explosion which occurred in the…

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East Greta Coal Mining Co., Limited. Visit of Melbourne Directors

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Saturday 12 May 1906 · page 2

Last Saturday the Melbourne directors of the East Greta Coal Mining Co., Ltd., paid a visit of inspection so their property, and were well satisfied with…

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Miners' Accident Relief Fund

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 12 May 1906 · page 14

The following from the annual report of the Central Board will be road with interest by many of our readers:— "The fund was in operation during the…

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Mining Matters

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 12 May 1906 · page 6
Also in The Maitland Weekly Mercury

At the Sulphide Corporation Cockle Creek works during the week, 2261 tons of ore were treated, producing bullion containing 1752 ounces of gold, 52,012 ounces fo silver, and 593 tons of…

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Killed by a Fall of Coal

Singleton Argus · Saturday 12 May 1906 · page 1

A youth named Frank Dart, 17 years of age, employed as a wheeler at the Duckenfield colliery, met with fatal injuries at the mine on Tuesday…

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Miss Roosevelt. the U.s. Army's Present. a Rifle Made of Gold

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 12 May 1906 · page 3

From Washington on 5th February, the correspondent of the London "Daily Mail" wrote:— It Is announced to-day that Dr…

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Miners' Gala Day

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 14 May 1906 · page 4

A mass meeting of miners of the Maitland district in regard to the "dog watch" is to be held on the Kurri Kurri Recreation Reserve on Wednesday next, when an interesting programme of sports will be…

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Eight Hours in Mines

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 14 May 1906 · page 5

In John Brunner's bill reducing the hours [?] in coal mines to eight by the year [?] was read the second time in the Hours [?] commons on the understanding that the…

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Stealing Gold

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 15 May 1906 · page 3

A sensational case of gold stealing from the Golden Pole Mine, Kalgoorlie, has been brought to light. It appears that for some time past there…

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