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Mining & the mines, 1906

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Aberdare Miners

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Saturday 15 September 1906 · page 2

At a meeting of Aberdare miners on Sunday morning, the following officers were elected for the current quarter: Chairman, Mr. C. Thompson;…

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Neath Colliery. Great Water Flow

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Saturday 15 September 1906 · page 2

The manager of Neath Colliery (Mr. Clem Jones) has experienced much difficulty with water in sinking through the coal. When the coal was…

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Melbourne's Coal Supply

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 15 September 1906 · page 5

Representatives of public bodies in Melbourne express themselves as perfectly easy concerning their coal supplies in the event of a general strike of colliers. They express…

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The South Coast Mines

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 15 September 1906 · page 5

The news that the Illawarra colliery employees were likely to be appealed to by the Northern Colliery Employees' Association to cease work has awakened an anxious feeling…

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Alleged Gold Robberies

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 15 September 1906 · page 2

Some interesting information regarding the dealings of certain persons alleged to be connected with the gold treatment plants was elicited by the Gold Commission at…

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Mining Matters

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 15 September 1906 · page 6
Also in The Maitland Weekly Mercury

A representative of one of the big cell[?] in Australia is reported to have [?] placed an order for 5000 tons of [?] Kembla coal for the New Zealand railway [?]…

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Newcastle Coal Trade [?] Newcastle [?]

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 15 September 1906 · page 6

In his monthly coal trade circular [?] lished to-day, Mr. R. B. Wallace states [?] My last circular advices were under [?] August 10. During the period which [?]…

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Abermain Miners' Lodge. Weston

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 15 September 1906 · page 7

A largely attended mooting of the Abermain Miners' Lodge was hold this morning. A notice of motion was passed, "That we appeal to all industrial unionists in…

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The Mining Situation

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Saturday 15 September 1906 · page 3

The first shift on the South Maitland mines failed to turn up on Sunday, so on Monday morning at 7 o,clock the second presented itself. The men…

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The Coal Crisis. a Conference Arranged

Singleton Argus · Saturday 15 September 1906 · page 4

There is a more hopeful feeling that the general, strike of Newcastle miners threatened by the Colliery Employees'' Federation may be averted,…

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A Silver City. Miles of Gold Mountains

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 15 September 1906 · page 16

From Mexico a comes a strange tale of a city the houses of which are built of gold and silver. A great wall, 100ft. high, encompasses the city, and this also is full of…

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The Coalmining Crisis. "Dog Watch" Trouble. Men Refuse to Work the Shift. Collieries Thrown Idle. Kurri Kurri

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 15 September 1906 · page 7

As was anticipated the "dog-watch" trouble reached a crisis last night, and has caused a stoppage of the coalmining industry in the district. The fortnight's notice of…

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The Mining Conference

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 17 September 1906 · page 4

At the conference between the masters and men in Newcastle on Saturday, the chairman read the following telegram from Wast Maitland:—"The Maitland Christian Citizenship League views with grave…

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Suspense in the Mining Townships. Awaiting the News. the Possibility of Settlement. Kurri Kurri

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 17 September 1906 · page 5

The news that there is a possibility of a settlement of the dog-watch difficulty has been received with general satisfaction in the district, and the hope is expressed that…

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South Maitland Collieries. Kukri Kukri

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 18 September 1906 · page 3

The cessation of work at the collieries and the consequent stoppage of coal traffic on the railways, has made the various mining townships exceptionally quiet. Groups of…

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Mining

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 18 September 1906 · page 2

AT the Mining Exhibition, opened in Sydney, last week, the Minister for Mines (Mr. Moore) delivered an interesting address on the importance of…

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The Coal Crisis

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 18 September 1906 · page 3

Sir,—As one not immediately concerned on either side in the present crisis, it seems to me that the most likely solution of the difficulty at the Maitland collieries would be to give the men who work the…

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Coal in Singapore

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 18 September 1906 · page 2

Mr. J. G. Rowley, who arrived at Brisbane by the steamer Airlie, which reached Brisbane from Singapore, stated, in the course of conversation, that while in Bornee recently he learned of the discovery of a…

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Coal Conference An Adjournment Outlook More Hopeful

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 18 September 1906 · page 2

The all-important conference (between representatives of the colliery proprietors and of the Colliery Employees' Federation was hold at the…

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