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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1906

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Colliery Disaster

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 31 October 1906 · page 5

[?] Edward has sent 100 guineas to the [?] by the Wingate Colliery disaster [?] Majesty also sent a message of keen [?]…

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Diseases of Miners

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 31 October 1906 · page 3

Justnow, when so much attention is directed to the manner of living and general health conditions of the miner, it may not bo out of place (says Brychan in the " Science and Art…

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The Mining Bill

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 31 October 1906 · page 2

The Mining Bill has had but a stepmotherly reception in the Council. The "Lords" had a glorious opportunity. The Bill, as it left the Assembly,…

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Treasure Hunts. Where Millions in Gold and Jewels May Be Found

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 31 October 1906 · page 8

Just at present there are no fewer than five treasure hunts taking place ia various ports of the world. The papers have lately contained long accounts of the Xema, a…

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Mining Matters

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 3 November 1906 · page 13

At Black Range, Yarrangobilly, near Kiandra, a large lode formation containing gold silver, copper, and lead has been discovered by Messrs. S. Pettier and C. Casey. A…

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Dunham Miners

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 5 November 1906 · page 5

[?] Coal Conciliation Board has [?] the miners an advance of [?] per asking an advance of 5 per cent. for [?]…

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Mining Matters

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 6 November 1906 · page 3

In days gone by when Australia was the promised land to seekers after wealth, some immigrants had high anticipations of seeing streets paved with gold in the [?]…

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Welsh Coal Strike

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 8 November 1906 · page 3

Owning to non-unionists Joining the federation, 5000 of Welsh strikers have resumed work, and others are following their example…

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Local and General. Pay at tho Collieries

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 9 November 1906 · page 2

The customary fortnightly pay was distributed at the South Maitland collieries to-day. At East Greta and Stanford-Merthyr the men participated to the extent of £2270…

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Boundaries of Mining Districts

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Friday 9 November 1906 · page 2

Attention is directed by advertisement in another column of this issue to a proclamation in the Government Gazette of 31st October, altering the limits and…

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Aberdare Extended Mine

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Saturday 10 November 1906 · page 4

During last week surface work at the Aberdare Extended Mine was impeded by the wet weather. It was simply impossible for the teams to…

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Mining Matters

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 10 November 1906 · page 5
Also in The Maitland Daily Mercury

In days gone by when Australia was the promised land to seekers after wealth, some immigrants had high anticipations of seeing streets paved with gold in the el dorado of…

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Explosion in a Colliery

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 13 November 1906 · page 5

[?] in the workings of the Albion [?] Pentypridd, Wales, on Saturday, [?] explosion. Five repairers were…

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A Fatal Mining Accident

Singleton Argus · Thursday 15 November 1906 · page 3

A terrible mining accident occurred at the Waihi mine, Wellington, New Zealand, last Tuesday. Two miners, named Gray and Boxall, were…

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Two Miners Killed. a Woman's Presentiment

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 16 November 1906 · page 3

While working in the 1680ft. level of the New Argus mine, Eaglchawk, Victoria, on Thursday, two married men, John Hummelt and Willicum Newman, were killed by a fall of…

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Work at the Collieries

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 17 November 1906 · page 4

For the fortnightly pay to be drawn on Friday next, the East Greta Colliery has worked 9½ days, and at Stanford-Merthyr the men will have 9½days' pay to draw…

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Mining Matters

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 17 November 1906 · page 6

The tenders of the Jamrbunna Coal Company were accepted on Friday for the supply of Victorian coal for the public offices and the Government steamer Lady Loch at is 6d…

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The Mining Boom

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 17 November 1906 · page 2

There has been a boom in mining scrip owing to the advance in the price of metals and to the abundance of money which is awaiting investment,…

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Newcastle. Mining Matters

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 17 November 1906 · page 5

The surface employees on strike at Hetton Colliery decided to-day to join the Miners' Federation. The colliery management and the miners' union are now negotiating, and…

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