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Mining & the mines, 1907

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Work at the Collieries

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 6 April 1907 · page 4

For the fortnightly pay, to be drawn at the South Maitland Collieries on Friday next, East Greta has worked nine days, while the miners at Stanford-Merthyr will…

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Colliery Troubles. Stanford-merthyr Miners Willing to Resume. Kurri Kurri

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 6 April 1907 · page 5

At a meeting of Stanford-Merthyr miners, this afternoon, it was decided to resume work on Monday morning, providing the manager allows the four boys affected to…

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Mining Matters

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 6 April 1907 · page 7

Some fine parcels of diamonds have lately been found about the cast slopes of the Nandewar Ranges, towards Bingara, in the Narrabri district. Sydney buyers are on…

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Records in Australasian Gold Mining

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 8 April 1907 · page 5

An old digger has supplied an exchange with the following figures, which he claims to be records for Australasia: (1) Best dish of wash dirt (containing 108oz.) was obtained…

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Letter to the Editor. Abermain Miners

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 10 April 1907 · page 3

Sir,—The secretary of the Abermain miners, like the followers of the King of Assyria, bewails "the might of the Gentile unsmote by the sword," but is not moved to…

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Colliery Troubles

Singleton Argus · Thursday 11 April 1907 · page 2

The President of the Colliery Employees' Federation, the Secretary, and other members of the Committee interviewed the proprietors of the…

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Strike at Cobar. Mines Closed Down. Cobar

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 11 April 1907 · page 3

Mass meetings of miners were held here last night. It was decided to cease work on all miles in the district, and at 8 o'clock this morning work stopped on the Great Cobar and other mines. In…

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Pay at the Collieries

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 12 April 1907 · page 2

The fortnightly pay was drawn at the South Maitland collieries yesterday afternoon. The employees at the East Greta and Stanford Merthyr mines had £2667 9s 6d distributed…

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Miners' Commission

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 12 April 1907 · page 3

Mr. A. F. Pease, representing the C'eve- land Ironmasters' Association, testilied at the Miners' Eight Hours' Commission, that if the Cleveland district were placed at a…

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Coal Combine

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 12 April 1907 · page 3

A coal combine, with a capital of £1,250,000, is being formed by the principal collieries of East Midlothian…

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The King of Spain and the Gold Watch

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 12 April 1907 · page 3

Mr. Paulding, of New York, as the representative of the great jewellery firm of Tiffany, travelled several times around the world, his sole business being to visit the…

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Maitland Coalmines Aberdare Extended Colliery

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 13 April 1907 · page 5

During a short visit to the Caledonian Company's Aberdare Extended Colliery on Wednesday last opportunity was given of noting the various improvements which have…

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Mining Matters

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 13 April 1907 · page 12

Some fine parcels of diamonds have lately been found about the east slopes of the Nandewar Ranges, towards Bingara, in the Narrabri district. Sydney buyers are on…

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Mining Troubles

Singleton Argus · Saturday 13 April 1907 · page 3

Mass meetingsunoctings of miners at Cobar on Wednosday night decided to cease work on all mines in the district. At 8 o'clock on Thursday morning work…

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Great Colliery Fire [By Cable] London

Singleton Argus · Saturday 13 April 1907 · page 4

There has been n great fire at Pithead Colliery, near Barnsley, Yorkshire, where 160 miners were rescued with difficulty, through an unused…

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Newcastle Coal Trade Extending

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Saturday 13 April 1907 · page 2

The value of coal exported from the Port of Newcastle for places beyond the State, for the quarter ending March 31, 1907, shows a…

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Strike at Cobar. All Copper Mines Closed

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 13 April 1907 · page 2

At Cobar on Wednesday night, mass meetings of miners decided to cease work on all mines in the district. At 8 o'clock next morning work was stopped…

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A Coal Combine [By Cable.] London

Singleton Argus · Saturday 13 April 1907 · page 4

A coal combine is being formed with a capital of one and a half millions, in connection with the principal collieries in the East and the…

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Eight Hours in Coal Mines

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 15 April 1907 · page 3

The coal Mines Eight Hours Kill, introduced by Mr. Thorne (Labour) was read second time in the House of Commons by night without division…

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Disaster at a Colliery

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 15 April 1907 · page 2

The Maitland police on Saturday evening received a wire from the Clifton police to the effect that a man named Alfred Horder had been killed in the disaster at the South Clifton Colliery. His relatives, who reside…

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