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Mining & the mines, 1907

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Colliery Disaster. Four Men Killed

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

The South Clifton Colliery was the scene of a disaster on Saturday. Five men were engaged in tunnelling and had driven about 30lt. when a fall of earth took place, entombing…

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Coal on the North Coast

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

Some months ago a well-known assayer and mineralogist obtained samples of cost various planes on the north coast where seams are known to exist. Among these samples were several from the…

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A Model Colliery Village

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 16 April 1907 · page 2

The South Kirby, Featherstone, and Hemsworth Collieries, Ltd., says an English exchange, are about to lay out a large estate at Hemsworth, near Pontefract, as a model…

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Mining Matters

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 16 April 1907 · page 3

The half-yearly meeting of the Wickham and Bullock Island Coal Company, Limited, was hold at the Royal Exchange yesterday. Mr. Harley Mackenzie, chairman of directors,…

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Mining Disaster Death of Four Men Narrow Escapes

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 16 April 1907 · page 2

Early on Saturday afternoon the 0oof of the new tunnel at the South Clifton Colliery, Scarborough, collapsed, with the result that four men,…

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Mining Matters

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 17 April 1907 · page 6

A meeting of the directors of the Wallaroo and Moonta Copper Co. was held at Adelaide to consider the question of selling the property to English capitalists. No official…

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Mining Disaster. Death of Four Men

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 17 April 1907 · page 2

Early on Saturday afternoon the roof of the new tunnel at the South Clifton Colliery, Scarborough, collapsed, with the result that four men, who had been…

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The Coal Lumpers' Strikr

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 19 April 1907 · page 5

This morning there were over 700 coal lumpers in Sydney out of employment, due to the fact that they ceased work contrary to the terms of the Arbitration Court…

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Aberdare Extended Colliery

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 20 April 1907 · page 16

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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Colliery Disaster. Four Men Killed

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 20 April 1907 · page 12

The South Clifton Colliery was the scene of a disaster on Saturday. Five men were engaged in tunnelling and had driven about 30ft. when a fall of earth took place, entombing…

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Local and General. Work at the Collieries

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 20 April 1907 · page 4

For the fortnightly pay to be drawn at the South Maitland collieries on Friday next East Greta and Stanford-Merthyr mines have worked full time…

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Mining Matters

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 20 April 1907 · page 7

The discovery is reported of a hugh kaclin lode formation, containing gold and silver at Deeningup, on the Upper Blackwood, W.A. The prospector, R. Hinter, declares…

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Coal on the North Coast

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 20 April 1907 · page 12

Some months ago a well-known assayer and mineralogist obtained samples of coal from various places on the north coast where seams are known to exist. Among these simple were several from the…

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Strike of Coal Lumpers Not Popular With Executive SYDNEY

Singleton Argus · Saturday 20 April 1907 · page 4

All the unionist, coal lumpers, to the number of about 700, strudk work this morning, contrary to the terms of the arbitration award, and…

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Mining Matters

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 22 April 1907 · page 2

No Joss than 28 collieries in the Newcastle and Maitland districts worked full [?] during the past fortnight; and none of th[?] 35 pits from which returns are available [?]…

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Latest News by Wire. Press Association. Sydney. Coal Lumpers' Strike

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 22 April 1907 · page 3

A fresh development took place this morning in connection with the coal lumpers' strike, when unionists sought to prevent some employees from resuming work. There were about…

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Coal Lumpers' Strike

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 23 April 1907 · page 3

Matters are unchanged in regard to the coal lumpers' strike. The mail steamers Ortona and the Yarra got away to time to-day. A prominent unionist expressed the…

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The Coal Trade

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 23 April 1907 · page 2

For the fortnight ended on Saturday, the average of days worked at the Newcastle and Maitland pits was very high. Twenty-eight mines…

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Coal Lumpers' Strike. Forcible Measures. [By Telegraph] Sydney

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 23 April 1907 · page 2

There were fresh developments this morning in connection with the coal lumpers' strike, when, the unionists sought to prevent some-men- resuming…

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The Singleton Argus Tuesday, April 23Rd, 1907. the Coal Lumpers Trouble

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 23 April 1907 · page 2

The strike of coal lumpers in Sydney lias naturally caused some considerable stir in commercial and industrial circles. On Friday morning…

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