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Mining & the mines, 1907

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A Record Coal Cargo

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 28 May 1907 · page 4

It is anticipated that the big cargo steamer Knight Tempiar, which arrived in Sydney on Sunday to load for Valparaiso, will take away the largest shipment of coal ever exported in one…

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Coal Trade Menaced. Bad Effect of Strikes in Australia

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 29 May 1907 · page 5

Mr. J.B. Suttor, the New South Wales Trade Commissioner in the East, has furnished to the Minister of Mines and Agriculture a report, in the course of which he…

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Alleged Mining Swindle. Getting Into a Hole. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 29 May 1907 · page 5

Alexander Fraser, aged 48, photographer, was charged at the police court this morning with having, between January, 1902, and March, 1907, conspired with a man named…

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West Greta Colliery

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 31 May 1907 · page 4

Mr. James Ralston, late of South Greta, has opened up a new tunnel near the old toll bar, Rutherford, which he has named West Greta, and intimates by advertisement in our columns that he…

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New Series of Stories. a Friend of Mine

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 31 May 1907 · page 3

George Lackaday always made a point of walking home from the city when the evening, or rattier the afternoon, was fine. So that if he left his…

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The Know-How in Mining

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Friday 31 May 1907 · page 2

ONE of the principal features of the record returns of recent years has been the growth of mining. It would be a great gain if this industry…

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Work at the Collieries

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 1 June 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 10 days each…

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New Coal Lumpers

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 1 June 1907 · page 9

The intimation that the Government, through the Railway Commissioner, are ordering four dumping machines for loading coal, each of which will be equal to dealing with 500 tons…

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Alleged Mining Swindle. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Saturday 1 June 1907 · page 4

Alexander Fraser (48), a photographer, was again before the Water Police Court this morning, in connection with an alleged mining swindle…

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A Mining Reminiscence. Fifty Years Ago

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 1 June 1907 · page 16

Fifty years ago Mr. John Dowding was a butcher at Eaglehawk. A couple of years later he was a wealthy [?] may be is engaged in his old business in a little shop in…

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Coal Trade Menaced. Bad Effect of Strikes in Australia

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 1 June 1907 · page 2

Mr. J. B. Suttor, the New South Wales Trade. Commissioner in the East, has furnished to the Minister of Mines and Agriculture a report, in the course of which he…

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Alleged Mining Frauds. photographer Chargd with Conspiracy

Singleton Argus · Saturday 1 June 1907 · page 3

Mr Smithers, S.M., was engaged at the Water Police Court, Sydney, on Wednesday, with the hearing of the case in which Alexander Fraser (48),…

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Coal-lumpers' Strike

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 4 June 1907 · page 3

The position of the ooal lumpers' strike in Sydney appears to be unchanged. The employers state that there are now over 500 men who have…

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Football. Maitland v. the Mines

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 4 June 1907 · page 4

In the first match played on the Albion Ground yesterday afternoon between Maitland and representatives of the South Maitland Mining District for the Thompson Cup, victory rested with Maitland…

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Coal-lumpers' Strike

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 5 June 1907 · page 5

Coal stevedores no longer recognise the existence of the Coal Lumpers' Union. Since the strike of the latter 600 men have signed an agreement prepared by the owners, and…

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How Gold is Won

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 5 June 1907 · page 2

The methods that are being used at Poseidon, Vic, the newest Australian gold field, and the gold getting methods described in the book of Genesis are…

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Coal-lumpers' Strike. Non-Unionists Assaulted

Singleton Argus · Thursday 6 June 1907 · page 3

On Tuesday afternoon at Sydney two cases in which non-unionist coallumpers were assaulted were roported. The first of these was, in…

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Great Gold Robbery. From Melbourne Mint

Singleton Argus · Thursday 6 June 1907 · page 3

A sensational robbery was committed at the Melbourne Mint on Monday night or Tuesday morning. Three bars of smelted gold, weighing 42Coz., valued…

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Local and General. Pay at the Collieries

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 7 June 1907 · page 2

The customary fortnightly pay was distributed at the South Maitland Collieries to-day. At East Greta and Stanford-Merthyr, the pay aggregated £3871 19s 8d…

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Mining Company

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 8 June 1907 · page 5

The Mount Lyell Comstock Copper-mining Company has been registered with a capital of £150,000…

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