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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1907

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Coal-lumpers' Strike. a Serious Disturbance

Singleton Argus · Saturday 22 June 1907 · page 6

Another disturbance took place on Thursday afternoon as a result of the coal-lumpers' strike. It has been the custom for a week or so past for…

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Gold in a Cemetery. the Ballarat Discovery

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 22 June 1907 · page 3

The Ballarat correspondent of the Melbourne "Age" supplies the following account of a remarkable discovery of gold:—The announcement that gold-bearing stone, 18in. wide, had been struck…

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Coal-lumpers' Strike. Before the Court. (By Telegraph). Sydney

Singleton Argus · Saturday 22 June 1907 · page 4

The men arrested yesterday in connection with the coal-lumpers' strike were before the court to-day, and remanded on bail, as the…

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Ascot Gold Cup. The Cup Solen. (By Cable). London

Singleton Argus · Saturday 22 June 1907 · page 4

The Ascot Gold Cup, run for yesterday, was won by White Knight, Beppo second, and Bridge of Canny third. Eider ran a dead heat with…

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Wingen Colliery

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 25 June 1907 · page 3

NOW that, there is every probability of the Murrurundi kerosene shale deposits being worked on an extensive scale, people are asking if…

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Coal-lumpers' Strike. [?]

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 25 June 1907 · page 8

Beyond the [?] arrived at by the wharf Laborers' Union last week, which is practically a promise on capport to the coal-lumpers in the present…

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Big Nugget of Gold

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 25 June 1907 · page 4

At Tarnagulla (Vic.) on Saturday Hughes and Jackson made known the fact that they had unearthed a 250oz. nugget at their claim at Poseidon rash…

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Coal-lumpers' Strike. Another Assault

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 25 June 1907 · page 3

Another unionist coal-lumper on strike was arrested at Sydney on Saturday for assault. One of the free laborers, who resides in Gibbons-st.,…

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Mining Matters

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 26 June 1907 · page 2

Main coal has been reached at a depth of 1321ft, in Lord Londonderry's new colliery at Soaham Harbour, after a remarkable engineering feat. Owing to the presence of…

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Coal-lumper Imprisoned. (By Telegraph). Sydney, "Wednesday

Singleton Argus · Thursday 27 June 1907 · page 2

At the police court to-day a coallumper was fined for breaking a window, the property of the Government. He was also sentenced to one month…

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Wingen Colliery

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Friday 28 June 1907 · page 7

Now that there is every probability of the Murrurundi kerosene shale deposits being worked on an extensive scale, people are asking if there is any chance of the…

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Mining Frauds

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 28 June 1907 · page 5

To-day at the Quarter Sessions Alexander Fraser pleaded guilty to extensive mining frauds. Sentence was deferred…

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Newcastle. Coal Dumping Arrangements

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 28 June 1907 · page 5

Chief Commissioner Johnson and Assistant Commissioners paid Newcastle a visit to-day, and received a deputation from the colliery, proprietors and the representatives of…

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Gold Made Like Steel. Surgical Instruments Made of Hard. cued Precious Metal

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Friday 28 June 1907 · page 5

A source of future great demand for told in the arts and sciences is divulged in Leslie's Weekly, in which Henry Schedd Beardsley relates how…

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Colliery Fatality

Singleton Argus · Saturday 29 June 1907 · page 5

William Montgomery, 52 years of age, married, and residing in Rawsonstreet, Kurri Kurri, was killed by a fall of coal in Standford-Merthyr…

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Work at the Collieries

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 29 June 1907 · page 4

East Greta Colliery has worked 9 days for the fortnightly pay to be drawn on Friday next, while the employees at Stanford-Merthyr have put in 9½ days…

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Kruger’s Gold

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Saturday 29 June 1907 · page 4

Recently the yacht Alfred Nobel left England to search off the coast of Natal for Kruger’s lost treasure. At the beginning of the Boer war,…

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Mining Matters

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 29 June 1907 · page 10

An area of 241 acres of coal land adjoining the township of Greta and the Leconfield Estate, which has been taken up by Mr. A. Shedden and others, will, it is started, be opened up for colliery purposes…

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Abundance of Work. Miners Wanted

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 29 June 1907 · page 6

The statement published in Sydney to the effect that three immigrants had applied for work at the South Maitland collieries and had failed to obtain it, and that they were…

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Coal-lumpers' Dispute. Latest Developments

Singleton Argus · Saturday 29 June 1907 · page 4

An acute stage has been reached in the dispute between the coal-lumpers [?] Sydney and the Stevedores' Association. A grave industrial crisis may be…

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