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Mining & the mines, 1907

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Working Pay Saturday. Miners Will Not Do It

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 10 August 1907 · page 5

This Lithgow miners secretary, in the course of an interview on Friday, stated that at a meeting of the miners delegate board on Wednesday night, an application was received…

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Mining Matters

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 13 August 1907 · page 5

It is impossible to exaggerate the importance of the new developments in the Great South Peak gold mine at Cobar. The mine south of and adjoining the celebrated Peak…

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Balmain Coal Mine

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 14 August 1907 · page 4

The work of opening up the colliery on the shore of Iron Cove has been progressing satisfactorily, and the first long, wall is about ready for working. Tenders have been…

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Mining Matters

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 14 August 1907 · page 5

The Metropolitan Colliery, at Helensburgh, has been thrown idle through wheelers refusing to work. They allege that some of their number did not receive increased wages. Mr. Rowe, the…

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Serious Fire at Lambton Colliery Stables and Horses Destroyed. Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 14 August 1907 · page 5

One of the most serious pit-top fires in the history of the district occurred shortly before 11 o'clock last night, when the stables at the Lambton "B" Colliery, owned by the Scottish…

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Mining Troubles in Japan. Serious Riots

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 14 August 1907 · page 2

Mr. Moore, the State Minister of Mines, is in receipt of a report from Mr. Suttor, Commissioner for Now South Wales in the East, on the subject of strikes in the copper mines of Japan…

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Latest News by Wire. Sydney. Tuena Gold Robbery

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 14 August 1907 · page 5

Two men named Peter Lette and John Hayes, or W. F. Haynes, were charged at the police court to-day with having been concerned with others in the Tuena gold…

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The Tariff and the Coal Miners

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 15 August 1907 · page 2

The effect of the new tariff upon the operatives in the coal-mining industry is one of keen interest to this district, since the Newcastle and Maitland mines contribute…

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Submarine Mines

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 16 August 1907 · page 5

Germany, at the International Conference at the Hague, resists the proposal of Holland, which is accepted by Great Britain, that [?] mines should be so constructed that…

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Local and General. Pay at the Collieries

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 16 August 1907 · page 4

The regular fortnightly pay was drawn at the South Maitland Collieries to-day. At East Greta and Stanford-Merthyr the sum of £4682 13s 7d was disbursed…

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Trial of Haywood. Governor's Murderer in Court. Sensational Evidence. Charges Against the Miners' Secretary. Planning the Crimes

The Scone Advocate · Friday 16 August 1907 · page 6

To-day Harry Orchard, the informer in the Idaho mining murder trial, took the witness-stand at Boise City, and the case against William D. Haywood, of…

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Gold Mine Romances

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 17 August 1907 · page 6

A romantic story of the discovery of a goldfield as the result of digging a grave is told of the early days of gold-finding in California. Two miners, Oliver Martin and Flower, had…

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Marine Mines

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 17 August 1907 · page 5

committee of the International Hagne on the proposals for re[?] of submarine mines in warfare the views of Great Britain, but…

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Mining Matters

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 17 August 1907 · page 12

The gold yield of Queensland for the month of July was 33,436oz. compared with 46,023oz. in July last year. The value of the gold won in July was £142,027, compared with £196,483 for the…

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Mountains of Gold

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 17 August 1907 · page 6

According to old legends, exist in the fabled land of El Dorado, but all the gold in this marvellous land would not conmensate you for the loss of health and life, so likely to happen…

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Mining Troubles in Japan

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 17 August 1907 · page 8

Mr. Moore, the State Minister of Mines, is in receipt of a report from Mr. Suttor, Commissioner for New South Wales in the East, on the subject of strikes in the copper mines of Japan…

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Trial of Haywood. Governor's Murderer in Court. Sensational Evidence. Charges Against the Miners' Secretary. Planning the Crimes

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 17 August 1907 · page 6

To-day Harry Orchard, the informer in the Idaho mining murder trial, took the witness-stand at Boise City, and the case against William P. Haywood, of…

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Mining Matters

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 19 August 1907 · page 5

The secretary of the Miners Association (Mr. Ruscott) has received a letter from the secretary of the Lithgow Coal Association, asking if the Miners' Association would…

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Trouble at Balmain Colliery

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 20 August 1907 · page 3

The miners employed at Ba[?] gave 14 days' notice of their intention to discontinue work. The manager expressed the opinion that they were very foolish, as if labour…

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Mining Explosion

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 21 August 1907 · page 5

A dreadful explosion occurred at the Fangtte mine, Tsingtau, China. Two German foremen and 110 Chinese miners were killed…

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