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Mining & the mines, 1907

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Mining Fatality at Broken Hill. a Strange Accident. Broken Hill

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 24 September 1907 · page 3

A fatality occurred last night at the Central Mines, by which a young unmarried man named George Frankham lost his life in a strange manner. Frankham was…

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The Hebburn Colliery Trouble. Weston

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 26 September 1907 · page 3

A special meeting of the Hebburn Miners' Lodge took place at the King's Hall yesterday morning. Mr. R. Jarvis presided, and there was a good attendance. Correspondence…

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Hepburn Colliery Trouble. Levy to be Struck

Singleton Argus · Thursday 26 September 1907 · page 4

The committee of management of the Colliery Employees' federation has notified the district lodges that it will be necessary to strike a 2 1/2% per cent, levy…

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Mining Fatalities. Two Victims at Broken Hill

Singleton Argus · Thursday 26 September 1907 · page 3

At the Central mine, Broken Hill, on Monday night a young unmarried man named George Frankhm lost his life in a strange manner. Frankham, who…

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Local and General. pay at the Collieries

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 27 September 1907 · page 4

The customary fortnightly pay was distributed at the South Maitland collieries to-day. At East Greta and Stanford-Merthyr the sum of £4541 5s was disbursed…

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Rich Silver Mine

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 27 September 1907 · page 5

Reuter's correspondent at Ottawa, Canada, has reported that the La Rose silver mine, in the richest cobalt district of Canada, has been sold to an English syndicate for £10,000,000…

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Tub Coal Trust

The Scone Advocate · Friday 27 September 1907 · page 2

THE Government is also exercised about the Coal Trust. The outlook is for a notable increase in the price of coal as the…

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Coal Shipping at Morpeth. (To the Editor)

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 27 September 1907 · page 4

Sir,— My confreres, the committee of the [?] land and District Clamber of Commerce, will sure pardon me for taking a stop which the [?] ency of the moment demands…

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Rich Silver Mines

Singleton Argus · Saturday 28 September 1907 · page 4

A silver mine in Cobalt, Canada the richest in the district, has been sold for £10,00,000 to an English syndicate…

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Double Fatality in a Mine

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 28 September 1907 · page 2

Two men, named George Sinclair and Wm. Schmidt, were killed at Block 10 mine, Broken Hill, last night. The men were barring down at the 1315ft…

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Miners, Dangers. Another Fatality at Broken Hill

Singleton Argus · Saturday 28 September 1907 · page 4

All accident occurred at Broken Hill mines on Thursday night, by which one man lost his life and another was seriously injured. A party of four,…

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Mining Matters

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 30 September 1907 · page 7

[?] N.Z.) Coalminers' Union [?] to oppose by every means in its [?] clauses in the Arbitration Act [?] which gives inspectors the…

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Selling Price of Coal. to Be Raised to Eleven Shillings. Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 2 October 1907 · page 5

The Colliery Proprietors' Vend Association has decided to raise the selling price of coal to 11s per ton from the first day of January next. This decision was come to…

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The Coal Trust

The Scone Advocate · Friday 4 October 1907 · page 2

THE question, "Is there a coal trust?" must be unhesitatingly answered in the affirmative. For a trust is a combination of firms, just…

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Work at the Collieries

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 5 October 1907 · page 4

For the fortnightly pay to be drawn on Friday next at the South Maitland Collieries, East Greta, and Stanford-Merthyr have each worked 11 days, constituting full time…

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Mining Matters

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 5 October 1907 · page 3
Also in The Maitland Weekly Mercury

The select committee appointed by the Victorian Parliament to inquire into the working conditions at the Gippsland mines sat at Jumbunna on Friday. Harold Stead, manager of the Jumbunna…

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Selling Price of Coal. NEWCASTLE

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 5 October 1907 · page 10

The Colliery Proprietors' Vend Association has decided to raise the selling price of coal to 11s per ton from the first day of January next. This decision was come to…

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The Victorian Budget. Melbourne Encircled with Coal-Beets

Singleton Argus · Saturday 5 October 1907 · page 4

Premier Bent delivered his Budget speech in the Victorinn Assembly on Thursday. He indicated that the country was in a prosperous state…

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A Popular Mine Ma[?] Presentation to Mr. A. E. KIRK

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Saturday 5 October 1907 · page 3

On Saturday evening last a large number of the friends of Mr. Kirk (late manager of Aberdare Mine assembled at the Cessnock Hotel. Mr…

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