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Mining & the mines, 1907

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Work at the Collieries

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 2 November 1907 · page 4

For the fortnightly pay to be drawn on Friday next, East Greta Colliery has worked 10 days, and Stanford-Merthyr 8½ days. Time was lost on account of the holiday,…

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The Mining Conference. Grave Fears of a General Strike. Miners' Demands Refused

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 2 November 1907 · page 2

A TELEGRAM from Newcastle stated that at a quarter to four o'clock on Thursday afternoon a joint statement of the business transacted at the…

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Mining Matters

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 November 1907 · page 13

The gold output of the Transvaal dining August was "555,037oz. as compared with 509.115oz. during the corresponding month in 1906. The yield is the largest yet…

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Miners’ Aggregate Meeting in Newcastle

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Saturday 2 November 1907 · page 4

Last Saturday, the miners of the Newcastle and South Maitland district held an aggregate meeting in Arnott’s paddock, Newcastle. There was a…

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The Mining Conference. a Heated Discussion. Grave Fears of a General Strike. Miners' Demands Refused. Newcastle

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 November 1907 · page 5

The private conference concerning the coal trade between the Associated Colliery Proprietors and the miners' representatives was resumed this morning. The debate yesterday afternoon and…

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Mining Conference a Frost

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Saturday 2 November 1907 · page 2

The conference of miners and mineowners, which sat in Newcastle this week, turned out a complete frost. The miners submitted for…

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Copper Mining at Mount View. Prof. David’s Opinion

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Saturday 2 November 1907 · page 2

Mr. E. J. Pepper has handed us a letter he received from Professor David, of the University of Sydney, dated October 25, re copper mining, at…

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The Mining Crisis. Brighter Prospects. the Men Beating Time. Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 2 November 1907 · page 5

The Miners' Management Committee held a meeting to-day to consider future steps with regard to the coalmining crisis now at a very acute stage. The deliberations lasted…

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Mining Matters

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 4 November 1907 · page 8

Mr.J. Inglis, chairman of directors of the Sydney Harbour Collieries, Limited, says that at the Balmain coalmine, the company is now on a continuous seem of coal 5ft 6in think. The contractors for…

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Mining Strikes at Newcastle. Strike at Three Mines. a Thousand Hands Thrown Idle. Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 4 November 1907 · page 5

Three of the district collieries, namely Back Creek, Duckenfield, and Northumberland, were thrown idle to-day by strikers. The stoppages at Back Creek and Duckenfield…

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Gold for New York

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 4 November 1907 · page 5

The Cunard Liner Lusitania, which leaves to-day for New York, carries £2,000,000 of gold for that capital…

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Colliery Crisis in Newcastle. Strike at Three Mines. Newcastle

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 5 November 1907 · page 2

Three of the Newcastle district collieries, viz, Back Creek, Duckentield, and Northumberland, were, thrown idle to-day by strikers. The stoppages at…

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The Creep at Newcastle. Fire in a Coal Mine

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 5 November 1907 · page 3

In pursuance of instructions, Mr Humble (Senior Inspector of Collieries) has made an inspection of certain portions of the New Winning mine, the…

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Northern Coal Trade. Miners Discuss the Situation. Newcastle

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 5 November 1907 · page 2

Tug committee of management of the Miners' Federation held a meeting to-day at the Trades Hall. There was a full attendance of delegates, under the…

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Miners Committee Meets

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 5 November 1907 · page 4

The committee of management of the Colliery Employees'. Federation of the Northern district met on Saturday in Newcastle. Mr Peter Bowling, the…

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The Coal Crisis

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 5 November 1907 · page 2

The uncertainty which surrounds the present position of affairs, consequent upon the mining conference, which terminated at Newcastle on Thursday, is…

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The Coal Crisis. Will a Strike Ensue

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 5 November 1907 · page 4

The barren result of the mining conference which terminated at Newcastle on Thursday has been received with very great disappointment by the…

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The Mining Position. Mines Shut Down. the Crisis Developing. Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 6 November 1907 · page 5

Although there are disputes at more than half a dozen district collieries, to-day, there were no fresh developments an connection with what may be called the coal crisis—the…

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The Coal Trouble

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 6 November 1907 · page 2

Usually if employers can be got to confer they can also be induced to concede something. The Conference between the Newcastle coalowners and…

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Mining Matters

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 6 November 1907 · page 5

The return furnished by the Under-secretary of Mines shows that the gold yield recorded for this State for the month of October is 24,075oz, crude, equal to 21,667oz, fine, valued at [?]92,034, as…

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