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Mining & the mines, 1907

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Navua Gold Robbery

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 28 January 1907 · page 3

Patrick Manning and Lawrence Christie, seaman, were charged at the police court to-day with stealing 1000 sovereigns from a safe on board the steamer Navua. As some of…

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French Colliery Explosion

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 29 January 1907 · page 3

An explosion of firedamp occurred in Lievin Colliery at Pas-de-Calais, France Several miners were killed…

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The Maitland Coalmines Abermain Colliery

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 29 January 1907 · page 4

The Abermain Colliery is still idle. A committee meeting was held on Monday, but the business was of an unimportant nature. Several shopkeepers have close and things…

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Navua Gold Robbery. a Man Arrested

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 29 January 1907 · page 1

A seaman named Patrick Manning 26 years of age, appeared at Sydney Water Police Court on Saturday to answer a charge of having stolen 1000…

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Colliery Disaster. Great Loss of Life, London, Jan, 29

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 30 January 1907 · page 5

The Reden mine is the property of the Government of Prussia, Firedamp caused an explosion at a death of 2300ft, One hundred and sixty-four bodied have been…

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Pelaw-main Colliery

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 31 January 1907 · page 3

Mr. Amram Lewis proceeded to the Pelaw-Main Colliery this morning, and had an interview with the manager regarding the stoppage of the brow party in the main dip…

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Colliery Disasters London

Singleton Argus · Thursday 31 January 1907 · page 2

A terrible explosion has occurred in the Reden coalmine, Rhenish Prussia. Four hundred and twenty-five men are entombed in the mine…

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Miners' Lodge Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 31 January 1907 · page 3

A special, meeting of the Pelaw-Main Miners' Lodge was held in the Empire Hall, this morning. The meeting was called for the purpose of dealing with the brow party or…

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Rich Gold Discovery

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 31 January 1907 · page 3

The West Australian Minister for Mines, Mr. Gregory, has been informed of a sensational gold find near Meckatharra. The following telegram from, Mr. G. Wilcox, Mines…

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A Great Coal Seam

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 31 January 1907 · page 3

A seam of coal 30 feet thick has been struck on Lord Dudley's estate, near Sedgley in the County Stafford. The seam will afford employment for 1500 men…

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Very Latest Cables. London, Wednesday afternoon. the Colliery Disaster

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 31 January 1907 · page 3

The rescuers in the Redon Colliery are safe. Twenty-five of the entombed miners have been rescued. It is now believed that all have been accounted for. The estimates of…

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Colliery Explosion

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 1 February 1907 · page 5

Eighty miners have been entombed in the Stuart Mine at Farretville in Virginia, by an explosion. There are indications that all the miners…

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The Colliery Disaster

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 1 February 1907 · page 5

The Grand Duke Fredrick and Count Leopold of Prussia have visited the bereaved families at Reden, and distributed £1000 amongst them, the amount being contributed…

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Local and General. Pay at the Collieries

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 1 February 1907 · page 4

The fortnightly pay was distributed at the South Maitland Colliers to-day. At Stanford-Merthyr and East Greta the sum of £3470 5s 1d was paid away…

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Mining Matters

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 1 February 1907 · page 4

The value of minerals, other than gold, coal, or precious stones, won in Queensland during the quarter which ended December 31 last, amounted to £506,441, compared with…

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The Maitland Coalmines Abermain Miners' Lodge. Abermain

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 1 February 1907 · page 4

A meeting of the Abermain Miners' Lodge was held at Abel's Hall yesterday morning. Mr. G. Strethfield occupied the chair, and Mr. Amram Lewis treasurer of the Colliery…

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The Colliery Disasters

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

There are indications that the 80 workmen entombed by the explosion, in the Stuart mine, Farettville, Virginia, are dead…

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Entombed Miners

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

The signals of entombed miners are still heard in the Redfern Colliery. Rhenish Prusia. There is great excitement in the district and rescue, it is feared, will be very…

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Miners' Annual Demonstration

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

The miners' annual demonstration will be held on the Albion Ground, West Maitland, on Saturday, March 9. Tenders are invited in our advertising columns from those…

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Richmond Vale Mine

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

We understand that the proprietors of Richmond. Vale Colliery intend making a forward move with their property early this year. The estate…

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