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Mining & the mines, 1907

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The Mining Situation. Strike Settled. Thursday afternoon

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 November 1907 · page 5

our representative at tho Maitland mines telegraphs that information was received this afternoon that the proprietors effected a settlement of the mining difficulty, and that the…

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The Mining Situation. Rhondda Colliery Idle. Serious Difficulty Feared. Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 25 November 1907 · page 5

With the exception of Rhondda, work was resumed this morning at all the district collieries. At Rhondda, the unionists refused to work with the non-unionists, and threw the…

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Mining Matters

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 25 November 1907 · page 4

Mr. Staniforth Smith, Director of Mines for British Now Guinea, in a report to the Minister for External Affairs, writes as follows concerning wining:—"The most…

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Gold for New York

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 25 November 1907 · page 5

Gold imports which have arrived at or which are arranged for New York amount to £16,000,000. The demand is still insat[?]ed. The Bank of France is discounting…

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A.a. Company's Coal Bill

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 25 November 1907 · page 7

Speaking on the above hill in the Legislative Assembly, Mr. R. A. Price, member for Glucester, said that the Minister in charge of the bill should give the House the…

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The Maitland Mines. Kurri Kurri

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 25 November 1907 · page 5

The whole of the South Maitland district collieries, with the exception of Hebburn, resumed work this morning, and the utmost satisfaction prevails that the machinery is…

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Coal Mining Expansion. Work at Greta

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 26 November 1907 · page 3

Since the closing down of the Anvil Creek Colliery some colliery some considering time ago the onetime nourishing little municipality of Greta has rapidly been on the downward grade…

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Hebburn Colliery

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 26 November 1907 · page 3

It was reported that the Hebburn colliery horses had arrived at Maitland this morning, and it is exported that they will be taken by road to the colliery this evening…

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Shearers' and Miners' Earnings

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 26 November 1907 · page 2

DURING the shearing season, it has become the custom, in the case of large sheds, to give the names of the "ringer" and those securing the…

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The Mining Situation. All Mines at Work. Rhondda Full Handed. Wheelers Quiet. Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 26 November 1907 · page 3

All the well-founded fears that were entertained yesterday, when the strike at Rhondda colliery brought about a very critical situation and threatened to bring about another general…

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The Coal Crisis. After the Settlement. Some Remarks by the Premier

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 26 November 1907 · page 4

MR. WADE, seen by an "Evening News" reporter on the subject of the coal crisis, stated that he had nothing fresh to communicate at the present…

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A Lucky Find. Rabbit Leads to Good Gold. Parkes

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 26 November 1907 · page 2

MR. HARRY HOCKING, who has been working for some time on the old Blue reef, near the head of M'Guigan's lead, on the…

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Explosion in a Coal Mine

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 28 November 1907 · page 3

[?]trous explosion occurred yesterday in [?]m coal pit, Whiteheven, Cumberland, [?]ple wore killed, and se[?]on were injured…

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Coal Mining Expansion. Work at Greta

Singleton Argus · Thursday 28 November 1907 · page 4

Since the closing down of the Anvil Creek. Colliery some considerable time ago the one-time flourishing little, municipality of Greta has rapidly been on…

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Fall of Coal

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 28 November 1907 · page 2

Mr. J. Reece, manager of East Greta Colliery, was severely injured in the colliery this morning by a fall of coal at the face. A large quantity of coal come away, and…

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Fire at a Mine

Singleton Argus · Thursday 28 November 1907 · page 3

The poppet legs of Broken-hill Block. 14 mine were severely damaged by fire early on Tuesday morning, and about 200 men have been temporarily thrown…

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The Mining Trouble

Singleton Argus · Thursday 28 November 1907 · page 2

Although it was believed that the great mining strike in the Newcastle unci Maitland districts was settled in a satisfactory manner by the diplomatic…

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The Late Strike All Mines at Work

Singleton Argus · Thursday 28 November 1907 · page 4

All the well-founded fears entertained on Monday, when the strike at Rhondda Colliery brought about a critical situation and threatened…

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Mining Trouble at Lithgow. Vale of Clwydd Affected

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 28 November 1907 · page 3

Trouble has occurred among the men working behind the coal-cutting machines at the Vale of Clwydd colliery. They were working on a throe months' agreement, which…

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The Coal Strike

The Scone Advocate · Friday 29 November 1907 · page 2

THE resumption of work in the coal trade has given general satisfaction. There is still, however, considerable inconvenience, owing…

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