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Mining & the mines, 1907

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Attempted Mine Robbery Revolver Shots Exchanged

Singleton Argus · Saturday 9 March 1907 · page 5

About, midnight, on Wednesday a watchman employed at the new Proprietary battery, Paddington, Broad Arrow district (W.A.), caught a man…

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Rhodesia Goldfields London

Singleton Argus · Saturday 9 March 1907 · page 5

It is stated from pretty good authority that the Rhodesia goldfields have lost £500,C00 in ordinary preference capital during the past year…

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Absrdare Collieries

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 11 March 1907 · page 2

A general meeting of tharcholders in the Aberdare Collieries of Now South Wales, Limited (which are at present in liquidation), is convened to be held in too Chamber of Commerce, Newcastle, on April 17…

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Ebbw Vale Miners. (To the Editor of the Mercury.)

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 11 March 1907 · page 3

Sir,—If Mr. Curley is correctly reported in your issue of Saturday, he makes reference to a dispute at the New Lambton Colliery; Permit me to point out very respectfully…

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Miners' Temporary Disablements

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 12 March 1907 · page 4

In another column a correspondent gives what he regards as the chief reason for the large increase of temporary disablements amongst minors since the inauguration of the Accident…

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Miners' Accident Fund

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 12 March 1907 · page 3

Sir,—Reading, your leader on the Accident Relief Board's annual report, I noticed that in your suggestions as to what might be the causes operating to bo rapidly increase the…

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Alleged Conspiracy. Concerning a Colliery Cavil

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 12 March 1907 · page 5

At the police count, Wollongong, Joseph Lewis was charged with conspiring with John Gowan—they being persons appointed to conduct the cavil for working places in…

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Mining Matters

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 12 March 1907 · page 7

According to the "New Zealand Harald" of March 1, the coal trade of Auckland was completely disorganised owing to the shortage of railway trucks. Merchants were…

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Killed by a Fall of Coal. at Dudley Colliery. Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 13 March 1907 · page 5

'A' miner, named Henry Thomas Parker, 45, was killed this morning by a fall of coal in Dudley colliery. Deceased was holing, when a large mass of mineral fell on him Andrew…

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Pay at the Collieries

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 15 March 1907 · page 4

The fortnightly pay was drawn at the South Maitland Collieries to-day. The employees at the East Greta and Stanford-Merthyr mines had £3576…

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The Transvaal Mines

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 15 March 1907 · page 5

Mr. Robinson, the South 'African mining magnate, affirms that thousands of natives are offering for the mines from all directions…

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Mining with the Chinese

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 15 March 1907 · page 4

I was in Johannesburg, penniless. Therefore I cast about for the quickest possible way of making enough money to ena[?] me to shake the dust of the "Golden City"…

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Professor Gregory on Gold Mining

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 16 March 1907 · page 3

Professor Gregory devoted the second of his Cantor lectures on gold mining and production, delivered at the Society of Arts, Adelphi, to lode mining. He described the…

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Mining Matters

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 16 March 1907 · page 13

Antimony mining is very active at Bowraville. Nearly 200 men are employed at the industry, and every day sees new arrivals on the field…

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Miners' Demonstration. a Large Gathering

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 16 March 1907 · page 6

The annual picnic and demonstration of the Northern Colliery Employees Federation took place on the Albion Ground, West Maitland, on Saturday last, and proved a…

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Transvaal Mining Labour

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 16 March 1907 · page 5

The Witwatersrand Native Labour Association is proceeding against Mr. Robinson [?] a charge of libel for accusing the accusing the association of deliberately restricting the supply…

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Fearful Colliery Disaster

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 18 March 1907 · page 3

While 22 minors were descending St. Johann Colliery. Rbenish Prussia, in a cage, the chain broke and the cage was precipitated hundreds of yards, all the miners…

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Twenty-two Miners Killed London

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 19 March 1907 · page 2

While 22 miners were descending a colliery in Rhenish, Prussia, the chain broke, and all were killed…

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The Vice-regal Visit. Governor-general at the Mines

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 21 March 1907 · page 3

His Excellency the Governor-General and suite and the Governor of Tasmania, Sir Gerald Strickland, who were accompanied by the Hon. T. T. Ewing. Minister of Defence…

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A Decorated Colliery

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 22 March 1907 · page 4

Accustomed as his Excellency the Governor-General is to elaborate decorations in honour of his visits, he must have been struck with the beauty of the brilliant decorations of the Aberdare Colliery…

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