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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1908

832 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 16 of 42

I Miners' Eight-hours Bill

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 23 March 1908 · page 3

George Livesey chairman of the south [?] Gas company, in a leaflet to the [?]of peekham states that the passage of…

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Pelaw-main Colliery. Work Resumed Kurri Kurri

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 23 March 1908 · page 3

The pelaw main colliery resumed work this morning the clipper boys having gone back unconditionally The decision to resume work was arrived at at a…

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The Mining Situation

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 23 March 1908 · page 2

The industrial atmosphere of our important mining industry gives promise of clearing through the decisive action taken by the executive of the miners' Federation on saturday…

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Colliery Trouble. Miners' Committee Meets. Discipline to be Enforced

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 24 March 1908 · page 2

The committee of management of the Colliery Employees' Federation held a meeting at the, Trades Hall, Newcastle, on Saturday afternoon, the president…

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Colliery Development. Near Ellalong

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 24 March 1908 · page 2

For some months representative of a wealthy syndicate of English and Scottish capitalists have been engaged in securing property on the Maitland…

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The Rand Mines

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 24 March 1908 · page 4

The Rand mines have been prohibited from recruiting any further natives from British Central Africa…

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Miners' Committee Takes Action. Threaten to Resign

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 24 March 1908 · page 4

After the Court had adjourned, the committee of management of the Colliery Employees' Federation met, Mr. Peter Bowling (President)…

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The Mining Situation Hopeful Prospect. Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 24 March 1908 · page 5

It is regarded in mining circles as absolutely certain that by the end of the presentweek practically every mining lodge in bott discricts will have by their votes endorse…

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Coal-Bearing Property. Secured by a Wealthy English Syndicate. West Maitland

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 24 March 1908 · page 3

A wealthy company of English and Scotch capitalists have scoured 200 acres of freehold coal-bearing property lying about four miles south of…

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The Mining Trouble. the [?]Urt Gives Up. Judge Heydon's Decision

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 24 March 1908 · page 4

NEWCASTLE, Friday.—When the Special Mining Court met this morning Mr. Lewis, miners' advocate, intimated that with regard to the trouble…

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Colliery Trouble. Miners' Committee Meets. Discipline to be Enforoed

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 25 March 1908 · page 2

The committee of management of the Colliery Employees' Federation held a meeting at the Trades Hall, Newcastle, on Saturday afternoon, the president…

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The Colliery Trouble. Newcastle Miners Support Committee

Singleton Argus · Thursday 26 March 1908 · page 4

There appears to be no immediate danger that the coal trade at Newcastle will be disturbed by a general strike. All the mines are working as if nothing…

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Eight Hours in Mines

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 26 March 1908 · page 3

Herbert Gladstone, Secretary of State in Affairs, in receiving a deputation the executive of the Miners' Federation, [?] the Government meant to…

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Coal-Mining Situation. Greatly Improved Outlook. Newcastle

The Scone Advocate · Friday 27 March 1908 · page 4

Since the meeting of the committee of management of the federation last Saturday, the situation in industrial circles has improved. The drastic…

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Aberdare Miners' Lodge

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 27 March 1908 · page 4

Our mines representative states that a ballot of the employees of Aberdare Colliery has resulted in , favour of evidence being taken "in camera" at the Special Court. The exact figures are not available,…

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Miners' Relief Fund

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 27 March 1908 · page 5

Mr. Wood, the Minister of Mines, and an interview with Messrs. Edden, Estell, Charlton, and Nicholson, Ms.P., regarding the matter of the administration of the Miners' Accident…

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Pay at the Collieries

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 28 March 1908 · page 4

The customary fortnightly pay at the South Maitland Collierics was distributed yesterday. At Hast Greta and Stanford-Merthyr the employees participated to the…

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Mining Matters

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 28 March 1908 · page 3
Also in The Maitland Weekly Mercury

The report of coal from Newcastle to places beyond the State for the week ended on Saturday totalled 78,508 'tons, being nearly 8000 tons in excess of the quantity…

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Rand Gold Laws

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 28 March 1908 · page 5

The new Rand gold law vests the sole right of mining for gold in the Crown. Base metals are vested in the landowner, and discoverers of goldfields are granted 50 claims free. The…

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