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Mining & the mines, 1908

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Record Coal Cargo

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 28 May 1908 · page 2

The his tramp steamer Knight Errant, which was despatched from Sydney on Wednesday by W. Scott Fell and Co., Ltd., for Bombay, took away the largest…

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Mining Situation at Newcastle. Bade Creek Pit Idle

Singleton Argus · Thursday 28 May 1908 · page 2

Another colliery was thrown idle on Tuesday owing to trouble with the wheelers. At the Back Creek mine, Minmi, the wheelers demanded that a…

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Newcastle Coal Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 29 May 1908 · page 5

The Premier will at noon on Monday receive a deputation from representatives of the Teralba miners, with reference to the request that the Special Coal Court…

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Mining Matters. South Greta M1ners

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 30 May 1908 · page 5

A well-attended meeting of the South Greta miners, was held at Walsh's Sportsman's Arm's Hotel, last evening, when Mr.J. Coleman presided, and among those…

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Newcastle Coal Court. Deputation to Meet the Premier

Singleton Argus · Saturday 30 May 1908 · page 4

The Premier will at noon on Monday receive a deputation from representatives of the Teralba miners, with reference to the request that the Special…

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Strike at Lambton Colliery. Horse-drivers' Grievances. Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 1 June 1908 · page 3

Lambton B colliery is on strike to-day, the horse drivers refusing to turn to because they claim that the manager has failed to observe the practice of giving them their turns to the promotion to the…

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Mining Matters

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 2 June 1908 · page 2

The export of coal from Newcastle to places beyond the State during May totalled 436,229 tons, as compared with 430,797 tons in the corresponding period of last…

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The Coal Court Deputation

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 2 June 1908 · page 4

The deputation that waited upon Mr. Wade yesterday to ask that the Royal Commission appointed last November to adjudicate upon the disputes between operators and operatives in…

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Newcastle Mining Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 2 June 1908 · page 5

Mr. Wade received a deputation from Newcastle on Monday on the subject of the resumption of the Mining Court . Which was appointed after the strike in November last to hear the complaints of the…

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Strike at Lambton Colliery. The Boy Trouble Again. Newcastle

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 2 June 1908 · page 2

To-day the Lambton B. colliery went on strike, the horse drivers refusing to turn to. because they claim that the manager failed to observe the practice…

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The Mining Court. Deputation to the Premier. (By Telegraph). Sydney

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 2 June 1908 · page 2

A deputation waited upon the State Premier to-day to induce him to consent to the resumption of the sittings of the Special Mining Court at…

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Lambton Colliery Strike. Boys Return to Work

Singleton Argus · Thursday 4 June 1908 · page 3

Work at the Lambton B colliery, which was thrown idle on Monday owing to a strike of the drivers, was resumed on Tuesday, the boys returning…

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Newcastle Mining Strike at Rhondda. Newcastle

Singleton Argus · Thursday 4 June 1908 · page 2

A strike occurred to-day at the Riionilda colliery, one of the four mines that form the Teralba district group. The wheelers threw the colliery idle At…

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Newcastle Mining Court. Compliment to Judge Heydon

Singleton Argus · Thursday 4 June 1908 · page 4

The Premier (Mr Wade) received a deputation from Newcastle on Monday on the subject of the resumption'of the Mining Court, whieh was appointed…

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The Singleton Argus Thursday, June 4th. More Mining Unrest

Singleton Argus · Thursday 4 June 1908 · page 2

The disquieting rumour to the effect that there is more mining unrest, in the northern collieries is certainly not a pleasant subject for contemplation,…

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Pay at the Collieries

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 5 June 1908 · page 4

The customary fortnightly pay at the South Maitland Collieries was drawn to-day. At East Greta and Stanford-Merthyr the amount distributed was £4608 13s 3d,…

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Rhondda Colliery Strike. Work Resumed

Singleton Argus · Saturday 6 June 1908 · page 4

A conference took place at Newcastle on Thursday, between Mr Peter Bowling, president of the Miners' Federation, representing the Rhondda miners, and…

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Mining Matters

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 6 June 1908 · page 3
Also in The Maitland Weekly Mercury

The export of coal from Newcastle to places beyond the State during the week totalled 84,714 tons, being 18,607 tons in excess of the quantity sent away in the…

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The Coal Court Deputatio[?]

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 6 June 1908 · page 6

The deputation that waited upon Mr. [?] Monday to ask that the Royal Commi[?] pointed last November to adjudicate [?] disputes between operators and opera[?]…

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