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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1908

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Special Mining Court. Cavilling and Mate Choosing Decision. in the Teralba Case. Commission to Visit Mines. Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 9 January 1908 · page 3

The Special Mining Court (his Honor, Judge Heydon, president, and Messrs. H. S. Forsyth and Peter Bowling, expert members), resumed its sittings to-day…

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A Lunatic's Freak. Holds Up Zeehan Miners

Singleton Argus · Thursday 9 January 1908 · page 1

Edward Watson, recently discharged from New Norfolk Asylum, created some excitement at Zeehan on Monday morning. After smashing up his own…

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Coal Strike at Newcastle. the Teralba Trouble. Further Evidence

Singleton Argus · Thursday 9 January 1908 · page 3

The Royal Commission, consisting of Judge Heydon, president, Mr. H. S. Forsyth, representative of the colliery owners, and Mr P. Bowling,…

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Coal Trimmers Join. Cargoes Discharging. (By Telegraph). Newcastle

Singleton Argus · Thursday 9 January 1908 · page 2

The coal trimmers at a special meeting called last evening decided to make common cause with the wharf laborers who have been on strike with a view…

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Special Mining Court. Strike Not Justified. Men to Resume Work. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Thursday 9 January 1908 · page 2

This morning, Judge Heydon gave his decision regarding the Teralba strike. He found the men were not justified in striking. Mr Forsyth…

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The Coal-mining Crisis. Men to Resume Work. the Strike Unjustifiable

The Scone Advocate · Friday 10 January 1908 · page 2

THE occasional court room at Newcastle was crowded on Wednesday morning by a palpably anxious and expectant throng of mining and…

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Mining Matters

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 10 January 1908 · page 3

The colliery trouble in the Tivoli district, Q., advanced a stage on Thursday. The miners employed at Wright's Donnybrook mine lifted their tools and went on strike…

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Late News by Cable. London, Jan. 9. Eight Hours in Mines

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 10 January 1908 · page 5

An influential deputation, representing the [?]ining Association of Great Britain, waited [?] Mr. Gladstone, Home Secretary, yesterday, [?] urged various objections against the Eight…

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Newcastle District Collieries. Scale of Payments for Colliery Work. Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 11 January 1908 · page 5

This afternoon the wheelers, top-men, and shiftmen of the district collieries hold a conference in the Trades Hall, and roughly drafted a scale of payments for various classes of…

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Work at the Collieries

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 11 January 1908 · page 4

For the fortnightly pay to be drawn on Friday next at the South Maitland Collieries, East Greta and Stanford-Merthyr have each worked 10 days…

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Mining Matters

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 11 January 1908 · page 8
Also in The Maitland Weekly Mercury

In connection with the colliery trouble in the Tivoli district, Queensland, it has been ascertained that 20 non-unionists are now. working in Mr. Wright's Donnybrook mine,…

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Pelaw-main Colliery Trouble. Dispute About Lamps. Kurri Kurri

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 11 January 1908 · page 5

The Pelaw-Main Colliery was thrown idle this afternoon in consequence of the wheelers not arriving at the lamp cabin at the customary time. The manager (Mr. Arbuckle)…

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Coal Trouble at Teralba. Men Agree to Resume Work

Singleton Argus · Saturday 11 January 1908 · page 1

The miners' management committee met at Newcastle on Wednesday afternoon, after hearing the decision of the special Mining Court regarding the…

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Auckland, N.z. Fatal, Quest for Gold

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 13 January 1908 · page 9

The expedition winch has been endeavouring to recover the gold from the wreck of the steamer Elingamite has reported that diver Clarke, who was engaged at the work, has died. The…

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Stoppage at Pelaw-main. Meeting of Miners. Pelaw-main

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 13 January 1908 · page 8

The trouble amongst the wheelers at the Pelaw-Main Colliery, which culminated is a stoppage of work on Saturday afternoon, was discussed at a meeting of the men held…

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Coal Mining. Revival at Old Greta

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 14 January 1908 · page 2

The new shaft at Greta is progressing satisfactority. Three shifts are employed, but as the stratum now met is a hard conglomerate, sinking is…

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Concerning Coal

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 14 January 1908 · page 4

IT appears from a work of Theoph[?]tus, 238 B.C., that coal was used by metal workers at that time. The Chinese learnt the value of in it remote…

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Mining Matters

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 14 January 1908 · page 4

At a meeting of the committee of management of the Colliery Employees' Federation held at Newcastle yesterday, a resolution was carried, "That the Hebburn Lodge be advised…

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Special Mining Court. (By Telegraph); Sydney

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 14 January 1908 · page 2

Owing to the illness of Judge Heydon, the Special Mining Court at Newcastle is not likely to resume until next week…

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