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Mining & the mines, 1909

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Local and General News. Pay at the Collieries

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 10 September 1909 · page 4

The fortnightly pay drawn by the employees of the East Greta and Stanford—Merthyr collieries this afternoon amounted to £4755 5s 11d…

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Commercial Congress Delegates. Visit to South Maitland Mines. Kurri Kurri

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 10 September 1909 · page 5

The officer in charge of police at Kurri Kurri (sergeant snushall) has been notified that a party of American delegates to the commercial congress to be opened in sydney on Monday. will…

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Maswellbrook Goal Company's Mine

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 11 September 1909 · page 2

On Monday last, at the invitation of the local Coal Company, a member of our staff paid a visit to the company's mine on the common. At the…

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The Coal Commisson. To Be Wound Up

Singleton Argus · Saturday 11 September 1909 · page 4

When the Royal Commission at New castle on Coalmining disputes met on the 11th August, the president, his Honor Acting Judge Edmunds, adjourned it…

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Coal—shipping Appliances

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 14 September 1909 · page 4

The proposal by the Newcastle Conference (it presenting coal and shipping interests) that six additional cranes should be provided to meet the requirements of that port, will open up a big…

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Hebburn Colliery Trouble. No Decision Yet, Newcastle. Tuesday afternoon

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 14 September 1909 · page 5

The Delegate Board which had been considering the trouble at Hebburn Colliery, adjourned this afternoon, without arriving at a decision. The board will meet again…

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Aberdare Miners' Lodge. Aberdare

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 15 September 1909 · page 5

The following office—bearers of the Aberdare miners' lodge have been elected for the ensuing quarter:—Auditor. Mr. T. Jeffries: scrutineers. Messrs. J. Brennan, T…

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Dispute at Hebburn Colliery

Singleton Argus · Thursday 16 September 1909 · page 3

The dismissal of Mr Albert Burns, the secretary of the Hebburn miners' lodge, appears likely to. cause serious trouble. It is one of the rules obtaining in the…

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The Special Mining Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 16 September 1909 · page 2

The Special Mining Commission for the New castle district is not to be continued. When asked if the Government had decided to reappoint the Commission, Mr. Wade, the Premier, said:—"The…

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Coal-Shipping Appliances

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 September 1909 · page 6

The proposal by the Newcastle Conference (representing coal and shipping interests) that six additional cranes should be provided to meet the requirements of that port, will open up a big…

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Commercial Congress Delegats Visit to Collieries. Kurri Kurri

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 18 September 1909 · page 5

The delegates to the Commercial Congress, who are to visit the mines district on Tuesday next, will probably arrive at the Pelaw—Main Colliery at about 10 a. m…

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Work at the Collieries

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 20 September 1909 · page 2

The average number of days worked at the district collieries for the fortnightly pay to be drawn next Friday has been slightly below that of the previous term…

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Purchase of Mining Property

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 20 September 1909 · page 2

The Seaham Coal Company has purchased a large coal-bearing property at Buttai, consisting of 640 acres. This is the third company that has secured property in the…

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Visit of Congress Delegates. Visits to the Collieries. Kukri Kurri

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 21 September 1909 · page 5

To-day marked an important event in the history of the Maitland coal fields, when a party of delegates to the Congress of Chambers of Commerce visited the district. The visitors were…

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The Singleton Argus Tuesday, September 21. Notes of the Pay the Hebburn Colliery Dispute

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 21 September 1909 · page 2

As the Hebburn Colliery dispute in volves what may be regarded as a vital principle in our industrial life the in terest it is exciting, not only in mining…

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The Mining Situation. Points at Issue. Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 23 September 1909 · page 3

The Miners' Executive to-day wrote to the colliery proprietors demanding the reinstatement of Mr. Burns at Hebburn Celliery, also the redress of grievances at about a dozen other collierice…

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Local and General News. Pay at the Collieries

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 24 September 1909 · page 4

The fortnightly pay distributed at the East Creta and Stanford—Merthyr Collieries to-day totalled £4058 18s 5d…

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Pelaw—main—richmond Vale. Colliery Development. (From our Mines Representative)

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 25 September 1909 · page 5

One the day of the visit of the Commerce Congress delegates to Pelaw—Main colliery the manager of the mine (Mr. R. Arbuckle) remarked to a "Mercury" representative that the employees…

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Chamber of Commerce Delegates. Visits to the Collieries

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 25 September 1909 · page 4

Tuesday marked an important even in the history of the Maitland coal fields, when a party of delegates to the Congress of Chambers of Commerce visited the district. The visitors were…

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Colliery Proprietors Association. Important Meeting in Sydney. Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 25 September 1909 · page 5

At a meeting of the colliery proprietors in Sydney yesterday, requests from the Miners' Federation that they reinstate Albert Burns. secretary of the Hebburn Lodge, who was recently…

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