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Mining & the mines, 1909

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The Gold Yield

Singleton Argus · Saturday 9 October 1909 · page 3

The return furnished by the Under Secretary of Mines shows that the gold yield recorded for this State for Septem ber was 26,530 ounces crude, equal to…

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The Mining Trouble. Aggregate Meeting at Newcastle. The Crisis Ended. NEWCASTLE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 9 October 1909 · page 5

The mining crisis which had been somewhat alarming the local public for the past few weeks, fizzled out this morning, when a mass meeting of miners was held in Arnott's paddock…

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The Miners' Aggregate Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 11 October 1909 · page 2

Tho unionist leaders of the mining industry get together an aggregate meeting on saturday. which served the purpose of a field day for the display of unionist militant oratory, and fer…

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The Miners' Conference. Parliamentary Pledge. London Oct 9

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 11 October 1909 · page 3

The conference of the Minors' Federation at Neweastle unanimously passed a resolution in favour of a uniform minimum wage of 8/ a day through the federation area,…

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Miners' Aggregate Meeting. Passes Fighting Resolutions

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 12 October 1909 · page 4

An aggregate meeting of miners was hold at Newcastle on Saturday, some 2000 being present. Mr Peter Bowling, presi dent of the Northern Miners' Federation…

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The Coal Vend

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 14 October 1909 · page 3

In the House of Representatives Mr. Johnson naked the Atterney—General a question concerning the operations of the Newcastle coal vend. He wanted to know whether a short time ago…

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Coal Loading Appliances

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 14 October 1909 · page 2

Most of the coal raided in this State which has to reach its destination by water carriage has to be shipped at Newcastle, within a comparatively narrow space, so that the provision…

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Colliery Brick Works

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 15 October 1909 · page 2

The Great Northern Coalmining Company intend to commence extensive brick making operations in connection with their colliery property of first—class clay for the…

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Rand Diamond Mines. Chinese and Native Labour. London. Thursday afternoon

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 15 October 1909 · page 5

The last batch of Chinese coolies on leaving the Rand presented a banner to the manager of the compound, expressing their thanks for treatment received…

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The Colliery Townships

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 16 October 1909 · page 6

In accordance with the custom that has prevailed since Hospital Saturday was starte a staff of Nurses from the Hospital, assisted by other ladies, proceeded to the South Maitland…

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Coal Loading Appliances

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 16 October 1909 · page 4

Most of the coal raised in this State which has to reach its destination by water carriage has to be chipped at Newcastle, within a com paratively narrow space, so that the provision…

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Miners Aggregate Meeting. the Resolutions

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Saturday 16 October 1909 · page 4

About 2000 miners were present at the aggregate meeting on Saturday in Newcastle. Mr. F. Bowling presided. The following resolutions were carried…

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The Mining Trouble

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 16 October 1909 · page 7

The mining crisis which had been somewhat alarming the local public for the past few weeks, fizzled out on Saturday, when a mass meeting of miners was held in Arnott's paddock…

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A Coal Strike. What It Would Mean

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 16 October 1909 · page 3

Great Britain is threatened with almost the greatest commercial disaster it is possible to imagine. Should the threatened war between the coal…

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Our Coal Trade

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 18 October 1909 · page 2

Last year our export of coal in New south wales amounted to 9,117,025 tons estimated value at mine £3,353,093 3s, amd of course worth a very great deal more to the state…

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Stanford—merthyr Colliery, a Stoppage Threatened

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 18 October 1909 · page 3

A stoppage, of work is threatened at the Stanford—Merthyr Colliery, owing to a number of employees having neglected or declined to become members of the Colliery Employees Federation…

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New Goldfields. Important Discoveries in Uganda

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 19 October 1909 · page 4

A report by Mr. Coates, the Government geologist, published in the Uganda "Official Gazette," states that in the territory west of Lake Albert Nyanza,…

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Salted Diamond Mines

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 22 October 1909 · page 5

[?] of German South—West Africa state [?] on a large scale is going on in [?] with the alleged diamond discoveries [?] They say that very many stones…

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Local and General News. Pay at the Collieries

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 22 October 1909 · page 4

The fortnightly pay distributed at the East Greta and Stanford—Merthyr collieries to-day totalled £15 13 19s…

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Colliery Proprietors Criticised. a Judge's Comments. Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 22 October 1909 · page 5

In delivering judgment in a number of cases in the Industrial, Court to-day, in which several district colliery proprietors were charged with breaches of the award…

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