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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1909

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The Mining Crisis. Conference Meeting. Statement by Mr Hughes

Singleton Argus · Thursday 18 November 1909 · page 4

The conference of representatives of trade unions met again at Sydney on Monday afternoon. The meeting lasted until nearly six o'clock, when it was…

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The Coal-mining Crisis. the Premier's Offer. Strike Leaders to Interview Mr. Wade To-morrow. Mr. Hughes on the Situation. the Position More Hopeful. Mr. Wade's Proposals. ?Ed by Unions

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 18 November 1909 · page 3

[?] of union delegates, which met [?]hall, Sydney, yesterday, sat until [?] Hughes, president of the Waterside…

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The Very Latest. the Premier's Intervention Executive Wait on Mr Wade To-Day Bulli Miners Against Proposal. (By Telegraph). Sydney

Singleton Argus · Thursday 18 November 1909 · page 2

Mr Wade's suggestion for a confer ence was before the combined conference this morning After seriously consider ing Mr Wade's suggestions, the matter…

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The Mining Crisis. Premier to the Rescue. An Offer to Mediate. And Men to Go Back to Work

Singleton Argus · Thursday 18 November 1909 · page 2

Mr Wade, Premier of New South Wales, has offered to mediate in the min ing dispute. In a statement made to the House on Tuesday, he said that if…

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Abermain Miners' Lodge

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 19 November 1909 · page 5

A special meeting of the Abermain Miners Lodge was held on Wednesday, at which Mr. Mannion presided over a large attendance. The minutes of a meeting of the delegate board were…

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Greta Miners' Lodges

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 19 November 1909 · page 4

A combined meeting of the Greta miners lodger was held on Thursday night (says our Greta correspondent) for the purpose of rectifying some of the clauses in the…

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The Western Miners

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 19 November 1909 · page 5

The western proprietors' offer to allow Judge Soholes to reopen the western miners ease was curtly answered yesterday by the secretary of the Western Miners' Union. He states that the…

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The Coal Strike

The Scone Advocate · Friday 19 November 1909 · page 2

THE Premier (Mr. Wade) has offered his services to bring about settlement of the strike. Against the advice of his doctors, Mr. Wade, who has been laid up with a…

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Help for the Miners

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 19 November 1909 · page 5

At at special meeting of the New South Wales Tobacco Workers' Union, a resolution Was carried expt essing sympathy with the miners. It was decided that in the event…

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Northern Colliery Proprietors. Premier's Proposal Accepted. Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 19 November 1909 · page 5

The meeting of the Colliery Proprietors' Defence Association began this morning at 10 o'clock at the proprietors' offices in Watt-street. Mr. F. Livingstone Learmonth, representing the…

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The Coal-mining Crisis. the Premier's Offer. a Gloomy Outlook. Sensational Developments Expected. Premier Will Meet Delegates To-morrow. Mr. Bowling's Financial Scheme. a Dark Outlook. a Complecated Problem. Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 19 November 1909 · page 5

? in best-informed local circles to-day ? problem has become more complicated that the situation is very much less than it was yesterday. In fact very…

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The Coal Mining Crisis

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 20 November 1909 · page 5

THE Premier, Mr. G. C. Wade, on Tuesday addressed a letter to the strike leaders and also to the colliery proprietors, suggesting that a conference…

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Topics of the Day. State Coal Mines

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 20 November 1909 · page 8

With all the talk of nationalising the coal minas of this State, it is of interest to learn how the State coal mines of New Zealand are getting on says the "S.M…

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The Goal-mining Crisis Owners Decline Conference. Miners Must Go Back

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 20 November 1909 · page 6

Members of the Hunter River District Colliary Defence Association met at the offices of Dalgety and Company, Sydney, on Friday day, when the request which had been made by…

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South Greta Miners

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 20 November 1909 · page 6

A special meeting of the South Greta Miners' Lodge was held on Wednesday at the Sportsman's Arms Hotel, when Mr. James Wilson presided over a largo attendance. When the…

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Mining

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 20 November 1909 · page 10

A Strike of furnace-trapper for extra pay has occurred at the Great Cobar mine. The news that the Proprietary contemplates closing its smelting works at Port…

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Nationalisation of Mines

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 20 November 1909 · page 6

In the Legislative Assembly on Tuesday, Mr. Edden moved the adjournment of the House to discuss a matter of urgent public importance, that the Government should nationalise…

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The Coal Crisis

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Saturday 20 November 1909 · page 2

Since our last issue the Associated Colliery Proprietors of the Northern District have acknowledged the Union Ultimatum. The reply is conditional,…

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Coal Prom Japan

Singleton Argus · Saturday 20 November 1909 · page 3

Coals are being hurried from Japan and elsewhere to Australia. It is suggested that the mailboats leav ing England should take sufficient coal…

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Coal From Britain

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 20 November 1909 · page 5

A London cablegram dated Friday, says:-Several cargoes of gas coal have been purchased in Newcastle-on-Type for Australia at from 10s 6d to 11s per ton, plus 12s 6d freight. It is…

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