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Mining & the mines, 1909

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Mining in South Africa. Australian Expert's View

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 1 December 1909 · page 5

Mr. P. W. Tewkesbury, the well-known Australian dredging mining export, was among the passengers on board the White Star liner Medic, which has arrived at Fremantle from Cape…

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What the Vend Has Done. Dander to Miners' Federation. Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 1 December 1909 · page 5

[?] course of an interview this morning, Mr. Mcwilliams, Miners' Vice-President, was asked his opinion of the proprietors vend…

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[?]Rogress of the Strike. the End Not in Sight. Drastic Action of the Government Criticised. Wages Boards No Use to the Miners. Proprietors Want a Fight to the Finish and Will Get It. Coal From Japan. [?] Going to Happen. [?] Wednesday afternoon

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 1 December 1909 · page 5

[?] any possible trouble with [?] cargo of Japanese [?] P. and O. Company [?] to the coal lumpers for…

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The Coal Strike.—Peter's Punch. (To the Editor of the Chronicle) "No doubt but ye are the poople and wisdom shall die with you."—Job Chaldel, 4015 B.C.

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 1 December 1909 · page 1

Sir,—Now that Mr Peter Bowling has delivered his "punch," it is worth while to consider the effect produced. A large number of workman and their…

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The Miners' Mines. Coal Being Hauled on the Railway

Singleton Argus · Thursday 2 December 1909 · page 4

In the course of a chat the representative of Kethel and Co., the owners of Young Wallsend and Ebby Main Collieries, which are being work ed under Peter Bowling, scheme, stated that…

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Colliery Wages Boards. Inclusion of All Colliery Hands Desired. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 2 December 1909 · page 3

The President of the Industrial Court had before him this morning an application by Mr. Kelynack, on behalf of the Northern Colliery Proprietors, for an amendment of the recommendation…

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Case for the Colliery Proprietors

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 2 December 1909 · page 3

Mr. A. R. Cant. secretary of the Hunter River District Colliery Proprietors Defence Association, has issued the following statement on behalf of the members of the association:—…

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Miners Undercut Navvies

Singleton Argus · Thursday 2 December 1909 · page 2

Several men, members of the Navvies' Union, have arrived at Stroud, seeking work on No. 2 section of the North Coast Railway. The men state that they were…

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Coal From Japan. Attitude of the Coal Lumpers. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 2 December 1909 · page 3

The steamer Palermo arrived this morning from Japan with 5000 tons of coal for the P. and O. Company. Whether the Coal Lumpers Union will discharge it will be decided by the strike…

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Young Wallsend Colliery. in Full Work. Newcastle, Thursday afternoon

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 2 December 1909 · page 3

At seven o'clock this morning work was started at Young Wallsend, and a full complement of men went in for the first shift. The 'miners' leaders seen at the Trades Hall…

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Letter to the Editor. Miners and Agitators

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 2 December 1909 · page 3

Sir,—When miners are earning 14s per day for seven hours' work, it shows that the more you pay these men the more they will want. Compare this wage with the…

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The Coal Strike. Government Intentions. Take All Coal Necessary. If No Settlement, Act to Be Enforced

Singleton Argus · Thursday 2 December 1909 · page 2

.As soon as the Legislative Assembly met on Tuesday afternoon, Mr Lee, the Acting Premier, made a statement con cerning the strike:—…

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The Industrial Trouble. Action by the Government. Proprietors Publish Their Manifesto. the Miners' Reply. Japanese Coal Lumpers Coming. the Government Proposals. Something From Each Side

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 2 December 1909 · page 3

? which the Government is to take if ? parties cannot agree on Mr. Wade's sug? to-day appear such as may quite possibly ? strike. But they are quite different…

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The Mining Crisis. Mayor of Newcastle Interviewed

Singleton Argus · Thursday 2 December 1909 · page 4

The Mayor of Newcastle has sent the following letter to Mr Hughes, in which he urges a meeting between Mr Hughes and Mr Learmonth," in order to try to…

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Miners' Reply to the Proprietors "Weak and Foolish." Newcastle, Thursday afternoon

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 2 December 1909 · page 3

When the members of the Miners' Executive were seen this morning, they said, they regarded Mr. Cant's statement of the proprietors', position as weak and foolish. They said: "Much space…

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Solution of Coal-Mining Troubles. Big Coal-owner's Views. Newcastle

The Scone Advocate · Friday 3 December 1909 · page 4

Before the Colliery Wages Board, which is now dealing with the wages and conditions of the colliery workers, other than minors, to-day, John…

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The Cessnock Miners

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 3 December 1909 · page 5

Mr. A. Biggars, whom Mr. Bowling speaks of as his right-hand man, is now in Sydney. Mr. Biggars is an ex-delegate of the Colliery Em[?]lovee's Federation, and a member of the…

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Unloading Foreign Coal

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 3 December 1909 · page 5

The difficulty with regard to the unloading of the 5000 tons of coal brought by the P. and O. Company's steamer Palermo from Japan was discussed on Thursday, when it was reported that it…

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West Wallsend Miners Protest

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 3 December 1909 · page 5

A mass meeting of the miners of West Wallsend, Seaham, South Seaham, Killingworth, and Young Wallsend was held at West Wallsend last nght. There was a very large gathering, fully…

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Price of Coal Varies

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 3 December 1909 · page 5

Mr. H. M. Moore, Sydney manager of the Ebbw Main and Young Wallsend mines, said that the coal which was hewn in these mines was sold to the public at various rates. He could not fix a…

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