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Mining & the mines, 1910

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The Coal Crisis. Free Labour Plentiful

Singleton Argus · Saturday 29 January 1910 · page 4

Free labour is plentiful on the wharfs. A start was made on Thursday to discharge the coal brought by the Quito from Calcutta…

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Stanford-merthyr's Miners' Lodge. Kurri Kurri

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 29 January 1910 · page 5

At a meeting of the Stanford-Merthyr miners held yesterday afternoon, the delegate referred to the action of the Advisory Board in recommending the filling of coal at Stanford-Merthyr…

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Coal for the Waterworks. Kurri Kurri

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 29 January 1910 · page 5

[?] loading of coal for Walka Waterworks [?] commenced at Stanford-Merthyr this morning by 13 Maitland and Newcastle employees [?] Water Board. The workmen are under…

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Death of a Colliery Millionaire. a Great Welsh Philanthropist. London, Friday Afternoon

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 29 January 1910 · page 5

The death is announced, at the ago of 8z, of Mr. John Cory, of Cardiff, a millionaire colliery proprietor. (The late Mr. Cory was chairman of…

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Miners Refuse to Do the Filling. Kurri Kurri

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 29 January 1910 · page 6

A combined mooting of the Stanford-Merthyr, Pelaw-Main, and Fieddon-Greta miners' lodges was hold this morning, at which the question of loading coal for the Walka Water…

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Theft of Gold Snuff-boxes. Collector's £1000 Loss

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 29 January 1910 · page 7

A collection of twenty-seven anti[?]ue snuff-boxes, belonging to Mr. Alfred Shuttleworth, of Eastgate House, Lincoln, and worth over £1000, were stolen last month…

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Latest Strike News. Miners' Wages Board. Taking Evidence. Newcastle, Thursday Afternoon

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 29 January 1910 · page 5

When the Compulsory Wages Board (Judge when bales president, and Messrs. H. S. Forsyth [?] Paterson members) resumed its sitting [?] Paterson members) resumed its sitting [?] morning at the Council Chambers, his…

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"Gold Brick" Fraud. English Victims Fleeced of £50,000

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 29 January 1910 · page 8

In the person of Charles Adams, an elderly grey-haired man, the New York police believe they have arrested the leader of a notorious gang of mining swindle…

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Coal Strike. Bowling's Final Splutter. I Will Go Down righting."

Singleton Argus · Saturday 29 January 1910 · page 6

Daring a meeting in Sydney on Wednesday evening, in support of the Parliamentary candidature of H. E. Holland, the Socialist, Mr Peter Bowling…

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The Coal of the Quito. Discharged by Free Laborers. (By Telegraph). Sydney

Singleton Argus · Saturday 29 January 1910 · page 4

The discharge of the steamer Quito's coal by means of free labor is proceeding apace at Miller's Point. It is estimated that over 1000 tons have already…

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Coal-mining Strike. Sentences on Leaders. Opinion in England. London, Jan. 29

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 31 January 1910 · page 3

The "Pall Mall Gazette" writes :—"The sentences on the strike lenders in New South Wales are a signal illustration of a strictly democratic Government rising to tho height of its…

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The Bellbird Coal

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 31 January 1910 · page 3

Additional waggons, men and horses, continue to arrive in connection with filling of the coal at Bellbird colliery, enar Cessnock. On Saturday evening, 23 horses, 5 waggons, 6…

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Proprietors Will Not Confer with Miners. Newcastle, Monday afternoon

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 31 January 1910 · page 3

The colliery proprietors have received the Miners Federation's request for a conference, but state that they can say nothing about it till they meet next week, unless they decide to…

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Southern Miners

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 1 February 1910 · page 5

Mr. Leo states that the Government is anxious that the hearing of the southern miners' case should proceed without delay. Counsel has been instructed to appear before…

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Coal-mining Strike. the Conspiracy Charges. Trial Commenced. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 1 February 1910 · page 5

The trial of Peter Bowling, William Brennan, Amram Lewis, Andrew Grey, and Albert Burns for alleged conspiracy was commenced at the Central Criminal Court, Sydney, to-day,…

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Japanese Coal

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 1 February 1910 · page 5

The steamer Strathspillan, under command of Captain John M'Kirdy, arrived at Sydney on Sunday from Moji, Japan, with 6150 tons of coal on board, for the New South Wales…

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Coal Shipments

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 1 February 1910 · page 5

Mr. Lee stated yesterday that the steamer Don of Airlie would arrive to-day with about 4600 tons of coal. The South Australian Government is sorely in need of coal, and the…

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Bellbird Coal. Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 1 February 1910 · page 5

The removal of the Bellbird coal to the local railway station is proceeding uninterruptedly. There were 17 drays and lorries at work yesterday, and it was expected that more would…

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Coal Strike. Conspiracy Charges

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 1 February 1910 · page 2

No fewer than 73 witnesses have been subpoenaed by the Crown to give evidence in connection with the charges of conspiracy against Messrs Bowling,…

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Damage by Miners. London

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 1 February 1910 · page 2

Three hundred and fifty colliers at West Hartlepool on strike Created at riot, and set fire to a club house which had been erected at a cost of £8000…

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