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Mining & the mines, 1910

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Coal-mining Strike. Dark Forebodings

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 18 February 1910 · page 5

NEWCASTLE, Tuesday afternoon. the Hetton miners' lodge met this morning and several speakers strongly opposed the Delegate Board's proposal for the termination of the…

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The Local Colliery

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 18 February 1910 · page 3

For several weeks Past the eastern portion of the town, hitherto remarkable for its quietude, except during the holding, of stock sales, has become one of the busiest…

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Coal

The Scone Advocate · Friday 18 February 1910 · page 2

At last the supply of coal is being restored. The southern men have gone back and it is declared, with some circumstantial grounds, that the northern…

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Coledale Miners. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 18 February 1910 · page 5

One hundred and seventy Colodale miners have signed on to commence work, and it is expected the remainder will follow suit this afternoon…

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Miners' Mass Meeting. Weston

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 18 February 1910 · page 5

An aggregate meeting of miners of the South Maitland field was held at Weston park yesterday morning. Mr. G. Gregory, chairman of the Aberdare miners' lodge, presided over an…

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Coal Lumpers Will Work. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 18 February 1910 · page 5

The coal lumpers have decided to return to work to-morrow and work any coal. The agreement was arrived at this afternoon…

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Southern Collieries

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 19 February 1910 · page 5

Before the Southern Collieries Wages Board it was stated that the proposed mediation in the South Clifton trouble had come to nothing. The manager of the North Bulli Colliery continued…

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Coal-mining Strike. Mr. Charlton's View. Not Necessarily a Settlement

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 19 February 1910 · page 5

The District Lodges in Newcastle yesterday were engaged discussing the motions passed by the Delegates Board recommending that a baliot should be take on the question of resuming…

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South Greta Miners

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 19 February 1910 · page 4

Consequent on the continuance of the strike, the need for assistance is being severely felt by a number of the South Grata miners And their families. Members of the commissariat committee to-day…

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The Miners' Claims

Singleton Argus · Saturday 19 February 1910 · page 7

Following are the principal claims sub mitted to the Wages Board on Wednes day by Mr. Charlton, M.P., on behalf of the Colliery Employees' Federation…

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Greta Miners' Lodge

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 19 February 1910 · page 6

A combined minors' meeting was held on Friday night last when Mr. T. Riley presided. Mr. W. Ward, a member of the advisory board, was present and addressed the meeting. The…

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Coal-lumpers and Stevedores

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 19 February 1910 · page 5

An agreement has been arrived at between the coal-lumpers and stevedores in Sydney. The strike of the coal-lumpers is ended, and the men resumed work this morning. The union will now…

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Greta Miners' Lodge. Greta

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 19 February 1910 · page 5

The monthly meeting of tho Greta miners' lodge was held at Tattersall's Hotel on Friday morning, when Mr. T. Redgrove presided. The nomination of officers for the next quarter was…

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The Miners' Claims. Newcastle

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 19 February 1910 · page 6

The miners' answer to the owners' claims were placed before the Wages Board this morning. The answers cover two pages of foolscap. The miners claim a hewing rate on the declared…

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Coal Strike. Ballot on

Singleton Argus · Saturday 19 February 1910 · page 3

The delegate board of the Colliery Em ployees' Federation met at Newcastle on Thursday. The meeting lasted until 4 o'clock, the chief business transacted…

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Miners' Accident Relief. Gross Revenue, £56,155

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 19 February 1910 · page 2

The stoppages of work by reason of industrial trouble in the early part of the year at Broken Hill and towards the [?] of the year in the coa[?]aining areas, made…

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Southern and Western Mines. Resumption of Work

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 19 February 1910 · page 6

The ballot of the southern miners resulted in a majority of 479 being recorded for the resumption of work. The total number in favour of going to work was 1135, and against 656. The…

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Ownership of Gold Watch. a Clergyman's Claim

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 19 February 1910 · page 3

A remarkable case was heard at the North-cote Court, Victoria. The Rev. A. F. Ferguson proceeded against Mary Ferguson, widow of the Rev. Hector Ferguson (complainant's brother) to…

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The Mining Crisis. Adjournment of the Board

Singleton Argus · Saturday 19 February 1910 · page 7

The wages board (Judge Scholes, pre sident, and Messrs H. S. Forsyth and J. Paterson, representatives of employers and employees respectively) sat again at…

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Chinese Mining Concessions. International Settlement. London, Friday Afternoon

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 19 February 1910 · page 5

The British Foreign Office has arranged that China should pay the London-China Syndicate £52,000 to cancel tho Aw-hui mines concession. When the working commenced fix and a half…

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