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Mining & the mines, 1910

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Stanford-merthyr Miners' Lodge. Kurri

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 2 March 1910 · page 5

A special meeting of the Stanford-Merthyr Miners' Lodge was held on Monday evening, and was presided over by Mr. H. Gunther. Mr. A. Mannefield tendered his resignation…

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Local and General. Old Greta Colliery

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 3 March 1910 · page 2

A subscriber wishes to know how long it is since Old Greta colliery ceased working Perhaps some of our readers may be able to supply the information…

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Gold Brick Trick

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 3 March 1910 · page 3

[?] Adams, charged at New York with [?]dling English people of £50,000 by means of [?] gold brick Irand, has been found guilty, and [?]ced to four years and six months'…

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Convicted Miners. Application to Appeal Refused

Singleton Argus · Thursday 3 March 1910 · page 2

The special application for leave to appeal in the case of the Newcastle miners, who on December 29, were con victed before Judge Heydon of having…

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Coal-lumper's Narrow Escape. (By Telegraph). Sydney

Singleton Argus · Thursday 3 March 1910 · page 2

Henry Barnes, a coal-lumper, had a narrow escape from drowning this morn ing. He was descending a ladder from the Moldavia to a collier, when he fell…

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The Mining Crisis. Fresh Complications. Adjournment of the Wages Board

Singleton Argus · Thursday 3 March 1910 · page 3

A further rather dramatic development in connection with the strike occurred shortly after noon on Tuesday, when, as a consequence of an application by the…

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Nationalisation of Coal Mines

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 4 March 1910 · page 4

At the present time we have Labour members of Parliament and candidates for Labour seats going about the country abusing the Government for its methods of dealing with the strikers, and…

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Victoria's State Coal Mine

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 5 March 1910 · page 4

The "Australasian" for this week contains pictures of the canvas township at the State coalmine at Powlett River, Victoria, the opening of which means a large reduction in the amount of…

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Coal Strike. Position Unaltered

Singleton Argus · Saturday 5 March 1910 · page 5

Nothing has occurred to alter the min ing situation, and everyone is waiting for the result of the proceedings before the Federal Court of Arbitration, in…

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South Wales Coal Dispute. London, Feb. 26

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 5 March 1910 · page 3

The situation in the South Wales coal industry is increasing in gravity. The executive committee of the South Wales Miners' Federation has consulted the National…

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The Mining Crisis. Hard Times Among Miners

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 8 March 1910 · page 3

The miners are now looking upon the strike as being something in the nature of a lock-out; but they are in the unfor tunate position, from their own point Of…

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The Mining Act

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 8 March 1910 · page 4

It has been notified that regulations 85 and 86, of the Mining Act of 1906, relating to applications for leases of Crown lands for mining or mining purposes, will be amended on and after April 1st…

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Aberdare Miners

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 9 March 1910 · page 5

At a meeting of the Aberdare Miners' Lodge, held in the Cessnock Hall yesterday, the cla[?]ns of the South Maitland district miners to be placed before the Wages Board were adopted…

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Abermain Miners' Lodge

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 9 March 1910 · page 5

A meeting of the Abermain Miners' Lodge was held yesterday, at which Mr. D. Fairfull presided in the absence of the chairman (Mr. M. Mannion…

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The Coal Strike. An Important Decision

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 9 March 1910 · page 2

At a meeting of the executive of the New South Wales branch of the Federated Engine-drivers and Firemen's Association of Australia on Saturday it…

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British Coal Disputes. Crisis in South Wales. Trouble in Northumberland. London, March 8

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 9 March 1910 · page 5

[?] from South Wales in February, 1909, decreased 260,827 tons, compared with the same month of 1909, [?]weign firms secured contracts at the…

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A Manager's- Opinion of Coal Miners

Singleton Argus · Thursday 10 March 1910 · page 3

Mr D. A. W. Robertson, manager of the Metropolitan Coal Company, and a member of the board (re-called), giving evidence before the Southern Collieries…

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Northumbekland Miners

Singleton Argus · Thursday 10 March 1910 · page 3

The ballot of the Northumberland min ers has decided, by a large majority, against the confirmation of the sugges tion of the executive for ending the…

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Coal Strike. No Settlement

Singleton Argus · Thursday 10 March 1910 · page 3

When the Compulsory Wages Board (Judge Schoics, president; Messrs H. S. Forsyth and J. Paterson, members) re sumed its sitting at 11 o'clock on…

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Dynamite in Coal. British Warships Placed in Grave Danger

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 11 March 1910 · page 3

The sensation caused by the discovery of dynamite charges among the coal in the bunkers of the battleships Lord Nelson and Victorious was redoubled on…

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