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Mining & the mines, 1910

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Miners' Delegates Released

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 5 April 1910 · page 4

Eight other delegates of the collfery Employees' Federation who were undergoing imprisonment in Maitland Gaol, were released on Monday. They are—…

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Stanford-merthyr Miners' Lodge

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 5 April 1910 · page 6

The quarterly meeting of the Stanford-Merthyr Miners' Lodge was held on Sunday, at which Mr. H. Gunther presided. The acting secretary of the federation, Mr K. Peters, wrote asking the…

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English Colliery Strike. Dike Poverty. London, Monday Afternoon

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 5 April 1910 · page 5

Direst poverty exists in hundreds of homes in Northumberland as a result of the three months strike. Many small tradesmen have been rained, and £60,000 have already been distributed in…

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Local and General. Maitland Gold Club

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 5 April 1910 · page 4

The annual meeting of the Maitland Golf Club will be hold at the East Maitland Club on Friday evening next at 8 o'clock…

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Miners' Wages Board. the Borehole Dispute. Newcastle, Tuesday afternoon

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 5 April 1910 · page 5

When the Miners' Wages Board (Judge Scholes, president, and Messrs. H. S. Forsyth and J. Paterson, members) resumed this morning the dispute at Stockton Borehole Colliery at…

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Raid Upon Gold Gamblers. a Clean Sweep. (By Cable). Vancouver

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 5 April 1910 · page 2

Special agents of the Department of Justice Washington, simultaneously made a raid upon brokers offices in New York, Philadelphia, Jersey City,…

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Bellbird Coal

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 6 April 1910 · page 5

The carriage of Bellbird coat has ceased temporarily owing to an accident to the motor lorry, a spring of the vehicle having been broken…

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Greta Miners' Lodge

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 6 April 1910 · page 3

A special meeting of the Greta miners was held at the School of Arts on Monday evening (says our Greta correspondent) in connection with the levies imposed by the…

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Miners' Wages Board. Further Evidence. Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 6 April 1910 · page 5

Further evidence was given before the Miners' Wages Board to-day in support of the proprietors' and the federation claims respecting the dispute at Stockton and…

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"Gold Brick" Trial. Alleged Frauds on English Heirs

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 6 April 1910 · page 3

Great interest was taken in the trial in New York of "Red Adams," a venerable-looking septuagenarian, accused of being the author of a series of international mining swindles and of…

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Miners' Delegates Released. Prison Fare Unpalatable

Singleton Argus · Thursday 7 April 1910 · page 1

Eight other delegates of the thirteen who were lined £100, In default to be Im prisoned tor two months, by Judge Hey don, were released from Maltland Gaol…

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Pay at the Collieries

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 8 April 1910 · page 4

The first fortnightly pay distributed at the South Maitland collieries since the resumption of work, was received by the miners and other hands to-day, and…

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Northern Mining Dispute

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 8 April 1910 · page 5

The Eight Hours' question trouble in the Durham coalmies has been settled, and the affected collieries are re-opening. The North-umberland miners are ballotting on Monday…

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The Great Northern Colliery. a Big Venture with Good Prospects. Coal Seam Over 34 FEET

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Saturday 9 April 1910 · page 2

When giving evidence in support of a fourth hotel for Cessnock, Mr. Richd. D. Barry, a director of the Great Northern Coal Company, Ellalong,…

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Rosedale Coal Tender Accepted

Singleton Argus · Saturday 9 April 1910 · page 4

The Council in committee on Thursday evening opened the tenders for the coal supply for the pumping station." The ten ders received were: Noble Brothers, 13s…

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Local Mining Notes

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Saturday 9 April 1910 · page 2

All the local collieries worked full time for the pay distributed yesterday —nine days. Indeed, with just a few exceptions, the whole of the collieries…

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Miners' Wages Board. Some Big Figures

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 9 April 1910 · page 4

Mr. Duncan M'Geachie, superintendent of the Caledonian Company's collieries, said these collieries consisted of West Wallsend, at which there wore 480 employees, and a daily output…

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South Wales Colliery Dispute. Settlement Signed. London, Friday afternoon

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 9 April 1910 · page 5

The settlement scheme has been signed by all except the Aberdare representative. The result of the voting was for acceptance 97,273 against 34,963…

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The Export of Coal. Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 9 April 1910 · page 5

The export of coal this week totalled 121,000 tons which, though very large, is not a record, the greatest amount in one week being 137,000 tons. However, it is…

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Mine Engine-Drivers the East Greta Company

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 9 April 1910 · page 14

An application was made last [?] the Engine-driving and Firing [?] Wages Board to determine: (1) [?] the board's award applied to…

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