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Mining & the mines, 1910

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The Miners' Delegate Board. Neath Resolution Overruled

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

The Delegate Board of the Colliery Employees' Federation took into consideration the resolution passed by the Neath lodge suggesting that the men withdraw their…

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Murder of Colliery Cashier. Sentence of Death. London, Wednesday afternoon

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 7 July 1910 · page 3

John Alexander Dickmann, ex-colliery employee, has been sentence to death for the murder of John Innes Nesbit, colliery cashier, is a Newcastle train…

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The Northern Miners

The Scone Advocate · Friday 8 July 1910 · page 2

THE lodges of the northern miners, we are told, are "seething with discontent" Therefore there is quite a scurry among users of coal to lay in big stocks lest they…

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Work at the Collieries. a Satisfactory Fortnight. Newcastle

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

For the fortnightly pay the district collieries, particularly those on the South Maitland field, have worked well. Out of the 42 mines included in the fortnightly work returns, 14 have put in…

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Labour Demonstration. Colliery Employees Federation and P.l.l

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 9 July 1910 · page 11

The big Labour demonstration arranged to be held on the West Maitland Park on King's Birthday, with the twofold object of celebrating the affiliation of the Co[?]liery Employees'…

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Canadian Goldfield. Caution Urged. London, July 1

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 9 July 1910 · page 3

[?] correspondent of the "Times" [?] that it is difficult to get ac[?] information regarding the value of [?] mining district near Stewart,…

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Colliery Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 11 July 1910 · page 5

On inquiry this morning regarding the condition of Patrick O'Connell, who was severely injured in Stanford-Merthyr Colliery on Thursday, it was learned that he had a…

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Greta. Miners' Lodge

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 11 July 1910 · page 4

A meeting of Ebbw Main miners' lodge was held in the Greta Park on Sunday morning. Mr. J. Redgrove presided. The Minmi lodge wrote asking assistance for a member of that…

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Work at the Mines

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 11 July 1910 · page 4

The following number of days were worked at the Greta collieries for the pay ending July 9th:—Whitburn, 11 days; Central Greta, 11; and Ebbw Main 9…

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Centenary Coal Mine and the Miners' Federations

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 12 July 1910 · page 6

Sir,—I noticed in a late copy of your journal a report of the Miners' Federation Board at Newcastle, stating "That it was decided not to reduce the hewing rate at…

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Maitland Coalmines. Pelaw-main. Miners' Lodge

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 12 July 1910 · page 5

The Pelaw Main Miners' Lodge has rejected a minute from the Delegate Board providing for payment of expenses incurred by the wives of the imprisoned unionist…

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Coal Schooner Ashore

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 13 July 1910 · page 5

The four-masted schooner Annie E. Smale. from Newcastle, March 31, for San Francisco, with a cargo of coal, has gone ashore at Point Reyos, California. It is feared that she…

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A Miners' Conference

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 14 July 1910 · page 2

Representatives of the East Greta and Stanford-Merthyr Miners' Lodges met in conference yesterday (says jour Mines representative) to discuss matters in…

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The Coal Vend Prosecutions

Singleton Argus · Thursday 14 July 1910 · page 1

The claims—three in number—in connection with the proceedings to be taken by the Commonwealth against certain colliery and shipping companies, who are…

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Miners' Wages Board. Mr. Paterson's Unpopularity. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 14 July 1910 · page 3

A deputation to-day urged the Premier to remove from the Northern Miners' Wages' Board Mr. John Paterson as the representative of the Miners' Federation…

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Transvaal Mine Labour. Encouragement of Whites. London, Wednesday Afternoon

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 14 July 1910 · page 3

General Botha, Prime Minister of United South Africa, expresses the hope that mineowners will encourage the immigration of writes, which mean fewer native mine…

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Heddon-greta Miners' Lodge. Deputation to Colliery Manager

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 15 July 1910 · page 4

The officers of the Heddon-Greta Miners' Lodge on Wednesday had an interview with the colliery manager (Mr. J. Barnes), regarding the question of penalties for…

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Pay at the Collieries

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 15 July 1910 · page 4

The fortnightly pay drawn by the employees of the East Greta and Stanford-Merthyr collieries this afternoon amounted to £5500 0s 10d…

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Aberdare Colliery Doctor

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 16 July 1910 · page 4

A ballot of the employees of Aberdare Colliery has resulted in the appointment of Dr. Walker-Smith as colliery doctor. There were four applicants, and the voting…

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Ballot for Doctor by Aberdare Colliery Employees

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Saturday 16 July 1910 · page 2

The ballot for the election of a doctor for the Aberdare Colliery, vice Dr. Gillespie, resigned, took place during the week. There were five…

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