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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1910

1,214 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 39 of 61

The Coal Trouble. Application to Dissolve Board

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 26 July 1910 · page 2

IN the Industrial Court, Sydney, yesterday morning, an application was made to Judge Heydon, on behalf of the Colliery Employees'…

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Spanish Miners' Strike. Strikers in Difficulties. London, Monday afternoon

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 26 July 1910 · page 5

The miners on strike at Bilbao, Spain, are out junds. The troops have been massed, the employers decline to discuss matters the strikers…

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Colliery Fatality at Pelaw-main One Man Killed. Another Injured. Pelaw-main

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 26 July 1910 · page 5

A fatal colliery accident occurred this morning in the Pelaw-Main colliery through a fall of coal. William Lucas, a miner, was killed and another man named Burgess was injured at same time…

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Spanish Miners' Strike

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 27 July 1910 · page 5

The miners on strike at Bilbao, Spain, have wrecked much railway rolling stock…

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Colliery Mechanics. Terms of an Application

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 27 July 1910 · page 6

Application will be made by the Colliery Mechanics' Mutual Protective Association, Hunter River District, before the Newcastle Collieries (Newcastle and Maitland workers…

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Local and General. Pay at the Collieries

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 28 July 1910 · page 2

The amount of pay for the fortnight to be disbursed by the East Greta Coal Mining Company to-morrow will bo £6630 17s 5d…

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Spanish Miners Strike. London

Singleton Argus · Thursday 28 July 1910 · page 3

The miners in the Bilbao district, Spain, who recently went on strike, are without funds. The employers decline disscussion with the men. Troops have…

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

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 28 July 1910 · page 3

Judge Heydon delivered his decision in the matter of the application on behalf of the Colliery Employees' Federation for a dissolution of the Northern Miners' Board…

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Sale of Coal Lands. Bouffier v. Trevor Jones

Singleton Argus · Thursday 28 July 1910 · page 2

Judgment was delivered by Mr Jus tice A. H. Simpson in the Equity Court on Tuesday, in the case in which Martin Bonffier and Grace Bonffier…

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Reported Gold Discovery. "Like a Bunch of Grapes."

Singleton Argus · Thursday 28 July 1910 · page 4

People on the south coast of South Aus tralia are excited about the alleged dis covery of gold in two distinct places at the top of Eyre's Peninsula. Detailed…

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South Australian Gold Discovery. a Twenty Ounce Nugget. (By Telegraph). Adelaide

Singleton Argus · Thursday 28 July 1910 · page 2

Joe Miller, the half-caste aborigine who stated there is a rich gold deposit at Eyre's Peninsula and that gold was hanging in caves like bunches of grapes,…

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The Maitland Coalmines. Heddon-greta. Miners Ceasing Work

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 29 July 1910 · page 5

The Heddon-Greta colliery was thrown practically idle this morning, owing to the difficulty which has arisen in connection with the contract work. It may be…

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The Miners' Wages Board

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 30 July 1910 · page 4

The Northern Miners' Wagga Board was born in the storm, and it has had a restless career. It could not be cited as a happy example of what can be effected by the…

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Cessnock Police Court. JULY 23,1910 (Before Mr. J. McKensey, P.m.) Breach of [?] Coal Mines Regulation Act

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Saturday 30 July 1910 · page 3

Robert Kelsick, manager Aberdare Colliery, charged Percy Parker, miner, with a breach of General Rule 47 (No. 12) Coal Mines Regulations Act, 1903,…

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Miners' Wages Board. Mr. Paterson Sposition. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 July 1910 · page 8

Judge Heydon delivered his decision, in the matter of the application on behalf of te Colliery Employees' Federation for a dissoultion of the Newthern Miners' Board…

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The Miners' Wages Board. Mr. Paterson's Position. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 July 1910 · page 13

An application was made at the Industrial Court for an order dissolving the Newcastle Collieries' Miners Board and for the constitution of a new Board. Mr…

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Local Coal Land Dispute. BOUFFIER v. TREVOR-JONES

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Saturday 30 July 1910 · page 4

In the Equity Court, Sydney, on the 25th inst, his Honor the Chief Judge in Equity delivered judgment in the case in which Martin…

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Record Gold Crushing. in British Columbia. London, July 20

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 30 July 1910 · page 5

The Victoria (British Columbia) correspondent [?] the "Morning Post" reports that at Atlin, in the north of the province, 880lb, of rock crushed [?] a two-stamp mill in four hours, yielded a…

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Stoppage at Heddon-greta. Caustic Criticism for Miners' Executive. Heddon Greta, Saturday, [?]

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 30 July 1910 · page 3

The trouble an Heddon-Greta [?] then has been caused by the miners' ob[?] to the contract system in operation certain parts of the mine, was made the…

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Trouble at South Maitland. Miners Come Out at, Heddon-Greta. (By Telegraph). Sydney

Singleton Argus · Saturday 30 July 1910 · page 2

The miners at Heddon-Grein colliery have refused to work under the contract system. The Minors federation recent ly decided that contract work must…

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