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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1910

1,214 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 40 of 61

Two Miners Killed

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 1 August 1910 · page 3

While working in Ralph's Colliery, Huntley, New Zealand, this morning, Frank Moore and William Brough were killed by a fall of stone…

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Coal Wealth Elsewhere. Sumatra's State-owned Mine

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 2 August 1910 · page 8

Imagine a mountain with three seams of coal one 20ft to 50ft thick, running through it, no shafts or pit-heads. and 5000 natives working thereat, and producing between 350,000 and…

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When Monks Were Miners

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 2 August 1910 · page 8

In the twelfth century the monks were conscious of the properties of coal. There is evidence that the monks of Tynemouth were obtaining coal from the Manor of Tynemouth and…

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Mount Morgan. the World's Greatest Gold Mine. Where There Is No Union and No Strikes

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 2 August 1910 · page 4

Mr. G. A. RICHARD, manager of the Mount Morgan mine (Queensland), who is on a visit to Sydney, told a " Herald " reporter on Friday some…

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Northern Miners' Wages Board. Mr Paterson's Position

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 2 August 1910 · page 2

Mr. J. Paterson, the representative of the men on the Northern Miners' Wages Board, when seen on Sunday With regard to his position on the board, stated that…

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Southern Colliery Wages Board. The Award Published. (By Telegraph). Sydney

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 2 August 1910 · page 2

The award of the Southern Collieries Wages Board has been published. It is very lengthy, and provides a new scale of wages, eight hours bank to bank and…

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Two Men Killed in a Mine. (By Cable). Auckland

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 2 August 1910 · page 2

While working in an Auckland district colliery this morning Frank Moore and William Brough were killed by a fall of stone…

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Southern Collieries

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 3 August 1910 · page 5

The Southern Collieries Wages Board is generally approved by the miners…

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Stanford-merthyr Miners' Lodge

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 4 August 1910 · page 3

As the result of a conference between representatives of the East Greta and Stanford Merthyr Miners' Lodges a letter was recently forwarded to the general manager…

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Mining Case

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 4 August 1910 · page 3

The Mineral Separations Company is suing the [?] Corporation for the payment of royalties on [?] material treated at Broken Hill since March…

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The Miners Wages' Board. Mr. Paterson Resigns. Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 4 August 1910 · page 3

Mr. Paterson was in Sydney yesterday, and he is not expected to return to Newcastle till to-night. Mr. H. S. Forsyth, the proprietors'…

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The Miners' Board

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 5 August 1910 · page 5

Among the matters listed for hearing to-day in the Industrial Court was the nomination of the employees' representative on the Newcastle and Maitland Miners' Board. Mr. Watt, who…

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Mining Mechanics

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 5 August 1910 · page 4

A meeting of the Federated Mining Mechanics and Surfacemen's Mutual Protective Association was held at Parry's Hotel, Teralba, on Thursday. Mr. S. Knowles…

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Southern Miners' Wages. Satisfactory Award. Bulli

The Scone Advocate · Friday 5 August 1910 · page 8

THE award of the Southern Collieries Wages Board was received to-day, and the subject has been the sole topic of conversation in mining circles on…

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Coal Wealth Everywhere. Sumatra's State-owned Mine

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 6 August 1910 · page 15

Imagine a mountain with three seams of coil one 20ft to 50ft thick, running through it, no shafts or pitheads, and 5000 natives working thereat, and producing between 350,000' and…

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Mining

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 6 August 1910 · page 14

The Victoria (British Columbia) correspondent of the "Morning Post" reports that at Atlin, in the north of the province, 8801b. of rock crushed in a two-stamp mill in four hours, yielded a…

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Mining Mechanics

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 6 August 1910 · page 8

A well-attended meeting of the Federated Mining Mechanics, representing Killingworth, West Wallsend, Seaham Nos. 1 and 2, was held it Watson's Hotel, West Wallsend, last…

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A Gold Strike Vancouver

Singleton Argus · Saturday 6 August 1910 · page 4

A report from Hudson's Bay, Winni peg, states that one of the greatest gold strikes yet known has taken place in the town of Hudson, which is now deserted…

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Trade Union Funds. Miners' Protest. London, Friday afternoon

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 6 August 1910 · page 5

The Miners' Federation has adopted a resolution protesting against recent legal decisions to effect that trades union funds cannot be [?]d for political purposes…

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The Northern Coal Trouble. Mr Paterson Resigns

Singleton Argus · Saturday 6 August 1910 · page 6

When Judge Heydon took his seat on Thursday morning as President of the Industrial Court, he announced that he had received from the Industrial…

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