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Mining & the mines, 1910

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Machine Men on Strike. Hebburn Colliery. Hebburn

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 1 October 1910 · page 5

The machine men at Hebburn colliery went out on strike today. From particulars to 'band it appears that the management asked the men who had no…

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A Gold Find Exaggerated

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 1 October 1910 · page 5

'Most, circumstantial accounts were given three months ago , of very rich discoveries of free milling gold at Bitter Creek, near Stewart, British Columbia. The geological…

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Mining Camp Riot

Singleton Argus · Saturday 1 October 1910 · page 3

Vancouver, Thursday.—A riot occurred at Monarch, a mining camp in Colorado. Dynamite was used, and a fire broke out, one man being killed and many injured…

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Welsh Colliery Strike. Both Sides Supported. London, Friday night

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 1 October 1910 · page 5

Mr. D.A. Thomas. M.P. for Merthyr - Tydfil. states that the Employers Association pays the Cambrian Combine an indemnity exceeding profits lost by the cessation of work, while the…

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Accidents at Ebbw-Main Colliery. EBBW-MAIN, Tuesday. This morning [?]

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 1 October 1910 · page 3

[?] hamed Allan Stevenson met with a nasty accident. He was working in his bord, when a quantity of shale slipped away from the roof and fell…

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Work at the Mines. Fair Fortnight . NEWCASTLE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 1 October 1910 · page 5

The pits in the district did fairly well for the fortnight, and the export of coal is still well maintained. It is, however, likely to be slack this month…

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Californian Mining Congress. Advocates State Control. Vancouver

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 1 October 1910 · page 5

[?] States Mining Congress at Los [?] has unanimously declared for tate control. but against coacervation policies…

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Miners Buried by Fall of Earth. Liberated After Two Hours, Sydney, Friday

Singleton Argus · Saturday 1 October 1910 · page 4

Saul Weela and James Best, miners whilst working at 200 feet level at Broken Hill, were buried by a fall of earth. They were liberated after two…

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Stanford-Merthyr Mine Fatality

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 3 October 1910 · page 2

At the close of Mr. watson's evidence at the enquiry into the death of Mr. Watson's mate, Richard Evans, the corner enlogised Mr…

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Explosion in a Mine

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 3 October 1910 · page 3

It is reported that 100 miners have been killed in a mine at Palen, Mexico. The disaster at Palen was caused by an explosion of gas. One hundred and fifty miners,…

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Strike at Hebburn Colliery

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 4 October 1910 · page 4

The machine men at [?]ebburn colliery went out on strike on Saturday. It appears that the management asked the men who had no cu?ing in their own…

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Welsh Colliery Troubles. London

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 4 October 1910 · page 4

Mr D. A. Thomas, M.P., states that the Employers' Association pays the Cambrian Combine an indemnity during the strike exceeding the profits, while…

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Welsh Miners' Leaders

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 4 October 1910 · page 7

Born of Welsh parents on the 14th of June 1812, in the sleepy village of Cwmafon, Glamorganshire Mr. William Abraham, M.P., ("Mabon"), was educated to obey the edicts of a…

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Colliery Fatality at Neath. Neath. Tuesday. NEATH

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

A miner named John Cusick, about 43 years, of age met his death through a fall of coal ,in Neath colliery this morning. He was, working in a heading in a stooping…

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A Hundred Miners Killed in Explosion. Vancouver

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 4 October 1910 · page 4

It is reported that one hundred miners have been killed at a mine at Palen, in Mexico. The latest intelligence regarding the disaster, states that a gas…

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Miners' Federation Conference. Independent Action Advocated, London, Tuesday afternoon

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 5 October 1910 · page 5

At the opening of the Miners' Conference at Edinburgh, the president, Mr. Enoch Edwards, declared that whatever steps other trade unions adopted with respect to the…

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Hebburn Colliery

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 6 October 1910 · page 2

A conference was held at the Hebburn Colliery yesterday between representatives of the Federation and the management regarding the trouble that has arisen through…

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Abermain Mine Fatality

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 6 October 1910 · page 3

An inquest was held at Sharpe's Hotel, Abermain, yesterday, before the District Coroner (Mr. G. Brown), and a jury of six, touching the death of John Cusick,…

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Local and General News, Pay at the Collieries

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 6 October 1910 · page 2

The fortnightly pay of the miners will be distributed to-morrow. The amount to be disbursed by the East Greta Coal Mining Company (Ltd.) is 5470 14s 3d…

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Colliers' Association Summons Coal Company. Case in Industrial Court. (By Telegraph). Sydney

Singleton Argus · Thursday 6 October 1910 · page 2

In the industrial Court, the Hlawarra Colliery Employees' Association proceeded against the Metropolitan Coal Company for an alleged breach of the…

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