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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1910

1,214 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 49 of 61

French Railway Strike. Serious Fighting. Troops Charge the People. Five Thousand Miners Lose Work. (By Cable). Paris

Singleton Argus · Saturday 15 October 1910 · page 3

The situation in Paris is very grave and hostilities of a seroius nature has begun. Blood flowed this morning. The police…

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Colliery Explosives

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 17 October 1910 · page 3

At meeting of the Abermain Miners' Lodge held yesterday the following notice of motion was tabled to be forwarded to the executive:-"That the executive of the Colliery Employees'…

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Work at the Collieries

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 17 October 1910 · page 3

The principal collieries on the Borehole and Maitiand seams experienced a fairly good fortnight,but some of the Teralba mines and West Wallsend and Killingworth worked badly for the…

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Slack Coal Trade

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 17 October 1910 · page 3

The mines in the Maitland district have experienced stack work for the forinight ended on Saturday trade having fallen off considerably. Only one mine(Pelaw-Main)worked full time…

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Hebburn Colliery

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 18 October 1910 · page 5

The manager of Hebburn Colliery has notified the miners' lodgo secretary that, he intends to dispense with the services of about, seventy men in certain sections of…

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Deaths From Miners' Disease. a Valuable Report

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 18 October 1910 · page 3

Dr. Cumpston, the commissioner appointed to investigate pulmonary disease among miners in Western. Australia, who has gone to the eastern , States to further…

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West Australia. Gold Find. Intense Excitement

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 18 October 1910 · page 1

It is difficult to describe the excitement owing to the new finds at the southern Cross and the Golden Valley. The boom is at fever height. At…

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Prussian Mining Disaster. London. Monday night

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 18 October 1910 · page 5

The controlling cable of a cage conveying 35 men in a mine at Westphalin. Prussia, broke, resulting in three persons being killed and 12 others seriously injured. The corresponding…

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Mine Explosion in Germany

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 19 October 1910 · page 5

An explosion of blasting dynamite at Siegfield mine, Gressen, Germany, resulted in 15 persons being killed…

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The Case Against the Coal Vend

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 19 October 1910 · page 5

An application was made to Justice Isaacs in Chambers by the defendants in the great coal vend case for particulars of the charges against them. The prosecution had already delivered a…

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Pay at the Collieries

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 20 October 1910 · page 2

The fortnightly pay at the mines will be distributed to-morrow. The amount to be disbursed by the East Greta Coalmining Company will be £1994 13s 9d…

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Miners' Lodge Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 20 October 1910 · page 3

At a special meeting of the Stanford Merthyr Miners' Lodge, held yesterday, Mr. D. Germyn read and explained the delegate board minutes of October 7. Minute…

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Mining Disaster

Singleton Argus · Thursday 20 October 1910 · page 4

London, Tuesday.—The controlling cabel of a cage in a coalmine in Westphalia broke while 35 men were in the cage. Three men were killed, and 12…

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Mining Reconstruction

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 20 October 1910 · page 3

Hannan's Star Consolidated has approved of the reconstruction scheme…

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Coal Vend Suit. (By Telegraphy). Sydney

Singleton Argus · Thursday 20 October 1910 · page 2

At Darlinghurst this morning, before Mr Justice Isaacs, sitting in Chambers, are application was made on behalf of the defendants in the coal vend suit for…

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Miners' Delegate Board. Meeting at Newcastle. Newcastle. Thursday afternoon

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 20 October 1910 · page 3

The Miners' Delegate Board held its quarterly meeting to-day. There was a, full attendance, Mr. R. Cameron presiding, and all other district officers being present…

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Colliery Workers' Award. Effect of the Sliding Scale

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 21 October 1910 · page 4

In Sydney yesterday Judge Heydon continued the hearing of evidence in the appeal of the Federated Mining Mechanics and Mutual Protective Association of…

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Phenomenal Gold Yield. 400 Oz. to the Ton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 21 October 1910 · page 5

A Southern Cross (W.A.) telegram on Thursday night stated that phenomenal values are being met in No. 2 shaft of the Bullfinch. It is difficult to approximately estimate the value…

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Colliery Workers' Award. Question of Sliding Scale

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 22 October 1910 · page 6

The hearing was continued in Sydney on Friday by Judge Heydon, the president of the Industrial Court of evidence in the appeal of the Federated Mining Mechanics'…

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Deaths from Miners' Diseases. a Valuable Report

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 22 October 1910 · page 6

Dr. Cumpston. the commissioner appointed to investigate pulmonary disease among miners in Western Australia, who had gone to the eastern States to further…

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