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Mining & the mines, 1910

1,214 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 55 of 61

Abermain Colliery

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 22 November 1910 · page 7

The Abermain Miners' Lodge has tabled the following notice of motion to be forwarded to the Delegate Board: "That we desire to give 14 days notice to terminate…

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State Coal Mines. Free Offer to the Government

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 22 November 1910 · page 5

The Government has received on offer free of charge, of a coal area underlying 3714 acres in the northern district, and containing 40,000,000 tons of coal…

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Mount Copeland Mine

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 22 November 1910 · page 2

A recent visitor to the mine says the work of preparing the crushing plant and other machinery for its proper development is proceeding…

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Coal Lumpers' Trouble. (By Telegraph). Sydney

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 22 November 1910 · page 2

A mass meeting of the coal lumpers will be held to-night, when the trouble in respeet to night work is expeeted to be settled…

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Coal Lumpers' Dispute. President and Secretary Resign

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 22 November 1910 · page 4

The Sydney eoul luinpers continne their tacties, and on Friday night the majority of the men declined to work after [?] o'clock. It was ascertained on…

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Welsh Coal Strikes. Continued Disorder. London, Monday night

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 22 November 1910 · page 5

Outrages and intimidations occur daily in the [?] Valley. Workmen are being thrown into the river, and the families of mine officials [?]prassed…

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Mr Bowling and the Miners. Cold Reception in Maitland District

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 22 November 1910 · page 3

Mr Peter Bowling as accorded a welcome by the members of the "Women's Release Committe," at Kurrl Kurrl on Friday night. The feeling was very…

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State Coal Mines. a Gift of Five Millions Sterling

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 23 November 1910 · page 5

It transpires that the offer to the Government free of charge, of the coal area in the northern district, refers to the Warner Vale coalfield, which is part of the Warner Estate, near…

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London's Coal Smoke

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 23 November 1910 · page 7

The new St. Paul's Cross, or rather the memorial erected on its site in the northeastern gardens of St. Paul's Cathedral, is now completed, and will shortly be…

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Welsh Coal Strike. Outrages Continue. London, Nov. 22

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 23 November 1910 · page 5

Strikers in South Wales are holding up and searching trains for blacklegs. They threaten to destroy the rains if blacklegs are carried. The manager of the Taff Vale Railway…

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State Coal Mines An Extraordinary Offer

Singleton Argus · Thursday 24 November 1910 · page 4

The Government has received an offer or the coal rights of 3714 acres of private land, estimated to contain million tons of marketable caol, as a free fift. The…

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Bellbird Colliery

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 24 November 1910 · page 5

The heavy excavation work on the Hetton Colliery Company's branch railway from their Bellbird Colliery to Cessnock, has been completed, and it is expected the largest of which is slightly over 45ft. deep, 22ft. wide, and about 150 yards in length. The other cuttings are the same length, and 38ft. and 27ft. deep…

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State Coal Mines. a Gift of Five Millions Sterling

Singleton Argus · Thursday 24 November 1910 · page 2

It transpires that the offer to the Government, free of charge of the coal area in the northern district refers to the Warner Vale coal field, which is part of the…

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Zeehan Montana Mine

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 24 November 1910 · page 5

Mr. D. C. Griffith, chairman of the Zeehan Montana mine, repudiates the statement made by the manager of the Tasmanian Smelting Company before a Tasmanian Parliamentary…

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Mine Explosion a Brave Miner

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 24 November 1910 · page 5

A serious accident occurred in the Senate mine, Edjudma, W.A., on Tuesday. W. Young and Jos. Brown were engaged in spitting fuses in drives off the winze…

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The Bullfinch Gold Field. Good Prospects

Singleton Argus · Thursday 24 November 1910 · page 4

Speculation as to the trend of the Bullfinch lode In West Austraila is becoming keener ever day. Lack of much advelopment is likely to keep speculators…

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State Coal Mines. a Gift of Five Millions Sterling

The Scone Advocate · Friday 25 November 1910 · page 7

It transpires that the offer of the Government, free of charge, of the coal area in the northern district, refers to the Warner Vale coalfield,…

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State Coal Mines. a Gift of Five Millions Sterling. the Warner Vale Coal Field

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 25 November 1910 · page 2

It transpires that the offer to the Government, free of charge, f the coal area in the northern district refers to the Warner Vale coal field,…

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Additional Mining Inspectors

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 25 November 1910 · page 5

Mr. Churchill, the Home Secretary, speaking in the House of Commons, announced that he was appointing 30 sub-inspectos from among the miners and quarrymen. Also, that he was…

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Lady Sybil Grey As Gold-digger

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 25 November 1910 · page 6

Lady Sybil Grey is the latest distinguished gold-digger. She accompanied he father, Earl Grey, Governor-General of the Dominion, on his recent trip to…

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