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Mining & the mines, 1911

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Northumberland Coal Miners. Another Strike Feared. (By Cable)

Singleton Argus · Thursday 6 July 1911 · page 2

A ballot of the Northumberland coal miners is now being taken on the question of a proposed strike to secure the abolition of the three shift svstem [?]…

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Pelaw-main Colliery Dispute Men Withdraw All Claims

Singleton Argus · Thursday 6 July 1911 · page 2

The Conciliation Court, presided over by Judge Scholes, constituted to deal with the dispute that caused the big strike at Pelaw-Main Colliery a couple…

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Rix's Greek Coal for Queensland

Singleton Argus · Thursday 6 July 1911 · page 2

The Queensland Railway Department bus just dealt with its coal requirements for the current financial year. Among the tenders accepted, in addition to…

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Coal Vend Prosecutions. An Abrupt Turn

Singleton Argus · Thursday 6 July 1911 · page 3

A critical stage has now been readied in the case in which the Federal Attorney-General is proceeding, before Mr. Justice Isaacs, in the High Court, against…

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Suspended in a Mine Queer Statements by a Deputation

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 6 July 1911 · page 2

Some serious statements with regard to conduct of mines were made by the members of a deputation representing the Federated Enginedrivers and Firemen's Association of…

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State Coal Mine

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 7 July 1911 · page 4

The long-talked of matter of the establishment of State coal mines has advanced an important stage through the introduction of a bill into Parliament to enable the…

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Westphalian Miners. Honored by the Kaiser

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 7 July 1911 · page 6

The "Times" reports that on 2nd April the Emperor presented medals to the Westphalian miners who went to assist in the work of rescue in the Courrieries…

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The Three-shift System. Northern Miners Strike. London, Thursday evening

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 7 July 1911 · page 5

The Northumberland miners by a large majority, have voted in favour of a strike to secure the abolition of the three shift system, but it is doubtful whether the…

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State Coal Mines

Singleton Argus · Saturday 8 July 1911 · page 7

In the Legislative Assembly on Thursday, Mr .Edden, the Minister for Mines, moved in committee the expediency of…

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Common Among Miners

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 8 July 1911 · page 7

"Like many other miners, I contracted a severe cold through coming out of the hot mine into the cool air, says m\Mr. W. Crouch, of Tabina—street. Broken Hill,…

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The District Collieries. Fortnightly Pay. Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 8 July 1911 · page 4

The northern collieries have worked excellently for the forthlghtly pay to be drawn by the miners next Friday. Fifteen pits worked the full 14 days, while 18…

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South Wales Coal Strike

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 July 1911 · page 13

Last week optimists hoped that the South Wales coal strike, which began on October 31, was nearly over at last. On Monday week the conference in London between four…

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Pelaw-Main Colliery Dispute. Trouble at an End. Newcastle, Tuesday afternoon

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 July 1911 · page 10

The Conciliation Court, presided over by Judge Scholes, constituted to deal with the dispute that caused the big strike at Pelaw-Main Colliery a couple of months ago fizzled…

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Suspended in a Mine. Queer Statements by a Deputation

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 July 1911 · page 5

Some serious statements with regard to conduct of mines were made by the members of a deputation representing the Federated Enginedrivers and Firemen's Association of…

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Romance and Tragedy of Gold Rush San Francisco Fields

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 July 1911 · page 12

Modern history affords hardly any parallel, in point of popular interest, to the development of the Pacific Coast centres of the United Status, beginning with the gold rush of '49…

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Colliery Proprietor's Estate

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 10 July 1911 · page 3

The estate of the last Mr. T. Wilton, colliery properitor, has been valued for probate purposes at £47,913…

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Down the Mine. Protecting the Coal—getters

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 11 July 1911 · page 4

The bill introduced in the Legislative Assembly by the Minister of Mines to amend the Coaf Mines Regulation Act was on Monday the subject matter of discussion at a…

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A Colliery Proprietor's Estate

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 11 July 1911 · page 2

Sydney, Monday.—The estate of the late T. S. Wilton, journalist and colliery proprietor, has been valued at £47,913…

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South Wales Collieries. National Strike Urged. London, July 10

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 11 July 1911 · page 5

The south wales Miners' Federation has issued a manifesto to the miners of Great. Britain. Pleading for national strike in favour of minimum wage in all collieries…

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Election Strikes. the Newcastle Miners

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 11 July 1911 · page 2

Mr. D. Watson (president of the Northern Miners' Federation) takes exception to the comments by Mr. T.R. Morgan, the retiring general secretary of the [?] Miners'…

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