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Mining & the mines, 1911

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Shocking Mining Disaster. Two Miners Killed

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 12 September 1911 · page 4

Two miners, Michael Morphy and Marasc[?]tti, met with a terrible fate in the north mine on Friday. At the chance of shift they fell out of the…

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The Mining Situation. Hetton Miners' Attitude

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 12 September 1911 · page 5

At a meeting yesterday of the Helton Lodge, presided over by Mr. W. Sheridan (chairman), there was considerable discussion, the result of winch was that the resolution from the…

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Pelaw-main Miners' Lodge

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 12 September 1911 · page 2

At a special meeting of the Pelaw-Main miners lodge, held last evening, the present mining situation was discussed at some length…

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Rich Gold Discovery

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 12 September 1911 · page 3

Vancouver, Saturday.—A rich discovery of gold and silver ores has been made in the Cuilcotin country, and a stampede is now afoot throughout the…

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Arbitration Declined. a Mine Closed Down

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 12 September 1911 · page 2

The Collie Burn mine, West Australia, Is likely to be closed down for a long time, as the result of the dismissal of the miner Wyard. The union has refused…

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Northern Mining Industry. General Strike Considered Certain

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 12 September 1911 · page 3

The desperate attempt made by the Northern Miners' Federation Delegate Board to save a desperate situation, by ordering the wheelers to resume work…

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Northern Coal Trouble. Mr Ross Interviewed. Newcastle Wheelers Give Notice. ; (By Telegraph). Sydney

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 12 September 1911 · page 2

The Wallsend miners to-day interviewed Mr Ross, requesting him to consent to the shiftmen handling the timber. Mr Ross intimated that the Colliery…

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Stanford Merthyr Miners

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 13 September 1911 · page 5

At a special meeting of the Stanford Merthyr miners lodge, held yesterday, the delegate Mr. Hudson, read and explained the delegate board minutes of September 7…

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Admiralty Coal Contracts. Rapid Despatch Tests. London, Tuesday afternoon

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 13 September 1911 · page 5

The British Admiralty's consignments of Welsh coal to Scotland. Hull, Newcastle and other ports by rail instead of by ship, and at the extra cost of 6s per ton cost of…

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Industrial Court Application. No Miners' Representative Nominated. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 14 September 1911 · page 5

An application was made to the president of the Industrial Arbitration Court on behalf of the Newcastle and Maitland colliery proprietors to fill the vacancies caused by…

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Mr. Koonin at the Mining Townships

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 14 September 1911 · page 4

After a lecture at Kurri Kurri last night Mr. P. M. Koonin, the Russian student who escaped from Siberia, spoke on the mining situation, and advised the miners to stand by the wheelers, and urged…

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The Northern Mining Trouble a Serious Outlook

Singleton Argus · Thursday 14 September 1911 · page 2

Quite contrary to general expectation the coal-mining difficulty at Newcastle has now received a big set-back so far as a settlement of the wheelers' trouble…

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The Lithgow Strike Nationalisation and Cheap Coal. Some Fiery Addresses

Singleton Argus · Thursday 14 September 1911 · page 3

Strike matters at Lithgow continue very quiet. A subject of interest is the next step which the Government may taks as a result of the conference on…

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Work at the Collieries. a Good Fortnight. Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 16 September 1911 · page 5

During the fortnight ended to-day there has been such a tush of orders to the Newcastle and Maitland collieries that the miners will draw a big pay next fortnight. The rush has…

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Mining Accident. Alleged Negligence

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 16 September 1911 · page 12

The inquest, on the bodies of Michael Murphy and Louis Marachetti, the victims of the North Mine accident, was held at Broken Hill on Saturday. Evidence was given that about…

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Northern Mining Situation. Everything Quiet

Singleton Argus · Saturday 16 September 1911 · page 5

The Northern miners' acting-president was asked on Thursday morning how the raining situation now stood, and he answered laconically "Dead as a door nan."…

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Bristol Miners

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 18 September 1911 · page 5

Twelve hundred minors at Bristol have struck work, demanding similar increases of wages to those granted in the Somerest area…

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Fire in a Colliery

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 18 September 1911 · page 5

A fire broke out in the Chester-to-Stree colliery. There were 81 men still below and the greatest anxiety was felt until they were rescued in batches of five…

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Maitland Miners' Outlook

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 18 September 1911 · page 5

The minors district treasurer, who was seen this morning, stilted the although the returns of tho lodge votes were not yet all in,…

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British Coal Supply

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 18 September 1911 · page 5

A newspaper controversy is in progress between Sir William Ramsay and Dr. Wilson, president of the Association of Minting Engineers. The former maintains that the…

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