Latest News by Telegraph. Sydney, Friday afternoon. a Mining Transaction
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 27 October 1911 · page 5
A man named Keith Maitland Gibson was charged at the Police Court with having falsely pretended to James Canning that he had an option over Cripner's mine at…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Barque in Distress. Coal Cargo on Fire
The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 28 October 1911 · page 6
The barque Concordia. bound from Swansea to Balla Balla, with a cargo or coal, put into Fremantle unexpectedly in distress. She loft Swansea on July 1.6, and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A Mine Flooded. Sixty Men Overwhelmed. Hibernia, New Jersey, Oct. 22
The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 28 October 1911 · page 2
A blast destroyed the partition of the shafts in the iron mines of the Steel Company. Water flooded me workings, and 12 mere…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Law in a Mining Town. Case Summarily Dismissed
Singleton Argus · Saturday 28 October 1911 · page 6
A remarkable police court case occurred In Collie (W.A.) on Tuesday, in connection with the Collioburn Co-operative Colliery. On Eight-hours night…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A Mining Mishap. Twelve Persons Drowned. New Jersey, U.S.A.
The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 28 October 1911 · page 2
Blasting operations destroyed the partition between two shafts in the iron mines of the Wharton Steel Co., Hibernia, and water flooded the workings…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Work at the Collieries
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 30 October 1911 · page 3
A number of collieries In Newcastle and Maitland districts again worked well for tho fortnight ended on Saturday. At others, there was broken time, tho cause…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Land for Miners. Mr. GRIFFITH's PLANS
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 30 October 1911 · page 5
A letter from Mr. A. Griffith, Minister of Works, to the Mayor of Broken Hill, Alderman Marks, was read at a. meeting of the City Council, as follows: -…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Maitland Coalmines Stanford Merthyr Miners' Lodge
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 30 October 1911 · page 5
The monthly, meeting of the Stanford Merthyr miners' lodge wan hold yesterday, at which Mi-. 13. Roberts presided Tho general secretary of the Federation…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Work at the Greta Mines
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 31 October 1911 · page 4
The time worked at the Greta mines for the pay to be drawn on Friday is as follows (writes our Greta correspondent)—Broxburn-Maitland, 11 days; Central Greta 11 days; and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Maitund Coalmines Pelaw Main Miners' Lodge
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 31 October 1911 · page 5
The monthly meeting of the Pelaw Main Miners' Lodge was held on Sunday, at which Mr. H. Tunney presided. The lodge adopted a recommendation from…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Lost Gold Mine. Rediscovery Reported. Vancouver
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 2 November 1911 · page 5
A lost gold mine in the Bayonne country; British Columbia; is reported to have been rediscovered, The original discoverer died without disclosing his secret. Two miners…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Abermain Colliery
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 3 November 1911 · page 4
The Abermain miners lodge has decided to donate £4 4s towards the appeal on behalf or Diver Hughes. Some dissatisfaction exists amongst the…
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The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 3 November 1911 · page 4
The Cessnock miners' lodge has made the following nominations for district officers. President, Mr. T. Hoare (Seaham lodge): secretary, Mr. W. Brennan; treasurer, Mr. A…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Gold Dust
Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 3 November 1911 · page 5
Opportunity is the cream of time. The more you say, the less people remember. A mother's tears are the same in all…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Lost Gold Mine. Rediscovery Reported. Vancouver
The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 November 1911 · page 3
A lost gold mine in the Bayonne country, British Columbia, is reported to have been rediscovered. The original discoverer died without disclosing his secret. Two miners,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Land for Miners. Mr. Griffith's Plans
The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 November 1911 · page 11
A letter from Mr. A, Griffith, Minister of Works to the Mayor of Broken Hill, Allerman Marks, was read at a meeting of he City Council, as follows:…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →The Maitund Coalmines Colliery Officials' Picnic
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 7 November 1911 · page 5
The officials of the Peiaw—Main Colliery, with their families, had an enjoyable days' outing yesterday. When the idea of an officials' picnic was first mentioned about a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Maitland Coal Mines. Herburn Colliery Trouble
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 9 November 1911 · page 5
The Hebburn colliery was practically idle yesterday afternoon owing to a difficulty with the wheelers. It appears a wheeler was suspended by the management for alleged…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Lesson to the State. Coal Mine Experiment in New Zealand
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 9 November 1911 · page 5
Mr. W. J. Ralph, owner of the Taupiri coal mine, one of the largest in New Zealand, who is visiting Sydney, gave some interesting particulars regarding the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Colliery Abnormal Places. Minimum Wage Desired. London, Thursday afternoon
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 10 November 1911 · page 5
At a conference of Lancashire coaimines, and colliery owners, the men asked for a minimum wage of 7s per day, the management granting facilities for each man to do…
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