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Mining & the mines, 1911

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State Coal Mines. Best Seams for Railway Purposes

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 22 February 1911 · page 3

The Assistant Treasurer, Mr. Carmichael, was waited upon by Mr. R. C. Walton (president), Mr. G. Crossman (acting genral secretary), and Mr. A. Page (member of the executive council) of the…

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Transvaal Gold Output

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 22 February 1911 · page 2

For the year 1910 the Transvaal gold output was 7,531,120oz. fine, of the value of £32,002,900. This is the largest yield ever reported, and compares with…

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Slackness in the Coal Trade

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 22 February 1911 · page 4

The slackness that prevails in the coal trade, and consequent had times for miners, are not at all surprising to those who have watched the course of industrial conditions. The…

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Colliery Accident at Greta

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 23 February 1911 · page 4

On Tuesday Mr. R. Brown, a miner employed in Central Greta Colliery, was seriously hurt (says our Greta correspondent). He was engaged filling a skip, when a fall of coal came on top of him,…

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Miners' Lodge Meetings. Whitburn

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 23 February 1911 · page 5

A special meeting of the above lodge was held on Wednesday morning. Mr. A. Jones presided. In opening the meeting the chairman stated it had been called to hear the…

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Army of Unemployed. Miners Starving in the North

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 23 February 1911 · page 5

Representatives of the Newcastle district in the Legislative Assembly—Messrs. Edden, Grahame, Gardiner, Estell, and Kearsley—called upon the Assistant Treasurer, Mr…

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Slack Work at Mines. Preference for Unionists. Aberdare Miners' Action

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 25 February 1911 · page 14

Slack work is being experienced at many of the local collieries, and the pay to be drawn next Friday will be a poor one. Stanford Merthyr colliery has lost [?] of time and…

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Lawless Miners

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 25 February 1911 · page 5

A gold and diamond rush has broken out in the Menamu district near the Venezuelan border. Extreme lawlessness prevails, and armed miners are jumping claims,…

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Mining

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 25 February 1911 · page 10

Mr. Edden, the Minister of Min[?] templates putting a bore down [?] the Tingha district, in order, if possi[?] strike a deep lead of tin. From repor[?]…

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Abermain Colliery New Shaft. Stoppage of Work. Abermain

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 25 February 1911 · page 12

Trouble occurred recently, amongst the men employed sinking a new shaft for the Abermain Collieries' Company on their new mining property to the south of…

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Army of Unemployed. Miners Starving in the North

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 25 February 1911 · page 4

Representatives of the Newcastle district in the Legislative Assembly—Messrs. Edden, Guhame, Gardiner, Estell, and Kearsley—called upon the Assistant Treasurer, Mr…

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The Wathi Mine. Mr. Richard's Report. London, Feb. 17

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 25 February 1911 · page 3

Mr. Richard, manager of the Mount Morgan mine, whose services were secured by the directors of the Waihi Gold-mining Company to independently report upon the Waihi…

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South Wales Miners. Abnormal Place Problem. London, Feb. 17

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 25 February 1911 · page 2

The executive of the South Wales Miners' Federation, on the ground that too much latitude is allowed the mine managers regarding the remuneration to be paid…

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A Rich Discovery. Copper, Gold, and Silver

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 27 February 1911 · page 3

On two occasions within the lasts few days reference has been made to the discovery of a rich silver-lead-copper-gold formation at Meglo, on the Mount Wells Station, between…

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Mr. Edden and the Muswellbrook Coal Mine

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 28 February 1911 · page 6

I have been authoritatively, informed that Mr. Edden in his ministerial capacity offered £10,000 for the Muswellbrook coal mine, but the proprietors wanted three times that…

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Unemployed Miners

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 28 February 1911 · page 4

The serious depression in the coal trade has necessarily brought about too little employment for a living for a large number of miners and for a host of other workers…

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The Coal Vend. Proposed Dissolution

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 28 February 1911 · page 6

A suggestion recently made that the coal vend should be dissolved does not meet with the approval of Mr. Edden, the Minister of Mines…

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State Coal Mine. to Be Opened Near Lithgow

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 1 March 1911 · page 6

A suitable area for the establishment of a State coalmine in the Western district has been found, it is part of 40,250 acres o'Crown land near Lithgow, which is…

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Meeting of the Coal Vend. a Secret Sitting. Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 1 March 1911 · page 4

An important meeting of the Coal Vend Association is being held in Newcastle to-day. There was a large representation of coal proprietors. The proceedings were conducted…

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Newnes Colliery Dispute

Singleton Argus · Thursday 2 March 1911 · page 1

A few days ago industrial relations at the Newnes colliery became strained. Matters have now been adjusted. Representatives of the parties to the…

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