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Mining & the mines, 1912

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Work at the District Collieries the Fortnightly Pay. Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 2 March 1912 · page 5

For the fortnightly pay to be drawn by the miners on next Friday, the Newcastle and maitland collieries have worked well, but the expected rush on account of the British coal…

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Appeal to the Miners. London

Singleton Argus · Saturday 2 March 1912 · page 3

The Government, which has been attending incessant conferences, is doing its utmost to formulate a scheme of settlement…

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Mining Matters. the Joint Committee

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 2 March 1912 · page 7

The joint committee agreed upon for the purpose of dealing with mining disputes met yesterday at the offices of the Colliery proprietor' Association, Newcastle. Mr. C…

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Black Spot in Apples. Effects of Gold Storage

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 March 1912 · page 13

With a view of testing whether apples placed in cold storage at a temperature of 35 degress Fahr would prevent the development of black spot, the Department at the…

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Coal Crisis in England. Official Proposals. Attitude of Government

Singleton Argus · Saturday 2 March 1912 · page 3

London, Thursday.—It is officially announced that the Government has sent a communication to the colliery proprietors in the following terms:—…

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The Coal Crisis in England. Premier's Mediation. London, Feb. 22

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 March 1912 · page 3

The executive of the International Miners' Federation has discussed the question of sympathetic action in the event of a national strike in Great Britain. French…

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American Mining Disaster. 10 Men Entombed. Coalgate (Oklahoma), Feb. 23

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 March 1912 · page 2

A fire broke out in the Western Coal Company's mine, and 80 men were cut off from the shaft. Many dashed for safety, and escaped just in time. The bodies of six…

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British Coal Crisis. Wool Sale Postponed. Steamers May Be Delayed. (By Cable.) London

Singleton Argus · Saturday 2 March 1912 · page 4

Owing to the coal strike the London wool sales have been postponed indefinitely. There is a likelihood of the strike…

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The Miners Attitude

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 4 March 1912 · page 5

Mr. Robert Simiflle, vice-president of the Miners' Conference, in an inter few, said that the Government had asked the miners' representatives to justify the schedule…

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The Coal Strike in England. a Million Miners Idle. Gloomy Outlook. London, March 2

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 4 March 1912 · page 5

The suspension of negotiations at the conference arranged by the Government is to enable the miners' delegates to obtain the views of their districts upon the…

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Britain's Coal Crisis

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 4 March 1912 · page 4

The interest, and anxiety manifested in the old country over the coal crisis, the columns of cablegrams giving information of development, and the efforts of the…

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Colliery Conciliation Committee. the First Decision. Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 4 March 1912 · page 5

The first decision of the Colliery-Conciliation Committee was given this morning by the chairman. (Mr. Charles Hibble). It was in regard to the dispute at…

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Mining Fatalities. Johannesburg

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 4 March 1912 · page 5

A full of rock at Summer and Jack mine reunited in the loss of six natives and one white workman…

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Colliery Manager

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 5 March 1912 · page 4

Mr. C. W. Dixon, son of the late Mr. Jonathan Dixon, a well-known resident of the Newcastle to district. has been appointed manager of the Broxburn-Maitland colliery…

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The Big Coal Strike. Over a Million Miners Out. London

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 5 March 1912 · page 2

The miners' executive decline Mr. Asquith's invitation to meet the owners. They state that they have nothing further to say…

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Miners Week-ending

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 5 March 1912 · page 5

The miners spent their week-end at football matches. picture shoes, theatres, music halls, and at coursing matches. Many Derbyshire miners are vising the sea-side…

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British Coal Strike. 1,000,000 Men Idle. Conferences Fail. Miners Insist on the Minimum. London

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 5 March 1912 · page 2

The strike is now in full swing. One million men have been rendered idle including the surface men. Over 100,000 colliers in. Scotland have…

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Cables. the Great Coal Strike. Black Outlook

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 5 March 1912 · page 2

London house holders are buying in heavy supplies of tinned meats, fruit and flour for fear of a famine through a lengthy extension of the…

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Gold-seekers' Rush. a Canadian Scare. Calgary (Alberta)

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 5 March 1912 · page 5

The alleged discovery of gold at Cochrane has turned out a "frost." Hundreds. of miners rushed in when hews of a find was received and bore severe hardships in the…

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The Singleton Argus Tuesday, March 5th. the British Coal Strike

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 5 March 1912 · page 2

The long-continued unrest among the coal miners of Great Britain has been followed by the threatened strike, and the country is faced with the dire…

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