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Mining & the mines, 1912

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Miners Delegate Board

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 24 June 1912 · page 6

A special meeting of the miners delegate board will be held tomorrow. The trouble at South Greta in connection with the dismissal of a boy has been settled, to the…

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Pelaw-main Miners' Lodge

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 25 June 1912 · page 4

The monthly meeting of the Pelaw-Main Miners' Lodge was held on Sunday, at which Mr. R. Herron presided. In response to appeals from Abermain and Durham lodge…

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Combined Mines V South Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 25 June 1912 · page 7

As South Sydney had been defeated by the Hunter team on Saturday, the game between the Combined Mines team and the visitors led to a good deal of speculation as to the…

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Strike at Borehole Colliery. 200 Hands Affected. Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 25 June 1912 · page 5

The second afternoon shift question, which the joint conciliation committee of mine-owners and miners, has been considering for the past three months, resulted in…

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Cadets in the Mining Area

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 25 June 1912 · page 4

The cadets of Cessnock. Kurri Kurri, Abermain, and Weston, who have not completed the required number of parades, are warned by Lieutenant Cansdell, area officer,…

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Miners' Delegate Board

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 26 June 1912 · page 7

A meeting of the Miners' Delegate Board was held in Fatzeus' Hall yesterday. Mr. D. Watson (president) occupied the chair, and included In those present were Mr. W…

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The World's Coal

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 26 June 1912 · page 4

The total coal production of the world for 1910, according to statistics, compiled by the British Board of Trade, was 1,035,000,000 tons. The chief coal-producing…

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Stanford-merthyr Miners' Lodge

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 26 June 1912 · page 7

The quarterly meeting of the Stanford Merthyr Miners' Lodge was held on Sunday at which Mr. B. Roberts presided. It was decided to grant £10 towards procuring…

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The Conciliation Committee. Newcastle Colliery Labourers Claims. Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 26 June 1912 · page 5

The conflict that has been in progress for several months between the Colliery Employees 'Federation and the lately-formed Newcastle Wheelers and Shiftmen's Union is…

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Colliery Strikes. Hebburn and Borehole Still Idle. Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 26 June 1912 · page 5

Hebburn and Borehole Collieries, which were thrown idle yesterday by strikes of miners, are both still on strike to-day. However the respective managements are at the…

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District Collieries Idle. Borehole and Hebburn. Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 27 June 1912 · page 5

Borehole colliery at Teralba is still on strike this being the third day of the strike there. The strike is this afternoon being considered by the Joint Counciliation…

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The Maitland Coalmines. Hebburn Colliery Stoppage

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 27 June 1912 · page 2

The allegation of the employees or Hebburn colliery that it is dangerous to undercut pillars with machines resulted in a stoppage of work on Tuesday…

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Colliery Troubles. Hebburn and Borehole Idle

Singleton Argus · Thursday 27 June 1912 · page 3

The miners at Hebburn and Stockton Borehole collieries ceased work on Tuesday morning, and threw the pits idle. The trouble at Hebburn is due to the…

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Hebburn Colliery Troubles

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 28 June 1912 · page 4

Further trouble occurred at the Hebburn colliery yesterday afternoon as a result of which the mine was again idle (says our Mines representative). This time it…

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The Output of Gold. Its Influence on Trade and Commerce. Interesting Article

The Scone Advocate · Friday 28 June 1912 · page 2

Messrs. Joseph Palmer and Sons in the June Issue of their Share List have following interesting article:—The enormous increase in…

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The Coal Vend Case. Colliery Owners May Not Appeal

Singleton Argus · Saturday 29 June 1912 · page 4

The Attorney-General, Mr W. M. Hughes, speaking on the Address-in-r Reply in the House of Representatives last week, remarked:—"Mr Powers in…

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Work at the Collieries

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 29 June 1912 · page 16

The briskness which has characterised the coal trade of Newcastle during the greater part of the past six months is still seen in the continuing demand for both Newcastle…

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A Chapel in a Coal Pit

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 29 June 1912 · page 12

The minors' chapel in Mynnd Menigged Colliery at Swansea, whore for a period extending over half a century, the toilers of the mine have each morning gathered together to worship…

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Lambton B Men Strike. Newcastle, Monday afternoon. A strike threw Lambton B Colliery idle to-day. Hubburn Colliery Still Idle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 1 July 1912 · page 5

The strike at Hebburn, one of the largest pits on the Maitland field, is still in progress, the men refusing to go into the mine this morning. This is the sixth day of the strike,…

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Gold in China. How It Is Mined. Scenes in Interior

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 1 July 1912 · page 4

For hundreds, perhaps thousands of years, the Chinese, have been working gold mines in the interior of China, and there has been no change in the crude methods…

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