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Mining & the mines, 1913

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Southern Coal Strike. Preparing for a Long Struggle. Pit Horses Turned Out

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 3 April 1913 · page 7

No move is being made by either side to bring about a settlement of the southern coalminers' strike. The owners have turned the pit horses out in the paddocks, and…

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The Northern Collieries. Special Mining Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 4 April 1913 · page 5

The Minister of Labour and Industry (Mr. Carmichael) stated on Thursday that the proposal which has been made to the Northern coal-miners' executive, was that Newcastle…

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South Coast Coal Strike Conference Postponed

Singleton Argus · Saturday 5 April 1913 · page 4

The president of the Illawarra collicry Employees' Federation, Mr. A c. Willis, stated on Thursday that the conference suggested by the Minister for…

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Alleged Gold Fraud. a Peculiar Case

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 5 April 1913 · page 6

At the police court, Albury, William Scott was charged with having, at Albury, presented, to the Bank of Australasia a parcel of metal, purporting to be gold, and…

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Mining Matters. Meeting of Proprietors

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 5 April 1913 · page 2

The following statement was handed to the press on Friday at. the conclusion of the meeting of the Northern Colliery Proprietors:…

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Minmi Miners. Brown Bros.' Employees Entertained

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 7 April 1913 · page 6

To in a measure celebrate the signing of the agreement governing the working conditions of Messrs. J. and A. Brown's collieries at Minmi, employees and their wives,…

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The Mining Situation. Practically Unchanged. Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 7 April 1913 · page 5

The local mining situation is practically without change. The same pits that were all strike last week are still out. Neither owners nor miners spoken to this morning…

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Mines Restarting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 8 April 1913 · page 7

Concerning the mines, the British resumed operations, and both the mine and nill are in work again. The concentrates produced will be stacked. The Junction North…

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General Cable News. Non-union Miners

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 8 April 1913 · page 5

owing to 16,000 Cannock Chase miners having decided to force no-unionists to join their union; 3000 declined to descend the pits where no-unionists are employed…

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Northern Miners' Dispute. Proprietors Refuse a Conference

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 8 April 1913 · page 4

The Associated Colliery Proprietors of the northern district met on Friday at the Sydney offices of Pitt Son, and Badgery, Ltd.. and gave, consideration to the…

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The Barrier Strike. Picketing Officials' Houses. Mines Idle

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 8 April 1913 · page 3

The industrial position at Broken [?]ill is, if anything, blacker. The following correspondence between Mr. Eley, general manager of the Silverton Tramway…

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The Mining Situation Reply to the Proprietors

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 8 April 1913 · page 6

A reply was sent yesterday by Mr. W. Brennan, secretary to the Coiliery Employees' Federation, to the communication Conveying the latest proposals made by the…

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The Mining Situation. Will There Be a Strike? Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 8 April 1913 · page 5

The mining crisis in this district is causing some public alarm, but there does not seem to beauty occasion for it. The Miami agreement. which ensures live years' peace at Buck Crock…

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The Teralba Collieries. Proprietors Decline Miners' Terms. Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 9 April 1913 · page 5

With the view to getting a peace agreement for the four collieries of the Teralba district, there was a conferences to-day between representatives of the colliery…

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Colliery Natalities

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 9 April 1913 · page 5

Three officials who descended the Blac[?] colliery to extinguish a fire perished in the flames…

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Southern Coal Strick

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 9 April 1913 · page 5

The Mayor of Woltongong interview the Minister of Labour, and urged him get both parties in the Southern mind dispute into touch with one another…

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The Mining Situation. Proprietors Proposals

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 9 April 1913 · page 5

Some apprehension is felt amongst the South Maitland miners in regard to the present position of the industry, and it is admitted that very careful handling will…

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Colliery Lodge

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 10 April 1913 · page 4

The Stanford-Merthye Miners' Lodge on Sunday, dealt with the delegate board minutes of April 3. They were adopted as dealt with by the board, excepting one [?]…

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South Greta Colliery

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 10 April 1913 · page 4

The fact that some of the employees of South Greta colliery are not members of the Colliery Employees' Federation, and that others who are, are in arrears, is giving…

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Non-union Miners

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 10 April 1913 · page 5

The Cannock Chase miners' strike has ended. The non-u[?]nionists have been eliminated from some of the mines…

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