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Mining & the mines, 1913

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The Band Mines

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 17 June 1913 · page 4

Johannesburg, Saturday.-The Government director of native labor, reporting on the high, mortality of the Rand mines, states that the medical service is…

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Northern Miners. Wages Board Applied For

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 17 June 1913 · page 2

Mr D. Watson, president of the Colliery Employees' Federation, stated on Saturday night that application had been made to the Industrial Registrar…

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Colliery Mishap

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 18 June 1913 · page 2

A sudden inrush of water at Carrhouse Colliery, Rotherham, drowned eight persons. while several others had exciting escapes GOOD SCORES…

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Burwood Colliery. Manager Before the Court. Newcastle, Wednesday afternoon

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 18 June 1913 · page 5

Before Mr. Mckell, S.M., at the police court, to-day, the adjourned hearing of the case brought by the Minister of Mines against the manager of the Burwood colliery for not…

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Mining Matters. Abermain Decision

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 18 June 1913 · page 7

Mr. Hardie, chairman of the Abermain tribunal appointed to deal with the rates, conditions, etc., of the lower or staple seam, delivered his decision at Abermain on Tuesday…

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Blown Up by a Mine. Constantinople. June 17

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 18 June 1913 · page 5

A small italian sailing vessel, the Elef[?] struck a mine in the Gulf of Smyrna, it was blown up. Four members of the [?] were injured…

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Mining Matters. English Miners' Wages

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 19 June 1913 · page 8

The Coal Board for the federated mining districts in England and North Wales has unanimously agreed to a further 5 per cent, advance in miners' wages. This is…

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Newcastle Miners Mr JUSTICe Heydon's Opinion

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 19 June 1913 · page 4

In the [?] of the heating of a Wag[?] board application in the industrial Court Sydney, on Wednesday afternoon, Mr. Justice Heydon said the Northern miners were…

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The Maitland Coalmihes. Pelaw-main Colliery Stoppac[?]

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 20 June 1913 · page 4

The Pelaw-Main Colliery was idle yesterday afternoon in consequence of a dispute between the management and the men [?] special places in Nos, 2 and 3 cast…

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Hid in a Coal Mine. a Boy's Adventure

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 21 June 1913 · page 7

At the Coal Cliff Colliery on Thursday, a lad 17 yours old, employed as a "clipperon," was reported missing from his work. He entered the mine with the other…

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Submarine Mine Mystery

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 21 June 1913 · page 3

The Newcastle steamship Elmsgarth, which readied Swansea from the Black Sea, reported that the captain was informed by the British consulate at Constantinople that two submarine mines had been lost in the…

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The Coal Traffic

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 21 June 1913 · page 6

At the meeting of the council of the Newcastle Chamber of Commerce, yesterday, Mr.C. B. Greaves drew attention to the [?] conditions of the coal expert trade of the port…

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Mining Matters. Pelaw-main Trouble

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 21 June 1913 · page 6

In the Industrial Court, Sydney, on Friday afternoon, Mr. Kelynack, instructed by Mr. A. P. Sparke, for Messrs Sparke and Millard, Newcastle made application to…

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The Northern Miners. "Ungovernable and Unruly." Judge Heydon's candid Comment

Singleton Argus · Saturday 21 June 1913 · page 3

In the course of the hearing of a wages board application in the Industrail Court on Wednesday afternòn, Mr. Justice Heydon said the Northern…

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Lucky Prospector, Good Gold Find. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Saturday 21 June 1913 · page 4

Dudley M'Kellar, the seven-year-old son of a prospector at Trunkey, helping his father, pounded up, pieces of stone which his father found to contain…

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Attempt to Stop a Race Ascot Gold Cup Marred. London, June 20

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 21 June 1913 · page 5

Ladies day at Ascot was marked by brilliant sunshine. The King and Queen were present, and the attendance was very large, including many oversea visitors…

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Work at the Collieries. Fairly Busy Fortnight

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 23 June 1913 · page 3

Owing to the King's Birthday celebration having fallen within the past fortnight, ten days constitute "full time" for the ensuing pay. The collieries of the district generally…

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Ascot Gold Cup Incident. Hewitt's Condition Precarious. London, June 21

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 23 June 1913 · page 5

Hewitt, the man who attempted to stop Tracery in the race for the Ascot Gold Cup, is reported to be in a precarious condition…

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A Boy's Adventure. Hid in a Coal Mine

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 24 June 1913 · page 3

At the Coal Cleff Collicry on Thursday last a lad 17 years old, employed as a clipper on," was reported missing from his work. He entered the mine…

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Indignant Miners

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 24 June 1913 · page 4

The Stanford-Merthyr miners' lodge on Sunday tabled a notice of motion to go to the district embodying an indignant, protest against the remarks of Judge Heydon…

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