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Mining & the mines, 1913

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Mining Magnates Guarded. Johannesburg, July 7

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 12 July 1913 · page 2

Two civilian corps armed with ball cartridge guarded the residences at Parktown, where many mining magnates live. These residents were fearful of [?] threats…

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Killed by a Fall of Earth. Fate of Two Miners

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 12 July 1913 · page 6

A fall of earth at the South Berry mine, Creswick (Vic.) resulted, in the deaths of two miners, Jonathan Mounsey and Henry King, both of Allendale, who were…

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Kurri District Hospital. Colliery Doctors Union

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 14 July 1913 · page 2

A special meeting of the Kurri District Hospital Committee was held yesterday afternoon, to hoar the explanation of Drs. Macarthur and Halloran as to why they declined…

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Mining Fatality. At Central Greta Colliery

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 15 July 1913 · page 3

Further particulars of the fatality in the Central Greta Colliery about midday on Thursday (referred to in last issue, by our Branxton correspondent) are now…

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Mining Matters. Miners' Wages Boards

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 16 July 1913 · page 7

It was ascertained on Tuesday afternoon at the office of Mr. M'Gowen,the.Minister of Labour and Industry, that the appointment of a chairman for the miners' wages…

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Great Coal Seam

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 16 July 1913 · page 7

Mr. Edden the Minister.of Mines has received from Mr Pitiman, the Undor-Secretary for Minos, who is at present on si tour of' Queensland, collecting ?Information for a…

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Treatment of Mine Horses

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 16 July 1913 · page 7

Some time ago Mr Edden. .the Minister of Minos, received .-Information that the horses in a certain colliery in the western disrick'-were- not in a fit. condition to be…

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Muswellbrook Coal Mine. Too Much Slack

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 18 July 1913 · page 5

MUSWELLBROOK, Friday afternoon At a special meeting of the directors of the Muswellbrook Coal Company the following resolution was carried unanimously…

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Mining Matters. Delegate Board Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 18 July 1913 · page 6

The qua[?]terly meeting of the delegate board of the Colliery Employees Federa[?] was heid at the Ly[?] Hall, West Maitland, on Thursday. Mr. D. Watson, president of…

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Fatal Mining Accident. Central Greta Colliery

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 19 July 1913 · page 5

A sad fatal accident occurred about 12 o'clock on 10th at Central Greta Colliery, by which a miner named John Callaghan lost his life. Deceased was well-known throughout the…

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Mining Matters. Great Coal Seam

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 19 July 1913 · page 8

Mr. Edden, the Minister of Mines, has received from Mr. Pittman, the Under-Secretary for Mines, who is at present on a tour, of Queensland collecting information for a…

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Treatment of Mine Horses

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 19 July 1913 · page 8

Some time ago Mr. Edden, the Minister of Mines, received information that the horses in a certain colliery in the western district were not in a fit condition to be…

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Thirty Hours in Mine. a Wife's Suspense

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 19 July 1913 · page 5

An experience which does not, happily, full to the lot of every miner was that of William Davies, an aged collier of Coednant, in Wales, whose strange disappearance in the…

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Fire in Sulphur Mine. Forty Fatalities. Rome

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 19 July 1913 · page 5

Forty miners have been killed through a fire in a sulphur mine at San glova[?] (Si[?]). a bean of bodies was found at the pit bottom, where men fought for places…

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Mining Matters. Delegate Board Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 19 July 1913 · page 3

The adjourned meeting of the delegate Board of the Colliery Employees' Federation was concluded at the Lyceum Hull, yesterday. Mr. D. Watson, the president,…

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The Rand Mining Strike. Employment of Troops. Johannesburg, July 10

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 19 July 1913 · page 7

In addition to those already cabled, the following were killed during the recent rioting:—Messrs. Torpey and Grehthead, miners, and Mr. Hare, a commercial…

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Work at the Collieries

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 21 July 1913 · page 3

Work at the collieries of the northern district has been fairly continuous during the' past fortnight. The position in regard to the Stockton-Borehole and Lambton…

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Oil for the Navy Miners' Livings Threatened. a Socialistic Outcry. London. July 19

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 21 July 1913 · page 5

The "Daily Citizen" (Zabour), commenting on the recent remarks in the House of Commons by the First Lord of the Admiralty (Mr. Winston Churchill) in regard to oil fuel…

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Miners' Lodge

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 22 July 1913 · page 2

The quarterly meeting of the Stanford Merthyr miners' lodge was held on Sunday, at which Mr. B. Roberts presided. The secretary of the Kurri District…

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Sulphur Mine Afire

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 22 July 1913 · page 4

Rime, Saturday.—Forty men are reported to have perished in a fire that has broken out in a sulphur mine in Sicily. Manv miners were working at…

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