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Mining & the mines, 1913

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Lead for Gold. £10,000 Stolen in Transit

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 13 January 1913 · page 6

The City of London police in conjunction with international detectives are investigating the mysterious disappearance of £10,000 in sovereigns, which had been…

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Mining Accident. (By Cable.) London

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 14 January 1913 · page 2

A eage containing 15 men, at a coal mine near St. Petersburg, fell, with the result that seven were killed outright…

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Northern Coal Trouble. Minister for Labor Takes a Band

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 14 January 1913 · page 1

To prevent the northern coal trouble spreading, Mr Carmichael, Minister for Labor and Industry, invited the men's representatives to lay their case before…

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Northern Mining Troubles. The Government's Efforts. (By Telegraph). Sydney

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 14 January 1913 · page 2

The Newcastle Colliery Proprietors' Association has received a letter from the Minister for Labor, suggesting that a conference should be held…

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The Mining Situation. Proprietors' Attitude

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 15 January 1913 · page 2

Contrary to the expectations of Mr. Carmichael, the Minister of Labour, the representatives of the Northern colliery, proprietors did not confer with him on…

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Rescue Stations in Mines. to Be Established on Maitland Fields. Sydney, Wednesday afternoon

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 15 January 1913 · page 5

The Minister of Mines this morning approved of expenditure in connection with the establishment of rescue stations in the Maitland coalfields, as decided by…

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Colliery Prosecution

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 16 January 1913 · page 2

At the Kurri Police Court yesterday, before Mr. C. H. Gale, P.M., Robert A. Harle, manager Hebburn Colliery, proceeded against L. M. Kiley for breach of a…

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Colliery Crisis. Position at Newcastle

Singleton Argus · Thursday 16 January 1913 · page 2

There are no fresh developments of importance in connection with the mining situation at Newcastle. Some miners talk strike, but the general body…

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Payment Ok Miners' Wages

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 17 January 1913 · page 5

With respect to the payment of wages for work done by the Ebbw-Main and Yound Wallsend collieries during the late strike, concerning which strong efforts have been…

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Another Colliery Thrown Idle. Burwood Still Out. Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 17 January 1913 · page 5

Durham colliery wus thrown idle to-day, the miners going on strike in consequence of a dispute between one of their officers and the management…

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The Mining Situation. the Proprietors Meet. an Agreement Possible

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 17 January 1913 · page 5

A meeting of the Northern Colliery Proprieter's Defence Association was held in Sydney on Thursday for the purpose of considering the invitation sent by the Industrial…

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Colliery Strike Settled. Burwood Still Idle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 18 January 1913 · page 5

NEWCASTLE, Saturday. The Durham Colliery strike was settled this morning, but there is still a deadlock at Burwood, which pit was thrown idle…

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Price of Petrol. Cheaper Substitute From Coal

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 18 January 1913 · page 7

The continual rise in the price of petrol in all parts of the world is attracting serious attention from experts with a view to finding a cheaper substitute. In England…

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Scarcity of Water at Cobar. Mines Closing Down

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 18 January 1913 · page 7

The conditions at Cobar, by the long continued spell of dry weather, have become so acute that one large mine has had to close down, while others are threatened…

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Man Overcome in a Mine. Effects Ok Foul Air

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 January 1913 · page 16

In a gold mine situated on leely-road at Mount Wilby, Lewis Ponds, the effects of foul gas were so severe on Thursday that a party of three gentlemen were almost…

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Lead for Gold. £10,000 Stolen in Transit

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 January 1913 · page 14

The City of London police in conjunction with international detectives are investigating the mysterious disappearance of £10,000 in sovereigns, which had been…

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Northern Mining Crisis. Owners Interview the Minister

Singleton Argus · Saturday 18 January 1913 · page 6

A deputation from the Northern Colliery Proprietors Association waited upon the Minister for Education and Labor on Thursday regarding the…

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Rescue Stations in Mines to Be Established on Maitland Fields. Sydney, Wednesday afternoon

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 January 1913 · page 8

The Minister of Mines this morning approved, of expenditure in connection with the establishment of rescue stations in the Maitland coalfields, as decided by…

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Work at This Collieries

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 20 January 1913 · page 5

Most, of the collieries in the Newcastle and Maitland districts have worked with fair regularity during the past fortnight. The aggregate meeting at Weston on…

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The Mining Situation. the Strike at Burwood. Meeting of Miners and Wheelers. Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 20 January 1913 · page 5

The mining situation has been rendered more serious than it was last week by the complications that have arisen at Burwood Colliery through that pit being thrown idle…

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