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Mining & the mines, 1913

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A Hoard of Gold. Piles of It in a Suicide's House

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 August 1913 · page 9

According to news from Paris a hoard of gold has been discovered in the house of Mile. Legros, an old lady aged 73, who has just committed suicide at Longeville, in the…

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Goldfields to Dock. Grim Drama of Village. a Grief-stricken Party

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 30 August 1913 · page 5

Once more, and probably for the last time, the crowded incidents of that tragedy-bc[?]mirched afternoon in Bedliagton, when, within the precincts of the prim-looking little hostelry, the Sun Inn, there was enacted a drama…

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Mining Matters. Work at the Collieries

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 1 September 1913 · page 8

Beyond tho fact that the disputes which have kept the Lambton B and Stockton Borehole collieries idle for some months past still remain unsettled, the Newcastle and…

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Fear of a Creep. Miners Removed

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 1 September 1913 · page 5

The underground movement that is always going on at the Central Sulphide Corporation, Broken hill, was a little more pronounced on Friday night, and as a precautionary…

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Miners' Strike

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 2 September 1913 · page 5

It is rumoured there is a possibility of the strike of miners at Bendigo extending to New South Wales, where it is alleged a large number of non-unionists are em-ployed…

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Pelaw-main Miners' Lodge

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 2 September 1913 · page 2

The Pelaw-Main miners' lodge on Sunday again had under consideration the alleged unconsitutional action of four members of the lodge in connection with the…

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Miners Wages Board. Evidence Continued

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 2 September 1913 · page 4

The Northern Coalminers' Wages Board continued its sittings yesterday at Newcastle, when William Bower, overman at Pelaw-Main, went on with his evidence. He…

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Colliery Wages Board. Interesting Evidence. Newcastle, Wednesday afternoon

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 3 September 1913 · page 5

Evidence given before the Miners' Wages Board to-day was largely historical and sta-tistical. Daniel Snedden, manager of the…

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Mining Rescue Station. Site Selected

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 3 September 1913 · page 7

The selection of a site for a mining rescue station for the South Maitland coalfield is something of which the district in general, and Kurri Kurri in particular, has reason to…

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Wattle Day in the Mining Towns. Wattle Day was observed [?]

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 3 September 1913 · page 4

[?]district with true regard to the spirit of the day (writes our mines representative). The people here are easily procurable. The…

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Mount Oxide Mines

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 4 September 1913 · page 5

The Mount oxide Mines Company has been registered with a capital of £500,000 to acquire properties in Australia, and to adopt an agreement with the Fa[?]…

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Colliery Wages Board. Evidence Continued. Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 4 September 1913 · page 6

The hearing of evidence before the Coal Mines' Wages Board was continued yesterday before his Honor Judge Edmunds. Charles Mark Ranclaud, chief clerk of…

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This Party at the Mines. Hebburn, Thursday afternoon

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 4 September 1913 · page 5

The first division of the visitors left Newcastle Railway Station at 12.30 for the Maitland district. where they were the guests of Mr. Christian, General…

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Hebburn Colliery Stoppage

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 5 September 1913 · page 5

Trouble occurred amongst the wheel[?] at Hebburn Colliery yesterday, as a result of which the afternoon shift was idle. It is stated that the trouble was caused by…

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Colliery Wages Further Evidence Taken. Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 5 September 1913 · page 6

The Northern Coalminers' Wages board continued its sitting in the Newcastle Courthouse yesterday. Francis Hendry [?] said he…

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Mining Matters. Work of the Wages Board. Newcastle, Friday afternoon

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 5 September 1913 · page 5

The Miners' Wages Board heard further evidence to-day bearing on the Miners' Federation claim for 1/6 per ton for small coal. The Proprietors' Association's case will be…

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Mining Matters. Work at the Collieries

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 6 September 1913 · page 9

Beyond the fact that the disputes which have kept the Lambton B and StocktonBorehole collieries idle for some months past still remain unsettled, the Newcastle and…

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Mining Rescue Station. Site Selected

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 6 September 1913 · page 6

The selection of a site for a mining [?] something of which the district in general, and Kurri Kurri in particular, has reason to…

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Not for Gertie Millar. Strange Transaction Over Two Gold Bags

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 6 September 1913 · page 7

Described as a dealer in antiques, William Templeton, 90, of Edgware-road, London, was committed for trial at Marlboroug-street Court on charges of obtaining two gold bags worth £63 7s 8d from Morris Segal, of…

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Rand's Romance. How the Reef Came. Inland Sea Which Cradled Gold

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 6 September 1913 · page 7

"Sir Lionel Phillips is one of the shrewdest and most successful among the giants of the South African gold-mining industry; but he has not parted with his imagination, and in a…

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