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Mining & the mines, 1913

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Coal Trains Delayed. Collieries Idle. Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 26 September 1913 · page 5

The coal trains on the main line between here and Maitland are still running many hours late. As a consequence of this two large collieries—Aberdare and Aberdare…

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Prevention of Colliery Explosions

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 26 September 1913 · page 4

Mr. Atkinson (Chief Inspector of Coal Mines) has submitted for the Minister's information, L.L.D., president of the Institution…

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Colliery Mechanics. Employees' Case Closed

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 26 September 1913 · page 6

The Coal Mining (Northern) Wages Board No. 2 sat again at Newcastle yesterday. Christopher M'Clure, called by Mr. Kelynack, as a witness for the employers, said…

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Pelaw-main Colliery. No Settlement

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 26 September 1913 · page 5

There was no change in the mining position at the time of writing this morning. In view of the attitude of the machinemen of other collieries, who, It is stated, are…

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Colliery Employees' Picnic

Singleton Argus · Saturday 27 September 1913 · page 4

The public are reminded that the Rosedale Colliery employees' picnic will be held at Toronto on Saturday next, October 4. Tickets, 4/3 return, may be…

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Colliery Mechanics. Evidence for the Employers

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 27 September 1913 · page 6

The Coal Mining (Northern) Wages Board, No. 2. again sat at the Newcastle Courthouse yesterday, before His Honor, Mr. Justice Edmunds. Mr. A. J. Kelynack…

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Pelaw-main Colliery. Work to Be Resumed

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 27 September 1913 · page 5

Mainly as a result of advice tendered by Mr. G. Gregory, industrial inspector, the pelaw-Main machine-men yesterday carried a resolution to resume work on Monday…

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Mining Matters. Bast Greta Cavils

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 27 September 1913 · page 6

Owing to some dissatisfaction arising concerning the price to be paid for the sinking ok a new jig in the top seam at East Greta Colliery, the scrutineers, who were present…

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Mining Matters. Work at the Collieries

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 29 September 1913 · page 3

Generally speaking, work at the collieries in the Newcastle and Maitland districts has been fairly brisk during the past fortnight. The Stockton Borehole and Lambton D…

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Maitland Coalmines. Pelaw-main Colliery Active

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 29 September 1913 · page 2

In accordance with a resolution carried on Friday by the Pelaw-Main machinemen, those, employees resumed work this morning, and the mine is again in full swing…

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Pelaw Main Colliery. Machine Men's Wages. Newcastle, Monday afternoon

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 29 September 1913 · page 5

The crisis brought about by the Pelaw Main strike having ended, the Miners' Wages Board resumed this morning, when Industrial Inspector Gregory, on behalf of…

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Colliery Mechanics. Evidence Continued

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 30 September 1913 · page 2

Further evidence, was taken yesterday, before the Colliery Mechanics' Wages Board, consisting of his Honor Mr. Justice Edmunds (chairman), Messrs. H. Burg and J…

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Miners' Disputes. Defective Management

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 1 October 1913 · page 4

The advice tendered to the miners by industrial inspector Gregory during the recent Pelaw-Main trouble that they should adopt more scientific methods of dealing with their…

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Miners' Wages Board. Pelaw-main Dispute. Newcastle, Wednesday afternoon

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 1 October 1913 · page 5

The Miners' Wages Board sat to-day in the Children's Court, Judge Edmunds presiding. The board entered upon the hearing of evidence hearing upon Minister's reference…

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Riotous Miners. Damage to Railway. Calumet (Michigan, U.S.A.)

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 1 October 1913 · page 5

A renewal of strike disorders is raging throughout the district. The miners on strike attacked a special railway car containing strike-breakers, broke the windows, and…

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Coal-lumpers Injured, Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 2 October 1913 · page 5

Richard Lilycove, coal-lumper, was buried beneath thirty tons of coal on board the steamer Shropshire this morning, while his mate, named John Carter, who was…

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Miners' Wages Board. Pelaw-main Dispute

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 2 October 1913 · page 7

The taking of evidence in regard to the Minister's reference to the Coalminers' Wages Board in regard to the machine men at the Pelaw-Main Colliery was continued…

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Gold in a Garden. Old Man's Hoard Found

Singleton Argus · Thursday 2 October 1913 · page 1

While ploughing in the garden of a farm near Euroa (Vic), which his mother had bought for him from the executors of an old bachelor who was reputed…

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Hand Miners. Johannesburg

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 3 October 1913 · page 5

The Central District Miners' Association unanimously opposes the proposal of the Federation of Trades Unions with regard to a strike as a protest against the conviction of…

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Miners' Wages Board. Adjourned Till Next Week. Newcastle, Friday afternoon

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 3 October 1913 · page 5

The Miners' Wages Board held a short sitting to-day, and heard further evidence respecting the wages and conditions at Pelaw-Main of machine-men. The board…

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