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Mining & the mines, 1913

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Miners's Wages Board. Further Evidence

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 11 October 1913 · page 6

Further evidence in regard to the Pelaw-Main machine men's case was taken yesterday before the Northern Coalminers' Wages Board at Newcastle…

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Northern Coal Trade. Interstate Exports Increased

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 October 1913 · page 7

Returns giving the quantity of coal exported to places beyond the State during the nine months ended September 30 last, and a comparison with the exports for the…

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South Coast Miners. Mr Peter Bowling Defeated

Singleton Argus · Saturday 11 October 1913 · page 7

The ballot for the South Coast minors' secretaryship on Thursday resultod in the election of Mr A. C. Willis. This means the deposition of Mr Peter…

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South Coast Miners. Mr Peter Bowling Defeated

Singleton Argus · Saturday 11 October 1913 · page 9

The ballot for the South Coast minors, secretaryship on Thursday resulted in the election of Mr A. C. Willis. This menus the deposition of Mr Peter…

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Southern Miners' Union. Mr. Bowling's Position in Jeopardy

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 October 1913 · page 7

Great interest is centred in the ballot for the executive officers of the Southern Miners' Union, which is now being counted at Wollongong…

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A Fatal Shot. Disaster in a Silver Mine

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 11 October 1913 · page 4

An accident occurred at the New Burragorang silver mines on Wednesday evening. Ernest. Victor Edwards was killed and Fred. Freestone and Joseph Deacon…

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Mining Matters. Work at the Collieries

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

The coal trade of the Newcastle and Maitland fields, generally speaking, has been fairly brisk during the past fortnight, and out of the 42 collieries, for which, details…

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Combination of Unions. the Miners' Decision. Caution Expressed. London, Oct. 11

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 13 October 1913 · page 5

Mr. J. Williams, general secretary of the National Transport Workers' Federation, declared that some action, was necessary by the Miners' Federation in view of the…

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Mining Matters

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 14 October 1913 · page 5

The miners at Lambton "B" Colliery, after being on strike for seven months, have agreed to return to work on Monday next. Mr. G. Gregory, an industrial inspector,…

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Price of Explosives. Miners' Complaints

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 14 October 1913 · page 5

The recent notification to the employees by the Pelaw-Main colliery management of an increase in the price of explosives has been followed by a similar notification to the…

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Miners' Wages Board. Evidence Continued

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 14 October 1913 · page 6

Further evidence was taken yesterday before the Northern Coammers' Wages Board at Newcastle concerning the reference by the Minister for Labour in regard to the…

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Colliery Disaster, Over 400 Miners Entombed. Heartrending Scenes. Mutilated Bodies. No Hope of Rescue. London, Oct. 14

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

An explosion occurred at he Universal Colliery, Senghenydd, near Cardiff, in Wales, last night. The whole of the machinery at the pit…

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Miners' Wages Board. Evidence Continued

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 15 October 1913 · page 6

The taking of evidence was continued yesterday before the Northern Coalminers' Wages Board at Newcastle. Robert Alfred Harle, manager of the…

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Colliery Disaster in Wales 700 Miners Entombed

Singleton Argus · Thursday 16 October 1913 · page 2

London, Tuesday.—An explosion occurred at the Universal Colliery, Senghenyda, near Cardiff, in Wales, last night. The whole of the machinery at…

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Colliery Disaster. Appalling Explosion. Nearly 100 Miners Entombed. London, Oct. 15

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 16 October 1913 · page 5

The village of Senghenydd, embosomed in a quiet Welsh valley, is the scene of a disaster unparalleled in Britain, if the worst fears in regard to the explosion in the…

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Miners' Wages Board. the Pelaw-main Case

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 16 October 1913 · page 6

Further evidence was taken yesterday before the Northern Coalminers' Wages Board at Newcastle, concerning the reference by the Minister of Labour in regard to the…

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Steamers Held Up. Congestion in the Coal Trade

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 16 October 1913 · page 5

There were 17 interstate and foreign-ago-ing steamers lying idle waiting for herths to be vacated at the coal-loading cranes, Newcastle, yesterday…

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Rescue Work. Mine Catches Ftre. Heartrending Scenes. (By Cable.) London, Tuesday Night

Singleton Argus · Thursday 16 October 1913 · page 2

The explosion in the Universal colliery at Senghenydd, Cardiff, was heard miles away. The 931 miners on the day shift…

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Mining Matters. Colliery Mechanics' Case

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 17 October 1913 · page 3

The sittings of the Colliery Mechanics' Wages Board were continued at the Newcastle Courthouse yesterday. Mr. Waller (for he mine mechanics) said…

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Gold

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 17 October 1913 · page 3

We were shown the other day a nice 10oz. slug of retorted gold obtained from a crushing of stone from Towns' old mine, at Monkerai…

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