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Mining & the mines, 1913

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Mining Matters. Confluence of Lodges

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 18 November 1913 · page 6

A conference of representatives of the whole of the minors' lodges in the Maitland district was held at Beatty's Hotel, West Maitland, on Monday, at which Messrs. D. Watson,…

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Colliery Lodge Presentation

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 19 November 1913 · page 3

Mr. B. Roberts, who recently retired from the position of chairman of the Standford-Merthyr Miners' Lodge, after many years' faithful service, was entertained by members…

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Maitland Coalmines. Colliery Banquet

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 19 November 1913 · page 3

Mr. J. McAteer, who was underground manager of the Heddon-Greta colliery for many years, prior to that mine closing down, and who has since been employed as a deputy…

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Theft of Gold. Paris, Nov. 18

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 19 November 1913 · page 5

While a group of bank porters were unloading 40 cases of gold, consigned by the Ottoman Bank in Constantinople to its Paris, branch, they noticed Unit one box was not…

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New Mining Field. Wallaby Shooters' Find

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 19 November 1913 · page 7

The recently-discovered "Fire Fly" copper, lead, silver field, situated in mountainous country near Hall's Peak, about [?]25 miles south of Hillgrove, forms the subject…

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Welsh Colliery Disaster. Three Hundred Bodies Recovered

Singleton Argus · Thursday 20 November 1913 · page 3

London, Tuesday.—Three hundred bodies have now been recovered from the Universal Colliery at Sengenhydd. The exploring parties have concluded…

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Heavy Death Roll. Welsh Colliery Disaster. London

Singleton Argus · Thursday 20 November 1913 · page 2

The death roll in connection with the Welsh colliery explosion totals 439. The last bodies -will be removed to-morrow, and work will be resumed on Monday…

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French Miners Strike. Paris, Wednesday evening

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 20 November 1913 · page 5

Over 25,000 miners have struck at Pas do Calais, with a view to compelling the Senate to relinquish amendments to the Eight Hours Bill, increasing the overtime margin…

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Mining Disaster. Many Fatalities. Acton (Alabama), Nov. 19

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 20 November 1913 · page 5

An explosion entombed 30 miners in the No. 2 mine of the ALabama Fuel and Iron Company. So far, six bodies have been recovered…

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Coal Carting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 21 November 1913 · page 5

In connection with a statement reported to have been made at a meeting of the Pelaw miners recently to the effect that the Kurri district coal carters had declined to…

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Carden City to be planned for Miners near Barnsley

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 21 November 1913 · page 4

It is estimated that 750,000,000 tons of coal lie beneath the Serlby Hall and other estates acquired by the Northern Unon Mining Company, on the border…

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Northern Coal. What Panama Canal Will Do. an Expert's Opinion. Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 21 November 1913 · page 5

Mr. G. T. Milne, His Majesty's Trade Commissioner in Australia, delivered an address this morning to the Chamber of commerce on Great Britain's foreign and…

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Oil Fuel. Superseding Coal

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 22 November 1913 · page 9

Messrs. J. and A. Brown, Newcastle, have received another letter from their San Francisco house, pointing our principally the keen competition that coal now has with oil…

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Theft of Gold. Paris. Nov. 18

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 22 November 1913 · page 2

White a group of bank porters were unloading 40 cases of gold, consigned by the Ottoman Bank in Constantinople to its Paris branch, they noticed that one box was not…

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New Mining Field. Wallaby-shooters' Find

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 22 November 1913 · page 6

The recently-discovered "Fire Fly" copper, lead, silver field, situated in mountainous, country near Hall's Peak, about 25 miles south of Hillgrove, forms the subject…

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Entombed for Eight Days. Miners' Predicament. New York, Oct. 1

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 22 November 1913 · page 12

National interest is now aroused here by the predicament of John Tomashefski, who for the past five days has been entombed in the Continental Colliery at Centralia,…

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Miners' Wages Board. Rumoured Attempt to Bring It to an End. Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 22 November 1913 · page 5

In colliery circles this morning there was a report in circulation to the effect that an attempt will be made at the meeting of the Miners' Federation Delegate…

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French Miners' Strike. Paris

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 24 November 1913 · page 5

The Miners' Federation urges a resumption of work on Monday. Seventy thousand are idle…

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Maitland Coalmines. Pelaw-main Miners' [?]

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 24 November 1913 · page 4

A special meeting of the Pelaw-Main Miners' lodge was held yesterday, at which Mr G. Shepherd presided. The following nominations were received…

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Mining Matters. Federation Officers

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 24 November 1913 · page 6

Nominations for the annual election of officers of the Colliery Employees' Federation, Northern district, have closed. The nominations are as follow:—…

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