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Mining & the mines, 1913

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Fire in a Mine. About £10,000 Damage

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

A disastrous fire broke out at the Burraga copper mine between 4 and 5 o'clock on Saturday afternoon, the cause, it is thought, being sparks from the fire box of the wood drawing…

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Colliery Relief Fund

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 25 November 1913 · page 2

A total of £2975 was added to the Senghenyyd relief fund as a result of the exhibition of the wedding presents of Prince Arthur of Connaught and the Duchess of Fire…

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A Mine Affray. Pretoria

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 25 November 1913 · page 5

Five thousand natives looted the Premier mine The police fired a volley, killing three and wounding twenty-two…

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French Miners' Working Day. Paris

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 25 November 1913 · page 5

The Chamber of Deputies has passed a law fixing eight hours a day for miners and fixing optional overtime not to exceed 60 hours yearly, as compared with the Senete's…

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Colliery Picnic

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 26 November 1913 · page 3

At a meeting of the Stanford-Merthyr colliery employees, held on Sunday, a recommendation from last year's picnic committee that the annual picnic be held at…

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Maitland Coalmines. Colliery Lodge Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 26 November 1913 · page 3

The monthly meeting of the Stanford-Merthyr miners' lodge was held on Sunday, at which Mr. J. .J. Hudson presided. A notice of motion from a previous meeting…

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Mining Matters. Delegate Board Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 26 November 1913 · page 6

The special mooting of the delegate board of the Colliery Employees' Federation was continued at the Oddfellows' Hall, Newcastle, on Tuesday. Mr. D. Watson presided…

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Colliery Fatality. Inquest at Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 27 November 1913 · page 5

The district coroner, Mr. G. Brown, conducted an inquest at the Cessnock Court House on Tuesday, respecting the death of Hugh W. Gorman, who died as the result…

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Miners' Wages Board. Stockton-borehole Award

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 27 November 1913 · page 3

The Northern Coalminers' Wages Board, consisting of Mr. Jusice Edmunds, chairman, Messrs. N. J. Clark, and E. Peters, representing the employers and employees…

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Strike at South Clifton. Mine Thrown Idle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 27 November 1913 · page 7

A strike occurred at the South Clifton Collery on Wednesday, with the result than the mine was thrown idle for the day and the employees lost a day's work. What the…

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Coal Trimmers and the Strike. Newcastle, Thursday afternoon

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 27 November 1913 · page 5

In the event of any of the Union Company's steamers coming here for coal before the strike in New zealand has been formally declared off, the trouble will…

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Mining Difficulty. Crave Situation. Newcastle. Thursday afternoon

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 27 November 1913 · page 5

The executive officers of the Miners Federation are making a special effort at a meeting this afternoon at Teralba 'o induce the Stockton-Borchole miners to…

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Whitburn Miners Satisfied. Newcastle, Friday afternoon

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 28 November 1913 · page 5

The Whitburn miners who have been on strike for a couple of days, in consequence of a dispute as to extra pay for working a place differently to when it was started…

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Mining Matters. Stockton-borehole Award

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 28 November 1913 · page 3

At the Opening of the Coalminer's Wages Board at Newcastle, Mr. Lewis asked the board to remove what might cause a misapprehension. In the outline of the award…

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Mining Matters. Colliery Mechanics

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 29 November 1913 · page 6

Mr, W. Waller, secretary of the [?] Hery Mechanics Mutual Protective [?]ciation, has applied to the Coal Mining (North) Group No. 2 Board of which…

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Colliery Fatality. Inquest at Cessnock

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 29 November 1913 · page 8

The district coroner, Mr. G. Brown, conducted an inquest at the Cessnock Court House on Tuesday, respecting the death of Hugh W. Gorman, who died as the result…

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A Mine Affray. Pretoria

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 29 November 1913 · page 2

Five thousand natives looted the Premier mine. The police fired a volley, killing three and wounding twenty-two. Five thousand out of 22,000 natives…

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Strike at South Clifton. Mine Thrown Idle

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 29 November 1913 · page 8

A strike occurred at the South Clifton Colliery on Wednesday, with the result that the mine was thrown idle for the day and the employees lost a day's work. What the…

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Fire in a Mine. About £10,000 Damage

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 29 November 1913 · page 16

A disastrous fire broke out at the Burraga Copper mine between 4 and 5 o'clock on Saturday afternoon, the cause, it is thought, being sparks from the box of the wood drawing…

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

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 29 November 1913 · page 12

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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