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Mining & the mines, 1913

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Stockton Miners. Work Resumed. Newcastle

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

After having been on strike since March last year, the Stockton-Borehole minors resumed work to-day under terms of the award delivered lust week by Judge…

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Mining Matters. Small Coal Award

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

Another clause relating to the small-coal award was brought before the wages board at Newcastle on Monday by Mr. A. Lewis (advocate for the miners) for interpretation…

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Pelaw-main Miners

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 2 December 1913 · page 3

There is great dissatisfaction amnogst the Pelaw-Main miners regarding rates and conditions under which they are asked to lift bottom coal in the mine. It appears that…

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Mines' Medical Conference

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

A conference of representative of the medical committees of Stanford-Morthyr, Pelaw-Main, and Hebburn Collieries, was held in the King's Hall ob Sunday evening. An official…

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Miners' Wages. Southern Collieries Board

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 3 December 1913 · page 6

The Southern Collieries' Wages Board. which is dealing with the new agreement between the colliery proprietors and the men has already had nine sitting, days, hut…

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Trouble Likely to Extend. to the Collieries. Newcastle

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

Information of a somewhat startling character leaked out this morning in a particularly well-informed quarter in colliery cireies. It is stated on what is undoubtedly good…

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Miners Entombed. Cripple Creek (Colorado). Dec. 2

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

Eight men were entombed when the sides of the Golden Cycle mine caved in yesterday. It is believed, however, that the men will be got out alive…

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Mining Matters. Wages Board Sitting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 4 December 1913 · page 7

At the opening of the sitting of the Northern Coal Miners' Wages Board at the Newcastle Courthouse yesterday, Mr. Justice Edmunds, the chairman, said the…

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Mining Matters. Small Coal Award

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 6 December 1913 · page 10

Another clause relating to the small-coal award was brought before the wages board at Newcastle on Monday by Mr. A. Lewis (advocate for the minors) for interpretation…

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South Wales Collieries. London, Friday night

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 6 December 1913 · page 5

Thirty thousand colliers have been re[?]dered idle in South Wales the railway strikes…

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Stockton Miners. Work Resumed. Newcastle

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 6 December 1913 · page 11

After having been on strike since March last year, the Stockton-Borehole miners resumed work to-day under terms of the award, delivered last week by Judge…

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Mining Matters. Wages Board Business

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 6 December 1913 · page 3

In accordance with nil arrangement come to some time ago to devote alternate weeks to the Lambton B and Whitburn cases, the instnamed will be opened on…

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Colorado Mining Disaster. Crippde Creek (Colorado), Dec. 5

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 6 December 1913 · page 2

In reference to the disaster at the Golden Cycle mine, which resulted in eight men being entombed, it now appears that furthers falls pf rock have prevented the rescuers…

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Mining Matters. Work at the Collieries

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 8 December 1913 · page 6

There has been a slackness of trade, which has affected several of the pits during the past fortnight, and reduced the number of thier working days. This quietness, however,…

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Mining Fatalities. Berlin

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 8 December 1913 · page 2

A fire has occurred in a mine at Rybink. Thirteen were killed and three others are missing…

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Dublin Strike. English Miners' Attitude. London, Dec. 9

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 10 December 1913 · page 5

The executive of the Miners' Federation sates that the district report against a general strike to assist the Dublin men; but that they approve of increased financial…

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New Zealand Strike. Movement Collapsing. Large Coal Shipments

Singleton Argus · Thursday 11 December 1913 · page 4

Work is proceeding steadily at ail the main ports of New Zealand, and the coastal services are nearing a normal state…

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British Labour Troubles. Mine Employees' Demands. London

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 12 December 1913 · page 5

The Mi[?]ers' Federation Conference expressed regret at the rejection of the demand for a 15 per cent, advance in the wages of surfacemen, and the hop that the employers…

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Mining Matters. the Wages Board

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 12 December 1913 · page 6

On the assembling of the Northern Coalminers' Wages Hoard at. Newcastle yesterday morning, Mr. Justice Edmunds, the chairman , said he thought an effort must…

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Accident in Coal Mine

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 13 December 1913 · page 2

Mr. Edward Budden, of Brook-street met with a painful accident in Muswellbrook Coal Mine, on Thursday morning, one of his knees being severely cut through…

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