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Mining & the mines, 1913

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Mining Fatalities. Man Pinned Beneath Stone

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 13 February 1913 · page 5

Samuel Roberts, lately residing at Jesmond-street, Wallsend, and employed as a brasher at Stockton Borehole Colliery, was Killed by a fall of stone in the mine. At the…

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The Mining Situation. All-Important Conference

Singleton Argus · Thursday 13 February 1913 · page 4

Mr John Brown occupied the chair at the conference at Newcastle on Monday between the representatives of the Northern Colliery Proprietors Association…

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The Mining Situation. the Coming Judgment. Newcastle, Friday afternoon

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 14 February 1913 · page 5

Judge Scholes, Deputy Judge in Arbitration, will return to Newcastle to-morrow, and at noon will deliver his reserved judgement. In the question referred to the Court…

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Burwood Colliery Trouble. Judged Scholes Award. Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 15 February 1913 · page 4

His Honor Deputy Judge Scholes this afternoon delivered his reserved judgement in the case referred to him by the Minister of Labour and Industry, who asked him to…

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Mining Fatalities. Man Pinned Beneath Stone

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 15 February 1913 · page 4

Samuel Roberts, lately residing at Jesmond-street, Wallsend, and employed as a brusher at Stockton Borehole Colliery, was killed by a full of stone in the mine. At the…

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American Strike Riots. Miners v. Police. West Virginia Feb. 14

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 15 February 1913 · page 5

The striking miners marched in a body from Kenawha to the State Capital, and demanded the redress of their grievanees yesterday…

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A Colliery Grievance

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 17 February 1913 · page 2

The Stanford-Merthyr miners lodge is endeavouring to settle the question of what is known as double-banking certain bords in the mine. It is stated that recently the…

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The Maitland Coalmines Colliery Grievances

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

The controversy between the management of Stanford-Merthyr colliery and the miners, concerning the double-banking of places in the mine, was made the subject of further…

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Murrurundi Shale Mine

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 18 February 1913 · page 2

Mr. Roberton Lawson, managing director of the British Australian Oil Company, referred on Saturday to the strike of the company's…

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Death of Mr. Lewis Thomas, M.l.c. Veteran Colliery Proprietor

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 18 February 1913 · page 2

A well-known and wealthy colliery' proprietor, rand a liberal patron of the Welsh Eisteddfod, passed away at his residence, "Brynkfryd," Blackstone, near Ipswich…

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Miners' Accident Relief Fund Expenditure at Mines

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

The annual report of the Minors' Accident Relief Fund states that the number on mines subject to the provisions of the Act during the whole or some portion of the year was…

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Discontented Miners

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

The North Wales miners decline to withdraw their notices to cease work, and 12,000 notices are pending…

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The Colliery Trouble

Singleton Argus · Thursday 20 February 1913 · page 2

A meeting of the Colliery Proprietors' Association is to be held in Sydney to-day to discuss the proposed resumption of the conference with the…

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The Barrier Miners

Singleton Argus · Thursday 20 February 1913 · page 2

It is clear enough now, whatever it may have been previously, that Labor's unity is falling to pieces, and that dissension is rapidly spreading within [?]…

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North Wales Miners

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

The North Wales miners have withdrawn their notices, and have accepted an advanced of 4d upon their daily wage…

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Shocking Colliery Fatality

Singleton Argus · Saturday 22 February 1913 · page 3

A fatal accident occurred on Thursday, when James Atkinson, a machine man, 45 years of age. was killed in the Hebburn Colliery about 10 o'clock…

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Burwood Colliery Trouble. Judge Scholes' Award Newcastle

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

His Honor Deputy Judge Scholes this afternoon delivered his reserved judgment in the case referred to him by the Minister of Labour and Industry, who asked him to…

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Death of Mr. Lewis Thomas, M.L.C. Veteran Colliery Proprietor

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 22 February 1913 · page 10

A well-known and wealthy colliery proprietor, and a liberal patron of the Welsh Eisteddfod, passed away at this residence, "Brynkfryd," Blackstone, near Ipswich…

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The Mining Situation. Proposed Conference

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 22 February 1913 · page 3

Mr. W. Brennan, secretary of the Colleiry Employees' Federation, received the following letter yesterday from the Hunter River District Colliery Proprietors'…

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Northern Mining Situation. Meeting of proprle[?]

Singleton Argus · Saturday 22 February 1913 · page 3

A meeting of the Northern Colliery proprietors was held on Thursday. The conference Tasted for over two hours, but no official information was given to…

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