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Mining & the mines, 1913

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Two Men Perish. Lost on Tub Murchison Goldfields

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

The body of George Ba[?]s, aged 50, was found in the Murchison district (W.A.). He left Northern Gully siding some time ago to walk to a station, where he had taken a…

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Mining Matters. Conference To-morrow

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

All going well the colliery proprietors will meet the miners representatives at Newcastle to-morrow, the bind­ing condition on the part of the former…

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Minmi Miners' Agreement. Signed for Five Years. Newcastle

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

The officers of Minmi Miners' Lodge re­presenting about 500 men employed at Back Creek and Duckenfield Collieries, this morn­ing waited upon the proprietors (Messrs…

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Four Collieries Thrown Idle. Breakdown of a Train. Newcastle

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

Four collieries—Durham, Burwood, Dudley, and Burwood Extended—were thrown idle to-day through the breakdown of the train that lands colliery employees at…

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New Miners' Agreement. Signed for Five Years Hopeful, Outlook

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 25 February 1913 · page 2

The officers at Minmi Miners' Lodge representing about 500 men employed at Back Greek and Duckenfield Collieries, on Monday morning…

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Mining Matters. Pick Rate for the Borehole

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 25 February 1913 · page 6

A conference was held at the offices of the Colliery Proprietors' Association, Newcastle, with a view to fixing a tonnage rate for pick work in the Stockton-Borehole colliery. The…

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Mining Matters. Conference at Newcastle. Resumption of Negotiations. Newcastle

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

The conference between the Colliery Proprietors' Association and the Miners' Federation was resumed this morning at the proprietors' offices, Mr. John Brown…

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Colliery Mechanics. an Application Postponed

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 26 February 1913 · page 7

An application was made by the Colliery Mechanics' Mutual Protective Association of the Hunter River district to Judge Heydon, in the Industrial Court, Sydney, for a…

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Rothbury Colliery. Presentation to Manager

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

Mr. Richard Thomas, jun., manager [?] the rothbury colliery, was, on the occasion of his marriage, presented with a beautiful afternoon tea service (says our…

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The Maitland Coalmines. Colliery Fatality Inquest

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

An inquest was held at the Aberdare [?] Weston, yesterday, before the district coroner, Mr. G. Brown, and a jury of six, regarding the death of James Atkinson, a…

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New Zealand Earthquakes. Pandemonium in Mines

Singleton Argus · Thursday 27 February 1913 · page 3

Further earthquakes occurred at Westport (N.Z.) on Tuesday. Some were accompanied with cannonading noises. There was little additional damage. The…

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Northumberland Miners. Three-shift System. London, Feb. 26

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 27 February 1913 · page 4

The Northumberland miners have asked the executive of the Miners' Federation of Great Britain what support it is prepared to give in the event of their hallot…

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Mining Matters. Conference at Newcastle

Singleton Argus · Thursday 27 February 1913 · page 1

The conference between the Colliery Proprietors Association and the Mi{?} cis Federation was resumed at Newcastle on Monday morning at the…

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Panama Canal Menace to Our Coal Trade

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 28 February 1913 · page 4

Out of a total output from our coal mines during 1911 of just, over eight, and a half million tons of coal, nearly two and a half million tons, or about three-tenths of the…

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The Mining Situation. Delegate Board Meeting

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

The delegate board met at Newcastle yesterday, to consider the proposals made by the colliery proprietors to the conference held on Tuesday last, but although the…

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Mr. Scaddan in England. Visits Mining Districts. London, Thursday evening

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

Mr. J. Scaddan, M.L.A., Premier of Western Australia, is visiting friends and relatives in the mining districts of Devon and Cornwall…

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Rothbury Colliery. Presentation to Manager

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 1 March 1913 · page 7

Mr. Richard Thomas, jun., manager of the Rothbury colliery, was, on the occasion of his marriage, presented with a beautiful afternoon tea service (says our…

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Phenomenal Gold Find

Singleton Argus · Saturday 1 March 1913 · page 6

News of a further phenomenal gold find at Solferino, Upper Clarence, have been received at Grafton. J. Parkinson, a storekeeper at Baryulgil, while…

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South African Mines. Capetown. Feb. 28

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 1 March 1913 · page 5

The dividends declared in connection with the mining industry in 1912 aggregated £11,250,000…

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Our Coal Trade. Serious Outlook for Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 1 March 1913 · page 10

The Premier has received a further report from Mr. Nielsen, which shows that the opening of the Panama Canal will have a serious effect on the Newcastle coal trade…

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