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Mining & the mines, 1914

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Coal Export

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 13 June 1914 · page 6

The quantity of coal shipped at Newcastle during the week was 76,953 tons, of which 51,005 tons was for Commonwealth and New Zealand ports, the balance being…

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South African Mines. London, June 12

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 13 June 1914 · page 2

The Rand M[?] Ltd., returned a profit of £1,239,000 for last year, while the prol[?] of the allied mines announced to £1,9000,000, showing an increase, despite…

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Aliens in Mines. A..m.a. Complaint

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 13 June 1914 · page 5

At the general meeting of the A.M.A., at the Broken Hill, correspondence was received from Mr. Josiah Thomas, M.P., regarding the influx of aliens, who are unable to speak…

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Mining Matters. the Afternoon Shift

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 13 June 1914 · page 6

With regard to the suggestion made by the executive of the Colliery Employees' Federation to the Proprietors Association that a conference be held in connection…

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A Great Horseman. the Horse Shod with Gold

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 13 June 1914 · page 12

The death occurred at Wagga last week of Mr. John Thomas Hely, formerly a celebrated horseman, who had a rather adventurous career. He was a native of Parramatta…

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Goldfield Cities. a Visitor's Impressions. Kalgoorlie's First Bishop

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 13 June 1914 · page 11

Rev. Arnold Conolly, of St. Paul's, West Maitland, who represented the diocese at the enthronement of Right Rev. C. H. Golding-Bird as the first bishop of Kalgoorlie…

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A Miners' Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 15 June 1914 · page 6

The executive officers of the Miners' Federation, Messrs. D. Watson, president; W. Brennan, secretary; and A. Lewis, treasurer, attended meetings of the Hebburn,…

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Scottish Coal Minus

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 15 June 1914 · page 5

The Scottish miners' executive, in order to effect a reduction of output throughout Scotland, has agreed to working only four days weekly…

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A Miners Leader's Funeral

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 15 June 1914 · page 3

Never in the history of Chesterfield has there been seen such a gathering as that assembled on Saturday last, the occasion being the interment of Mr. W.E. Harvey,…

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Mining Matters. the Suggested Conference

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 15 June 1914 · page 2

Mr. D. Watson, President of the Northern Colliery Employees' Federation, said on Saturday that he had received the letter from Mr. N. J. Clarke, the secretary of the…

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Coal at Stroud

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 16 June 1914 · page 2

Coal [?] been discovered near Stroud by Mr W. Crick. It is to be hoped that when it is opened up a rich vein will be found, as it will…

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Demand for Coal London. June 15

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 16 June 1914 · page 3

The strained Turco-Greek relations have been reflected in extensive inquiries for Cardiff coal from both countries…

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Mining Matt the Afternoon Sh

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 16 June 1914 · page 5

The following letter has been N. J. Clark, on behalf of the prietors' Association, to Mr. President of the Colliery…

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Mining Mishap. London, Tuesday evening

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 17 June 1914 · page 5

A fall in a coal-mine at Cawdor, near Swansea, entombed 200 miners, all of whom were rescued after efforts extending over 20 hours…

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Running of Coal Trains

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 18 June 1914 · page 6

Mr. Holman, the State Premier, received a deputation of colliery proprietors at Newcastle on April 29th in regard to the late running of trains, causing men to absent…

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The Coal Trade. Quiet at Newcastle

Singleton Argus · Thursday 18 June 1914 · page 3

The move in the Newcastle district just now appears to be to get the feeling of the afternoon shift men on the question of a compromise with which…

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Mining Matters. the Suggested Conference

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 18 June 1914 · page 6

Mr. D. Watson, president of the Colliery Employees'. Federation, yesterday forwarded to Mr. N. J. Clark, on behalf of the Colliery Proprietors' Association, the following letter…

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The Water Board and the Collieries

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 19 June 1914 · page 4

At the last meeting of the Water and Sewerage Board a report from the board engineer was read pointing out there has not been sufficient…

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Mining Matters. Long Struggle Inevitable

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 19 June 1914 · page 2

The Sydney information in regard to what the "Horald" terms the Maitland miners' strike is that a prolonged struggle is [?]able…

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Mining Disaster. in Canada. Coal Gas Explosion. Hundreds Entombed. Vancouver

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 20 June 1914 · page 5

It is reported that 200 persons have been killed through an explosion of gas in a coal mine in the Fernie district. Relief trains have been despatched. It…

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