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Mining & the mines, 1914

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The Romance of Gold. Interesting Stories of Coutts' and Lubbock's

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 19 October 1914 · page 6

The amalgamation of the great houses of Coutts' and Roberts, Lubbock and Co , two of our few surviving private banks (says London "Daily Telegraph") recalls the…

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Mining Employment

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 20 October 1914 · page 2

Tho number of employees at the district mines that are working is steadily on the Increase. Many miners formerly employed at Stanford-Morthyr, Hebburn, and…

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The Mine Peril. Rotterdam, Oct. 19

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 20 October 1914 · page 5

The steamer Noordam, which struck a pine on the way from New York, has arrived The explosion was under the stern, and wrecked, the steering goar, while a…

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Naval News. Mine-layer Captured. London, Oct. 19

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 20 October 1914 · page 5

The Central News Agency states that a warship and two destroyers captured a mine-layer, which was disguised as a hospital ship. The official Press does not confirm…

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Miners' Relief Pay

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 21 October 1914 · page 4

A further instalment of relief money was paid to former employees of the two-shift colliertes yesterday…

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A Gold Medallist

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 21 October 1914 · page 6

Master Hector Scott, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robt. Scott, of George-street, at the recent examinations open to Presbyterian Sunday Schools in the State, succeeded in winding…

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Liner Strikes Mine. London, Oct. 20

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 22 October 1914 · page 2

The Holland-America liner Potsdam (12, 522 tons) struck a mine in the North Sea on Monday night. She is in a crippled condition…

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Mines Washed Ashore. Flushing, Oct. 21

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 22 October 1914 · page 2

A number of mines were washed up at Blankenberghe. Three exploded, two children being killed…

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Germans in Mines. Questions in the Assembly

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 22 October 1914 · page 3

In the Legislative Assembly, yesterday, Mr. Kearsley asked the Minister for Mines if it was a fact that Germans had been employed to take the place of men who declined to…

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A Fall of Coal

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 23 October 1914 · page 4

Mr. John Robson, a married man residing at Rothbury, had both his logs and one rib broken yesterday morning, while working in the Rothbury colliery through a fall of coal. The…

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Prohibiting Coal Exports. Newcastle Affected

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 23 October 1914 · page 6

Some apprehension appears to exist with regard to the export, of coal, which the Minister of Customs stated had not been stopped. On October 13th instructions were…

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Angry Germans. Blowing Up Coal Mines. London, Oct 16

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 24 October 1914 · page 12

The "Dally., Telegraph" states that the Germans are creating havoc among the coal mines of northern France, and are evidently wrecking vengeance before retreating…

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South Greta Miners

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 24 October 1914 · page 4

A meeting of the South Greta miners will be held to-morrow (Sunday) morning at 10 o'olock under tho big tree at Telarah, when names for the cavil will be taken…

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Floating Mine. Amsterdam, Oct. 18

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 24 October 1914 · page 13

me steamer Noordam, en route from New york to Rotterdam, struck a mine. Sho is proceeding under her own steam. Seven Persons on board were wounded…

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Mines Washed Ashore. Children Killed

Singleton Argus · Saturday 24 October 1914 · page 3

Flushing, Wednesday.—A number of mines were washed up at berghe. Three exploded, two children being killed…

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State Coal. Resuming the Land

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 24 October 1914 · page 9

The Minister of Mines states that the question of establishing State coaimines is receiving close, attention by the Government. Mr. Cann said that he had taken stops to…

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Confiscated Mine. Gun Emplacements Found. Paris, Oct. 23

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 24 October 1914 · page 5

On the closing of the German firm of Thyssen's mines and furneces. which were confiscated by the French Government, it was discovered that there were among the…

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Naval News. Mine-layer Captured. London, Oct. 19

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 24 October 1914 · page 2

The Central News Agency states that a warship and two destroyers captured a minelayer, which was disguised as a hospital ship. The official Press Bureau does not confirm…

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Richmond Main Colliery

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 26 October 1914 · page 3

The miners here are complaining about the conditions under which men are being employed at the Reichmond Main Colliery, and there is talk of placing the matter before…

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Maitland Coalmines. Pelaw-main Miners' Lodge

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 26 October 1914 · page 3

A meeting of the Pelaw-Main Miners Lodge was held yesterday at which Mr. W. Thompson presided. The minutes of the delegate board meeting of October 5 were…

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