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Mining & the mines, 1915

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Old Gold and Silver. Patriotic Use

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 9 December 1915 · page 4

The managers of the Commercial Bank and Bank of New South Wales have received from the secretaries of the Old Gold and Silver War Fund a circular of which…

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Gold In. Britain. More in the Banks

Singleton Argus · Thursday 9 December 1915 · page 4

London, Monday. Evening, —Mr M'Konna, Chancellor of the Exchequer, has màde an interesting statement on the subject of the gold reserves. He…

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The Balkans. Efforts to Buy Roumania. German Gold Plentiful

Singleton Argus · Thursday 9 December 1915 · page 2

London, Monday Night.—Wholesale bribery by Germany proceeds in Ronmania. One newspaper was offered £40,000 to…

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Miners' Proposed Agreement. Taking a Ballot

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 December 1915 · page 15

At a special meeting of the Miners' Delegate Board held at the Trades Hall, Newcastle, on Friday, with Mr. J. Baddeley, president, in the chair, the agreement drawn…

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Old Gold and Silver War Fund

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 11 December 1915 · page 2

A new fund has been started in Sydney dur ing the last few days with the Hon. Sir W. P. Cullen, C J., K.C.M G., as president, and Messrs J. Russell French and H. H. Massie…

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Old Gold & Silver War Fund

The Scone Advocate · Friday 17 December 1915 · page 2

A new fund has been started in Sydney during the last few days with the Hon. Sir W. P. Cullen, C.J., K.C.M.G., as President, and Messrs…

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Mining Matters. Agreement Accepted

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 17 December 1915 · page 2

Tho receipt of returns of the ballot of members of the Colliery Employees' Federation on the agreement framed between the executive and the proprietors, as the…

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Block of Gold. New York, Dec. 16

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 17 December 1915 · page 6

The United States Treasury has melted down 20,000,000 sovoreigns. This accumulation is the result of British payments. The block weighs two hundred tons, and…

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Small Debts Court. Mining Dispute

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 18 December 1915 · page 3

In the small debts court John [?] sued the Abermain Collieries Company, Ltd., to recover 6/6, alleged to be due for work done. Mr. J. D Reid appeared for the…

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Work at the Collieries. for Fortnightly Pay

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 20 December 1915 · page 2

The coal trade experienced dullness during the pay ending Saturday, consequently only seven of the collieries in the Newcastle and Maitland district were able to get in…

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Ambulance Cars. Miners' Gifts. London

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 20 December 1915 · page 5

Lord Derby has visited Bolton to inspect twenty ambulance cars, a portion of a gift from Lancashire and Cheshire miners, who for the purpose have subscribed £36,000…

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Gold Seized. Berne. Dec. 19

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 20 December 1915 · page 6

Herr Holfferich (German Minister for Finance) has ordered all private safes in German banks to be opened, and any gold therein seized…

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Collieries and the Holidays

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 21 December 1915 · page 4

All the collieries owned by the Associated Colliery Proprietary of the Northern district will close down Friday evening and operations will not be resumed until the…

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Price of Coal Increase Sanctioned

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 22 December 1915 · page 3

The Necessary Commodities Central Commission has decided to offer no objection to the proposal of the Northern [?] proprietors to increase the selling price of coal from…

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The Price of Coal. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 22 December 1915 · page 5

Having considered the application of the colliery proprietors of the Nerthern district for permission to increase the selling price of coal from 11/ to 12/ per ton [?]…

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Conference of Doctors and Miners at Weston

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 22 December 1915 · page 4

A conference of medical practitioners and miners representatives was held at Weston on Saturday evening at which Dr. A. A. King presided. The conference was called at the instance…

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Christmas at the Collieries

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 23 December 1915 · page 3

The employees of most of the collieries at Cessnock end of the district will have full time to draw for the Christmas pay. The employees at the kurri end are not so…

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Under-Secretary for Mines

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 24 December 1915 · page 4

The Minister for Mines, Mr. Estell has announced that Mr. R. H. Cambage, Chief Mining Surveyor,had been appointed to suc-ceed Mr. Mr. E.F. Pittman as Under-Secretary…

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Rich Gold Find

The Scone Advocate · Friday 24 December 1915 · page 2

Arthur Bancroft, a well-known miner arrived at Grafton this morning with news of a wonderful rich gold find on the Upper Clarence…

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Rich Gold Find. on the Clarence. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 24 December 1915 · page 5

Arthur Baneroft, a well-known miner, arrived at Grafton this morning, with news of a wonderfully rich gold find on the Under Clarence. In four days they got out 150lbs…

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