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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1915

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Electric Power As a By-product at Mines

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 6 February 1915 · page 6

At a mine in South Africa, says "Promethens," the water supply has to be drawn from a considerable distance, and must, on its way, cross a ridge some 600…

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Tax on Gold Mines. South African Proposal Capetown, Feb. 6

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 8 February 1915 · page 3

The newspapers endorse the decision to abandon the Imperial Conference. south African statesmen are fully occupied in dealing with the position in South Africa…

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Maitland Coalmines. Miners' Lodge

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 8 February 1915 · page 4

At a meeting of the Pelaw-Main Miners' Lodge on Tuesday, the delegate board minutes of January 21 were adopted as dealt with by the board; A motion of sympathy…

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Prosperity at Woolwich. a Gold Mine to Workmen

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 9 February 1915 · page 4

While the financial strain of war is felt in all parts of the country, Woolwich is happy, for Woolwich lives and thrives on fighting by land and sea…

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Electric Power As a by Product at Mines

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 9 February 1915 · page 3

At a mine in South Africa, says "Prometheus," the water supply has to be drawn from a considerable distance, and must, on its way, cross a ridge some 600…

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Mining Federation. Conference of Miners Delegates

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 10 February 1915 · page 2

An important conferences of delegates from mining organisations throughout the Commonwealth was held at the Trades Hall, Sydney. The delegates present were…

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The Colliery Cases

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 10 February 1915 · page 6

In the Legislative Assembly Mr. Wade asked if any action had yet been taken by the Government to enforce penalties imposed by the Arbitration Court on certain members…

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Disastrous Mine Explosion

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 10 February 1915 · page 3

Twenty-three miners were killed by an explosion in the Carlisle Mine, Fayelle Ville, West Virginia United States…

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Smallpox. Outbreak at the Mines. Thirteen Cases. Kurri Kurri

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 10 February 1915 · page 5

Startling reports concerning; an out break of smallpox at Hebburn and Weston were received last evening. The Government Medical officer of Kurri…

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Mine Flooded. Twenty-two Fatalities. Vancouver, Feb. 10

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 11 February 1915 · page 4

Twenty-two persons were killed through the flooding of a coal mine at Wellington, Vancouver Island. Some abandoned workings were filled with water, which broke…

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Mining Federation. Conference of Miners' Delegates

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 13 February 1915 · page 2

An important conference of delegates from mining organisations throughout the Commonwealth was held at the Trades Hall, Sydney. The delegates present were:…

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The Colliery Cases

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 13 February 1915 · page 7

In the Legislative Assembly Mr. Wade asked if any action had yet been taken by the Government to enforce penalties imposed by the Arbitration Court on certain members…

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Tax on Gold Mines. South African Proposal. Capetown, Feb. 6

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 13 February 1915 · page 12

The newspapers endorse the decision to abandon the Imperial Conference. South African statesmen are fully occupied in dealing with the position in South Africa…

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Miners' Picnic

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 13 February 1915 · page 2

Many are looking forward to the above-mentioned picnic which takes place at Spier's point Lake Maequarie on Saturduy next, 20th iustant. A…

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Mine Explosion. Twenty-three Killed. New York. Feb. 6

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 13 February 1915 · page 3

Twenty-three miners were killed by an explosion in the Carlisle mine at Fayetteville, West Virginia. One hundred and sixty were rescued after…

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Smallpox. Outbreak at the Mines. Thirteen Cases. Kurri Kurri

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 13 February 1915 · page 5

Startling reports concerning an outbreak of smallpox at Hebburrn and Weston were received last evening. The Government Medical officer oE Kurri,…

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Smallpox at the Mines. Three More Cases. Kurri Kurri Saturday afternoon

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 13 February 1915 · page 5

Three more cases of smallpox were reported this morning. two at Weston and one at Sawyer's Gully. Drs. Heupt and Welch were busy with…

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World's Salt Mines. Wonders of an Underground City. Restaurants, Churches, and Shiiines Hewn Out of Salt

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 13 February 1915 · page 10

Some twenty miles south-east of Cracow, the great Austrian fortress in Galicia, which is expected to be at any moment now invested by the Russians and to eventually fall…

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Work at the Collieries. Fortnightly Pay

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 15 February 1915 · page 6

Wh[?] at the collieries during the fortnight ending on Saturday was on the whole, consistent, and good times were made. This spart resulted in the biggest week's export…

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Mining Matters. Miners' Delegate Board

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 17 February 1915 · page 5

A special meeting of the delegate board of the Colliery Employees' Federation was held at the Oddfellows' Hall, Newcastle, yesterday. There was a full represen[?]tion…

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