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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1916

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State Gold Yield. a Decrease

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 15 April 1916 · page 14

The return furnished hy the [?] retary for Mines shows that the [?]go in New South Wales for March was ounces crude, equal to 8533 ounces…

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Gold Find Near Orange

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 18 April 1916 · page 1

A rich find of gold has been made in Milwood paddocks, one mile from Orange, and dose to the famous old Lucknow field. Mr. W. C. Easdown…

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The Mining Corps

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 18 April 1916 · page 4

Although Lieut. Loftus Hills, recruiting officer for the Australian Mining Corps, has obtained approximately the number of miners required, any practical miners desirous…

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Muswellbrook Letter. State Coal-mine Proposals. Muswellbrook

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 19 April 1916 · page 2

Rumours are again current to the effect that the Minister of Mines is making inquiries with regard to the advisableness of extending the Government State coalmining…

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Agriculture. American Professor's Advice. Mining Over-estimated

The Scone Advocate · Thursday 20 April 1916 · page 8

"The mind of Australia seems to me to run more on mining than on agriculture, and I think there is a tendency here to over-emphasise the…

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Cessnock Collieries

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 22 April 1916 · page 3

A number of former employees of the Cessnock collieries, who have enlisted for active service. were entertained in the Cessnock Hall on Friday evening last…

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Soldiers Farewelled. Pelaw-main Colliery. (From our Mines' Representative)

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 22 April 1916 · page 3

There, was a large gathering at the King's Hall, Kurri, on Saturday evening, when the Pelaw-main colliery employees entertained 96 of their fellow employees…

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Richmond Main Colliery

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 22 April 1916 · page 4

The delegate board of the Colliery Employees' Association has endorsed the appointment of a board of reference, with Mr. H. M. Cohen as chairman, to deal with the position at Richmond…

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Mount Oxide Mines. Judgment Delivered. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 22 April 1916 · page 10

Mr. Justice Harvey delivered judgment in the suit Mount Oxide Mines, Ltd., against the directors, in which £25,000 was claimed in respect to alleged negligence…

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Bellbird Colliery Fatality

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 29 April 1916 · page 4

Further particulars of the accident at Bellbird colliery yesterday, whereby George Edmunds, a boy 14 years of age, lost his life, show that the lad was engaged as a…

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Miners Residential Areas

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 29 April 1916 · page 4

At the Labour Conference the following resolution, submitted by the Kahibah Electoral Council (Catherine Hill Bay branch), was carried:—"That the State Government should,…

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Broken- Hill Miners. Arbitration Award

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 2 May 1916 · page 4

In the Federal Arbitration Court Mr Justice Higgins delivered his award in the Broken Hill claim. He granted the 44 hours' week, and provided increases…

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Orange Gold Rush the Discoverer Sanguine. An Ounce to the Dish. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 2 May 1916 · page 2

Every available foot of ground was taken up to-day. at Wallwood Station, near Orange, where gold was recently discovered, and some large sums have…

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The Attack on Verdun. Enemy Trapped in Wood. French Feign Retreat and Mine Attacking Column. Paris, Feb. 28

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 3 May 1916 · page 5

This afternoon the German and French armies are both holding out upon the line on which they have been fighting since Friday night across the Poivre crest through…

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Work for Miners

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 4 May 1916 · page 2

At least one district colliery proprietary, the Socitish-Australian Mining Company, complains of being unable to secure miners, although there is slacknoss at many pits…

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Bellbird Colliery Fatality. Inquest at Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 4 May 1916 · page 5

An inquest was held at the Cessnock Courthouse on Wednesday, before the District Coroner, Mr. G. Brown, and a jury of six, concerning the death of George Einon…

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Black Sea Mines. Extraordinary Inscription

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 4 May 1916 · page 5

It is officially stated that a minefield has been discovered in the Hiack Set, all the mines bearing the inscription "Christ, is risen."…

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Mining Matters. Richmond Main

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 4 May 1916 · page 2

A board of reference, appointed to arbitrate upon the deadlock that has existed between the proprietary and the miners for a considerable time, concerning conditions…

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German Mine Sweepers. British Submarine's Coup. Copenhagen

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 5 May 1916 · page 5

The newspaper "Ribe Stifts Tidende" narrates that on the 7th of October eight mine sweepers under the auxiliary cruiser Kaiser anchored in the sound…

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