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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1916

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Miners' Claims. Eight Hours and Overtime

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 2 September 1916 · page 2

The log of conditions with regard to hours and the payment of overtime, Sundays and holidays, will be submitted by the Australian Coal and Shale…

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South Welsh Miners. (Australian Cable Assn. Message.) London, Thursday Night

Singleton Argus · Saturday 2 September 1916 · page 6

In the South Wales coalfield dispute the miners claimed 12½ per cent of an advance and the owners 15 per cent. ot reduction. Mr Justice Pickford's…

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Cessnock District. Colliery Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 5 September 1916 · page 2

Joseph Sidebottom, a miner, was admitted to the Cessnock Hospital on Monday suffering from injuries to the back, which he received while working in Bellbird…

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Colliery Workers' Grievances. Unsettled Conditions

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 7 September 1916 · page 4

A good deal of discontent exists amongst the ranks of members, of the Amaigamat[?] Society of Engineers, and Federated Mr. chanies' Association, employed at district…

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Miser's Gold. Chapter X.—(Continued)

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 9 September 1916 · page 16

Angela is a darling and you are a dear! But, oh, boy, you will be horribly rash to marry one another! If only one or other of those hoards of miser's gold could be…

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Colliery Mechanics. Conference Asked For

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 11 September 1916 · page 8

A meeting of the executive of the Colliery Mechanics' Association was held on Saturday evening to consider the question of approaching the proprietors with a view to obtaining…

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Work at the Collieries. for the Fortnightly Pay

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 11 September 1916 · page 8

There was a fairly good average of working days for the fortnight ended on Saturday last. Ten of the mines out in the full period. Ten other collieries had from [?] 9 days, while…

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Seymour Camp. Treatment of Miners' Battalion

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 11 September 1916 · page 3

Senator D. Watson and Mr. M. Charlton, M. H. R., Who have been inquiring into the matter of complaints at Seymour Camp, Victoria, in respect to the treatment of the…

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News by Wire. Southern Collieries. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 12 September 1916 · page 5

Work was resumed at Mount [?] this morning, but Corr[?] mine is still idle…

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Pelaw-main Colliery Idle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 14 September 1916 · page 2

The Pelaw-Main Colliery was idle on Wednesday owing to trouble with the machinemen, and it was stated that the with conference, which has been dealing with…

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Eight-hours in Mines. Hearing Adjourned

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 14 September 1916 · page 2

When the coal miners case came before the Federal Arbitration Court in Melbourne, Mr. Mitchell, representing the Victoria State coal mine, asked the Judge…

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Coal and Shale Federation. Nominees for the Executive

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 14 September 1916 · page 7

Ballot papers are being forwarded to the lodges constituting the Northern Colliery Employees' Federation to determine the nominees from the district for the executive positions of the…

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Gold Presentation Key

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 15 September 1916 · page 4

The gold key to be presented to lion. Cl. BlacK, Chief Secretary, to-morrow after-noon to mark the official opening of the now inrectious wards at the .Maitland…

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Colliery Mechanics. Conference Asked For

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 16 September 1916 · page 6

A meeting of the executive of the Colliery Mechanics' Association was held on Saturday evening to consider the question of approaching the proprietors with a view to obtaining…

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Seymour Camp. Treatment of Miners' Battalion

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 16 September 1916 · page 10

Senator D. Watson and Mr. M. Charlton, M.H.R., who have been inquiring into the matter of complaints at Seyniour Camp, Victoria, in respect to the treatment of the…

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Miser's Gold. Chapter Xii. Gifts

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 16 September 1916 · page 16

"But I am entirely consumed with curiosity to know what ii all menus," cried Alice, when, after having seen the captives surely bestowed pending the arrival of the police,…

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Story of the Capture. Heroic Officer's Dive After Live Mines

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 16 September 1916 · page 9

The story of how UC5 was captured is told by a Press Association correspondent and is of thrilling interest. In April last a torpedo-boat destroyer…

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Cessnock Police Court. Unusual Colliery Cask

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 20 September 1916 · page 2

A case of interest to the mining commnity came before Mr. J. M. Fincham, at the Cessnock Police court, on Tuesday. The complaint was John G. Hutton, inspector…

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Queensland Gold Yield

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 21 September 1916 · page 2

The yield of gold in queensland for august (states the "Queensland. Mining journal") was 20.433 fine of the value of £86,794, this being a when compared…

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Coal Miners' Claims. Cash Further Adjourned

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 22 September 1916 · page 3

The plaint by the Australian Coal and Shale Employees' Federation against the colliery porprietors in variouis States, asking for improved industrial conditions, was…

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