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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1918

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Mining Dispute. Loss of £20,000 in Wages

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 17 September 1918 · page 3

Commenting on the resumption of work at the different collieries, Mr. Beeby (Minister for Labour and industry) stated to-day that the net result of these troubles was a…

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Mining Dispute. Loss of £20,000 in Wages

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 17 September 1918 · page 3

Commenting on the resumption of work at the different collieries, Mr. Beeby (Minister for Labour and Industry) states to-day that the net result of these troubles was a…

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Men From Victoria. at Richmond-main Colliery

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 18 September 1918 · page 3

In the Legislation Assembly Mr. Kearsley asked the Minister for Labour and industry of his attention had been drawn to a newspaper paragraph, in which it was stated…

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Mine Labour. Men From Victoria

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 21 September 1918 · page 7

In the House of Representatives Mr. M. Charlton (N.S.W.) moved the adjournment to call attention to a statement by a firm of manufacturers in Victoria for the…

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Miners' Pay-day. Fairly Brisk Fortnight

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 23 September 1918 · page 3

Work at the collieries of the South Maitland and Newcastle coal fields was comparatively fairly brisk for the fortnight ended on Saturday last. Full time was worked at…

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The Fatal Room. Published by arrangement with Cassell and Company. Ltd. (All Rights Reserved). Chapter Xvi. the Woman with the Re-gold Hair

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 24 September 1918 · page 3

I came to myself suddenly, with a dim consciousness that my throat was parched and my head aching as though something had cloven it is in the region of my brain, to…

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The Fatal Room. Published by arrangement with Cassell and Company, Ltd. (All Rights Reserved). Chapter Xvi. the Woman with the Red-gold Hair

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 24 September 1918 · page 3

I came to myself suddenly, with a dim [?] that my throat was parched and my head aching as though something had cloven it is in the region of my brain to…

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"Dear Old Pal of Mine."

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 25 September 1918 · page 6

Mr. John McCormack has been singing this song in America during the last twelve months, and it has proved to be the greatest seller he has ever popularised…

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Decreased Gold Output. Capetown

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 25 September 1918 · page 5

At a meeting of the Johannesburg Chambers of Mines, the President referred to the serious position with regard to the Transvaal gold output. He pointed out that the…

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Whitburn Colliery. Question of Ventilation

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 30 September 1918 · page 7

Henry Jenkins Thomas was charged at the West Maitland Police Court to-day, before Mr. C. H. Gale, P.M., that on August 16, 1918, being manager of Whitburn colliery,…

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I.w.w. Prisoners. West Australian Miners' Protest

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 30 September 1918 · page 2

At the conference of the Federated Mining Employees Association at Boulder, W.A., the following resolutions were carried:—(1) That we enter a strong protest against…

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ILS.A Battleship Strikes Mine. WASHINGTON

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 1 October 1918 · page 6

The battleship Minnesota Struck a mine off The Delaware coast. There were no casualties. The Minnesota was able to make port…

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Mine Rescue Stations. Intentions of the Government

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 3 October 1918 · page 3

In the Legislative Assembly Mr. Kearsley asked the Minister for Mines if he was aware that in coal mines men suffered needlessly owing to the lack of experienced…

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Victorian Miners. Dissatisfaction on Maitland Field

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 4 October 1918 · page 2

The remainder of the miners who were sent to New South Wales during the coal strike and undertook work on the Maitland field on the understanding given by the Peacock…

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Conctllation Scheme. Rejected by Miners

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 5 October 1918 · page 5

Mr. A. C. Willis, secretary to the Australian Coat and Shale Employees' Federation, stated yesterday that the returns of the ballot taken by the Miners' Federation, although…

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Russia Pays. Waggonloads of Gold and Notes

Singleton Argus · Saturday 5 October 1918 · page 5

London. Thursday.—The second instalment of the six milliards of marks paid by Russia has reached Berlin. Waggons [?]led with sold and bank…

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Miners Pay Day. Work for the Fortnight

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 7 October 1918 · page 2

Work at the collieries of the Newcastle and Maitland districts was of an intermittent character for the fortnight ended on Saturday last The respective number of days worked,…

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South Greta Miners

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 9 October 1918 · page 4

A meeting of members of the South Greta Miners' Lodge will be held at the usual meeting place at 10 o'clock to-morrow (Thursday) morning if the pit is not working,…

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Attack at Masnieres. Precaution Against Mines. London, Tuesday Night

Singleton Argus · Thursday 10 October 1918 · page 2

The United Press Association reports: The Anglo-Americans. attacked this morning and intended to capture Maslucres with a view to turning the…

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South Greta Miners

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 11 October 1918 · page 4

Members of the South Greta miners are specially requested to attend at the usual meeting place to-morrow (Saturday) at one o'clock sharp…

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