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Mining & the mines, 1918

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Mining Examinations. Successful, Candidates

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 1 November 1918 · page 3

An examination of candidates for certificates of competency as manager, under-manager, and deputy, under the Coal Mines Regulation Act, 1912, was held at…

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Coal Miner's Sudden Death

Singleton Argus · Saturday 2 November 1918 · page 3

On Thursday afternoon the Coroner held an enquiry at the Courthouse touching the death of Joseph Isaac Austin, which took place suddenly at…

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Work at the Collieries. Miners' Pay Day

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 4 November 1918 · page 3

Work at the collieries of the Newcastle and Maitland coalfields was slight improved for the fortnight ended on Saturday last. Full time of 1[?] days was put in a seven of…

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Miners' Ballot. Acting Minister's Reply

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 5 November 1918 · page 3

Mr. Grahame, who is Acting Minister for Labour and Industry in the absence of Mr. G. S. Beeby, made a statement in answer to the published comments of the executive of…

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Powdered Coal. for Steaming Purposes

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 5 November 1918 · page 3

Interesting experiments with powdered coal are being carried out by the Naval Board in Sydney, and on an old gunboat in the harbour…

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Coal Mines Act. Miners' Suggested Amendments

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 7 November 1918 · page 3

The Minister for Mines (Mr. Fitzpatrick) is submitting certain amendments to the Assembly in connection with the Coal Mines Regulation Act. While in Sydney, Mr. J. M…

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Powdered Coal. for Steaming Purposes

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 9 November 1918 · page 7

Interesting experiments with powered coal are being carried out by the Naval Board in Sydney, and on an old gunboat in the harbour…

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Enemy Mine. Sunk Off South Coast

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 9 November 1918 · page 4

The Secretary of Navigation has been informed that the coastal steamer Bodalla sighted a German mine off the South Coal early yesterday morning. The mine was the…

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Worth Their Weight in Gold

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 9 November 1918 · page 5

When the shoe clerk of the present day says, "Madam, tlieso shoes are worth, their weight in gold," he accurately is not very far off. A shoe manufacturer in Lynn, Mass…

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Letters to the Editor. Miners and Arbitration Act

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 9 November 1918 · page 2

Sir.—My attention has just been drawn to a statement made by Mr. Grahame, Acting Minister for Labour and Industry, which appeared in your issue of 5th inst.,…

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Russia. Large Gold Seizure. London, Wednesday Night

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 9 November 1918 · page 9

A message from Omsk states that when the Ozecko Slovaks took Kazan in August, they captured the Bolsheviks' State treasure equivalent to £65,000,000 in good gold coin. The…

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Siberia. Czechs' Hugh Gold Capture. London

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 9 November 1918 · page 5

In the House of Commons Lord Robert Cecil confirmed the news that the Czecho-Slovaks which was now in possession of the…

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Gold Treatment of Tuberculosis

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 11 November 1918 · page 7

A summary of results obtained by treating tubercuious gulnen pigs with gold preparation, given by Lydia De Witt, in the "American Review of Tuberculosis." does not…

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Enemy Mine Sunk Off South Coast

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 12 November 1918 · page 4

The Secretary of Navigation has been informed that the coastal steamer Bodalla sighted a German mine off the South Coast early on Friday morning…

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Local and General News. Miners' Conference Adjourned

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 13 November 1918 · page 4

The miners conferences, convened to be held yesterday in Sydney, proved a formal meeting. Owing to the reception of the news regarding the signing of the armistice it…

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Letter to the Editor. Loyalist Miners

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 15 November 1918 · page 7

Sir,—Permit me a space in one of your columns on the mining question. If the miners on the whole would consider the advisability of bringing all the loyalists…

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Proprietors and Miners

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 16 November 1918 · page 4

In consequence of the peace celebrations eventuating this week, the conference between the colliery proprietors of northern, southern and western, districts and the…

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Four Persons Shot. Mining Camp Tragedy

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 16 November 1918 · page 6

News has been received at Townsville [?] of a tragedy that occurred at Mount Cooton, a small mining camp, about an equal distance from clermont. Charters Towers…

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Work at the Collieries. for Fortnightly Pay

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 18 November 1918 · page 3

Work at the collieries of the Newcastle and South Maitland coalfields was of a light and intermittent character during the fortnight. The holidays observed for Eight-hour…

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East Greta Coal Co

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 19 November 1918 · page 4

At the half-yearly meeting of shareholders of the East Greta Coal Mining Co., Ltd., at Sydney, yesterday, a net profit of £14,755 for the six months ended September 30…

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