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Mining & the mines, 1919

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Mining Fatality

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 29 January 1919 · page 5

Advice was received this afternoon by the West Maitland police to the effect that a miner named Lynch had been killed by a fall of coal in Abermain no, 1 Colliery…

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Mining Fatality William Walton's Death

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 29 January 1919 · page 5

The adjourned inquiry touching the death of william Walton a miner which occurred in the Maitland Hospital from the effects of injuries received in Rothbury Colliery on the…

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Peer As Able Seaman. Young Earl Mine-hunting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 30 January 1919 · page 7

The Marquis of Lincolnshire told this story at the National Liberal club (says the London "Star"), when speaking on a vote of thanks to M. Venzio[?]:— "It is only an hour…

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Mining Fatality. William Walton's Death

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 30 January 1919 · page 7

the adjourned inquested concerning the death of William Thomas walton who died in the Maitland Hospital, on the 23rd instant the result of injuries received by a…

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Abermain Mining Fatality

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 31 January 1919 · page 4

The unfortunate man, Herbert Lynch, of First-street, Weston, who met his death as a result of a fall of stone at the Abermain No. 1 Colliery on Wednesday, was working…

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Mining Fatality. William Walton's Death

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 1 February 1919 · page 5

The adjourned inquiry touching the death of William Walton, a miner which occurred in the Maitland's Hospital from the effects of injuries received in Rothbury Colliery, on the…

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Loyalists Leave. Richmond-main Colliery

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 3 February 1919 · page 5

One of the provisions of the recent agreement by which the difficulty at Richmond Main Colliery was settled, and the unionists resumed operations, was that loyalists…

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Colliery Mechanics' Association

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 4 February 1919 · page 4

At the annual meeting of the Colliery Mechanics' Association held on Saturday evening, Mr. J. E. Pendlebury was elected president, Mr. W. Poole treasurer, and Mr. H. C. Morton secretary…

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Coal Supplies

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 4 February 1919 · page 5

The regulation passed by the N.S.W. Ministry requiring coal steamers to spend seven days in quarantine after calling at Melbourne has raised the question as to…

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Abermain Colliery. Endeavour to Effect Compromise

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 5 February 1919 · page 3

A conference was held at the Abermain Colliery [?] for the purpose of endeavouring to finalise an agreement on a question that has been in dispute at the colliery for some…

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Increase Refused. Miners' Wages Application. Demand Would Ruin Industry

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 5 February 1919 · page 2

The conference between representatives of the coal miners and their employers called by Mr. J. B. Holmes, Industrial Commissioner to discuss the men's demand for a 25…

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Miners' Wages. Federation's Case Stated

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 6 February 1919 · page 2

On behalf of the miners' executive Mr. J. M. Baddeley, president, and Mr. A. C. Willis, secretary of the Coal and Shale Federation, yesterday afternoon, made reply to the…

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Volunteer Miners. Alleged Betrayal Refuted

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 6 February 1919 · page 2

Commenting upon the complaint made that even uni[?]ists who had sympathy with the loyalists were disgusted with the betrayal by the Victorian Government of the…

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Miners' Wage Claims. Full Inquiry Demanded. Coal Federation Decision

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 7 February 1919 · page 3

The Council of the Australasian Coal and Shale Federation, which has been sitting in Sydney during the last few days, has, amongst other things, considered the colliery…

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The Coal Industry

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 8 February 1919 · page 5

Rumours of an impending dislocation of the coal industry throughout Australia were this morning fully discussed at the Trades Hall in Sydney, One prominent unfonist…

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Abermain Colliery. Endeavour to Effect Compromise

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 February 1919 · page 7

A conference was held at the Abermain Colliery office for the purpose of endeavouring to finalise an agreement on a question that has been in dispute at the colliery, for some…

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Miners' Demands Reply to Proprietors

Singleton Argus · Saturday 8 February 1919 · page 6

The executive of the Autralasian Coal and Shale Employees' Federation sat in conference in Sydney until late on Wednesday evening, considering the…

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Mine Sweeper Sunk. London, Friday.0

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 8 February 1919 · page 5

The Admiralty announces that the twinscrew 800 ton mine sweeper po[?] struck a mine and sunk off the Yorkshire coast on February 4, Forty survivors were landed in…

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Rich Gold Find at Temora

Singleton Argus · Saturday 8 February 1919 · page 6

Great excitement prevailed at Temora on Thursday, when two pieces of stone, thickly studded with large nuggets of gold were exhibited. One piece was…

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Pull Inquiry Demanded. Coal Federation Decision

Singleton Argus · Saturday 8 February 1919 · page 6

The Council of the Australasian Coal and Shale Federation, which has been sitting in Sydney during the last few days, has discussed many matters of…

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