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Mining & the mines, 1910

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The Quito's Coal Free Laborers Engaged

Evening News · Monday 24 January 1910 · page 3

A large number of free laborers assembled at Walker's Wharf, Miller's Point, this morning, in response to an advertisement for labor to discharge the steamer Quito with…

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Coal-lumpers' Officials. the Union's Confidence

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 24 January 1910 · page 8

The president (Mr. Butler) and secretary (Mr. O'Connor), of the Coal-lumpers' Union. met the members at a meeting on Saturday morning at the rooms at Miller's Point, when…

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Mr. Bowling's Advice. Suggests Southern Miners Should Go Back

The Star · Monday 24 January 1910 · page 4

Mr Peter Bowling was at Bulli on Saturday and he had a large and sympathetic, but by no means enthusiastic, audience, out to listen to him. They listened somewhat…

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Coal That Is Coming. 100,000 Tons Afloat

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 24 January 1910 · page 16

MELBOURNE, Sunday.--Since November 17, six vessels have arrived in Melbourne with foreign coal, landing 22,151 tons. Two ships, the Hercules and the King Edgar, are on their…

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The Sydney Morning Herald. Monday, January 24, 1910. Miners and Boards

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 24 January 1910 · page 6

It logic counts for anything at all in industrial disputes, the Western Mines award should go fur towards bringing the coal strike to a speedy conclusion. It does…

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Broken Hill Mining. Preparing for Fires. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 24 January 1910 · page 9

Two of the machines for the Murex experimental plant on the Block 14 mine are now on the mine, and a third is on the way out from England. Preparations for the erection of the…

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Non-union Labor. to Unload Quito's Coal Wharf Guarded by the Police

The Star · Monday 24 January 1910 · page 4

Between 9.30 and 10.30 this morning 122 nonunion laborers were signed on by Mr. William Owen Healy, stevedore for the Bellambi Coal Company, who are Government agents for…

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The Coal Strike Prosecutions Union Leaders in Court. Bowling, Hutton, Butler, and O'connor. Cases for the Defence

Evening News · Monday 24 January 1910 · page 4

The hearing of the informations under section 42 (b) of the Industrial Disputes (Amendment) Act, adjourned from Thursday afternoon until this morning, was resumed in the…

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The Goal Crisis. Northern Wages Board. Rejected by the Miners. Judge Scholes Will Compel Witnesses to Appear. an Adjournment Refused. Newcastle

The Star · Monday 24 January 1910 · page 5

The wages Board for the northern minors consisting of Judge Scholes (president) and Mossrs. Forsyth and Paterson (members) resumed its sittings again to-day at the…

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Cathcart Gold-mining Company. Mine Manager's Conviction. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 25 January 1910 · page 8

Last week the directors of the Cathcart Gold-mining Company, Ararat, wrote to the mine manager asking him to furnish them with an estimate of the quantity of wash…

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Western Collieries. the Wages Board Award. Criticised by Miners

Evening News · Tuesday 25 January 1910 · page 6

LITHGOW, Tuesday.—The award of the Western Collieries Wages Board has, been, the subject of much comment by the miners throughout Lithgow Valley. The men…

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Another Victorian Colliery. More Coal in Two Weeks

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 25 January 1910 · page 8

MELBOURNE, Monday.--The manager of the Dudley Collieries Company, at Coalville, reports having struck a second seam of coal, which was proved by boring operations to exist…

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Miners to Load Slack. Free Laborers at Bellambi Colliery

Evening News · Tuesday 25 January 1910 · page 3

KURRI KURRI, Tuesday.—The Advisory Board of the Miners' Federation has made arrangements for the local miners to load 150 tons of small coal for the Maitland…

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The Coal Strike. Western Award Discussed. Miners' Opinion Divided. Lithgow

The Star · Tuesday 25 January 1910 · page 4

The western collieries award is the chief topic of conversation amongst the Linthgow miners at present. While many miners are to be found who are thoroughly satisfied…

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Dredging Returns. Gold

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 25 January 1910 · page 8

Ovens Valley, [?]oz amalgam for 196 hours. Buckland River, 85ox amalgam for 251 hours. Turon River No. 1, 31oz gold for 13[?] hours. Araluen Valley, 52oz for week…

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Mining Notes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 25 January 1910 · page 8

South Glanmire and Monkland last week won 102oz amalgam. A report from the manager of the Stannum Tin-dredging Company states that there is…

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Mining. Kangiara

Evening News · Tuesday 25 January 1910 · page 8

At the south-shaft No. 1 winze has been sunk a further 2ft. total 6ft 6in. The men had to be withdrawn on account of bad air. but a blower is now being installed. At the Red…

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Payment for Strikers Coal

Evening News · Tuesday 25 January 1910 · page 6

The Acting-Premier was asked this morning whether the Government had yet paid for the coal taken by the Railway Department from the strikers' mines…

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The Newcastle Coal Trade

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Tuesday 25 January 1910 · page 13

Our conditions regarding the probable effects of the present strike on the coal export trade of Newcastle are endorsed by Messrs. Earp Bros, and…

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Coal Famine at Manly

The Star · Tuesday 25 January 1910 · page 4

Manly and district is at present suffering from a wood and coal famine, and local merchants are at their wits' end to secure supplies. Every cartload of wood sighted off…

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