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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1900

1,022 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 25 of 52

Accidents in British Mines

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 25 July 1900 · page 7

The special conference' of the Miners Federation of Great Britain was continued in the Temperance Institute, Southport, under the presidency of Mr. B. Pickard,…

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Northern Coal Trade. the Proposed Advance. the Premier and the Colliery Proprietors. a Proposal by Sir William Lyne. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 25 July 1900 · page 5

The Premier had an interview extending over two hours and a half this afternoon with the northern colliery proprietors with regard to the proposed increase of 2d per…

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The Coal-mining Situation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 26 July 1900 · page 4

The interview of the Premier, Sir William Lyne, with the representatives of the owners of northern collieries was not successful in inducing the…

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Breach of the Coal Mines Act

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 26 July 1900 · page 8

Mr. T. L. Bates, Inspector of Collieries, proceeded against the mine manager and the late Mr. Cowlishaw (case against the latter withdrawn), for a breach of the Coal…

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The Mining Situation. Interview Between Sir W. Lyne and Mr. Curley. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 26 July 1900 · page 5

Mr. Curley had an interview with the Premier to-day, in regard to the agreement of the colliery proprietors of the northern district regarding an…

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The Mining Position. District Lodges to Review the Proprietors' Offer

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 July 1900 · page 5

The miners general secretary, who has returned to Newcastle from his interview with the Premier, was not inclined to allow himself to be drawn into making any…

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Meeting of Hetton Miners the Proprietors' Offer Rejected. Resolution to Support One Shilling Advance in the Hewing Rate

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 July 1900 · page 5

At a meeting of the Hetton miners, held at the Albion Hotel, Wickham, last night, the chairman of the lodge, Mr. George Oldham, presided, and there were 60 members…

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A Sydney Letter the Judges on the Libel Law.—the Breelong Tragedy, and How It Strikes Sydney.—an Alleged Prophecy.—that "Bogus Squatter" Trick.—the Gold Watch Swindle.—roberts V. Weiss on Billiards. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 July 1900 · page 3

The Full Court has granted a new trial in the case Limon v. the "Evening News" on the ground that the verdict was against the weight of evidence and the damages…

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Stockton Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 July 1900 · page 2

The above lodge held a special meeting on Thursday night, Mr. J. Houston in the chair. There was a fair attendance. Mr. W. Williams, local delegate,…

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Our Coal Trade

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 July 1900 · page 7

Sir,—It seems to me that there is going to be trouble in the coal trade, if prudent counsels do not prevail at the present time. The owners stand firm by their contract…

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Short of Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 July 1900 · page 4

The British steamer Energia (says an Honolulu (Exchange of the 6th instant) passed by to-day on her way from Port[?] Handick to Melbourne with lumber. Her reason for coming here, about 500 miles out of…

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The Mining Situation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 July 1900 · page 4

The decisions to be made during the next few days will be of the greatest importance to this community. But every determination of serious import…

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Secrets of the Coal Trade

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 July 1900 · page 12

An indignant woman stopped a coal dealer in Edgbaston one day and loudly complained of the quality of the fuel supplied to her…

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Newcastle-wallsend Coal Co. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 July 1900 · page 5

The half-yearly general meeting of shareholders in, the Newcastle-Wallsend Coal Company was held at the Sydney office yesterday. The report,…

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The District Hewing Rate. Miners Dissatisfied with the Proprietors' Offer

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 July 1900 · page 5

It is hoped that the colliery proprietors will see the advisableness of reconsidering the miners' request for 2d advance in the hewing rate before the delegate board meets…

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The Weighing of Coal. Bates V. Ross. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 July 1900 · page 4

The case Bates v. Ross came before the Full Court, consisting of their Honors Justices Stephen, Owen, and Cohen, to-day in the form of an appeal…

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Hetton Miners' Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 30 July 1900 · page 6

Sir,—There must have been much excitment at the Hetton meeting the other evening, when they decided to reject what was their own proposals a…

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Coal for China

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 30 July 1900 · page 4

The teamer Penarth which sailed from Sydney yesterday has been chartered by the Admiralty for 12 months to carry Westpert(N.Z.) coal to China for the navy. The fact that a vessel of 4[?]O0 tons capacity…

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Germany As a Competitor in Coal Supply

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 30 July 1900 · page 3

Engineering" gives some details of the Rhenish Westphalian coalfields, which the specially interesting in view of the shortness of supply in this country and…

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The Sydney Harbour Collieries. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 31 July 1900 · page 5

Mr. Rae, manger of the Sydney Harbour collieries, in seaking to our representative to-day in regard to the work under his control, stated that articles which have…

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