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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1900

1,022 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 33 of 52

The Pacific Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 4 September 1900 · page 6

Work was not stopped at the Pacific Colliery yesterday, but the pit may be thrown idle if the miners do not get what they consider they are entitled to…

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The Dudley Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 4 September 1900 · page 6

What the dispute is at Dudley Mr. Forsyth, the chief manager—though not the colliery manager—does not profess to know. He infers that the…

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The Northern Extended Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 4 September 1900 · page 6

The Northern Extended Colliery was idle yesterday, owing, also, to a wages dispute. The men at this mine have been paid a yardage rate of 30s. Mr…

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Coal Mining Troubles. Strikes and Treatened Strikes. the Question of the District Advance Again

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 4 September 1900 · page 6

Following the example at Wallarah. the miners at several other collieries are now out on strike upon the question of the district advance. In some…

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Scotch Miners Get an Increase

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 4 September 1900 · page 2

The Scottish Mining Conciliation Board will meet on July 31, and there is every probability that the following terms will be agreed upon:—(1) That the Conciliation…

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The Consumption of British Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 4 September 1900 · page 5

In an article on "The Coal Question," analysing the relation of production, exports, and consumption, with particular reference to the increased exports of…

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District News. Minmi. Miners' Monthly Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 4 September 1900 · page 7

The miners' monthly meeting was held on Thursday night; Mr. J. Mitchell in the chair. Minutes of the monthly meeting, also minutes of committee meeting, were…

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The Vacant Inspectorship of Collieries

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

Mr. Jonathan Dixon, a brother of the late Mr. John Dixon, and now colliery manager at Westport, New Zealand, will, in all probability, be appointed to the…

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Lambton Miners' Rules

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 5 September 1900 · page 6

Sir,—I saw in the "Newcastle Herald" on the 9th August a letter signed by "Fair Play," asking some of your readers if it was allowed in the rules of the Miners'…

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The Coal Mining Troubles. Meeting of the Delegate Board. Recommendations to the District

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 5 September 1900 · page 6

A special meeting of the miners' delegate board was held at the Trades Hall, Hunter-street West, yesterday afternoon, to deal with the various…

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American Coal for China

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 5 September 1900 · page 6

To those who are in the habit of supposing our coal the only available supply upon which merchants can draw, the following extract from the "New…

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For the Benefit of Miners

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

The "Fleuss" apparatus for artificial breathing is likely to prove of incalculable benefit to miners. Designed to supply the wearer with a factitious but…

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N.S.W. Gold Yield. Sydney

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

The gold yield from New South Wales for the month of August was 28,688 ounces. valued at £96,869, compared with 45,355 ounces, valued at £162,304, won during…

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Parliament. Tuesday, September 4. Legislative Assembly. Miners' Accident Relief Bill. Forests

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

The Speaker took the chair at half-past 4 o'clock. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS. The COLONIAL SECRETARY, in reply…

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The Coal Mining Troubles. Contemplated Action at Dudley

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 6 September 1900 · page 4

Matters are unsettled yet at some of the collieries where trouble arose over the question of the payment of the advance. The Dudley miners, for example, are not…

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Burwood Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 6 September 1900 · page 8

The above miners' lodge met last night at Carnley's Hotel, Adamstown. Mr. John Jones occupied the chair, and there was a good attendance…

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Lining Mining Shafts

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 6 September 1900 · page 5

In a discussion on the lining of mine shafts in the Liege Association of Engineers, M. Grosfils, general manager of the Fontaine I'Eveque Colliery, who…

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Scottish Miners' Wages

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 7 September 1900 · page 5

At a meeting of the Conciliation Board of the Coal Trade of Scotland, held in Glasgow recently, the workmen's representative reported that the miners in…

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Coal Shipping Difficulties. Favourable Reply From the Commissioners. a Board to Be Appointed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 7 September 1900 · page 6

On Friday last, it will be remembered that Mr. Harper, the chief traffic manager of the New South Wales railways, visited Newcastle for…

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Burwood Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 8 September 1900 · page 8

For a considerable time the relationship, between the Burwood management and miners has been far from amicable, and there is a possibility of the mine being thrown idle…

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