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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1900

1,022 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 36 of 52

The Gippsland Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 19 September 1900 · page 7

A reply to the letter addressed by the chairman of the Outtrim, the Jumbunna, and the Coal Creek coal companies to Mr. A. A. Wilson, secretary of the Victorian…

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Dudley Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 20 September 1900 · page 5

In pursuance of a resolution passed by the last meeting of the delegate board, a deputation of Dudley miners met the manager and formally made a…

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Burwood Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 20 September 1900 · page 5

A special meeting of the above miners was held last night for the purpose of dealing with the delegates' minutes, and hearing the report of the…

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The Pressure on Coal Supplies

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 20 September 1900 · page 7

'A little relief from the pressure on coal supplies, it has been thought of late, night be afforded by shipments of American coal to Europe and other places as a substitute…

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Greta Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 22 September 1900 · page 5

As Mr. Curley, the general secretary, had notified his intention of visiting Greta on Thursday evening, a special meeting of the miners was held for the…

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Minmi. Miners' Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 22 September 1900 · page 6

The monthly meeting was held on Thursday night, Mr. J. Mitchell presiding. The minutes of last monthly meeting were read and confirmed, also minutes of committee…

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The Coal Trade

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 22 September 1900 · page 2

The week now ending has seen two matters originated which have an important bearing on the coal trade. The first was an intimation that one coal company…

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Coal in China

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 22 September 1900 · page 11

There is no doubt that the coal deposits in China are the largest in the world; and Herr von Richthafen, the famous geographist, estimated the anthracite coal…

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The Method of Appointing Colliery Inspectors

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 22 September 1900 · page 6

Sir,—The appointment of Mr. Jonathan Dixon to the position of Inspector of Collieries, rendered vacant by the death of the late senior inspector, is the subject of…

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The Durham Coal Trade

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 22 September 1900 · page 11

Colliery agents in Durham by no means endorse the views put forward by owners in the Midlands and merchants in London as to the great prospective rise in coal,…

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United States Coal in Europe

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 22 September 1900 · page 9

The British Consul at Philadelphia mentions, in his last report, as "one of the most interesting features of the present great commercial activity in the United…

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The Price of Coal. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 22 September 1900 · page 5

A meeting of the associated colliery proprietors of the northern district was held at the offices of the Newcastle-Wallsend Company this…

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The Dudley Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 24 September 1900 · page 5

The wheelers at the Dudley Colliery are protesting against the acceptance of a scorage rate, and there was a rumour about on Saturday that they intended to…

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The Coal Market

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 24 September 1900 · page 4

The subject of the price of coal has naturally agitated the minds of the people of this centre for some time past in common with those of all…

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American Coal Export

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 24 September 1900 · page 4

Statistics of the American coal export business in the fiscal year ended June 30 show a total of both anthracite and bituminous sent to foreign countries of 7,188,621 tons, which was an increase of 2,136,000…

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The Gippsland Coal Mines

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 25 September 1900 · page 7

Pending the decision of the directorates to agree to submit their employees' claims to an increased scale of wages to arbitration, no new…

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Victorian Mines Ventilation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 25 September 1900 · page 5

The Mines Ventilation Board (says the Melbourne "Argus'' of Saturday) agreed to its final report yesterday, and it will be printed and banded to the Minister of Mines…

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United States Coal in Europe

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 25 September 1900 · page 2

The British Consul at Philadelphia mentions, in his last report, as "one of the most interesting features of the present great commericial activity in…

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The Reason for the Rise in Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 25 September 1900 · page 7

Presiding at the annual meeting of Henry Briggs, Son, and Co., in Leeds, recently, Mr. A. C. Briggs said that the coalowners had been charged in the newspapers with…

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A Sydney Letter. the Upper House As an Institution.—cardinal Moran Supports Dr. Redwood.—the Balmain Colliery and Newcastle.—a Colonel on the Worth of Roman Catholic Boys.—once More the Bree-how-much-longers.—the "Blind" Question.—a Military Kind of Affair. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 25 September 1900 · page 3

The fresh Upper House trouble revives the question, is a nominee Chamber desirable? Everyone nearly ralls against the House for altering the Corporation Bill,…

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