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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1901

867 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 14 of 44

Elermore Vale Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 9 April 1901 · page 3

A check-inspection of the Elermore Vale Colliery made by Messrs. George Johnson and Samuel Re[?] on 21th March shows that the intake of air at the main shaft was…

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The Miners' Accident Fund

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 9 April 1901 · page 5

A conference of representatives from the various committees in the district now acting under the Miners' Accident Relief Fund met at the Trades Hall on Saturday…

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Greta. the Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 10 April 1901 · page 5

It was expected that a start would have been made with the unsealing of this mine yesterday morning, but, unfortunately, the non-arrival of some necessary apparatus…

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Russian Coal Supplies

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 10 April 1901 · page 7

Russia is suffering from a scarcity of coal, which threatens to severely hamper some of her industries. The demand for coal and fuel of all kinds considerably…

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The Coal Production of the Future

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 10 April 1901 · page 6

Writing on the subject, our English contemporary, the "Iron and Coal Trades Review," says:—In view of the fact that the output of coal of the whole United…

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Opening of Greta Mine. Greta

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 11 April 1901 · page 4

Both the downcast and upcast shafts Were opened yesterday afternoon, and the fan put on ten revolutions. The indications ate good, the pentup gasses not being…

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Greta. the Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 April 1901 · page 8

There is nothing of a startling nature to report, regarding the opening-up operations at this colliery. The work is progressing steadily and…

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Queensland's Gold Yield

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 April 1901 · page 6

Returns just issued show that the yield of gold in this State for the month of March compared with March last year decreased by nearly twenty-five thousand…

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Working of English Mines

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 13 April 1901 · page 6

An important deputation from the Miner's Federation, including representatives from Lancashire, Cheshire, Yorkshire, Derbyshire, Staffordshire,…

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A Heated Coal Cargo

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 13 April 1901 · page 11

The ship Star Bengal which arrived at Honolulu on March 6, from Newcastle with a cargo of coal had an unpleasant experience for several days a month after…

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The Gold Fish Industry

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 13 April 1901 · page 6

According to a recent report from the United States, Indiana boasts of one of the few gold fish farms in the country. It is situated in Shelby County, and the…

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The Opening of Greta Mine. Greta, Friday Night

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 13 April 1901 · page 4

One Wednesday midnight last, after the two shafts had been unsealed, things were so far advanced as to admit of a descent being made of the B pit by the manager…

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Work at the Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 15 April 1901 · page 5

Twenty-one pits put in full time (nine days) for the fortnight which ended on Saturday, there being two holidays—Good Friday and Easter Monday. Some…

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Wallsend Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 15 April 1901 · page 5

The monthly meeting of the above miners was held in the School of Arts on Friday evening. Mr. C. Richardson in the chair. Correspondence was read from the…

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Opening of the Greta Mine

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 15 April 1901 · page 5

As the exploration so far as it has gone is of great importance to the public, especially to those who followed the inquiry into the late disaster, it is particularly…

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The State As Coal Merchant

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 15 April 1901 · page 5

The seriousness with which Mr. Seddon's announcement as to what the Government are going to do in the coal line was taken up in some quarters…

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Coal and Coke Shipments

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 16 April 1901 · page 4

The coal and coke shipments at the cranes for the week ending yesterday, as compared with time corresponding period of last year are as follows:—…

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Glebe Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 17 April 1901 · page 7

The monthly meeting of the above miners was held on Monday evening. The attendance wan as very small. Mr. R. Powell was in the chair…

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Greta. the Mine

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 17 April 1901 · page 7

The work of clearing away the falls in the mine was suspended for a few hours yesterday for the purpose of creating a pump on the north side of the shaft so as…

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Rich Gold Reefs Found

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 17 April 1901 · page 5

LONDON, Monday Night.—Rich gold reefs have been discovered in the Murchison Rauge, in the Transvaal…

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