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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1901

867 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 16 of 44

Lambton Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 25 April 1901 · page 8

The monthly meeting of the Lambton Miners Lodge was held in O'Hen's Hall last night. Mr. A. Britt presided…

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Miners' Accident Fund. the Payment of Committees

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 25 April 1901 · page 5

Mr. J. L. Fegan wrote the following letter on the 3rd March, while the Minister for Mines and Agriculture, to the officers of the Colliery Employees' Federation:—…

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District News. Wallsend. Miners' Risks

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 April 1901 · page 5

A rather serious accident, by which fatal results were most narrowly averted, befell a young man 19 years of age, named John Meiklejohn, while…

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A Mining Matter

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 April 1901 · page 8

At the West Maitland Police Court yesterday, before Messrs. G. F. Scott, P.M. and H. Crothers, J.P., James Ralston, manager of South Greta Colliery, was charged…

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Gold Find in Scotland. 30 Ounces to the Ton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 April 1901 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday.—The Crown has made a claim to gold-bearing quartz found in a street in Leith, Scotland. The quartz yields 30 ounces…

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Coal Seams of the Future. Development of the Greta Series

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 April 1901 · page 6

Though it will be many years before the valuable coal seams now being worked near the port of Newcastle can be exhausted, far-seeing people have thought it…

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Miners' Risks

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 April 1901 · page 8

The friends of Mr. John Gibson, of Homeville, will learn with regret that he has lost the sight of his night eye, as a result of an accident in South Greta Colliery on…

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Hetton Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 April 1901 · page 5

At a [?]esting of the Hetton miners held at the Albion Hotel, Wickham, on Thursday night, Mr. J. Phillips in the chair, a report was given of a deputation which bad…

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Burwood Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 April 1901 · page 5

The Burwood Miners' Lodge met on Thursday night at Dorrity's hotel, New Lambton, Mr. J. Jones in the chair. There was a good attendance…

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Wallsend. Miners' Matters

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 April 1901 · page 5

A special meeting of the Wallsend miners was held in the School of Arts on Thursday evening for the purpose of dealing with the business transacted at a delegates meeting…

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Sea Pit Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 April 1901 · page 6

The monthly meeting of the above miners was held on Thursday evening. Mr. T. G. Wilson was in the chair. Mr. J. Roberts and others wrote,…

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West Wallsend. Seaham Miners' Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 April 1901 · page 8

The monthly meeting of the local mines' lodge was held on Wednesday night in Wilson's Federal Ball, Mr. W. Johnston presiding. There was a good attendance…

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Postponement of the Miners' Picnic

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 April 1901 · page 5

In consequence of the heavy fall of rain yesterday, and the unpromising weather outlook, the miners' picnic, which was arranged to take place at…

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Imperial Coal Duty. the Question of Existing Contracts

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 April 1901 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday.—In reply to a deputation which waited upon him to-day, the Chancellor of the Exchequer (Sir Michael Hicks-Bench)…

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East Greta Coal Mining Company

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 29 April 1901 · page 5

The half-yearly meeting of the shareholders of the East Greta Coal Mining Company, Limited, was held on Saturday at the registered office of the Company,…

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Work at the Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 29 April 1901 · page 5

All the pits in the district were idle on Saturday consequent upon the fixture of the miners' aggregate picnic, which had to be postponed till next Saturday owing…

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The Honour of Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 29 April 1901 · page 7

A small difficulty is taking place at Bendigo in connection with the men employed at the Clarence mine, but one which raises a very grave question of ethics. As your…

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Explosion at a Belgian Colliery. Eighteen Miners Killed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 30 April 1901 · page 5

LONDON, Monday.—By an explosion at Bonser Colliery, Mors, Belgium, 18 miners were killed…

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A Coal Substitute

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 30 April 1901 · page 2

In the Hemshof dye and soda factory near Mannhelm, is a workman named Montag, who, it is reported, has invented a substitute for coal, which casts about 1s…

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Glebe Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 May 1901 · page 7

A meeting of the above miners was held in Simpson's Hall on Monday evening, but was poorly attended. Mr R. Powell occupied the chair…

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