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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1901

867 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 22 of 44

The Cardiff Colliery. Meeting of Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 28 June 1901 · page 5

A special meeting of the Cardiff Miners'. Lodge was held yesterday afternoon at Cardiff, to consider a communication from the manager of the colliery, to the effect that…

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Wallsend Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 June 1901 · page 6

A special meeting of the above miners was hold at the School of Arts on Thursday evening, Mr. C. Richardson in the chair…

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Sea Pit Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 June 1901 · page 5

A special meeting of the above miners was held in Blackburn's Hotel, on Thursday evening, Mr. E. Buxton in the chair. The attendance was very small…

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District News. Minmi. Miners' Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 June 1901 · page 7

The monthly meeting of Back Creek and Duckenfield lodges was held on Thursday night in White Hall. Mr. J. Mitchell occupied the chair. Recommendations for…

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On the African Gold Coast

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 June 1901 · page 11

A lady who has just returned from the Gold Coast tells the London "Sunday Times" that the coast is by no means so bad as it had been represented. If it is…

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The Cardiff Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 1 July 1901 · page 5

At a meeting of the Cardiff Miners' [?]lge, held at Cardiff on Saturday morning the district officers (Messrs. Bower and [?]riton) were present, an apology being…

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Lambton Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 3 July 1901 · page 7

The quarterly meeting of the Lambton miners was held in O'Hea's Hall on Monday night. Mr. A. Britt presided. The matter of the men getting coal…

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The Coal Industry of Japan

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 3 July 1901 · page 7

The total annual production of coal from all the mines in Japan is now estimated at not less than 4,000,000 tons, of which more than three-fourths…

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Victorian Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 4 July 1901 · page 7

It is, of course, well known that in malty parts of Gippsland there are deposits of good black coal which have not been worked. The total quantity of coal which…

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Burwood Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 July 1901 · page 5

The quarterly meeting of the Burwool Miners Lodge was held at Dorrity's Hall New Lambton, on Thursday night. Discussion took place re representation of…

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A Mad Rush for Gold

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 July 1901 · page 12

The correspondent of the "Daily Express' writes from Victoria (B.C.):— Some extraordinary scenes occurred in the Klondike district on February 26,…

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Work at the Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 8 July 1901 · page 5

Election day being observed as a general holiday, the full time at the pits for the fortnight which, ended on Saturday is ten days. At some of the collieries less…

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Wallsend. Rhondda Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 8 July 1901 · page 5

The miners' district officers, Messrs. Bower. Curley, and Charlton, visited Rondda Colliery on the afternoon of Thursday last, for the purpose of…

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Wallsend Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 9 July 1901 · page 7

The monthly meeting of the above miners was held in the Wallsend School of Arts on Friday evening. Mr. C. Richardson occupiled the chair. In connection with an…

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Coal and Coke Shipments

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 9 July 1901 · page 4

Following are the coal and coke shipments by the Government cranes it the dyke by foreign, inter-state, and coasting vessels during the week that ended at 6 o'clock morning, together…

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A Mining Case

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 9 July 1901 · page 8

A case of much interest to miners was heard by Judge Rogers in the District Court at Molong on Saturday. Patrick Geohagen, miner, sued…

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Liquid Fuel in 'Frisco. Effect on Newcastle's Coal Exports. Keen Competition Anticipated

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

The "Brisbane Telegraph" of June 24 reproduces an article from a "reputable American paper" on the subject of the growing use of liquid fuel in the United…

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District News. Greta. a New Coal Seam

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

Mr. J. Woodhouse, who in sinking a small shaft near the Public school, and is now down about 15 feet from the surface, has struck a seam of coal which he…

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Liquid Fuel Question. Stores to Be Established in Newcastle. Can It Compete with Coal?

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

One of the leading commercial men of Newcastle stated, in conversation with a representative of the "Newcastle Herald" yesterday, that there…

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Fatality at Glebe Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 11 July 1901 · page 5

A miner named Donald Campbell, 57 years of age, met with an accident in the Newcastle Company's B pit yesterday afternoon, and died a few hours afterwards…

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