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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1902

831 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 14 of 42

Arbitration Court. Southern Miners' Case. Evidence for the Claimants Wollongong

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 12 June 1902 · page 5

The hearing of the case submitted to the Court of Arbitration by the Southern Colliery Employees' Association, was resumed to-day before Mr. Justice Cohen…

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Greater Newcastle. the Greta Measures. Magnificent Coal Seam. No. 12

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 12 June 1902 · page 7

Though it will be many years before a large proportion of the valuable coal seams now being worked near the port of Newcastle can he exhausted, commercial…

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Coal in Australia

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 13 June 1902 · page 3

Some remarkable figures respecting the coal resources of Australia were given by the Government Geologist of Victoria (Mr. James Stirling) during the course of a…

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The Arbitration Court. Southern Miners' Case. the Claimants' Evidence. Wollongong

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 13 June 1902 · page 6

The Arbitration Court resumed the bearing of the Southern miners' case today. Mr. Ritchie, miners' general secretary, appeared for the claimants, and…

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Arltunga Goldfields

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 13 June 1902 · page 3

The operations in the new goldfield at Arltunga in Central Australia and the reports recently published concerning the extent of the auriferous ore bodies, by…

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Wallsend. Miners' Matters

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 June 1902 · page 6

A ballot for the position of an additional checkweighman at the Wallsend Colliery was taken on Thursday, and resulted as follows:—Edward…

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The Gold Tax

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 June 1902 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday.—Opinion in the City is that the gold tax in South Africa in its new form will be favourable to the miners…

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West Wallsend Colliery Report of a Check Inspection

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 June 1902 · page 7

The district check-inspector, Mr. W. Bower, and Mr. D. Murdock, the local check-inspector, report having made an inspection of the West Wallsend…

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The Arbitration Court. Southern Miners' Case. the Claimants' Evidence. Wollongong

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 June 1902 · page 5

The Arbitration Court continued the hearing of the Southern miners' case to-day. Mr. Ritchie, miners' general secretary, appeared for the claimants, and…

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Sydney Harbour Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 17 June 1902 · page 7

It is reported that the management of the Sydney-Harbour Collieries has decided to drive upon the seams which were struck at a depth of about 2900 feet…

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Plattsburg. Co-operative Colliery Accident Fund

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 17 June 1902 · page 3

The fortnightly meeting in connection with this fund was hold by the local board on Thursday evening. The income for on Thursday evening. The income…

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Miners' Accident Relief. the Annual Report

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 17 June 1902 · page 4

The annual report of the New South Wales Miners' Accident Relief Board states that at the close of the year the number of persons employed at the…

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Wallsend. Ellemore Vale Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 18 June 1902 · page 6

This colliery as idle yesterday in consequence of trouble arising from a wages dispute concerning the wheelers. From what can be gathered it appears that a…

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Arbitration Court. Inspection of Southern Mines Wollongong

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 18 June 1902 · page 5

Mr. Justice Cohen and Messrs. Cruickshank and Smith, the members of the Arbitration Court, began their inspection of the mines in the district this morning…

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Arbitration Court. Inspection of Southern Mines Wollongong

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 19 June 1902 · page 5

The members of the Arbitration Court, with representatives of both owners and miners, visited Mount Pleasant and Mount Keira Collieries to-day, in continuation…

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The Coal Mines Act

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 June 1902 · page 7

Sir,—A great dual has been said and written in the past about the unsatisfactory administration of the Mines Act. If our miners will only give some…

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Wallsend. Ellesmere Vale Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 June 1902 · page 6

In connection with the dispute that led to a stoppage of work at this colliery on Tuesday last, the manager (Mr. R. Maddison) states that he was not approached…

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Sea Pit Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 June 1902 · page 6

The quarterly meeting of the above miners was held last evening in Blackburn's Hotel. Mr. T. G. Wilson was in chair, and there was a great improvement…

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Burwood Extended Mine

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 June 1902 · page 7

About a hundred people are resident in the vicinity of the Lambton B and Burwood Extended collieries. The estates are at present used for agistment…

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Arbitration Court. Visit to Bulli Mine. Bulli

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 June 1902 · page 5

The members of the Arbitration Court visited the Bulli mine to-day. Messrs. Wade, Barry, and Cater represented the owners, and Messrs. Ritchie, Morgan, and…

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