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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1902

831 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 17 of 42

Lambton Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 July 1902 · page 7

The Lambton miners held their quarterly meeting in O'Hea's Hall on Wednesday night. Mr. W. Jenkins presided. The secretary, Mr. W. Kerr, read the…

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Stockton Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 July 1902 · page 6

A special meeting of the above lodge was held last night for the purpose of dealing with the minutes of the Delegate Board meetings of July 1st, and 2nd inst…

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District News. Greta. the Colliery Inquiry

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 July 1902 · page 6

The evidence that came out at the investigation conducted by Mr. Commissioner Wade, concerning the disaster of December, 1900, has been the general…

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A Rich Gold Mine

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 July 1902 · page 2

Now and then interesting scraps of information are to be obtained from the debate on the tariff. For example Senator Stewart on Thursday told the…

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Wallsend. Miners' Matters

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 July 1902 · page 6

Mr. J. Wheeler, secretary to the Wallsend Coal Company, in conjunction with the manager Mr. R. Maddison, met a deputation comprising the lodge…

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Minmi. Miners' Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 July 1902 · page 6

A special meeting of Back Creek and Duckenfield miners was held on Thursday night in Wile's Hall. Mr. G. Wood presided, and explained that the meeting…

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Mining Accident

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 July 1902 · page 5

A serious, and so far unexplained, mining accident took place yesterday morning at New Lambton, by which grave injuries were inflicted upon a young miner…

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Colliery Disaster. Great Loss of Life Feared

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 July 1902 · page 5

LONDON, Friday.—An explosion has occurred in the Cambria Steel Company's Rolling Mill Colliery at Johnston, Pennsylvania…

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Getting Gold From Sea Water

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 July 1902 · page 12

At South Hayling in Hampshire, a Mr. Snell has put up a plant to extract gold from sea water. There is a large pond of an acre and a half in extent,…

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The Colliery Explosion

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 14 July 1902 · page 5

LONDON, Saturday.—Later accounts of the explosion at the Cambria Steel Company's Rolling Mills at Johnstown, Pennsylvania, state that…

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Co-operative Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 14 July 1902 · page 5

The fortnightly meeting of the local board was held on Thursday evening. Four fresh accidents Were reported to have occurred during the fortnight. The…

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Burwood Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 14 July 1902 · page 6

The quarterly meeting of the Burwood miners was held at Carnley's Hotel, Adamstown. Mr. John Thwaite presided, and a large number of members were present…

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Miners' Accident Fund. West Wallsend

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 14 July 1902 · page 5

At a meeting of the West Wallsend miners, the secretary of the Accident Fund submitted a report showing the income and expenditure in connection…

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Where Pioneers Sleep. the Co-operative Colliery. a Scheme That Failed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 July 1902 · page 6

One of the most interesting features of coal mining in New South Wales is found in the co-operative movement which was started by a band of enthusiasts in 1861,…

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Wastage in Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 17 July 1902 · page 3

Professor John Perry advocates an organised, effort to solve the greatest problem of the age, says the "Universal Provider," that of getting full value from coal…

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Colliery Certificates. Examination Under the Act

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 17 July 1902 · page 6

An examination of candidates applying for certificates of competency under the Coal Mines Registration Act was commenced in the lecture room of the…

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Miners and Their Output

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 17 July 1902 · page 3

The first portion of the general report and statistics of the mines and quarries of the United, Kingdom for the past year has just been issued, though some of the…

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Electricity Direct From Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 17 July 1902 · page 3

The latest of the many indefatigable attempts made to obtain electricity direct from coal is that of Hugo Jobe, of Chicago. He has obtained the patent on a new…

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Mine Explosion

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 18 July 1902 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday.—A powder magazine has exploded in the Daly West Mine, Utah (U.S.). Twenty-seven bodies have been…

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Colliery Inspectors. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 18 July 1902 · page 6

Mr. Kidd, the Minister for Mines, has announced that Messrs. J. T. Tennant and James Watson have been appointed Government inspectors of collieries…

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