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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1902

831 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 2 of 42

Sea Pit Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 10 January 1902 · page 6

A special meeting of the above miners was held yesterday evening in Blackburn's Hotel. There was a fair attendance. Mr. T. G. Wilson in the chair…

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Opening the Greta Mine

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 10 January 1902 · page 6

The opening up of the mine i[?] now going on. No. 2 flat from where men were driven back by the smoke nine months ago, was reached on Tuesday morning. The work…

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Coal-dust and Colliery Explosions

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 January 1902 · page 11

Treating on the theory that coal-dust may cause an explosion, to which attention has been directed by the recent Llanbradach disaster, a writer in "The…

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The Co-operative Colliery. Check-inspectors' Report

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 January 1902 · page 6

A check-inspection of the Co-operative Colliery made by Mr. W. Bower, district check-inspector, and Mr. James Gay, the local check-inspector, on 7th…

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The Work of England's Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 January 1902 · page 11

From Dr. Le Neve Foster's general report on the minerals raised in the United Kingdom during 1900, It appears that the value of the output, exclusive of the…

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Moonta Copper Mines. Reduction of Wages. Adelaide

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 January 1902 · page 5

The low rates prevailing for copper are compelling the managers of the copper mines at Moonta, on Yorke's Peninsula, to insist upon cheaper production…

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District News. Waratah. Miners' Refuge Lodge, G.u.o.o.f

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 January 1902 · page 7

The Miners' Refuge Lodge, G.U.O.O.F., held its quarterly meeting on January 2nd, Bro. Joseph Ellis, N.G., presiding. There was a good attendance of…

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Greta. Anvil Creek Mine

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 13 January 1902 · page 6

As this mine has suspended operations for an indefinite period, the secretary coiled a meeting of the miners who were working there for Saturday evening at…

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District News. Minmi. Miners' Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 13 January 1902 · page 3

The monthly meeting in connection with Back Creek and Duckenfield miners was held in Wiles' Hall on Thursday night, Mr. J. Fairfull presiding. A…

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Balmain Colliery. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 14 January 1902 · page 5

The management of the Sydney Harbour Collieries Co., at Balmain, is very reticent as to the progress of the mine. It will be remembered that when the…

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Coal and Coke Shipments

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 14 January 1902 · page 4

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

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Greta Mine. Preparations for Re-opening

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 14 January 1902 · page 6

Mr. J. Jeffries, manager of the Metropolitan Coal Mine, but who is at present superintending the operations in connection with the re-opening of…

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West Australian Mining

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 15 January 1902 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday.—Mr. Whittaker Wright, while under examination in the London Bankruptcy Court yesterday, accused the mining engineers of…

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The World's Coal Output

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 16 January 1902 · page 6

The total quantity of coal taken in any given year from the mines of the whole world cannot, be very accurately ascertained, but from the best available…

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District News. Wallsend. Miners' Accident Relief Fund

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 16 January 1902 · page 6

The first meeting of the new committee was held at Hetherington's Hotel on Friday evening last. The appointment of officers resulted as follows:—Chairman,…

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Sea Pit Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 17 January 1902 · page 6

The monthly meeting of the Sea Pit miners was held last evening in Blackburn's Hotel. The attendance was small. Mr. Thomas Wilson…

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Colliery Employees. Annual Delegate Meeting. the Hetton Difficulty

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 17 January 1902 · page 5

The quarterly and annual meeting of the delegate board of the Colliery, Employees' Federation was held at the Trades' Hall yesterday. The…

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Duty on Mining Machinery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 17 January 1902 · page 4

The discussion in the Federal Parliament on the subject of the duty proposed to be imposed upon engines, boilers, and machinery is one which…

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Mining Disaster. Forty Men Drowned

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 17 January 1902 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday.—A serious disaster, involving much loss of life, has occurred at Bruex in Bohemia, in a mine named the Jupiter…

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The Federal Parliament. House of Representatives. the Tariff in Committee. Duty on Mining Machinery. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 17 January 1902 · page 5

The SPEAKER (Mr. F. W. Holder) took the chair at half-past 2 o'clock to-day. Mr. BARTON, the Prime Minister, announced that he had been advised by the…

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