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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1902

831 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 24 of 42

Mount Kembla Mine. Wollongong

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 1 September 1902 · page 5

When the Mount Kembia request resumes to-morrow morning the first witness called with be Adam Frost, who was the contractor for haulage operations…

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Foreign Markets for British Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 1 September 1902 · page 6

"The Coal Merchant and Skipper, says, —During the past, six months the relative importance of our foreign customers has not shown much change. Taking them…

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Mining Explosives. the Dudley Question

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 1 September 1902 · page 4

The Dudicy Colliery was idle on Saturday by the miners refusing to use carbonite as an explosive instead of compressed powder. The minors held a…

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Mine Explosives

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 2 September 1902 · page 6

Sir,—The Dudley miners desire to correct a statement which appeared on August 30th, regarding the Dudley Colliery management's desire to introduce an…

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Wallsend Colliery. Check-inspectors' Report

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 2 September 1902 · page 6

The district check inspector and Mr. John Harrison, the local check-inspector report having made a check inspection of the Wallsend Colliery on 7th, 8th and 11th…

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Coal Strike. Pennsylvanian Difficulty

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 2 September 1902 · page 5

LONDON, Monday.—Owing to dynamite outrages and the difficulty of protecting the "blacklegs" who are working in the Pennslyvania coal…

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Glebe Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 3 September 1902 · page 6

The monthly meeting of the Glebe miners was held on Monday evening. There was a good attendance, Mr. R. Powell occupying the chair…

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Inspection of Mines

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 3 September 1902 · page 3

Sir,—This is a difficult question for a miner to tackle, especially those of us who are unlearned. The only ones who should understand it who do not are…

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The Colliery Troubles

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 4 September 1902 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday.—The miners on strike in Virginia fired the Pocahontas Collieries, which are now burning furiously. The mine guards and the men on…

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Colliery Employees. Delegate Board Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 4 September 1902 · page 6

A meeting of the delegate board of the Colliery Employees' Federation was held at the Trades Hall yesterday. There woe a large attendance of delegates, all the…

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The Colliery Fatality. Accidental Death

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 4 September 1902 · page 6

An inquest was held at the Charlestown Court House yesterday, by Mr. C. Hibbie deputy-coroner, on the body of James Huff, who was killed at the Waratah…

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State Gold Yield. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 4 September 1902 · page 4

The return compiled by the Department, of Mines shows that the gol4 yield of this State for the month of August was 11,995 crude ounces, equal to…

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Wallsend Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 5 September 1902 · page 4

A special meeting of the Wallsend miners, convened for lost evening to deal with district business, fell through for want of attendance on the part of the…

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Stockton Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 5 September 1902 · page 6

A special meeting of this lodge was held last night to deal with the minutes of the delegate board meetings of August 27th, 29th, and 30th. Mr. J. Robson, local…

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Fresh Air in Coal Mines

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

In the operations of coal-mining, which in the United Kingdom alone, produces something over 235,000,000 tons a year, and finds employment for nearly,…

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Burwood Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 September 1902 · page 3

The Burwood Miners' Lodge met on Thursday night at Carnley's Hotel, Adamstown, Mr. John Thwaites occupied the chair…

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Lambton Miners

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

A meeting, of the members of the Lambton miners' lodge was hold in O'Hea's Hall on Thursday night, Mr. W. Jenkins presiding…

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Wallsend Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 September 1902 · page 5

A special meeting of the Wallsend miners was held yesterday afternoon at the School of Arts to consider the business a transacted by the Delegate Board at…

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The South African Gold-fields

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

During the eight months ending in August, 1899, after which the commencement of the Boer war interfered with the active working of the mines, the famous…

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Colliery Explosion. Sixteen Men Killed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 September 1902 · page 5

LONDON, Friday.—An explosion of gas has occurred in Maclaren Colliery, in Wales. Sixteen men were killed and…

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