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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1902

831 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 32 of 42

Safety Catches. Managers and Miners Confer No Decision Arrived At

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 20 October 1902 · page 5

A conference between mine managers and the executive officers and Delegate Board of the Colliery Employees' Federation, was held at the Technical College…

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Coal-trimmers' Banquet. a Handsome New Banner. Ceremony of Unfurling

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 20 October 1902 · page 7

An interesting ceremony was performed in the Lyceum Hall on Saturday afternoon, when the Newcastle Federal Coal Trimmers' Union banner, which will be…

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French Coal Miners. Foreign Imports

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 21 October 1902 · page 5

LONDON, Sunday.—The French Dock Labourers' Unions have resolved, in sympathy with the French miners who are on strike, to present foreign…

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Miners' Strike. the Hand of Friendship

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 22 October 1902 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday.—Mr. Mitchell, President of the American Miners' Union, speaking last night at a Miners' Convention at Wilkesbarre, was…

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Miners' Strike

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 23 October 1902 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday.—President Roosevelt's Commission of Inquiry into the miners' strike and its causes, has been unanimously approved amid…

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Greta. the Colliery Fire

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 23 October 1902 · page 3

Since the mine been opened the mode adopted for extinguishing the fire has been by saturating the heated portions with water, and when sufficiently cooled…

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Coal Mining. Prices Here and in England. Respective Death Rates. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 23 October 1902 · page 5

In the Legislative Assembly to-day, Dr. Ross asked the Minister for Mines—(1) Can he furnish this House with any information as to the present selling rate…

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Arbitration Court. Southern Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 23 October 1902 · page 6

When the hearing of the dispute between the Southern Colliery Employees and the Southern Colliery proprietors was resumed before the Arbitration Court at…

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Arbitration Court. Southern Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 24 October 1902 · page 6

At the continuation of the hearting of the dispute between the Southern Colliery employees and the Colliery employers at Wollongong, the first question dealt with…

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Greta. a New Coal Seam

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 24 October 1902 · page 5

Messrs. North and Rylatt, who have been sinking a shaft on the mineral lease for the past 10 weeks, struck the coal head yesterday morning. It is…

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South Africa. Kruger and His Gold

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 24 October 1902 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday.—The Dutch newspapers admit that the denial by General Botha of the statement That President Kruger carried off from the…

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Gold-mining in Borneo

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 October 1902 · page 7

Two years and a-half ago I wrote that Mr. Bryan Hooker, a well-known assayer and mining expert, had been engaged by the Bankaijan Gold-Mining Company to…

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Sea Pit Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 October 1902 · page 7

The monthly meeting of the Seapit Miners was held on Thursday evening in Blackburn's Hotel. The attendance was only moderate, Mr. D. Johnstone in the…

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Arbitration Court. Southern Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 October 1902 · page 6

At the continuation of the Arbitration Court proceedings at Wollongong in the dispute between the Southern Colliery employees and the Southern coal owners…

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U.s. Miners' Strike

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 October 1902 · page 5

LONDON, Friday.—About 70 per cent. of the miners, who struck in Pennsylvania have resumed work…

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The Mines Not Payable

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 October 1902 · page 7

And, for all that, according to Mr. Hooker, there is gold in the roofs, but not in payable quantities, owing to the expense of working. There are small…

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Outtrim Miners' Strike. a Workman Fined. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 October 1902 · page 5

At the Korunnah Police Court to-day, the Police Magistrate, Mr. Smallman, gave his reserved decision in the test case brought by the Outtrim Coal Mining…

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Work at the Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 27 October 1902 · page 5

Owing to the Eight Hour holiday, full time for the fornight which ended on Saturday was ten days. Twelvn colleries worked on each of the working days, and…

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Wallsend Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 27 October 1902 · page 6

The Wallsend miners met on Friday evening. Mr. C. Richardson presiding. Correspondence was dealt with as follows:…

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Pelaw Main. Miners' Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 27 October 1902 · page 6

The Pelaw Main miners held their monthly meeting at the usual place on Thursday evening last. Mr. B Thomas presided. The delegate explained the…

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