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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1902

831 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 34 of 42

Arbitration Court. Southern Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 5 November 1902 · page 7

The hearing of the dispute between the southern colliers and the southern colliery employers has been resumed at Wollongong. Mr. Ritchie, miners' general…

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Plattsburg. Co-operative Miners' Fund

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 5 November 1902 · page 7

The fortnightly meeting of the Co-operative Miners' Relief Fund was duty held by the local board. Mr. Charles Hawkins presiding. The income for the past…

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Stockton. the Colliery

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

Yesterday, while the work of sending up the heated stuff from the neighbourhood of the fire was proceeded with by way of the main shaft,…

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The State Parliament. Legislative Council. Wages of Coal Miners. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 6 November 1902 · page 5

The DEPUTY PRESIDENT; Mr. W. J. Trickett, took the chair at half-past four o'clock. The Savings Blank of New South Wales…

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Victorian Coal Contracts. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 6 November 1902 · page 5

Mr. Bent, the Minister of Railways, hopes to definitely announce the terms of the coal tenders to-morrow. He is considering the question of supplies from…

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Victorian Coal Contracts. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 7 November 1902 · page 5

Mr. Bent, the Minister for Railways, to-day disclosed the terms on which the recent contracts for the supply of coal to that department have been entered into…

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The Southern Miners. Justice Cohen's Views. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 7 November 1902 · page 6

In the Arbitration Court to-day the hearing of the dispute between the Southern miners and the mine owners in the Southern districts, was continued before…

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Balmain Collieries. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 8 November 1902 · page 5

A rumour got abroad in the city to-day in connection with the Balmain coal mine, to the effect that a cable message had been received from the London…

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Stockton. the Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 8 November 1902 · page 6

There is nothing fresh of consequence to report concerning the fire at the colliery. The work of sending up the heated stuff proceeds, and the…

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The Coal Tenders

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 8 November 1902 · page 3

At the time of writing the Government has not announced the terms of the coal tenders, of which eighteen have been sent in. It was announced that 2s a ton would…

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The King's Gold Plate

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 8 November 1902 · page 9

Royal "M.A.P.," and after everyone thought it gold too:—Your correspondent (writes a Kensington reader) slips in his assumption that the so-called "Gold Plate" at Windsor is…

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The Discovery of Coal Gas

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 8 November 1902 · page 12

The discovery of coal gas, which for nearly a century has boon our principal source of artificial illumination, has generally been credited to the Scotsman…

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Sub-aqueous Storage of Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 8 November 1902 · page 12

A letter published in the "Times" again raises the important question of the storage of coal at our naval stations, says the "Colliery Guardian." Mr. Macaulay…

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The Shipping Trade. Decreasing Coal Export. the Future Outlook

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 8 November 1902 · page 5

The bare and deserted appearance of the harbour just at present is a clear indication of slackness in the foreigh section of the shipping trade, and so far as can be…

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Work at the Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 10 November 1902 · page 5

Some of the collieries, which have been working regularly for a considerable time, have felt the slackness of trade for the fortnight which ended on Saturday…

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South Greta Colliery Strike

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 10 November 1902 · page 6

The trouble at South Greta Colliery was settled on Saturday morning. A meeting of the men was held at Telarah, and Mr. T. Bower, president of the Colliery…

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French Miners' Strike

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 10 November 1902 · page 5

LONDON, Saturday.—The arbitrators appointed in connection with the dispute between the French miners and the coalowners did not award the…

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Arbitration Court. Southern Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 10 November 1902 · page 4

The hearing of the industrial dispuld between the Southern Colliery Employees and the Southern Colliery Employers has been concluded, the Miners' General…

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Mining Matters. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 10 November 1902 · page 5

When the Mines Estimates were being discussed in Friday morning Mr. Edden dealt at length with various matters. He contended that if the contention of Mr…

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Balmain Coal Mine. Suspension of Operations. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 11 November 1902 · page 5

The work of development at the Balmain Coal Mino has been temporarily suspended The difficulty, it is stated, is not due to any fresh disappointment in relation to…

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