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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1902

831 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 35 of 42

The French Miners

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

LONDON, Sunday.—Six thousand colliers on strike in the Department of Pas-de-Calclaiei, refused to accept the award of the arbitrators in their…

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A Sydney Letter. One Half of the World Wonders Where the Other Half Lives.—the Prosperity of the Old World Helps in the Depression of Australia.—how Zola Died.—the Truth of the Ending of the Great Coal Strike in America.—cholera Raging at Manila and No Precautions Taken Here.—scandals in Connection with the Honorary Magistracy. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 11 November 1902 · page 7

Very many people down here have been wondering where very many other people go to when every week sees more houses to let in the suburbs of the city while…

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Stockton Colliery. Meeting of Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 12 November 1902 · page 5

A special meeting of the Stockton miners was held at the local Tomperauce Hall yesterday afternoon for the purpose of receiving a report of the…

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Colliery Difficulty. Strike at Seaham

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 12 November 1902 · page 5

The Seaham Colliery, at West Wallsend, which afforded employment to 312 miners and about 150 other hands, was laid idle yesterday by the miners refusing to go…

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Carrington. Coal Shipping Company's Picnic

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 12 November 1902 · page 6

The annual picnic of the employees of the Carrington Coal Shipping Company which took place on Monday, proved to be a well managed and thoroughly enjoyable…

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Wages in Coal Mines. Withdrawal of the Bill. Counsel at the Bar. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 13 November 1902 · page 5

In the Legislative Council this afternoon, the Attorney-General, Mr. Wise, moved the second reading of the Regulation of Wages in Coal Mines' Bill. He said…

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World's Coal Supply

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 13 November 1902 · page 6

The annual report of the Australian Chamber of Commerce in London for 1901-2 is to hand, and contain some interesting matter including addresses by Lord…

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Pelaw Main. Miners' Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 13 November 1902 · page 6

A meeting has been held by the miners of Pelaw Main, when it was decided to give the manager one month's notice to great a weighbridge. It was Mr. W. Bower,…

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Posting Mining Notices

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 13 November 1902 · page 6

Mr. D. Watkins, M.H.R., has forwarded to Mr. James Curley, general secretary to the Colliery Employees Federation, letters he has received from the Postal…

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Colliery Disaster. Loss of Life

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 14 November 1902 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday.—An extraordinary accident ahs occurred in a colliery at Treharris, near Merthyr Tydirl, Glamorganshire…

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Payment of Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 14 November 1902 · page 4

People who are disposed to take an equitable view of affairs, will agree that the action of the Attorney-General in withdrawing the bill…

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Gold Declining in Value

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 14 November 1902 · page 7

With the re-opening of the South African mines anti a continuance of the process of reducing the cost of producing gold, its value as a purchasing…

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Victorian Coal Contracts Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 14 November 1902 · page 5

In the Legislative Assembly to-day Mr. Mackey, the member for Cippsland West, moved the adjournment of the House to discuss the coal tenders. He…

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Miners' Wages Bill. Mr. Estell Interviewed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 15 November 1902 · page 5

"Anyone who has watched events in the coal trade must have realised my surprise," remarked Mr. John Estell, M.P., when waited upon at Wallsend last night,…

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The Curse of Gold. CHAPTER I. a Ward of Bellevue

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 15 November 1902 · page 10

The sick ward of a hospital, mockingly, it would seem, called Bellevue. The room was long, low in the ceiling, and lighted by a range of windows…

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Fire at Greta Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 17 November 1902 · page 5

On Friday morning about one o'clock another gob fire was discovered in the mine. On the previous day the manager, Mr. G. W. Batey, during his exploration…

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British Gold

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 17 November 1902 · page 6

Opprobrious terms, intended to rouse envy, hatred, and malice, have always been readily invented by Continental enemies of this country to denounce the most…

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District News. New Lambton. the Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 17 November 1902 · page 6

For the past week the Lambton Colliery has only worked two days. The irregularity of the time recorded at this mine for some considerable time past is causing…

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French Coal Strike Ends

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 17 November 1902 · page 5

LONDON, Saturday.—The Miners' Unions of the North of France have voted for the resumption of work…

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Victorian Coal Contracts. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 17 November 1902 · page 5

Representatives of the Outtrim Coal Co., had an interview with Mr. Bent, the Minister for Railways yesterday relative to the supply of 80,000 tons of Victorian coal…

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