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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1903

819 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 18 of 41

Arbitration Court. Co-operative Colliery Case Evidence Concluded

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 22 May 1903 · page 7

The hearing of the case in which the Northern Colliery Employees' Federation are the claimants, and William Laidley and Company, Ltd., owners of the…

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Southern Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 May 1903 · page 5

A conference of southern coal-owners and representatives of the miners bas Just been held, with a view to the settlement of grievances between employers…

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Greta Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 May 1903 · page 5

To-day Messrs. Lang, Wood ant Co. will offer at auction on the ground the residue of the plant and machinery of the well-known Greta Colliery. The sale will…

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Stockton Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 May 1903 · page 6

A meeting of the Stockton miners' lodge was held last night. Mr. W. Eagles occupied the chair in the absence of the president, Mr. W. Donnelly. There was…

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Miners' Wage Upheld

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 May 1903 · page 5

LONDON, Friday.—Lord Peel, the umpire of the South Wales Coal Miners and Owners' Conciliation Board, has decided against the…

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The Coal Trade. Proprietors' Meeting. Price of Coal Fixed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 May 1903 · page 5

A meeting of colliery proprietors, convened by Mr. Isaac Chapman, the secretary of the Scaham Colliery Company, was held at the Chamber of Commerce,…

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Mining Meerschaum in Turkey

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 May 1903 · page 3

At present there are four districts in Turkey in which anyone who so desires may enter into the business of meerschaum mining simply by paying the…

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Arbitration Court. Co-operative Colliery Case. Addresses to the Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 May 1903 · page 2

The hearing of the case in which the Northern Colliery Employees' Federation are the claimants, and William Laidley and Company, Ltd., owners of the…

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Work at the Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 25 May 1903 · page 5

With the exception of Rhondda, good time was worked at collieries in the northern district during the fortnight which ended on Saturday, and at twenty…

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Mount Lyell Mines

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 25 May 1903 · page 5

LONDON, Saturday.—The provisional agreement for the amalgamation of the Mount Lycll and North Mount Lyell mining companies…

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East Greta Colliery. Maitland

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 26 May 1903 · page 5

The conference between the representative of the East Greta Colliery proprietors and employees was resumed yesterday afternoon at Mr. O. K. Young's…

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District News. Greta. Sale at the Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 26 May 1903 · page 6

The sale of the residue of the plant and machinery took place at the Greta Colliery an Saturday, Messrs. Lang, Wood, and Co. being the auctioneers. There were…

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Glebe Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 27 May 1903 · page 3

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

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Record Coal Haulage

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 27 May 1903 · page 4

During last week 86, 292, tons of coal were hauled over the railways to the Carrington dyke for shipment. This is the record for the district, and beats by 14000 tons the…

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The Coal Trade

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 27 May 1903 · page 6

Mr. John Wheeler, secretary of the Newcastle-wallsend Coal Company, writes:—"A report of a meeting in your issue of the 23rd instant under the head…

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Outrages on Jews. the Power of Gold

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 27 May 1903 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday.—Prominent Jewish financiers in London and Berlin are bringing pressure to bear upon the Russian Government to Prevent…

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Coal and Oil. Views of an American Owner

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 27 May 1903 · page 7

On Saturday Mr. Alexander Brown, M.L.C., managing director of Dalgety and Co., entertained a visitor from the United States, in the person of Mr. E. R. Kellan,…

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Southern Collieries. Front and Back Shifts. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 28 May 1903 · page 6

The Arbitration Court had before it to-day the award in the industrial dispute between the illawarra Colliery. Employees' Association, claimants, and the…

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Gold Near Singleton. Singleton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 28 May 1903 · page 5

A report reached Singleton to-day stating that gold had been discovered at Ogilvie's Hill, which is on the road from Singleton to Denman, and in the vicinity…

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Fatal Mining Accident. Charters Towers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 28 May 1903 · page 5

A serious accident occurred to-day at the Day Dawn Freehold Consolidated mine, Shortly after the afternoon shift went in, the men started to work in an…

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