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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1903

819 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 20 of 41

Sea Pit Miners

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

The Sea Pit miners held a special meeting in Blackburn's Hotel on Thursday evening for the purpose of dealing with the delegate minutes, There was only a…

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Lives of Mines

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 June 1903 · page 12

In on known gold-producing district of the world, until proofs by developments in the Witwatersrandt occurred, was there any degree of certainty or assurance in…

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A Great Coal Port

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 June 1903 · page 9

Cardiff (says the Newcastle-on-Tyno "Chronicle") is far and away the chief port now for the shipment of coals to foreign countries. An official return shown…

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State Gold Output. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 June 1903 · page 5

A return complied by the Depratment of Mines shows that the gold produced in this State during the months of May was 44,354 ounces crude, equal to 36,140 ounces…

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Wallsend Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 8 June 1903 · page 6

The Wallsend miners met at the School of Arts on Friday evening. Mr. C. Richardson presided. A question, concerning proposed…

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Work at the Collieries. Plenty of Trade

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 8 June 1903 · page 6

Most of the collieries lost some time during the past fortnight the stress of weather, preventing vessels getting berths Only seven places worked the full eleven…

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Killingworth Colliery Resumes

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 9 June 1903 · page 5

The Killingworth Colliery which has been shut down for about two years will be in full work again either to-morrow or on Thursday. This property is owned…

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Mining Labour

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 10 June 1903 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday.—The Rand Chamber of Mines is considering the offer of a Japanese syndicate to supply 100,000 Japanese miners…

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Sydney Harbour Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 June 1903 · page 3

A meeting of the shareholders of the Sydney Harbour Collieries Company was held at London on the 8th May, for the purpose of confirming resolutions passed…

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The Co-operative Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 June 1903 · page 5

In the matter of the dispute between the Collieries' Employees' Federation and William Laidley and Company, Limited, in regard to the Co-operative Colliery…

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Northumberland Colliery. Yardage Rate Proposed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 June 1903 · page 5

The miners employed at the Northumberland Colliery, Fassifern, will, on Monday next, be required to work under a yardage rate, the fourteen days' notice…

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Mining Conference. Postponed for a Fortnight

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 June 1903 · page 5

The conference between colliery proprietors of the northern district and representatives of the miners, appointed to be held at the Newcastle Chamber at…

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The State Coal Mines

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 13 June 1903 · page 2

The Minister for Mines has just returned from a visit to one of the State coal mines —that at Point Elizabeth, near Greymouth. Driving is now being carried on at this…

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Glebe Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 13 June 1903 · page 3

A special meeting of the Glebe Miners Ledge was held in Simpson's Hall on Wednesday evening to deal with the delegate minutes of the 1st inst. Mr. R. Powell occupied the…

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Burwood Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 13 June 1903 · page 6

A special meeting of the Burwood Miners' Lodge was held at Thomson's Hotel, New Lambton, on Thursday night. Mr. G. Anderson presided, and there was a…

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Wallsend Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 13 June 1903 · page 3

A special meeting of the Wallsend miners was held at the School of Arts on Wednesday evening for the purpose of dealing with district business transacted at delegate meetings…

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West Wallsend Colliery. Wheeling Trouble Settled

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 13 June 1903 · page 5

The fourteen days' notice given by the contract wheelers employed at the West Wallsend Colliery, demanding to be paid a farthing per ton extra upon their…

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A Sydney Letter. the Japanese Have Carried Away a Wrong Impression.—a Gentleman with Gold Teeth Set with Diamonds.—"commercials" Returning From South and West Report Improved Prospects.—what Is a Statue and What a Casting? the Worthy and the Unworthy Who Live on Public Bounty.—the Death of Hon. Critchett Walker. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 16 June 1903 · page 7

The Japanese squadron departed from Sydney waters yesterday. Allowing for a call in at Townsville, it has departed from those of…

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Greta. the Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 17 June 1903 · page 5

The property disposed of at the mine at the recent auction sale having been nearly all removed, the work of pulling up the branch railway line, from the main…

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Miners' Accident Fund

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 18 June 1903 · page 4

The report of the New South Wales Miners' Accident Relief Fund, which has just been presented to Parliament, bears evidence of the good work…

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