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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1903

819 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 26 of 41

Sea Pit Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 August 1903 · page 7

A meeting of the Sea Pit miners was held in Blackburn's Hotel on Thursday evening to hear a report of a deputation which had been deputed at a previous meeting to…

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Italy's "White Coal."

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 August 1903 · page 12

The magnificent water-power resources of North Italy have had a marked effect upon her industries. Thus the cotton Industry alone now employs some 40.000…

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Newcastle Wallsend Coal Company

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 August 1903 · page 7

The half-yearly meeting of the shareholders of the Newcastle Wallsend Coal Company was held at the offices of the company in Sydney on Thursday Mr. Peter…

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Wallsend Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 3 August 1903 · page 5

The Wallsend miners met at the School of Arts on Friday evening. Mr. C. Hichardson presiding. A letter was received from Mr. J. Estell, M.P., Stating that, in…

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Work at the Collieries. a Reduced Output

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 3 August 1903 · page 5

Trade was slack at some of the large collierious during the fortnight which ended on Saturday, due to an casing off in the inter-State demand, or rather to the…

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Labour Saving in Mining

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 3 August 1903 · page 6

According to the Consolidated Gold Fleida engineer every effort is being made to introduce labour-saving appliances on the Rand where they are not already in…

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Hebburn Colliery Improvement

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 4 August 1903 · page 6

Although the miners at Hebburn Colliery are not working at present, there being a dispute regarding the tonnage rates offered by the company, there are a large number…

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Japanese Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 4 August 1903 · page 4

Coal from Japanese mines is coming into competition with Newcastle coal in the Frisco market. In addition to the big list of vessels charted to take coal from this port,…

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Coal Fields Railway

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 4 August 1903 · page 6

With a view to having facilities in keeping with the increase of the traffic and the general devolopment that is going on in the South Maitland coalfields…

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American Mining Troubles

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

LONDOX, Tuesday.—Although the United States coal miners are very impatient over the inability of the Conciliation Boards to settle disputes,…

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Waratah Colliery. Another Fire

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 6 August 1903 · page 5

The miners and others employed at the Waratah Colliery were informed that there was no work for them when they appeared at the pit-top yesterday…

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Waratah Colliery Fire

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 7 August 1903 · page 6

The fire which was discovered in the Waratah Colliery on Wednesday morning is still burning. At midnight on Wednesday, the seat of the fire was located. It…

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The Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 8 August 1903 · page 6

The East Greta Colliery is at present employing 511 hands, and putting out about 1000 tons of coal per day of 24 hours. The Sranford-Merthyr Colliery is…

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Maitland District Coal Setting Machines

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 8 August 1903 · page 6

There are now six coal-cutting machines in use at Messrs. J. and W. Brown's Pelaw Main Colliery. The output has not yet increased to the extent anticipated, but this…

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Safety Lamps in Mines. Arbitration Court Judgment. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 8 August 1903 · page 5

In the Industrial Arbitration Court to-day judgment was given in the industrial dispute between Colliery Employees' Federation of the northern district, New…

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Newcastle Coal Trade

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 11 August 1903 · page 4

Mr. J. W. Harrison, in his San Francisco circular of July 16, makes interesting references to the Australia coal trade, as follows: —"Since the depature of the steamer Sierra…

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Wallsend Colliery Fatality Verdict of Accidental Death

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 11 August 1903 · page 7

An inquest was held by Mr. Charles Hibbie, the acting-coroner, at the Queen's Head Hotel, Plattsburg yesterday, concerning the death of the miner. James…

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Coal Miners' Conference. National Association Urged. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 12 August 1903 · page 5

An important conference of representatives of coal miners from all parts of the State was held to-day, at the Trades Hall, when a number of matters relative to…

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Waratah Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 13 August 1903 · page 4

Waratah Colliery is again in full work The fire that broke out has been seale[?] off to the satisfaction of the Government officials and the management, and the…

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Coal Miners' Wages. an Employers' Petition. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 13 August 1903 · page 6

In the Legislative Assembly this afternoon Mr. Henry Clarke presented a petition from Mr. William Brown, a colliery proprietor, against the passing into law of…

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