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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1903

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Check Inspectors' Reports. Minmi Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 31 August 1903 · page 6

A check inspection of Brown's collieries Nos. 2 and 4 tunnels, Minmi made by Messrs. D. Wikinson and Edwin Williams, check inspectors, on the 17th and 18th…

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Stockton Colliery Dispute. Conference with the Directors

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 31 August 1903 · page 5

Mr. W. M. Mont Arnold, chairman of directors of the Stockton Coal Company, Messrs. B. M'Bride, and T. D. O'Sullivan, directors, Mr. R. N. Kirk, manager in…

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Plattsburg. the Coal Industry

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 31 August 1903 · page 6

An extract from a letter received by Mr. John Gillespie, of Walldend, from Mr. David M'Fay, enfineer on board the s.s. Vienna, of Glasgow, may be of…

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Mining in New Zealand. Mr. E. V. Turnbull's Views. the Cyanide Process

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 31 August 1903 · page 5

"For its size, New Zealand is one of the richest mining centres of the earth," Thus spoke Mr. Edmund V. Turnbull, a certificated mine manager, from Walbi, in the…

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Sydney Harbour Collieries. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 1 September 1903 · page 5

Work was resumed at the Sydney Harbour Collieries to-day, when a start was made to sink the Jubilee shaft to a further depth of 2600ft. This will give work…

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San Francisco Coal Cargoes

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 1 September 1903 · page 4

When the mull steamer Ventura left San Francisco the four-masted barque Clelmsford, with 3750 tolls of coal, and the British ship Matterhorn, with 2900 tons, were both…

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Mining Dispute. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 1 September 1903 · page 5

Mr. Justice Pring and a jury were engaged to-day in hearing a case in which the New South Wales Shale and Oil Company, Limited, were the plaintiffs, and the…

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Stanford-merthyr Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 2 September 1903 · page 6

Stanford-Merthyr, a colliery estate of about 1300 acres of leasehold, is situated in the heart of the great South Maitland Coalfield, about eight miles from West…

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Miners' Accident Relief Fund

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 2 September 1903 · page 3

Sir,—On perusal of the annual report in connection with the Miners' Accident Relief Fund for the year ending 31st December, 1902, I think it will be evident to all…

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Miners' Delegate Board. the Hebburn Dispute. Pelaw-main Arbitration

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 2 September 1903 · page 6

A meeting of the Miners' Delegate Board was held at the Trades Hall, Newcastle, yesterday, to deal with various matters. The president, Mr. John Bower,…

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State Parliament. Legislative Assembly. Eight Hours in Mines. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 2 September 1903 · page 5

Mr. W. M'COURT, the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly, took the chair at half-past four o'clock to-day. Mr. O'SULLIVAN, the Minister for…

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Arbitration Court. Western Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 3 September 1903 · page 7

At Arbitration Court proceedings at Lithgow, in the dispute between the western coal miners and colliery proprietors, the president of the Miners'…

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Eight Hours in Mines

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 3 September 1903 · page 4

The Bill providing that the hours of labour of coal miners shall not exceed eight per diem is so natural a corollary to latter day legislation that it is only…

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Payable Gold Found. Brisbane

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 3 September 1903 · page 5

A telegram from Rockhampton states that Mr. J. M. Lynch, the proprietor of Lynch's Hotel at Mount Usher, to-day brought into Rockhampton seventeen…

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Miners' Delegate Board. Protest Against A.a. Co

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 3 September 1903 · page 5

An adjourned meeting of the Miners' Delegate Board was held at the Trades Hall yesterday. The president, Mr. John Bower, was in the chair, and there were…

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Arbitration Court. Western Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 4 September 1903 · page 3

At the Arbitration Court proceedings at Lithgow, in the dispute between the western coal miners and colliery proprietors. further evidence was given in support of…

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Lambton Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 4 September 1903 · page 5

A meeting of the local miners' lodge was held in Stoken's Hall on Thursday night, Mr. J. W. Oldham presided. The committee reported that complaints…

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Record Coal Shipment

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 4 September 1903 · page 4

During the twenty-four hours ended at nine o'clock on Wednesday morning, the shipments of coal at this port totalled 19,050 tons. This is the biggest shipment in the history of the…

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Coal Briquettes

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

Dr. Albert, Edelmann, of Brisbane, a professor of chemistry, botany, zoology, and astronomy, is at president in Newcastle, and has had interviews with some of the…

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West Wallsend. Miners' Meeting

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

A meeting of the West Wallsend miners Lodge was hold on Thursday night in the Federal Hall. Mr. W. Hedge presided, and there was a large attendance…

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