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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1903

819 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 31 of 41

Sensational Gold Find. Rockhampton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 September 1903 · page 5

Messrs. Greenboy and Young, who are holding a block of claims adjoining the prospectors at Peter's rush, yesterday unearthed a big nugget of solid gold…

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Coal Selling Price. Rates to Be Maintained

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 September 1903 · page 5

We learn from a reliable source that the present existing conditions in connection with the Northern coal trade, are not likely to be disturbed by the principal…

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Abermain. Work at the Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 14 September 1903 · page 6

There are about 160 men engaged about this colliery in sinking, clearing, carpentering, &c. So far nothing definite is known about the establishment of a…

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Indian Coal Shipping

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 14 September 1903 · page 4

A couple of years ago a committee was appointed by the Government of Bengal to investigate the circumstances connected with the shipping of coat at Kidderpore Docks,…

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Coal Selling Price. Meeting in Sydney. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 September 1903 · page 5

A meeting of colliery proprietors of the Northern District was held at the office of Mr. C. H. Austin, City Bank Chambers, to-day, to decide upon the selling price…

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The Coal Trade. Next Year's Hewing Rate. Opinions of Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 16 September 1903 · page 5

The decision of those coal-owners who attended the meeting held in Sydney on Monday, to make the selling price of coal for next year 10s per ton, is regarded by…

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Glebe Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 16 September 1903 · page 6

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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The Miners Old Banner

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 16 September 1903 · page 3

Sir,—Among the least pretentious, but not less prized by reason of the historical events surrounding it, is the old, calico banner that for over forty years has…

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Arbitration Court. Western Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 17 September 1903 · page 3

At Lithgow the Arbitration Court continued the hearing of evidence in connection with the industrial dispute between the Colliery Employees and the Western…

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Wages in Coal Mines. Debate on the Bill. Second Reading Carried. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 17 September 1903 · page 5

In the Legislative Assembly this evening the debate on the second reading of the Bill for the Regulation of Wages in Coal Mines was resumed…

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The Coal Trade

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 17 September 1903 · page 4

It is to be regretted that the colliery proprietors in the Northern District are not unanimous in the matter of maintaining the selling price of…

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West Wallsend. West Wallsend Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 17 September 1903 · page 6

A special general meeting of the West Wallsend miners was held on Tuesday evening in the Federal Hall. Mr. R. Leighton presided. A letter was read from the manager…

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Arbitration Court. Western Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 18 September 1903 · page 7

The hearing of the industrial dispute between the Western Colliery Employees and the Western Colliery Employers, was continued at Lithgow…

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Stockton Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 18 September 1903 · page 5

The Stockton Minors' Lodge met last night. Mr. W. J. Donnelly presided. Correspondence from Messrs. E. Jones, C. Searle, and P. Degail, East Greta,…

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'Frisco Coal Trade

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 18 September 1903 · page 4

The importation of coal into San Francisco is to be removed from the tariff free list on the 15th January next. From that date a duty of something like a dollar to a dollar and a…

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Wickham. Coal, Limestone, and Ironstone

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 18 September 1903 · page 3

The third of the series of lectures promoted by the committee of the School of Arts was delivered in the reading-room of the institution on Wednesday night, in the presence of a…

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Arbitration Court. Western Collieries' Case

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 September 1903 · page 7

The hearing of the industrial dispute between the Western Colliery Employees and the Western Colliery Employers was continued at Lithgow, when further…

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Nuggets of Gold. Brisbane

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 September 1903 · page 5

Further encouraging finds have been made at the Dee River gold rush. A telegram from Rockhampton states that two more nuggets were found yesterday…

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Lambton. Miners' Accident Fund

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 23 September 1903 · page 6

A meeting of the local committee in connection with the Miners' Accident Relief Fund was held on Monday night. Mr. D. Mason presided, and there were also…

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Arbitration Court. Western Collieries' Dispute. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 24 September 1903 · page 5

The hearing of the Western Collieries dispute was continued in the Arbitration Court, Sydney, to-day, before Mr. Justice Cohen, Mr. W. D. Cruickshank, and Mr. S…

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