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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1903

819 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 38 of 41

Pelaw Main Meeting of Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 18 November 1903 · page 6

A special meeting of Pelaw-Main miners was held at Lewis' Central Hall, Kurri Kurri, yesterday morning, Mr. R. Armstrong presiding. The following were…

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Victorian Coal Strike. Newcastle Delegate Investigates

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 18 November 1903 · page 6

At the last meeting of the, Burwood Miners' Lodge Mr. G. Reid, who recently visited the Gippsland coal mines under instructions from the Northern District…

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Depths of Coal Mining

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 November 1903 · page 6

Sir,—In a recent issue, your Carrington correspondent states that 2000 feet is the greatest depth that coal has ever been found in Australia. I beg to differ,…

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Pelaw Main Miners' Accident Relief Fund

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 November 1903 · page 6

The Miners' Accident Fund committee of the Pelaw-Main Colliery met at the colliery office. The secretary. Mr. F. Thomas, submitted his fortnightly statement, which…

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Risks in a Coal Pit. an Example of Pluck

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 November 1903 · page 3

If you are a miner you are facing chances of death all day long, says a writer in "V.C.". You may unwittingly stroll into the area made perilous by blasting; you…

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East Greta Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 November 1903 · page 6

The work of removing the debris from the seat of the heat in No, I pit continues without intermission, and the management is hopeful that all of the material…

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Stockton Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 November 1903 · page 5

The monthly meeting of the Stockton miners was held in the Temperance Hall on Thursday evening, Mr. Edward O'Toole presiding…

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Sea Pit Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 November 1903 · page 5

The monthly meeting of the Sea Pit Miners' Lodge was held in Blackburn's hotel on Thursday night. There was a good attendance, Mr. J. Halliday…

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Our Coal Measures. Progress and Development Abermain Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 23 November 1903 · page 6

The further development of the extensive coal measures, known as the Greta series, in the South Maitland district, establishes beyond doubt the immense supply of…

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Wallsend Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 23 November 1903 · page 6

The Wallsend miners met at the School of Arts on Friday evening, Mr. C. Richardson presiding. Correspondence was dealt with as…

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Work at the Collieries. a Good Fortnight

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 23 November 1903 · page 5

Work was well distributed at the collieries during the fortnight which ended on Saturday, the colliery shipping managers having experienced a revival in the…

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Outtrim Miners. a Delegate's Opinions

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 23 November 1903 · page 6

At the last meeting of the Wallsend Miners' Lodge, Mr. George Reid, who recently visited the Gippsland mines to inquire into the conditions of the Victorian…

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A Rich Gold Discovery. Perth

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 23 November 1903 · page 5

A rich discovery of gold has been made in an alluvial claim known as the Three-mile, or Billycan Rush, about two and a-half miles from Coolgardie, in the…

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Gold in Egypt

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 24 November 1903 · page 6

In connection with the recent slight revival in the Egyptian mining, market, some information published in the "Egyptian Gazette" to hand by the last mall is…

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The Coal Trade. Views of Mr. I. Chapman. Prices and Legislation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 24 November 1903 · page 5

Mr. Isaac Chapman, the secretary of the Sealam Colliery Company, was waited upon in Newcastle by a representative of the "Newcastle Morning Herald," and…

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Minmi. Miners' Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 25 November 1903 · page 6

A special meeting of the Back Creek. and Duckenfield Miners' Lodge was held in Wile's Hall on Monday evening. Mr. G. Wood presided. The delegate, Mr. D…

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Maitland District East Greta Colliery Fire

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 25 November 1903 · page 6

Rumours are current to the effect that exports have expressed opinions contrary to the theory of spontaneous combustion being the cause of the fire in No. 2 pit,…

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Our Coal Resources. South Maitland Fields. Hebburn and Weston. No. II

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 25 November 1903 · page 4

The A.A. Company must have expended a vast sum of money during the last couple of years upon its Hebburn property, the colliery of that name being now…

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Hebburn. Colliery Accidents

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 26 November 1903 · page 6

Messrs. W. Galloway and M. Fitzsimmons, two miners working at Hebburn Colliery, had a miraculous escape of being killed recently. The men were working together as mates…

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Wallsend Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 26 November 1903 · page 6

A special meeting of the Wallsend miners was held at the Agricultural Hall on Tuesday evening, for the purpose of dealing with the business transacted at a recent three-days'…

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