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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1904

818 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 10 of 41

Miners' Delegate Board. Appeals Dealt With

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 4 March 1904 · page 5

A special meeting of the Miners' Delegate, Board was held at the Trades Hall, Newcastle, yesterday. Mr. J. Paterson, of the Seaham Lodge, acting-president,…

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Coal for Japan

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 March 1904 · page 5

LONDON, Friday.—The Cardiff mines are shipping 150,000 tons of coal for the Far East, which were ordered in February…

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West Wallsend. Miners' Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 March 1904 · page 3

The monthly meeting of the West Wallsend miners was held on Thursday in the Federal Hall. Mr. J. Millis presided and there was a good attendance…

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Miners' Delegate Board. Proposed Conference

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 March 1904 · page 5

The special meeting of the Miners' Delegate Board was continued and concluded at the Trades Hall Newcastle, yesterday. Mr. J. Paterson, of the Seaham Lodge,…

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Death of Mr. A. Sneddon. Coal Proprietor and Shipowner

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 March 1904 · page 4

News of the death of Mr. Andrew Sneddon, the proprietor of Northern Extended Maryland, and Teralba collieries, and owner of the steamers Balmain, South…

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Guarding American Gold Mines

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 7 March 1904 · page 5

LONDON, Saturday.—Reuter's Agency states that 60 American soldiers have been sent to guard the American gold mines at Ansan, 30…

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Threatened Coal Strike

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 7 March 1904 · page 5

LONDON, Sunday.—The bituminous coal miners in America have refused to assent to a reduction of 5½ per cent, in wages…

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Japanese Coal Supply

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 7 March 1904 · page 5

LONDON, Saturday.—It is stated that the Japanese supply of Welsh coal is sufficient for the torpedo destroyers or the Japanese fleet for a year to…

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Coal Cargoes Landed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 7 March 1904 · page 5

LONDON, Saturday.—Advices received at Tokio from New York state that two vessels carrying Australian coal, and also British, Nerwegian, and…

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New Zealand Coal Resources

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 7 March 1904 · page 6

As the result of personal visitation and inspection, Mr. Luke Williams has formed a very high opinion respecting New Zealand coalnelds. This gentleman is very…

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The War Newchwang Deserted. Fear of Japanese Attack. Coal Ships Get Through

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 7 March 1904 · page 5

LONDON, Saturday.—The Russians are apprehensive that the Japanese fleet will make an attack upon Newchwang, the port of Manchuria, as soon…

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Southern Colliery Case. Arbitration Proceedings. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 8 March 1904 · page 5

The Arbitration Court was engaged to-day in hearing a case in which the claimants were the Illawarra Colliery Employee's Association, and the respondent…

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American Mining Trouble

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 8 March 1904 · page 5

LONDON, Monday.—Twenty thousand bituminous miners in Indiana, Ohio, and Western Pennsylvania are likely to go on strike in April in…

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Miners' Delegate Board

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 March 1904 · page 5

Another special meeting of the Miners' Delegate Board was held at the Trades Hall, Newcastle, yesterday Mr. James Curley, having returned from his month's…

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Loading Coal at Sea

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 March 1904 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday.—The American apparatus for the rapid loading of coal at sea has been urgently ordered for the Russian Baltic squadron…

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Stockton. Colliery Disaster Fund

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 10 March 1904 · page 7

The whole of this fund has now been paid out, and a public meeting in invited for the temperance Hall at Stockton for to-morrow night to receive the final report…

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The Miners' Demonstration. Special Train Arrangements

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 March 1904 · page 5

The miners' annual demonstration held under the auspices of the Colliery Employees Federation, will take place at the Albion Ground, West Maitland…

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Coal Trade Conference

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 March 1904 · page 4

A conference was held at the Newcastle Chamber of Commerce yesterday, between representatives of the Colliery Proprietors' Association and the Colliery…

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District News. Stockton. Colliery Disaster Fund

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 March 1904 · page 6

A meeting of the committee of the Stockton Colliery Disaster Fund was held in the Temperance Hall last night. Alderman E. Rees, the first chairman of the…

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Wallsend Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 14 March 1904 · page 3

The Wallsend miners met on Friday evening. Mr. C. Richardson presided. Correspondence was read from Mr. J. thanking members for assistance by way…

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