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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1904

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In a [?]Eussian Salt Mine

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 May 1904 · page 14

An interesting description of a salt mine is given by "E.F.N." in "Travel," in the course of an article on "Cracow and the Salt Mines of Wieliczka." Having…

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State Gold Yield. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 May 1904 · page 5

A return furnished by the Under-Secretary for Mines shows that the State gold yield recorded for the month of April was 16,816 ounces crude, equal to 14,257 ounces…

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Mining As a Profession

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 May 1904 · page 7

A period comes in the history of most families where there are boys when pater families has to look route to see how he can place his sons in the world. When a…

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Trouble in the Mining Camp

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 May 1904 · page 7

There is likely to be trouble in the mining investors' camp over the floating of a West Australian venture. The prospectus was drawn up in the usual alluring…

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Work at the Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 9 May 1904 · page 5

Trade is gradually improving, and, as a consequence, there is talk of the resumption of operations at collieries which have been standing idle for some considerable…

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Wallsend Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 9 May 1904 · page 6

The Wallsend miners met at the School of Arts on Friday evening. Mr. C. Richardson presided. Among the correspondence received was…

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District News. West Wallsend. Miners' Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 9 May 1904 · page 3

The monthly meeting of the West Wallsend Miners' Lodge was held on Thursday evening in the Federal Hall. Mr. W. Johnson presided, and there was a good…

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Pacific Colliery Prices. the Owners' Terms. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 10 May 1904 · page 5

Mr. Albert Sims, the manager of the Pacific Coal Company, Limited has, at the instance of the directors, addressed the following letter to the miners who were in…

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Alien Miners at Kalgoorlie. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 10 May 1904 · page 5

Mr. Hughes, Minister for External Affairs, stated this afternoon that several meetings had been held in West Australia to protest against the influx of Italians…

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Glebe Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 11 May 1904 · page 4

A special meeting of the Globe miners lodge was held on Monday evening in Simpson's Hall. There was a good attendance, and Mr. Rees Powell occupied the…

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Pacific Colliery Prices. Delegate Board Approves

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 11 May 1904 · page 5

A special meeting of the Miners Delegate Board was held at the Newcastle Trades Hall yesterday to consider the offered by the directors of the…

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Colliery Differences

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 12 May 1904 · page 4

The intelligence that a temporary settlement has been arrived at between the miners and directors of the Pacific Company will generally meet…

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District News. Wallsend. Miners' Ballot

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 12 May 1904 · page 6

A ballot was taker at the Wallsend Colliery yesterday for the purpose of deciding which one of the four checkweighmen at present employed by the miners should…

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Adermain Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 13 May 1904 · page 6

Mr. Blackwell having severed his connection with the Abermain Colliery, the board of directors have appointed Mr. Robert Kelsick in his place, as manager. Mr. Kelsick arrived in…

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Waratah Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 13 May 1904 · page 5

The adjourned meeting of the Waratah miners was held yesterday at Adamstown. There was a full attendance, and Mr. Bower, president of the Miners'…

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Minmi. Miners' Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 13 May 1904 · page 7

A special meeting of the Back Creek and Duckenfield miners was held in Simmond's Hall on Wednesday evening. Mr. G. Wood presided. The delegate Mr. W. Burke road…

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Mining Explosion

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 13 May 1904 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday.—An explosion of gunpowder at Lerrin, in Illinois, in the United States, has killed six miners and injured so…

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Miners' Meetings. the Pacific Terms

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 13 May 1904 · page 5

A sparsely-attended meeting of Hetton miners was held at the Albion Hotel Wickham last night Mr. G. Oldham presiding. Mr. J. Bower district president…

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Coal Haulage Rates. Authorities Interviewed. an Unfavorable Answer. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 13 May 1904 · page 5

A deputation comprising Messrs. Chilcott, Doddimeade, Austin Wheeler and Dr. Robertson representing the Northern Colliery Proprietors' Association waited on…

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Wallsend Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 May 1904 · page 7

The Wallsend miners met at the School of Art's on Thursday evening, for the purpose of dealing with the business transacted at a delegate board meeting, held…

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