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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1904

818 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 21 of 41

Wallsend Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 21 June 1904 · page 5

A meeting of the Wallsend Miners' Committee was held at Hetherington's hotel last night. Among the correspondence received…

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District News. Minmi. Miners' Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 21 June 1904 · page 6

A special meeting of the Back Creek and Duckenfield miners was recently held in Simmonds' Hall. Mr. G. Wood presided. The delegate, Mr. W. Burke, read…

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Glebe Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 22 June 1904 · page 6

The monthly meeting of the Glebe miners was held on Monday evening last, in Twist's Hall. There was a good attendance, presided over by Mr. R…

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Wallsend Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 22 June 1904 · page 6

In accordance with arrangements made by the Wallsend Miners' Committee at a meeting held on Monday night, a deputation comprising the lodge officers, Messrs…

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District News. Wallsend. Miners' Ballot

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 22 June 1904 · page 3

The ballot in connection with the variout propositions concerning an alteration in the method of managing the affairs of the Colliery Employees' Federation was…

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Wallsend. Miners' Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 23 June 1904 · page 7

A meeting of the Wallsend miners was held at the School of Arts yesterday afternoon, the weather conditions being against holding a gathering in the public…

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State Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 June 1904 · page 3

Several inquires have recently been made here as to when the public are to be given the opportunity of testing the quality of the coal from the State…

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Richmond Vale Railway. Pelaw-main Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 June 1904 · page 6

A work which is affording considerable employment at a time when it is very much needed is the construction of Messrs. J. and A. Brown's private railway, extending…

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Wallsend Distress. Work at the Mine

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 June 1904 · page 4

It is satisfactory to be able to announce that among the orders for foreign coal supplies are some for the Wallsend Colliery. The Kilmeny and Wilhelmine are…

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Russia's Vast Store of Gold

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 June 1904 · page 10

One question is of great interest and importance in any consideration of the present war—that of finance. In connection with I am able to narrate a…

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District News. Wallsend. Miners' Matters

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 27 June 1904 · page 5

The hoisting of the red flag, denoting work at the Wallsend Colliery, after an idle period bordering on five weeks, lends a more cheerful aspect to the hitherto…

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Miners' Accident Fund. Conference in Newcastle

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 27 June 1904 · page 5

A conference of representatives of committees of the Miners' Accident Relief Fund was held at the Newcastle Hotel, Watt-street, on Saturday afternoon, the…

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Invasion of a Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 1 July 1904 · page 4

The Stockton pit was the scene of excitement on Wednesday night, when it was ascertained that the workings had been invaded by three seamen and an…

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Merewether Miners' Accident Fund

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 1 July 1904 · page 5

At the last meeting of the committee of the Sea Pit branch of the Miners' Permanent Accident Fund, the treasurer, Mr. T. Batter, submitted the quarterly statement…

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Wallsend Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 4 July 1904 · page 5

The Wallsend miners met at the School of Arts on Friday evening last, Mr. C. Richardson presiding. The quarterly balance-sheet, as read by the secretary, Mr…

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Work at the Collieries. Prospects of Trade

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 4 July 1904 · page 5

Only seven collieries worked full time for the fornight which ended on Saturday but nine others did fairly well, the balance trimming off to less than…

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Chillage Mines

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 6 July 1904 · page 3

The position of the thousands of persons who are dependent upon the Chillagee Railway and Mines is at present most dangerously insecure. For some time the company has…

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Glebe Miners' Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 6 July 1904 · page 6

The quarterly meeting of the Glebe miners was held on Monday evening in Twist's Hall. There was a good attendance of members, and Mr. Rees Powell occupied the chair…

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Falling Off in Coal Exports

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 6 July 1904 · page 4

The returns of the export of coal from the Newcastle district during the past half-year point, to a fact already Well known, that during this period…

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State Gold Yield. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 7 July 1904 · page 4

The return furnished by the Under-Secretary for Mines shows that the gold yield recorded for the month of June was 28,508oz crude, equal to 22,413oz fine,…

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