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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1904

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British Columbian Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 September 1904 · page 3

The progress of coal mining in British Columbia during recent years has been very striking; but last year saw a slight falling off, due partly to extraordinary…

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San Francisco Coal Trade

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 September 1904 · page 4

Mr. Harrison, of San Francisco, in his coal circular of August 18, writes:—"Since the steamer Sonoma left only one cargo of Australian coal has been delivered here, viz., the…

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Gold Elsie. Chapter XV.—(Continued)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 September 1904 · page 2

"How you do look, Herr von Walde!" cried Fraulein von Quittelsdorf springing into the middle of the path. "You make such a face at us as though we…

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Gold Elsie. Chapter XV.—(Continued)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 9 September 1904 · page 2

"I think not," replied the baroness, hesitatingly, "but his return may be very late. Fraulen Ferber will be greatly bored among persons whom…

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Stockton Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 September 1904 · page 5

The monthly meeting of the Stockton Miners' Ledge was held in the Temperance Hall on Thursday. Mr. W. Donnelly presided…

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Wallsend Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 September 1904 · page 6

The Wallsend miners met at the Masonic Hall, in Metcalfe-street, on Thursday evening, for the purpose of dealing with the business transacted by the delegate board at…

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Gold Elsie. Chapter XV.—(Continued)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 September 1904 · page 12

"Hector, here!" she called. The forester's hunting dog came bounding through the thicket, springing high into the air with joyful leaps…

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Work at the Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 12 September 1904 · page 5

At only two collieries was full time worked for the fortnight which ended on Saturday. Hetton lost a quarter of a day owing to the quarterly cavil, otherwise…

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Gold Elsie. Chapter XVI.—(Continued.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 12 September 1904 · page 2

"The boy was baptised with the name of his father—my name. I looked shudderingly into his eyes; he has mine. He and I have murdered her…

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Coal Hewing Rate. Arbitration Application. to Be Heard This Week

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 12 September 1904 · page 5

At the meeting of the Miners Delegate Board held on the 1st inst., a letter was read from Mr. Austin, the secretary of the Northern Colliery Proprietors'…

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Gold Elsie. Chapter XVI.—(Continued.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 13 September 1904 · page 2

"Not I, indeed! What should I do with the Mammon's rubbish? Shall I begin to loan capital in my old days? That never could occur to me. I have…

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Coal Hewing Rate. the Case for the Miners. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 September 1904 · page 4

The affidavits filed in the Arbitration Court by Mr. W. A. Reid, of Newcastle solicitor to the Northern Colliery Employees' Federation, in regard to the…

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Glebe Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 September 1904 · page 6

A special meeting of the Glebe Miners' Lodge was held on Monday evening, in Twist's Hall. Mr. Rees Powell occupied the chair…

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Burwood Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 September 1904 · page 5

A special meeting of the Burwood Miners' Lodge was held last night at Carnley's Hotel, Adamstown. The chair was occupied by Mr. A. Hallawell…

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Gold Elsie. Chapter Xvii

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 September 1904 · page 2

The event at Gnadeck was rumoured at Lindhof before Reinhardt reached home. The masons on their homeward way had related the wonderful…

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Coal Loading Matter. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 September 1904 · page 5

The industrial dispute between the Coal Lumpers' Union, claimants, and the Sydney Steam Collier-Owners' and Coal Stevedores' Association, respondents, came…

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Gold Elsie. Chapter XVII.—(Continued.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 15 September 1904 · page 2

"The Quittelsdori?" he cried, laughing. "That firefly? No. 1 would rather intrust my possessions to the most unmanageable of housekeepers…

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Notices at the Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 September 1904 · page 5

The notices posted at certain collieries working the Borehole seam intimating a reduction in the hewing rate on round coal to 3s 6d per ton, in lieu of the rate…

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Coal for Cape Railways

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 September 1904 · page 4

It was reported on the Cardiff Exchange on August 10 that the Cape railways contract for the supply of about 150,000 tons of double-screened Admiralty coal had been secured by…

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District News. Stockton Miners' Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 September 1904 · page 6

A special meeting of the Stockton Miners' Lodge was held on Tuesday, at which Mr. W. Donnelly presided, to deal with delegate board minutes of the 1st…

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