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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1904

818 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 40 of 41

District News. Minmi. Miners' Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 12 December 1904 · page 7

On Thursday evening a meeting of the Back Creek and Duckenfield Lodge was held in Simmonds' Hall. Mr. J. Presland occupied the chair…

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Important Mining Case

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 December 1904 · page 7

A case of considerable importance to the mining community has just been heard at Wollongong in the Small Debts Court, before Colonel Chisholm, P.M., in which…

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Coal Hewing Rate. Notices of Reduction

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

Practically all the colliery proprietors working the Borehole seam have posted 14 days' notice of their intention to reduce the hewing rate to miners by 4d per ton…

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Minmi. Miners' Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 15 December 1904 · page 7

A meeting of the Back Creek and Duckenfield Lodge was held on Monday evening in Simmonds' Hall Mr. J. Presland presided. The delegate, Mr. W…

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Weston Hebburn Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 15 December 1904 · page 6

A meeting of the Hebburn miners was hold in Shedden's Central Hall, on Monday. Mr. P. Phillips presided. Delegates' minutes of 1st, 2nd, and 3rd December were…

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Newcastle Coal Trimmers. Decide to Contract

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 15 December 1904 · page 6

The members of the Newcastle Coal Trimmers' Union have decided to tender for the stevedoring of vessels calling here for coal cargoes. During the difficulty…

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Stockton Miners

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

The monthly meeting of the Stockton Miners' Lodge was held last night, Mr. W. Donnelly, president, in the chair. The deputation that had waited on the…

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West Wallsend. Seaham Miners

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

The quarterly meeting of the Seaham miners was held on Wednesday evening in the Federal Hall, Mr. D. Evans presiding. A letter was received from the C.E.F.,…

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Coal Explosives. Tests Required. Sydney

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

A deputation, comprising Messrs. Nicholson son, Estell, Charlton, and Edden, Ms.P., J. Paterson (Seaham), J. M'Williams (Killingworth), G. Wilson (West Wallsend),…

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The Mining Situation. Arbitration Proceedings

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

Managers of the collieries belonging to owners who are members of the Northern Colliery Proprietors' Association, met at the Newcastle Chamber of Commerce…

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Newcastle Coal Company. Separate Registration Refused. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 December 1904 · page 6

The Registrar of the Arbitration Court gave his decision to-day in the matter of an application by the Newcastle Coal-mining Company, Limited, for…

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Our New Zealand Letter. Wellington, Dec. 10. Discovery of Anthracitous Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 December 1904 · page 10

Another important coal discovery has been made on the West Coast of the South Island, at Paparoa. It is a discovery of anthractious coal. Extensive prospecting…

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Mining Difficulties. Arbitration Application. Early Hearing Refused. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 December 1904 · page 5

When the Arbitration Court was about to adjourn for lunch to-day Mr. A. Watt intimated that he desired to make an application…

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Work at the Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 19 December 1904 · page 5

With a few exceptions work was well distributed during the fortnight which ended on Saturday, and the output was fairly satisfactory. Five of the collieries…

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Wallsend Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 19 December 1904 · page 5

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

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The Coal Industry. Seriousness of the Position Discussion in Parliament. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 21 December 1904 · page 5

In the Legislative Assembly early this morning, on the motion for the anjournment of the house, the Labour members representing the coat-mining districts,…

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Glebe Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 December 1904 · page 3

The monthly meeting of the Glebe Miners' Lodge was held on Monday evening in Simpson's Hall. There was a good attendance, Mr. R. Powell presiding…

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The Coal Trade. Mr. G. T. Rait's Views

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 December 1904 · page 5

Mr. C. H Austin, the secretary to the Northern Colliery Proprietors' Association, writes:—From the published reports of the proceedings in Parliament…

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Killingworth Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 23 December 1904 · page 6

Sir,—In your issue of Wednesday there appears a paragraph under the heading of "Kurri Kurri," one sentence of which requires a little correction. It states that…

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American Coal Circular

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 23 December 1904 · page 4

Harrison's coal circular issued at San Franciso, referring to the trade, gives the following information:—"Since the steamer Sieres left there has been eight arrivals of Australian…

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