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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1904

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Queensland Coal. Adelaide

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 23 December 1904 · page 5

The half-yearly meeting of the Mammoth Anthracite Coal Seam Company was held to-day, the chairman, Mr. Davis Lindsay, presiding…

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New Zealand Coal. Anthracitous Deposits

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 23 December 1904 · page 5

Our New Zealand correspondent, writing under date December 17, forwards us the following further particulars, from the "Otago Daily Times," of the recent…

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West Wallsend. Seaham Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 24 December 1904 · page 6

A special meeting of the Seaham miners was held in the Federal Hall on Thursday evening for the purpose of dealing with the delegate minutes of the 15th instant…

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The Mining Industry

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 24 December 1904 · page 7

Sir,—The advice offered by Mr. Austin, the mouthpiece of the Northern Colliery Proprietors, "Only believe and you shall be saved! Only believe and you will have…

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United States Coal Supplie S.

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 24 December 1904 · page 14

The mining of coal in the United States is increasing at such a rate that it may eventually become the leading American industry. In spite of the business…

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The Mining Difficulty. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 24 December 1904 · page 5

Mr. Wade, the Attorney-General, stated to-day that, so far as he can see at present, the hearing of the dispute between the colliery proprietors and the miners of…

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The Gold Mining Industry

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 26 December 1904 · page 4

An agitation is now proceeding in Sydney with a view to rendering the State Mines Department of greater practical utility than it is at present…

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Sanitation and Ventilation of Mines

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 27 December 1904 · page 7

Some interesting evidence was recently given before the Royal Commission (W.A.) on Mine Ventilation and Sanitation by several medical gentlemen, who have…

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Protection of Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 28 December 1904 · page 5

A variety of devices have been made for protecting miners and others from the suffocating effects of gas and smoke, and thus enabling rescue parties to work in…

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Mining Compensation Case

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 28 December 1904 · page 6

A curious question of law, relating to the compensation payable to a mine-owner who is prohibited from working certain portions of his coal, has recently…

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Coal Hewing Rate. Injunction Refused. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 29 December 1904 · page 5

A special sitting of the Arbitration Court was held to-day, to hear an application on behalf of the Colliery Employees Federation, Northern district, for an…

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Hetton Miners. Condition of the Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 30 December 1904 · page 5

A meeting of the Hetton miners was held at the Albion Hotel, Wickham, last night. Mr. G. Oldham, the president, occupied the chair, and there was a moderate…

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Miners' Phthisis

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 30 December 1904 · page 6

The Council of the Institution of Mining and Metallurgy, London, has recently forwarded a memorandum, in which it desires to call the special attention of…

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Outtrim Coal Company. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 30 December 1904 · page 5

The half-yearly meeting of the Outtrim Coal Company was held to-day. The directors' report showed that during the year 32,175 tons of coal had been raised. The…

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A Sydney Letter. a Source of Income of a French Barque.—the Figures of the Baltic Fleet.—90,750 Tons of Coal Required for the Voyage From the Baltic to Port Arthur.—the Temporary Collapse of the General Post Office.—some Christmas Observances.—why Let That Marshall Islands Affair Die Out? Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 30 December 1904 · page 7

The French barque Sainte Anne is bound for Australia with a view doing better business. The story of her work in 1904 is interesting reading as given in the "New…

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German Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 31 December 1904 · page 13

In the first nine months of this year Germany imported 5,128,395 tons of coal, against 4,972,095 tons in the corresponding period of 1903, the difference in favour of…

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Sea Pit Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 31 December 1904 · page 6

The quarterly meeting of the Sea Pit Miners Lodge was held on Thursday evening. There was only a moderate attendance. Mr. Jos. Halliday in the chair…

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Delegate Board Meeting. Miners to Resume Work

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 31 December 1904 · page 5

A meeting of the Delegate Board of the Colliery Employees' Federation, was held at the Newcastle Trades Hall, yesterday Mr. J. Bower, district chairman, presided…

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Important Mining Case Alleged Breach of Award

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 31 December 1904 · page 3

A cases of interest the mining community was heard at the Small Debts Court at Wollongong on Thursday, before Colonel Chisholm, P.M., in which Sub-Inspector…

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