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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1905

802 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 11 of 41

New Gold Field

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 March 1905 · page 10

Recently a new, and, it is believed, a very important gold discovery, was made a short distance from the Charters Towers' field. Several lines of…

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Gold-getting and Population

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 March 1905 · page 11

Of the three great industries of the States forming the Australian Commonwealth, there can be no question whatever that mining is the one which…

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Coal Mines Bill

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 20 March 1905 · page 5

LONDON, Saturday.—Despite the opposition raised by the Northumberland and Durham miners the Coal Mines Employment Bill, establishing…

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West Wallsend. West Wallsend Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 20 March 1905 · page 6

The West Wallsend miners held a special meeting on Thursday evening in the Federal Hall to deal with the minutes of the last delegate meeting. Mr. J. Wright…

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Sea Pit Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 21 March 1905 · page 6

A special meeting of the Sea Pit miners was held at Blackburn's hotel on Monday evening. There was a large attendance. Mr. J. Halliday occupied the chair, and…

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Colliery Disaster

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 22 March 1905 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday.—Owing to an explosion at the Redash Colliery, in Western Virginia, ten men were killed…

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Coal Wanted for Manila. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 22 March 1905 · page 5

Mr. Moore, the Minister for Mines, and Agriculture, is in receipt of a communication from Mr. Suttor, at Manila, Philippine Islands, saying [?]onders will be…

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Sea Pit Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 March 1905 · page 6

The quarterly meeting of the S[?] Pit miners was held on Thursday evening in Blackburn's hotel. The attendance was only moderate, Mr. J. Halliday occupied…

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District News. Catherine Hill Bay the Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 March 1905 · page 3

The prosecutions of wheelers and others have now passed the final stage. The wheelers were each fined a small sum at Swansea for absenting themselves…

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Diamond Mining in Brazil

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 March 1905 · page 7

The great diamond districts of Brazil are attracting more and more attention in America as well as in Europe. It as but recently that a dredging company…

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Deep Gold Mining

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 27 March 1905 · page 5

A development of great importance to the Bendigo field, inasmuch as It proves the existence of a quartz formation carrying payable gold at the deepest point yet…

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Work at the Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 27 March 1905 · page 4

During the past fortnight work at the collieries in the Newcastle and South Maitland districts has been, on the whole, slightly better than during the preceding…

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Greta. Reported Gold Find Near Cessnock

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 28 March 1905 · page 7

Four local residents drove out on Sunday, to locate the gold find reported to have been made near Cessnock. They found that, to be correct,…

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A Sydney Letter. Coal Figures That Should Interest Newcastle.—the Secret of Largelocaldemand—factories.—that War Office Jam Question.—when Is a Pound Not a Pound and How Is Short Weight Atoned for by Commercial Practice?—our High Commissioner Should Be a Man of Figures.—booking Railway Seats by the Number System. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 28 March 1905 · page 7

Though not exactly Sydney news there is much information of local value to be derived from the report of the Royal Commission appointed to…

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Glebe Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 29 March 1905 · page 5

The quarterly meeting of the Glebe minors was held in [?]mpson's Hall on Monday evening, There was a good attendance, and Mr. Rees [?]well occupied the…

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Hebburn Colliery. Notice of Reductions

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 29 March 1905 · page 6

A general meeting of the Hebburn Lodge was held on Saturday. Mr. J. Usher Presiding. The meeting was called for the nomination of officers, but as the secretary…

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Gold in the Sea

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 29 March 1905 · page 6

The news that a plan has been perfected for recovering the dissolved gold in the ocean, and that it has received the scientific bene[?]ction of Sir…

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Miners' Relief Fund

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 30 March 1905 · page 7

The report by the Miners' Accident Relief Board shows that during 1904 the operations of the fund have been upon an increased scale as compared with those of…

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Durham Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 31 March 1905 · page 5

A meeting of the Durbam miners was held yesterday afternoon at White's Hotel, New Lambton. Mr. W. Altehison presided, and the secretary, Mr. H. Davies, was…

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The Mining Agreement

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 31 March 1905 · page 5

The ballot in the district in connection with the acceptance or rejection of the proposed new agreement between the Northern Colliery Proprietors' Association and…

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