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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1905

802 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 15 of 41

Minmi. Miners' Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 5 May 1905 · page 7

On Tuesday evening a meeting of the Back Creek and Duckenfield miners was held in Simmond's Hall. Mr. J. Presland occupied the chair. The delegate, Mr. W…

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A New Coal Mine

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 May 1905 · page 2

Steps are being taken to float a company to work the new Westport-Stockton coal mine. The Mayor of Westport, who is the originator of the proposal, is at…

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Gold Hunting Ships

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 May 1905 · page 13

In many respects the most wonderful of all ships are the giant gold hunters which are now playing havo[?] with many a beautiful landscape on…

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The Collie Coal Industry

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 May 1905 · page 11

In view of the fact that the coal industry of Collie (W.A.) has not furnished any return in the shape of dividends to investors in the several…

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Skill in Mining. Complaint to the Minister. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 May 1905 · page 5

A deputation representing the Illawarra Miners' Association waited upon Mr. Moore, the Minister for Mines, to-day to complain of the employment at a certain…

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A Goldfields Romance

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 May 1905 · page 11

It was in 1852 that great discoveries of gold in Australia stirred the whole civilised world. Stories of fortunes grew to be commonplace, and it was generally taken…

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Work at the Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 8 May 1905 · page 5

The majority of the collieries in the Newcastle and Maitland districts worked well during the past fortnight, no less than seventeen getting in full time. This…

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Hebburn Colliery Trouble

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 8 May 1905 · page 5

A meeting of the Hebburn Miners' Lodge was held yesterday, when Mr. Usher presided over a large attendance. A letter was received from Mr. James…

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Wallsend Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 8 May 1905 · page 5

The ordinary meeting of the Wallsend Miners' Lodge was held at the School of Arts on Friday evening. Mr. C. Richardson presided…

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Maitland District ("Newcastle Herald" Branch Office: High-street, West Maitland.) the Hebburn Colliery Fatality

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 8 May 1905 · page 6

The adjourned inquest concerning the death of the late William Shephard who was killed in Hebburn Colliery on the 17th April, was concluded at the Kurri…

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Hebburn Colliery. Work Suspended

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 9 May 1905 · page 5

There was no work at Hebburn Colliery yesterday, the men adhering to the determination arrived at not to accept the terms offered by the management. When…

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Valparaiso Coal Trade. Rockhampton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 9 May 1905 · page 5

The Chamber of Commerce has received a letter from Valparaiso regarding the discovery of steam coal in Central Queensland. The writer asks to be put in touch…

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Queensland Coal Trade

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 10 May 1905 · page 4

A new era appears to be opening up for the Queensland coal trade. For many years coalowners in that State have fought an uphill battle, their…

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Mining Matters

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 11 May 1905 · page 5

Yesterday Mr. Robert Harle, colliery manager for the A.A. Co., informed Mr. James Curley, general secretary of the Colliery Employees' Federation, of the…

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Death of Mr. J. Burton. Stockton Colliery Fatality

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 13 May 1905 · page 3

Mr. James Burton, who was admitted to the Newcastle Hospital on Thursday, suffering from injuries received through being crushed by a skip in the Stockton…

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Mining Matters

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 15 May 1905 · page 5

The Newcastle Coal-mining Company is at present making arrangements for the trial of a Sullivan coal-cutting machine in their A pit at the Glebe. It will be driven…

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The Coal Trade. Important Deputation. Reform of Arbitration. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 16 May 1905 · page 5

A deputation representing the Northern, Southern, and Western districts, waited on Mr. J. H. Carruthers, the Premier, this afternoon, to urge the amendment of the…

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Harrison's Coal Circular

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 18 May 1905 · page 4

Harrison's San Francisco coal circular of April 27, records:—"Since the Sonoma left there has not been a coal arrival from Newcastle. The total deliveries of colonial coal…

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Miners' Federation. the Hebburn Matter

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 18 May 1905 · page 4

A special meeting of the Delegate Board of the Northern District Colliery Employees' Federation was held yesterday at the Trades Hall, Newcastle…

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Stockton Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 19 May 1905 · page 6

The monthly meeting of the Stockton Miners' Lodge was held last night. Mr. W. Eagles, in the absence of the president, Mr. J. Macnamara, was in the chair…

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