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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1905

802 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 16 of 41

Sea Pit Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 May 1905 · page 2

The monthly meeting of the Sea Pit Miners' Lodge was held in Blackburn's Hotel on Thursday evening. There was a good attendance. Mr. J. Halliday…

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West Wallsend. Miners' Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 May 1905 · page 3

The monthly meeting of the Seaham miners was held on Thursday evening in the Federal Hall. Mr. D. Evans presided. Correspondence was read from W…

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Gold From Sea Water

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 May 1905 · page 13

Several references have been made of late to the schemes for the recovery of gold from sea water, which have strangely enough, been entered upon practical…

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Colliery Lawsuit

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 22 May 1905 · page 5

LONDON, Saturday.—Sir H. Cozens-Hardy, Lord Justice of Appeal, has reversed the decision of Sir J. Compton Lawrence, of the King's Bench, in…

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Mining Matters

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 22 May 1905 · page 5

During the post fortnight Abermain Colliery, in the Sooth Maitland district, has been again working three shifts, and the output is now 700 tons of large and small…

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Glebe Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 24 May 1905 · page 7

The monthly meeting of the Glebe Miners' Lodge was held on Monday evening, in Simpson's Hall. There was a large attendance of members…

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Lambton Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 25 May 1905 · page 6

The monthly meeting of the Lambton Miners' Lodge was held at Smith's Hotel last night. Mr. J. Morgan presided, and Mr. J. Bower, district chairman, was also…

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Burwood Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 May 1905 · page 6

The Burwood miners held a special meeting last night at the Premier Hotel, Broadmendow. Mr. W. Tampsett presided, and there was a good attendance…

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Hebburn Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 May 1905 · page 6

A general meeting of the Hebburn miners was held in Sheddon's Hall on Thursday, Mr. Usher presiding. Mr. E. Peters was elected treasurer. Mr. J…

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Wallsend Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 May 1905 · page 7

A special meeting of the Wallsend miners was hold at the Masonic Hall on Thursday evening, when the business transacted at a delegate board meeting on…

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Sea Pit Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 May 1905 · page 6

A special meeting of the Sea Pit miners was held on Thursday evening in Blackburn's Hotel, to deal with delegate minutes of the 17th instant. There was a…

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The World's Coal Supply

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 May 1905 · page 11

The figures of the amount of coal which is taken out of the mines through- out the world every year are confusing in their immensity, and as new mines…

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Colliery in Flames. Several Officials Perish

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 29 May 1905 · page 5

LONDON, Saturday.—The Vereeniging Colliery at Johannesburg has been the scene of a tragedy. A fire broke out in the old workings…

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A Sydney Letter. Those Coal-bound Chinese Stowaways.—a Lessons or Two From Empire Day.—a Question of Patriotism.—are the Collection Fees on Cheques Excessive?—an Easy Winter and Promising Spring.—gamblers' Fines and Charity. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 30 May 1905 · page 7

That Chinese business should not the allowed to rest. The authorities should not be content will unearthing such a nest of Celestials in a…

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Burwood Miners. Driving and Siding Over

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 31 May 1905 · page 7

In the Small Debts Court, Charlestown, yesterday, before Mr. M. S. Love, S.M., Henry George Wright, Tighe's Hill; Lewis Jenkins, Lambton; John…

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Colliery Employees

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 June 1905 · page 4

A meeting of the Delegate Board of the Colliery Employees' Federation was held yesterday afternoon in the Trades Hall Mr. John Bower, president of the…

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Coal in Panama

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 2 June 1905 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday.—Extensive coal deposits have been discovered in Panama, Central America…

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The Ventilation of Coal Mines

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

Mr. Stephen H. Terry writes in "The Engineering Review," on the subject of the ventilation of coal mines. He objects to furnace ventilation, chiefly on the grounds…

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Hebburn Miners' Lodge

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 June 1905 · page 6

A meeting of the Hebburn miners was held in Shedden's Hall on Friday morning, nearly all the members of the lodge being present. The delegate's minutes were…

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Coal Trimming Question

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 June 1905 · page 5

The holiday rule of the Newcastle Coal-trimmers' Union will be maintained by that body again to-day. This rule provides that for work done on holidays 3s…

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