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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1905

802 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 31 of 41

Mining Matters

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 25 September 1905 · page 5

The Voluntary Arbitration Court, which is dealing with the matters in dispute at He burn Colliery, will continue its sittings at the Grand Hotel at ten o'clock…

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Killingworth. Miners Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 26 September 1905 · page 6

A meeting of the Killingworth Miners' Lodge was held on Wednesday evening. Mr. Russ presiding. After the local business had been disposed of Mr…

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West Wallsend. Miners' Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 26 September 1905 · page 6

The quarterly meeting of the Seaham miners was held on Thursday evening in the Federal Hall, Mr. D. Evans presiding…

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Glebe Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 27 September 1905 · page 5

The quarterly meeting of the Glebe miners was held on Monday evening, in Twists' Hall; Mr. Rees Powell in the chair…

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Hebburn Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 28 September 1905 · page 6

A meeting of Hebburn miners was held in Shedden's Hall, Weston, on Sunday morning. The secretary reported that he had not seen the manager regarding the…

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Ventilation in Collieries. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 29 September 1905 · page 5

In the High Court to-day Thomas Broughall, manager of the Vale of Clywdd Colliery, Lithgow, moved for special leave to appeal against the decision of the Full…

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Hetton Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 29 September 1905 · page 6

The quarterly meeting of members of the Hetton Lodge was held last might at the Albion Hotel, Wickham. Mr. G. Old ham, chairman, presided. There was a…

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Stockton Miners' Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 29 September 1905 · page 6

A special meeting of the Stocking Miners' Lodge was held in the Temparance Hall last evening. In the absence of the chairman, who was working, Mr. E…

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Coal for Russia

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 29 September 1905 · page 5

LONDON Thursday:— Russian has ordered 60,000 tons of steam coal at Cardiff to be delivered at the earliest moment…

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Gippsland Miners. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 29 September 1905 · page 5

An animated debate took place in the Legislative Assembly to-day on the subject of the labour conditions prevailing in the Gippsland coal mines…

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Coal Lumpers and Colliers. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 29 September 1905 · page 6

The President and members of the Arbitration Court had before them to-day an application by the Sydney Coal-lumpers' Union for precedence of hearing. In 1903…

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Glebe Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 30 September 1905 · page 6

A largely-attended meeting of the above miners was held in Simpson's Hall on Thursday evening, to hear a report of a deputation which waited upon the manager with…

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Hemsworth Miners' Strike

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 30 September 1905 · page 11

"It's a job they don't like, mister." It was a woman who spoke one of some hundreds of women who stood bareheaded round cottage doors at Kinsley (Eng.)…

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Mining in Japan

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 30 September 1905 · page 11

"The Financial and Economic Annual of Japan" has been published, under official auspices, in English, and the following summarises its mining phase :—…

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San Francisco Coal Trade

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 2 October 1905 · page 4

Harrison's coal circular of August 31 is as follows:—"Since the departure of the s.s. Sonoma, there has been but one cargo of colonial coal delivered here, viz. Armen…

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Hebburn Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 3 October 1905 · page 6

The Hebburn miners held a meeting in Shedden's hall, Weston, on Sunday afternoon The question of the men of No. 2 tunnel going down before time is to stand…

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Mining Matters

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 3 October 1905 · page 4

The voluntary Arbitration Court, which has been sitting in Newcastle during the past fortnight, dealing with the dispute at Hebburn Colliery, has concluded the taking…

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Selling Price of Coal

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

The decision of the Northern Colliery Proprietors' Association not to make any alteration at present in the selling price of coal has caused…

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Mining Matters. Management Committee

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

A meeting of the committee of management of the Colliery Employees' Fedaration of the Northern District was held at the Trades Hall yesterday. Mr. John…

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Dispute at Balmain Colliery. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 5 October 1905 · page 6

The sinkers employed at the Sydney Harbour Colliery, Balmain, have, after giving 14 days' notice, discontinued work. The number of men affected is 45. At the…

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