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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1905

802 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 33 of 41

Colliery Employees. Delegate Board Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 October 1905 · page 6

The quarterly meeting of the Delegate Board of the Colliery Employees' Federation of the Northern District. was held yesterday at the Trades Hall. Mr. J…

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Electric Power. Stations for Colliery Districts

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 October 1905 · page 7

The tendency of the times nowadays is for all users of power to obtain their supply from a central Electric Power Station. Even when such users are…

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Western Coal Contracts. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 October 1905 · page 4

In the Legislative Assembly this afternoon, Mr. Holman moved as a matter of urgency the suspension of the Standing Orders to admit of the consideration of a…

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Sea Pit Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 October 1905 · page 7

The monthly meeting of the Sea Pit miners was held on Thursday evening in Blackburn's Hotel, Mr. Jos. Halliday, being in the chair…

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A Big Mining Deal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 October 1905 · page 3

A big mining deal has recently been made by a Melbourne syndicate holding a large amount of British capital, in Broken Hill mining tailings. The various…

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The Chemist in Mining

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 October 1905 · page 3

The chemist promises to play an ever greater part in mining now so many refractory ores have to be dealt with. Reference to the Potter process reminds me…

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District News. Greta. Mining Prospects

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 October 1905 · page 3

Rumeurs are again current that the mineral right of the Leconfield Estate has been secured by one of the Newcastle co al companies, and also that the mineral right…

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Work at the Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 23 October 1905 · page 4

Work at the collieries in the Newcastle and South Maitland districts was again very satisfactory for the fortnight ended on Saturday. Owing to the holiday on…

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Wallsend Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 23 October 1905 · page 6

The ordinary meeting of the Wallsend miners was held at the School of Arts on Friday evening, Mr. C. Richardson presiding. An appeal for assistance, made…

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Seaham Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 24 October 1905 · page 3

The monthly meeting of the Seaham miners was held on Thursday evening in the Federal Hall, Mr. D. Evans presiding. Appeals for financial assistance were…

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Hebburn Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 24 October 1905 · page 6

The Hebburn miners held their meeting in Shedden's Hall on Sunday morning. It was decided that the treasurer be exempt from paying back the sum of £10, which…

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Britain's Coal Supply

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 24 October 1905 · page 3

The question of how long will be the life of the coal supply of Great Britain is dealt with in the "Quarterly Review," the article being founded on the report of…

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Government Coal Contracts. Alleged Conspiracy

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 24 October 1905 · page 5

In the Occasional Court at the Newcastle Courthouse yesterday, before Mr. Smithers, S.M., Senior-constable Hickey proceeded under instructions from the Crown Law…

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Government Coal Contract. Alleged Conspiracy

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 25 October 1905 · page 3

In the Occasional Court at the Newcastle Courthouse yesterday the hearing of the charge of conspiracy to defraud the New South Wales Government, against…

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Coal Mines Regulation Act. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 26 October 1905 · page 5

The following candidates at the examination for certificates of competency, under the Coalmines Regulation Act, held at Newcastle in October last, have been…

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Glebe Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 26 October 1905 · page 7

A special meeting of the Glebe miners was held in Simpson's Hall, on Monday evening. Mr. R. Powell was in the chair. Correspondence was received from the…

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A Colliery Trouble. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 26 October 1905 · page 6

This afternoon the Arbitration Court had before it the matter of the Illawarra Colliery Employees' Association v. Vickery and Co., Limited…

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United States Gold

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 26 October 1905 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday.—The United States Treasury now holds £149,685,184 in gold…

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Railway Haulage of Coal. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 26 October 1905 · page 5

Mr. Carruthers; the Premier, laid on the table of the Legislative Assembly to-night a return showing that the amount earned by the Railway…

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Hetton Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 October 1905 · page 6

The monthly meeting of members of the Hetton Lodge was held at the Albion Hotel, Wickham, last night. Mr. G. Oldham presided. Mr. James Curley,…

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