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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1905

802 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 40 of 41

A Colliery Case

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 22 December 1905 · page 6

At the West Maitland Police Court yesterday, before Mr. E. A. L. Sharpe, P.M., Patrick Andrew Fitzpatrick. manager of Bloomfield Colliery, East Maitland, was…

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Burwood Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 22 December 1905 · page 5

Last night the Burwood Miners' Lodged met at the Premier Hotel for the purpose of hearing the report of the deputation that met the manager the previous day,…

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Colliery Federation. Election of Officers, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 22 December 1905 · page 5

The voting for the annual election of officers and committee of management of the Colliery Employees' Federation of the Northern District has concluded. The…

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New Lambton Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 December 1905 · page 6

No settlement has been effected at New Lambton tunnel, where notice of a reduction of 1½d per ton and 1½d per yard has been received by the miners. The miners…

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Miners' Relief Fund

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 December 1905 · page 6

Mr. A. Edden, M.P., has been making inquiries as to the determination arrived at by the Government with regard to the cases of recipients of relief under the…

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Northern Collieries. High Court Judgment. Employees' Appeal Dismissed Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 December 1905 · page 5

Judgment was given in the High Court to-day, in the case in which the Colliery Employees' Federation of the Northern District appealed against the decision of…

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Scottish Australian Mining

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 December 1905 · page 16

At the half-yearly meeting of the Scottish Australian Mining Company in London this week the chairman (Mr. G. T. Ralt) said he had frequently discussed…

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Shall the Mines Be Shut Down

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 December 1905 · page 16

Mr. John Varley (a director) observed that the difficulty of the position was that the men were absolutely united under their trade unions, while colliery owners…

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London News. an Australian Editor on Australian Conditions.—the Australian Opponent of Mr. Chamberlain.—farming in West Australian.—scottish Australian Mining Company.—mr. Lyttelton on Colonial Preference.—a South Australian Ex-m.p.'s Views of the Labour Party. London, November 17th, 1905

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 December 1905 · page 16

Imperialists must have felt very small as they listened to the rating given to the English by Mr. W. J. Sowden (editor of the "South Australian Register") at…

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Rand Mining Field. Reduction of Native Labour

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 26 December 1905 · page 5

LONDON, Monday.—The prolific crops throughout Southern Africa have reduced the supply of native labour on the Rand…

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An Interesting Gold Production Item

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

It pays nations to look at what other nations are doing, and to exchange ideas, where they mean improvement The sketch above shows a concentration…

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Mining Disaster

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 28 December 1905 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday.—Thirty miners have been suffocated in a mines at Santa Gertrudos, Mexico…

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Dudley. the Collieries

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

Work at Dudley Colliery, and at the other collieries in this district has been very brisk during December, and there is every prospect of the new year starting…

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Hetton Miners

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

A meeting of the members of the Hetton Lodge was held last night at the Albion Hotel, Wickham. There was a good attendance. Mr. G. Oldham,…

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Mining Matters. Abermain Agreement

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

At the meeting of the committee of management of the Colliery Employees' Federation last week, the terms agreed upon with the management of the…

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New Zealand Coal Mining

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 30 December 1905 · page 10

Coal mining in New Zealand is a steadily progressive industry, though it cannot be said to advance by leaps and bounds. Last year the quantity…

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Colliery Fatality

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

Mr. C. Hibble, District Coroner, and a Jury of six commenced an inquest yesterday into the death of Thomas Aspinall, who died in the Wallsend Hospital on…

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Colliery Employees' Federation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 30 December 1905 · page 3

Mr. A. Nicol, who was one of the candidates at the recent election of the president of the Colliery Employees' Federation, received, prior to the ballot…

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Colliery Employees. Further Elections

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 30 December 1905 · page 5

A fully-attended meeting of the committee of management of the Colliery Employees' Federation was held at the Trades Hall yesterday. Mr. John Bower,…

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The Miners' Complaint

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 30 December 1905 · page 14

For many years the dust and bad air of the Victorian mines, especially in the Bendigo district, where 3000ft is a common working depth, have caused terrible havoc…

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