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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1905

802 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 7 of 41

The Coal Industry. Only One Colliery Idle

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 February 1905 · page 4

The miners of the district with the exception of those engaged at one colliery resumed work yesterday at a hewing rate of 3s 6d per ton, or an equivalent thereto,…

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Colliery Engine Drivers. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 February 1905 · page 5

A deputation representing the northern, southern, and western minors waited upon Mr. Moore, the Minister for Mines, to-day to urge that colliery engine drivers should…

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Mining in Japan

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 February 1905 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday.—The committee of the Japanese House of Representatives has struck out from the Mining Law the clause prohibiting foreigners…

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The Coal Industry. Lambton B. Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 February 1905 · page 5

All the collieries were at work yesterday. The Lambton B Colliery, which was laid idle on Tuesday by a slight difference between the manager and the wheelers as…

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Impetus to Mining

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 February 1905 · page 4

Mr. S. W. Moore, the State Minister of Mines, is beginning to shake up his department to good purpose. Instead of being practically only a department…

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Mining in Sydney Catchment Area Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 February 1905 · page 5

It will be remembered that a deputation representing the Southern Colliery Proprietors' Association waited on the Premier on the 21st November last, to urge…

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Stanford-merthyr Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 3 February 1905 · page 6

Some discontent has arisen at Stanford-Merthyr Colliery in consequence of the action of the management in allowing two wheelers to a miner in a bord in the pit…

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Stockton Coal Company

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 3 February 1905 · page 7

At the forty-third half-yearly general meeting of shareholders of the Stockton Coal Company, held at Sydney, the chairman (Mr. W. M. M. Arnold) presided…

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Coal, Coke, Gas, and Electricity

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 3 February 1905 · page 7

From the data contained in the report of the United States Geological Survey, Mr. Edward W. Parker has constructed the following facts in regard to coal production…

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Elermore Vale Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 February 1905 · page 3

Sir,—There appeared in your paper of January 26th a paragraph which seems to cast a reflection on the miners of Elermore Vale Lodge. The miners' actions in…

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Sea Pit Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 February 1905 · page 6

A special meeting of the Sea Pit miners was held in Blackburn's hotel on Thursday evening. Mr. J. Halliday presided. The deputation that had walled upon the…

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Royal Potash Mines

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 February 1905 · page 10

The potash which is due from the royal Prussian mines, located at Strassfurt, 90 miles from Berlin, is the sole source of the world's supply, says the "Loulsville…

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Mining Affairs. Possible Amicable Settlement. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 February 1905 · page 5

In regard to the Arbitration Court case now pending between the Colliery Employees Federation and the Northern Colliery Employers' Association, it is…

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Mining Affairs. an Informal Conference

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 6 February 1905 · page 4

It was stated in Saturday's issue by out Sydney representative that it was believed. In regard to the arbitration issues now pending between the Colliery…

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Our Coal Supply

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 7 February 1905 · page 3

Estimating the period the coal supplies will last is again becoming a popular form of amusement. We gather that Dr. Freeh, professor of geology at the University of…

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Mining Developments in China

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 7 February 1905 · page 6

During last year, says "Engineering," little was done towards extending existing mining concessions or obtaining new grants in China. The Pekin Syndicate has…

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Mining Affairs. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 7 February 1905 · page 5

Although no information has been given by the officials of the Colliery Employees' Federation or by the representatives of the Northern Coal Owners' Association there…

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Coal Mining in the Transvaal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 9 February 1905 · page 6

"Coal Mining in the Transvaal," was the subject of a paper recently read before the Manchester Geological and Mining Society by Mr. J. J. Whitehead. The…

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State Gold Yield. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 9 February 1905 · page 5

The State gold yield for the month of January, amounted to 41,683 ounces crude, equal to 34,969 ounces fine, valued at £148,540, as compared with 40,044 ounces…

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Coal Mining Affairs. Conciliation Board to Sit

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 10 February 1905 · page 5

It transpired yesterday that the negotiations which have been going on for the past fortnight between the executive officers of the Northern Colliery Proprietors'…

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