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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1906

894 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 15 of 45

Shortland Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 2 May 1906 · page 7

Sir,—In reply to the secretary of the Shortland miners, your correspondent is taking great pride to himself and a few colleagues for unionist principles. I would…

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Seaham Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 2 May 1906 · page 7

The monthly meeting of the Seaham minors was held in the Federal Hall on Wednesday evening,' Mr. D. Evans presiding…

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Miners' Accident Relief Fund

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 2 May 1906 · page 7

Sir,—I am glad attention has been called to this scandal. When the measure was before the House I predicted that the number of malingerers would be like the…

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Ocean Workings of Mines

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 2 May 1906 · page 4

In the mining report for 1905, Mr. A. A. Atkinson, Chief Inspector of Collieries, referred to ocean workings, and particularly to those of Stockton and Hetton…

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Mining Disaster

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 2 May 1906 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday.—Some loaded trucks at Dowlais Colliery, Abercynon, Wales, dashed into a number of miners who were waiting to ascend…

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Victorian Coal Commission. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 2 May 1906 · page 5

The Victorian Coal Commission took further evidence in Melbourne to-day. Mr. Nathaniel Levi said he held several mineral leases in the Cape Patterson…

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Shortland Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 3 May 1906 · page 7

Sir,—I noticed in your issue of April 20th a letter purporting to have been written by the secretary of the Shortland miners. He states that a resolution was…

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Co-operative Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 3 May 1906 · page 5

A special meeting of the Co-operative miners was held on Tuesday evening, when there was a good attendance. Mr. E. Parkes was in the chair, and…

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Colliery Employees. Committee of Management

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 4 May 1906 · page 5

A meeting of the committee of management of the Colliery Employees' Federation was held yesterday at the Trades Hall. Mr.Peter Bowling, president of the…

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Mine Manager Killed. [?]Allarat

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 4 May 1906 · page 5

Whilst Mr. Thon as Weatherill, the acting-manager was making his customary inspection of the Queen's Freehold Mine, at Gordons, to-day, a parcel of gelignite…

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Labour in Gold-mines

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 May 1906 · page 10

If you keep on asserting an error often though and strongly enough (says the London "Daily Telegraph"), it stands a cry good chance of becoming accepted…

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Colliery Managers' Association

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 May 1906 · page 6

A meeting of the South Maitland District Colliery Managers' Association was held at the Stanford-Merthyr Colliery office on Thursday evening. There were…

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Glebe Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 May 1906 · page 3

A special meeting of the Glebe miners was held In Twist's Hall on Thursday evening. There was a large attendance, and Mr. Rees Powell occupied the chair…

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Miners and Arbitration

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 May 1906 · page 5

At the quarterly meeting of the delegate board of the Colliery Employees' Federation last month, a notice of motion was submitted from Stockton Lodge affirming…

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Co-operative Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 May 1906 · page 5

A meeting of the Co-operative miners was held on Thursday evening. Mr. Joseph Hill presiding over a good attendance. Mr. P. Bowling, district chairman,…

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Romances of the Mines

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 May 1906 · page 14

Every State and territory in which gold and silver has been found in any quantity has its stories of discoveries which, while they seem like romances when told, are…

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Neath Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 7 May 1906 · page 6

The Wickham and Bullock Island Company's Neath Colliery estate lies between the Abermain and Aberdare estates, and the Maitland-Cessnock-road, and is…

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Mining News. Co-operative Colliery. Statement by the Manager

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 7 May 1906 · page 5

Mr. James Barr, manager of the Co-operative Colliery, Wallsend, speaking to a representative of the "Newcastle Herald," explained the position of affairs…

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Work at the Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 7 May 1906 · page 5

Practically the whole of the collieries in the Newcastle and Maitland districts were very busy during the fortnight ended on Saturday. Fourteen pits worked full…

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Wallsend Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 7 May 1906 · page 5

The meeting of the Wallsend miners; was held at the School of Arts on Friday evening Mr. C. Richardson presided. Among the correspondence dealt with…

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