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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1906

894 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 19 of 45

Merewether. Glebe Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 June 1906 · page 6

The result of the ballot for the election of check-weighmen and pickmen for the Glebe Miners' Lodge was as follows:—Check-weighmen (eight to be elected):…

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Sea Pit Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 June 1906 · page 3

A special meeting of the Sea Pit miners was held on Thursday evening in Blackburn's Hotel, Mr. H. Oxley presiding. The check-inspectors reported that they…

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Catherine Hill Bay. Colliery Development. Prospects of the Township

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 June 1906 · page 3

The settlements which have sprung up near Catherine Hill Bay, as a result of the development of the Wallaralh Coal Company's property, do not show…

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Coal Tenders. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 11 June 1906 · page 4

The following tenders have been accepted for the supply of coal for Government locomotives on the northern line, for the year ending 30th June, 1907:—…

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Mining Congress. Nationalisation Favoured. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 11 June 1906 · page 5

The International Congress of Miners sitting at present in London, has passed a resolution recommending the nationalisation of mines…

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Colliery Employees. Pelaw-main Difficulty

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 12 June 1906 · page 5

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

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Mining Matters. Colliery Employees

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 13 June 1906 · page 5

The meeting of the committee of management of the Colliery Employees' Federation was continued yesterday at the Newcastle Trades Hall. Mr. P. Bowling…

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Coal for the Philippines. Newcastle Mineral Favoured

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 13 June 1906 · page 6

Reports which have been received from the East from time to time by the Government of this State have referred to the superiority of the best Newcastle…

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Colliery Troubles

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 14 June 1906 · page 7

Sir,—I desire to draw public attention to the inconsistency of the committee of management of the Colliery Employees' Federation in regard to the Shortland…

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Meeting of the Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 14 June 1906 · page 6

A special meeting of the Wallsend miners was held at the School of Arts yesterday forenoon, to consider matters in relation to the wheelers' difficulty, which…

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Mining Matters. Trouble at Wallsend

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 14 June 1906 · page 5

The Newcastle-Wallsend Coal Company's collieries were again idle yesterday, the wheelers declining to go in to work until they received a definite answer to their…

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Maitland District "Newcastle Herald" Branch Office: High-street, West Maitland. Pelaw-main Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 14 June 1906 · page 6

Information was received at Kurri Kurri Yesterday, to the effect that Messrs. J. and W. Brown had notified the Colliery Employees' Federation, that unless work…

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Maryland Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 15 June 1906 · page 5

In connection with the suspension of dome of the hands at Maryland Colliery, a deputation consisting of Mr. P. Bowling, president of the Colliery Employees'…

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Mining Matters. Pelaw-main Difficulty. Work to Be Resumed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 15 June 1906 · page 5

Mr. Peter Bowling, district president, Mr. James Curley, general secretary, and Mr. A. Lewis, district treasurer, arrived at Kurri Kurri yesterday morning, and…

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Colliery Fatality

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 June 1906 · page 3

An inquest was opened at Broadmeadow yesterday afternoon, before the District Coroner, Mr. C. Hibble, and a Jury of six, for the purpose of inquiring into the…

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Maitland District "Newcastle Herald" Branch Office: High-street, West Maitland. Coal at Wingen. a Colliery Opened

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 June 1906 · page 6

The presence of coal in the Wingen district was proved runny years ago by the Rev. J. J. Nash, M.A., who was mainly instrumental in having some prospecting…

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Mining Matters. Wallsend Wheelers. Work to Be Resumed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 June 1906 · page 5

Much satisfaction was expressed in Wallsend last evening when it, became known that the difficulty between the wheelers and he management at the…

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Mining Matters. Work at the Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 18 June 1906 · page 5

Ten days represented full time for the fortnight ended on Saturday, owing to the holiday, and the majority of the collieries in the Newcastle and Maitland…

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Pelaw-main Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 18 June 1906 · page 5

The concession made to the clippers-on at Pelaw-Main Colliery was, as already stated, that the lads getting 4s and 4s 3d per day should receive as increase of 3d…

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Catherine Hill Bay. Wallarah Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 18 June 1906 · page 5

On midnight of Thursday the s.s. Corio came in to Catherine Hill Bay for a full cargo of 3300 tons of Wallarah coal, and the s.s. Chillagaoe arrived at 5 a.m. on…

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