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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1906

894 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 23 of 45

Hetton Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 3 July 1906 · page 5

The Hetton Colliery was still idle yesterday, that being the sixth day that the wheelers and other hands, who are asking for an increase, have stood out…

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Victorian Coal Mines. the Commission's Report. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 3 July 1906 · page 5

The report of the Victorian Royal Commission on the coal-mining industry was presented to the Cabinet this afternoon. The principal findings and…

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Wallarah Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 3 July 1906 · page 5

Mr. Peter Bowling, president of the Colliery Employees' Federation, attended a meeting of the Wallarah Miners' Lodge, held at the local cricket ground,…

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Duckenfield Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 4 July 1906 · page 5

Messrs. James and Alexander, Brown write as follows:—"A paragraph appeared under the above heading in this (Tuesday) mornings issue, in which the…

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Seaham Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 4 July 1906 · page 5

The wheelers, drivers, and trappers at Seaham Colliery met the manager, Mr. Lawson, yesterday morning; but no agreement was come to, and they decided not…

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Colliery Employees

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 4 July 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 of the…

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Burwood Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 4 July 1906 · page 5

The wheelers employed at Burwood Colliery held a meeting yesterday afternoon, after the hands knocked off at four o'clock. However, no decision was come to, and…

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Glebe Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 4 July 1906 · page 5

The quarterly meeting of the Glebe miners was held, on Monday evening in Simpson's Hotel, when there was a good attendance, Mr. H. Powell being in the…

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Stockton Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 4 July 1906 · page 5

A meeting of the members of the Stockton Lodge was held yesterday afternoon at the Temperance Hall. Mr. J. Robson, chairman, presided. The flirt resolution…

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Co-operative Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 4 July 1906 · page 5

The quarterly meeting of the members of the Co-operative Miners' Lodge was held in the lodge-room, Tattersall's Hotel, Mr. Joseph Fill in the chair…

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Colliery Disaster. Three Men Drowned. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 4 July 1906 · page 5

Owing to a food, six men were imprisoned in the Caradoc Vale Colliery, Glamorganshire. Three of the men were drowned…

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Mining Situation. Dudley Resumes Work

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 4 July 1906 · page 5

There was a slight change yesterday in the position of affairs in connection with the trouble with wheelers and other hands at certain collieries in the district…

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Seaham Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 5 July 1906 · page 4

The miners employed at the Seaham Colliery held a meeting in the school of arts hall on Tuesday night, which was largely attended. The local officers and…

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Heddon-greta Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 5 July 1906 · page 4

It is stated that proceedings have been initiated against about 20 employees who recently left work without having given notice…

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Pelaw-main Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 5 July 1906 · page 4

Mr. P. Bowling, accompanied by the lodge officers, interviewed Mr. Hindmarsh, colliery manager, yesterday, with a view of endeavouring to arrange better terms…

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The Coal Trade

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 5 July 1906 · page 4

It is eminently satisfactory to note that there is now a fair prospect that the threatened dislocation in the coal trade, which had actually…

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Mining Matters. Meetings of Employees

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 5 July 1906 · page 4

The position of affairs at the collieries where work has ceased owing to the demands made by the wheelers and other employees, was unchanged yesterday. No…

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Broken Hill Mining. Broken Hill

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 5 July 1906 · page 6

The management of the Broken Hill Proprietary Mine have decided to double the present plant in the mill for the retreatment of old tailings. Hitherto this…

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Stockton Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 6 July 1906 · page 5

A meeting of the members of the Stockton Miners' Lodge was held yesterday morning, in the Temperance Hall, to receive the report of the deputation which…

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Stanford-merthyr Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 6 July 1906 · page 6

The work of restoration has already reached the first level, the exploration of which will be proceeded with. Nothing unusual has occurred up to the present,…

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