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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1906

894 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 25 of 45

Heddon-greta Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 11 July 1906 · page 5

Matters have not improved at Heddon-Greata Colliery, and there appears to be very little probability of an early settlement…

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Maitland District "Newcastle Herald" Branch Office: High-street, West Maitland. Stanford-merthyr Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 11 July 1906 · page 6

Inspection of No. 1 tunnel, the hauling road, shows that a large amount of damage was caused between the first and second levels, an almost continual fall of…

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Mining Matters. the Dog Watch. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 11 July 1906 · page 5

In the Legislative Assembly to-day reference was mate to the question of the night-shift in the Maitland collieries. Mr. Estell asked the Minister for Mines…

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Mining Situation. Hetton Colliery. Offer to Resume Work

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 12 July 1906 · page 5

A combined meeting of workers in Hetton Colliery was held at Wickham, yesterday. As a result the manager will be informed that the wheelers and others…

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Burwood Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 12 July 1906 · page 5

Burwood Colliery was thrown idle yesterday by the miners deciding not to go down. The trouble was due to the management refusing to give a miner his…

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Hetton Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 12 July 1906 · page 5

A combined meeting of the miners, wheelers, and other hands employed at Hetton Colliery was held yesterday morning in the miners' lodgeroom, Wickham…

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Lambton B Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 12 July 1906 · page 5

At Lambton B Colliery the miners are still idle, and waiting till the manager informs them he has wheelers. When that information is received the men will go…

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Wallarah Miners' Lodge

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 12 July 1906 · page 6

A special meeting of the Wallarah Miners' Lodge was held on Monday evening, Mr. J. Bassett occupying the chair. There was a fair attendance. The…

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Coal Trimming Matter

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 12 July 1906 · page 4

Work contained yesterday on all the vessels loading in Newcastle harbour without any interruption by the coal trimmers, the arrangements made on Tuesday night…

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Burwood Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 13 July 1906 · page 5

Work was resumed at Burwood Colliery yesterday, as usual. The miner who had been refused his lamp on Tuesday was not at work, the manager, Mr. Frank…

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Seaham Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 13 July 1906 · page 5

The Seaham Colliery continued in a state of idleness yesterday. However, the opinion in West Wallsend is that the difficulty will be settled before many days…

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Stockton Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 13 July 1906 · page 5

There was no change yesterday in the situation at Stockton Colliery. However, the miners have strongly advised the wheelers, drivers, and others to…

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Lambton B Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 13 July 1906 · page 5

The position of affairs at Lambton B Colliery had not changed yesterday. A special meeting of the miners employed at the colliery will be held at Blakemore's…

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Wallsend Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 13 July 1906 · page 5

A special meeting of the Wallsend miners was held on Wednesday evening, for the purpose of dealing with the business transacted by the committee of…

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Mining Situation. Hetton Difficulty Settled

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 13 July 1906 · page 5

A meeting of the members of the Hetton Lodge was held at the lodge-room, Wickham, yesterday morning. Mr. G. Oldham presided…

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Lambton B. Colliery

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

A meeting of miners and other workers employed at Lambton B. Colliery was held at Blakemore's hotel, Adamstown, yesterday morning. There was a good…

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Stanford-merthyr Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 July 1906 · page 6

A sensation was caused in Maitland yesterday morning when news was brought from Kurri Kurri that a fire had broken out in Stanford-Merthyr Colliery…

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Mining Matters. Lambton B Wheelers Go Back

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

The miners and other workers at Lambton B Colliery held a meeting at Adamstown yesterday morning, and it was decided that a deputation should…

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Stockton Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 16 July 1906 · page 5

A meeting of the Stockton miners was held in the Temperance Hall, Stockton, on Saturday morning. Mr. J. Robson presided over a large gathering. The wheelers,…

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Work at the Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 16 July 1906 · page 5

With the exception of the few collieries where trouble has occurred, practically the whole of the pits in the Newcastle and Maitland districts worked…

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