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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1906

894 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 26 of 45

Lambton B Colliery

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

Everything is arranged for a resumption of work at Lambton B pit this morning. The colliery manager, Mr. S. Croudace, and the wheelers met on Saturday…

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Alleged Worthless Mine

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

LONDON, Saturday.—Great excitement, prevails on the Scotch stock exchanges, in consequence of a report by experts as to the…

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Japanese Coal Import. Sydney

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

Mr. Moore, the State Minister for Mines, has received a report from Mr. Suttor, the commercial agent for the East, upon the trade of Japan in certain minerals during…

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Mining Situation. Stockton to Resume Work. Settlement at Seaham

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

A meeting of miners, wheelers, and other workers at Stockton Colliery was held on Saturday, and later the wheelers and others who have asked for increases…

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Coal-cutting Machines

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 17 July 1906 · page 6

The Inspector of Mines for Yorkshire (Eng.), in his annual report, refers to the use of coal-cutting machinery in mines. He goes back almost five years,…

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Catherine Hill Bay. Wallarah Miners' Lodge

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 17 July 1906 · page 5

The usual monthly meeting of the Wallarah miners was held in Mr. Tobin's Hall, on Saturday evening, when there was a good attendance. The chair was occupied…

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Mining Matters. Resumption of Work

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 17 July 1906 · page 6

At Hetton, Stockton, Seaham, and Lambton B collieries work was resumed yesterday, the wheelers and other workers going in at the rates ruling at the…

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Glebe Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 18 July 1906 · page 5

The monthly meeting of the Glebe miners was held on Monday evening, when there was a good attendance, Mr. Rees Powell occupying the chair…

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District News Wallsend. Miners' Hallot

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 19 July 1906 · page 3

A ballot on the question of the cancellation of the registration of the Colliery Employees' Federation, under the Arbitration Act, was taken by the Wallsend…

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Colliery Employees. Delegate Board Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 July 1906 · page 5

The quarterly meeting of the delegate board of the Colliery Employees' Federation was held yesterday at the Trades Hall. Mr. P. Bowling, president of the…

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Seaham Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 July 1906 · page 3

A special meeting of the Seaham Miners' Lodge was held on Thursday evening, Mr. D. Evans being in the chair. Mr. J. Paterson read and explained the minutes…

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International Miners' Conference

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 July 1906 · page 13

The Seventeenth International Miners' Conference, which sat in London last month, was of a specially interesting character (says the "Glasgow Weekly…

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The Coal Output

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 July 1906 · page 14

The colliery troubles in Newcastle have made themselves felt here; and the chief results promise that though the public may have to pay a little more for their…

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Colliery Engine-drivers. Rates of Wages

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 23 July 1906 · page 5

A special general meeting of members of the Colliery Engine-drivers' Association was held at Tattersall's Hotel, Newcastle, on Saturday night. The president…

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Record Coal Shipment

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 24 July 1906 · page 4

The quantity of coal shipped at the Government cranes at the Dyke and Basin during the week ended at midnight on Saturday was 83,425 tons. This is a record for the port,…

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Maitland District "Newcastle Herald" Branch Office: High-street, West Maitland. Heddon-greta Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 24 July 1906 · page 6

Mr. J. Green presided over a meeting of the Heddon-Greta Miners' Lodge yesterday morning, and explained that the delegate board minutes showed that the…

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Mining Matters

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 25 July 1906 · page 6

Work in connection with the development of the Caledonian Coal Co.'s Aberdare Extended Colliery, at Cessnock, is being pushed on rapidly. About…

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Coal As the Basis of Animal Foods

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 25 July 1906 · page 5

We know that coal is a fuel and that it is the trunk of a family tree embracing lines from dyes to perfumes. But Dr. Emil Fischer, winner of the Nobel prize…

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Mining Accident. Broken Hill

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 26 July 1906 · page 6

A sensational accident occurred at the Broken Hill Proprietary mine this morning. Three men, named George Evans, S. A. Shreeve, and G. M’Ghie, were…

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Gold Thefts in West Australia Perth

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 26 July 1906 · page 6

Warden Finnerty, of Coolgardie, has made the following suggestions to the Government, with reference to the gold robberies:—"I am certain that large…

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