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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1906

894 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 29 of 45

Glebe Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 15 August 1906 · page 6

A meeting of the Glebe miners was held on Monday evening in Simpson's hall, Mr. R. Powell in the chair. There was a large attendance…

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Sea Pit Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 15 August 1906 · page 6

A meeting of the Sea Pit miners was held in Blackburn's hotel on Monday evening. After the minutes of the committee of management had been explained by Mr…

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Western Gold Find. Perth

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 15 August 1906 · page 5

Mr. C. A. Piesse, M.L.C., Honorary Minister, and Mr. F. H. Piesse, M.P., reached Perth last night from Wagin, and spoke very optimistically of the new gold…

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Wages of Miners. the Struggle in America

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 15 August 1906 · page 6

For several months prior to the 1st of April, information was received in Australia from time to time concerning the demands of the United Mine Workers of…

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Wallarah Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 16 August 1906 · page 6

The usual monthly meeting of the Walarah Miners' Lodge was held at Catherine Hill Bay on Saturday evening, Mr. J. Bassett presiding…

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The Coal Industry

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 16 August 1906 · page 4

Although no official information has been vouchsafed as regards the result of the recent, deliberations in Sydney of some of the…

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Robbery at a Mine. Perth

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 16 August 1906 · page 5

A sensational robbery of amalgam from the battery-house of the Golden Ridge Mine, Boora, took place shortly after 1 o'clock the morning, when three masked…

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Stockton Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 17 August 1906 · page 6

A meeting of the Stockton Lodge was held last night, Mr. J. Robson, president, being in the chair. Mr. Lewis, district treasurer, read and…

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Wallsend Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 August 1906 · page 5

A special meeting of the members of the Wallsend Miners' Lodge was held on Thursday evening. Mr. T. Richardson presided, and the minutes of the…

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West Wallsend. Seaham Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 August 1906 · page 3

The monthly meeting of the Seaham Miners' Lodge was held at West Wallsend on Wednesday evening, Mr. J. D. Evans presiding. The secretary, Mr. R…

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Co-operative Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 21 August 1906 · page 6

A special meeting of the Co-operative Miners' Lodge was held on Wednesday evening, Mr. J. Hill presiding. A report was given by the deputation that…

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The Coal Trade

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 21 August 1906 · page 6

The coal trade of Queensland, which, during the past year or so, has much improved and extended, now is threatened with what might prove a most serious set…

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Coal Shipping Appliances

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 21 August 1906 · page 5

At the meeting of the Newcastle Council last night, a letter was read from Mr. Dick, M.P., intimating that the Railway Commissioners' report on the…

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Miners and Arbitration. the Recent Ballot

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 21 August 1906 · page 5

The decision of the miners of the Newcastle and Maitland districts, by a majority of more than two to one, that the registration of the federation as an…

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Aberdare Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 22 August 1906 · page 5

An extraordinary meeting of shareholders in the Aberdare Collieries of Now, South Wales was held at the Chamber of Commerce, Newcastle, yesterday…

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The International Collieries' Exhibition

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 22 August 1906 · page 5

There has just been concluded in London an International Collieries' Exhibition, the main object of which was to show the advance in the mechanical…

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Strike of Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 23 August 1906 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday.—Thirty thousand miners in the Bilbao district, in Spain, have gone on strike. They ask for nine hours' work in…

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Defending the Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 24 August 1906 · page 4

Mr. Charlton has rendered good service to a large body of men who have been unjustly condemned, and against whom imputations of mean…

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Miners' Complaint

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 August 1906 · page 15

Of late special efforts have been made to improve the conditions of Victoria's gold-miners, who have to work in the deep-level mines of the State, but especially…

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Sea Pit Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 August 1906 · page 6

The monthly meeting of the Sea Pit Miners' Lodge was held in Blackburns' Hotel, Mr. J. Halliday being in the chair. The secretary, Mr. Bainbridge, being at work, Mr. Oxley…

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