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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1906

894 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 35 of 45

Natal Coal Mining

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 18 September 1906 · page 6

The Commissioner for Mines, Mr. C. J. Gray, has made an interesting survey of the mining industry in Natal. The commissioner's remarks on the rapid growth…

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The Mining Difficulty

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 18 September 1906 · page 4

The question of industrial peace in the northern district, with all that it implies to the whole of Australia, hinges upon the result of the…

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Coal in Singapore. Brisbane

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 18 September 1906 · page 5

Mr. J. G. Rowley, who arrived by the Steamer Airlie, which reached Brisbane to-day from Singapore, stated, in the course of conversation, that while in…

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The Mining Difficulty. To-day's Conference

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 18 September 1906 · page 5

The conference between the mine-owners and the representatives of the miners in the northern district will be resumed to-day, and great hopes are…

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A Sydney Letter. Sydney's Interest in the Threatened Strike.—a Word As to the Church Bazaar.—just Who the "Stinking Fish" Man Really Is.—are We Going to Have a Mining Boom?—the Tram-guards' Troubles.—a Word in Behalf of Public Honesty. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 18 September 1906 · page 7

The talk o' the town is the crisis at Newcastle. Never did a probable, or shall we say possible, strike excite so much attention, where not actually local…

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The Mining Conference

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 19 September 1906 · page 4

While it is in one sense to be regretted that the conference between the mine-owners and the representatives of the men, was not brought to a…

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The Mining Difficulty. Conference Continued. Adjourned Until To-day

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 19 September 1906 · page 5

The conference between the representatives of the colliery proprietors and of the miners on the questions of the abolition of the dog watch in the Maitland…

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The Coal Crisis

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 20 September 1906 · page 4

The conference in regard to the mining difficulty has reached a stage which gives promise of the possibility of a settlement. It is…

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The Mining Difficulty. Conference Adjourned. Matters More Hopeful

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 20 September 1906 · page 5

The conference between the representatives of the colliery proprietors and of the miners on the questions of the abolition of the dug watch in the Maitland…

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Sea Pit Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 21 September 1906 · page 6

The quarterly meeting of the above miners was held in Blackburn's Hotel last evening. There was a good attendance, and Mr. J. Halliday presided…

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For Dunker Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 21 September 1906 · page 4

The steamer Slerra Blanca, bound from Padang (Sumatra) to Corral (Chili), with a full cargo of rice and breadstuffs, put into port yesterday to replenish her bunkers. The…

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Gold in Canada

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 21 September 1906 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday.—Government surveyors have discovered rich alluvial deposits in the Peace River valley, Canada, near the…

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Meetings of Miners. Propositions Accepted

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 21 September 1906 · page 5

Seven miners' lodges met last night to consider the proposals made by the owners. In the Newcastle district the lodges that met were those representing…

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Mining Trouble Ends

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 21 September 1906 · page 4

The satisfactory conclusion of the conference on mining affairs will come as a great relief to the district and to Australia generally. In…

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Mining Conference. Agreement Arrived At. Seven Lodges Accept It. Others Meet To-day

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 21 September 1906 · page 5

The conference between the representatives of the colliery proprietors and of the miners on the questions of the abolition of the dog watch in the Maitland…

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A Sydney Letter. the Coal Trouble.—sir Frederick Darley.—why So Many Hapennies on the Trams?—the Street Lad of Respectable Parentage.—captain Mance, of the Paramatta River.—a Merchant Pays an Unconscious Tribute to Protection. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 21 September 1906 · page 7

The situation at Newcastle has naturally created great anxiety in Sydney. But sensible people—and there are many such, fortunately—consider that the mere…

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Minmi Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 22 September 1906 · page 6

A combined meeting of the Back Creek and Duckenfield miners' lodges was held at Minmi last evening, when the agreement between the colliery owners and…

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Abermain Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 22 September 1906 · page 6

All doubt as the attitude which the Abermain miners might adopt in regard to the recommendation of the committee of management was dispelled at the meeting…

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Stockton Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 22 September 1906 · page 6

The Stockton Miners' Lodge met last night, to deal with the proposals brought from the conference. Mr. R. Lloyd, president, was in the chair, and there was a…

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Lambton Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 22 September 1906 · page 6

The Lambton Miners' Lodge met at Smith's Commercial Hotel last night. Mr. James Morgan presided. Mr. W. Brennan, a member of the…

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