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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1906

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Wallsend Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 October 1906 · page 5

The Wallsend miners met at the Masonic Hall on Thursday evening, when the minutes of the quarterly delegate meetings, held on the 18th and 19th inst.,…

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Minmi Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 October 1906 · page 5

The Back Creek and Duckenfield Miners' Lodge met in Peel's Hall, Minmi, on Thursday evening. Mr. W. Standing occupied the chair. The delegate Mr. M…

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Mining Matters. Stockton Lodge

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 October 1906 · page 5

A meeting of the member of the Stockton Lodge was held on Thursday night, in the Temperance Hall. Mr. R. Lloyd, chairman, presided. The minutes of the…

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Gold in New Guinea. Cooktown

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 October 1906 · page 5

The steamer Morrie England arrived at Cooktown from Papua to-day. Captain Hunter states that when the Morrie England left, there were rumours of a gold…

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The New German Mining and Metal Bank

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 October 1906 · page 7

The Frankfort correspondent of the "Mining Journal," writing under date of September 5, gives the following details of the new Mining and Metal Bank just…

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London News. a White Australia.—indians in the Transvaal.—record Death Duties.—national Defence.—naval Supremacy.—a Mechanical Laundress.—canadian Trade.—the New German Mining and Metal Bank.—perfumery and High Temperatures. London, 21st Sept., 1906

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 October 1906 · page 7

Within next few months some 5000 or more kanaka labourers are to be deported from Australia to the South Sea Islands, where they belong. The…

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Coal for Victorian Railways. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 30 October 1906 · page 4

The Railway Commissioners to-day accepted the tenders of Huddart, Parker, and Company, and Howard Smith and Company, for the supply of New South…

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Floating Mines

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 31 October 1906 · page 4

The danger from floating mines near the port of Vladivostock was mentioned recently by Captain Ritson, of the steamer Vine Branch now in Brisbane. It is stated that…

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State Parliament. Legislative Council. the Mining Bill. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 November 1906 · page 5

Sir FRANCIS SUTTOR, the President of the Legislative Council, took the chair at half-past 4 o'clock to-day. The Churches of Christ Property…

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Miners on Strike

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 2 November 1906 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday.—Ten thousand miners at Pontypridd and Rhondda have gone on strike as a protest against the employment of…

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Mining Matters. Seaham Trouble Ended

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 2 November 1906 · page 5

The trouble at the Seaham Colliery was ended yesterday. The youths who ceased work, had been informed on Wednesday by Mr. Archibald Fairley, superintendent…

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Australian Gold for New York

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 November 1906 · page 2

"For the import of Australian gold London cannot compare with New York." This is another of the sensational headlines which the "Financial News" seems…

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London News. the Grocers' Exhibition.—the New Zealand Butter Exhibit.—australian Gold for New York.—the Wool Season.—the Race Question in the United States.—home Rule.—mr. Chamberlain's Health.—the South African Football Team.—the Theatrical Sensation. London, September 28

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 November 1906 · page 2

The congratulations which have been showered upon Mr. J. W. Taverner, the Agent-General for Victoria, in connection with the exhibition of Victorian produce…

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Work at the Collieries

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

Owing to the holiday on Eight-hour Day, full time at the collieries was represented during the past fortnight by ten days. A satisfactory average of days continues to…

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The Rand Mines. Development Work Stopped. London

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

Reuter's Johannesburg correspondent states that the mine-owners on the Rand explain that there were 1376 fewer whites employed at this…

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Durham Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 6 November 1906 · page 5

LONDON, Monday.—The Durham Coal Conciliation Board has granted the miners an advance of 1¼ per cent., making 5 per cent. for the year…

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Queensland Coal Trade

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 6 November 1906 · page 7

A conference of representatives of the Colliery Owners' Association and the Miners' Union was held at Ipswich (Q.) on Friday, to consider the present…

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Mining Matters. the Special Rules

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 November 1906 · page 5

The controversy concerning certain of the new special rules intended to govern the working of the collieries in the northern district has not yet been settled. At…

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Wallarah Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 9 November 1906 · page 5

A special meeting of the Wallarah Miners' Lodge was held in Tobin's Hall on Wednesday evening. Mr. J. Bassett presiding. The nominations for district…

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Welsh Miners' Strike

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 9 November 1906 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday.—Owing to the non-unionist miners joining the Federation, 5000 of the miners who went on strike in South Wales have…

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