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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1906

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Victoria Theatre. "The Power of Gold."

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 12 March 1906 · page 6

At the Victoria Theatre, on Saturday night, Mr. Walter Sanford's American Players produced, for the first time in Newcastle, the sensational, pathetic, and…

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Hebburn Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 13 March 1906 · page 6

A general meeting of the Hebburn Miners' Lodge, was held on Sunday morning in Shedden's Hall. Mr. J. Usher tendered his resignation as chairman of the lodge,…

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The French Mine Disaster

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 13 March 1906 · page 4

The news of the appalling disaster in a French coalmine, which was published among our cable messages yesterday morning, would excite feelings…

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American Mining Troubles

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 13 March 1906 · page 5

LONDON, Monday.—The demands of the miners employed in the American anthracite mines for a readjustment of wages and better conditions of…

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Colliery Employees. Arbitration Act Amendments

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 March 1906 · page 4

A meeting of the committee of management of the Colliery Employees' Association was held yesterday at the Trades Hall. There was a full meeting, and Mr…

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Rhodesia Diamond Mining

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 March 1906 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday,—A number of Settlers in Rhodesia have presented a petition to Lord Selborne, High Commissioner in South Africa, against the…

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Proprietary Mine Fire. Broken Hill

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 March 1906 · page 5

The fire at the Proprietary Mine continues very bad, Both the mine and hill are now idle, and will probably remain so for some time. It is impossible to…

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American Coal Circular

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 15 March 1906 · page 4

Harrison's coal circular, dated San Francisco, February 15, contains the following:—"Since the departure of the G.S. Sierrs there have been the following arrivals of coal from…

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Coal Lumpers' Dispute. Arbitration Award. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 15 March 1906 · page 5

The Arbitration Court to-day delivered its judgment on the objection to the granting of an application for a common rule in the Coal Lumpers' dispute…

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Balmain Coal Strike. Conviction Set Aside. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 March 1906 · page 4

An appeal case arising out of one of the prosecutions which followed the Balmain coal strike came before Judge Docker at the Darlinghurst Appeal Court to-day,…

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Catherine Hill Bay. Colliery Accident

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 March 1906 · page 6

An accident occurred at the mine screens at Catherine Hill Bay on Thursday morning to a waggon-trimmer named Thomas Newton, who accidentally…

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Mining in Japan

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 March 1906 · page 11

In a paper road before the British institution of Mining and Metallurgy, the author gives a lengthy description of the methods adopted for treating gold ores…

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Germany's Iron and Coal Output

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 March 1906 · page 2

Germany's production of pig-iron in 1905 reached 10,987,623 tons, being the highest figure ever reached by 883,683 tons which is the increase over the…

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Proprietary Mine Fire. Broken Hill

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 19 March 1906 · page 5

The condition of affairs at the Proprietary Mine is improving, success having attended the efforts of the management to block off the affected area. The result…

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West Wallsend. Miners' Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 20 March 1906 · page 6

A combined meeting of the Seaham and and West Wallsend miners was held on Thursday evening in the Federal Hall, Mr. J. Wright presiding. The minutes of…

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Courrieres Mine Disaster. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 20 March 1906 · page 5

A meeting of citizens, convened by the Lord Mayor, Alderman Allen Taylor, was hold at the Town Hall this afternoon, with the object of forming a fund towards…

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Proprietary Mine Fire. Broken Hill

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 20 March 1906 · page 5

So successful has been the work of blocking off the fire in the affected area in the Proprietary Mine that extra miners were able to go below this morning, some…

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Courrieres Difficulty. Strike of Miners. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 20 March 1906 · page 5

M. Clemenceau, Minister of the Interior, has conferred with the Labour Federation at Courrieres, and has promised to respect the right of the…

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Arbitration Court. Northern Coal Cases. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 20 March 1906 · page 5

In the Arbitration Court to-day the matters of the Colliery Employees' Federation of the Northern District, claimant, and the Australian Agricultural Coy.,…

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The Mining Agreement. Views of Executive Officers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 March 1906 · page 4

With regard to the position reached in the Arbitration Court on Monday, concerning the matter of the now agreement, and the subsequent statement by Mr. C. H…

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