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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1907

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Gold Mining Company

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 1 January 1907 · page 5

Monday.—The shares of United Gold Mining Com[?] have been allotted on subscription of £50,000…

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Glebe Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 1 January 1907 · page 5

The quarterly meeting of the Glebe Miners' Lodge was held yesterday in Simpson's Hall, Mr. Rees Powell presiding. Correspondence was received from Mr…

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Wallsend Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 1 January 1907 · page 5

The members of the Wallsend miners' lodge met on Saturday morning, when the business transacted at recent meetings of the committee of management was dealt…

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New Lambton Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 1 January 1907 · page 5

A special meeting of the New Lambton miners was held at Blakemore's Hotel, Adamstown, last night, for the purpose of arriving at a finality regarding the prices…

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Month's Coal Export

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 1 January 1907 · page 4

A satisfactory month has passed in the export of coal from Newcastle to places beyond the State during December. There were sent to Commonwealth and New Zealand…

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Mining Matters. Difficulty at Cardiff

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 1 January 1907 · page 5

At knock-off time yesterday the Cardiff miners received notice that from the 1st of January the hewing rate will be 2s 1d per ton, an advance of 4d on the rates…

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Mining Matters. Some Colliery Troubles

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 3 January 1907 · page 5

The position at Wallarah Colliery was unchanged yesterday. The decision of the district upon the matter is being taken, and some of the lodge returns have not…

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Cadia Copper-mine

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 4 January 1907 · page 4

The mine manager of the Cadia Mine reports for the fortnight ending January 2nd, as follows:—Mine has practically been closed down for a week since last report, during the…

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Mining Matters. Meeting of Managers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 4 January 1907 · page 5

In the Maitland district the two-shift system, so far as the great majority of the men are concerned, is now being worked at Abermain, Aberdare, Hebburn,…

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Abermain Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 January 1907 · page 4

The Abermain mine was laid idle on Friday afternoon through a misunderstanding between one of the men employed as a machine-man and the manager…

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Hebburn Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 January 1907 · page 6

A hitch has occurred at Hebburn Colliery, involving the screen hands, clippers-on, and pit-top hands in a dispute with the manager. They have been called…

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Northumberland Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 January 1907 · page 4

The trouble at the Northumberland Colliery still continues. A meeting of the men was arranged to take place at the pit, Fassifern, yesterday afternoon,…

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Wallarah Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 January 1907 · page 6

Sir,—Regarding Mr. Bowling and the Wallarah miners. At the meeting before we came cut, Mr. Bowling advocated a tonnage rate of 1s 5d per ton on trial,…

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The Monkerai Goldfield. Opening of the Loch Lomond Mine

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 January 1907 · page 11

For some time past the Loch Lomond Goldmining Company, which is composed of a number of West Wallsend residents, has been developing a very promising…

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West Wallsend and Seaham Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 January 1907 · page 3

A special meeting of the Seaham Miners' Lodge was held in Watson's Lodge-room, on Thursday evening, when Mr. D. J. Evans presided. Mr. J. Paterson read and…

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The Rand Mines and Electricity

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 January 1907 · page 7

Yesterday morning's papers contained some interesting particulars concerning a gigantic scheme which is now in course of fulfilment for the utilisation by the…

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Mining Matters. Committee of Management

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 January 1907 · page 4

The first meeting of the newly-elected committee of management of the Colliery Employees' Federation of the Northern District was held yesterday at the…

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Our London Letter. the Newfoundland Dispute.—the Rand Mines and Electricity.—the Rhodes Scholarships.—the Education Bill.—the Soap Trust.—woman Suffrage.—the South African Footballers.—the Science of Football. London, November 30. the Newfoundland Dispute

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 January 1907 · page 7

An emphatic expression of opinion on the subject of Newfoundland's grievances arising out of the fisheries dispute has been given by Mr. W. A. Weir, the…

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Sydney Harbour Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 7 January 1907 · page 7

Concerning the Sydney Harbour Collieries, Ltd., Sydney, the chairman of the local board states that within a few short weeks now the main drives will have…

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Hetton Colliery Employees

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 7 January 1907 · page 5

On Saturday the employees of the Hetton Colliery held the first of what is to be an annual picnic, the place selected being Toronto. The seven American cars…

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