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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1907

920 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 12 of 46

Hebburn Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 8 April 1907 · page 6

The check inspectors' report for the quarter for the Hebburn colliery was as follows:—Bottoms of dip section: temp. 70, intake 7500ft, giving each man, boy,…

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Wallsend Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 8 April 1907 · page 5

The Wallsend miners met on Friday evening, at the school of arts. Mr. Thos. Richardson presided. Correspondence was received as…

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Catherine Hill Bay Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 9 April 1907 · page 6

Sir,—Nearly a fortnight has now elapsed since my letter appeared in this paper in regard to the treatment meted out by the Wallarah Lodge to the fillers who had…

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English Coal. Record Production

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 9 April 1907 · page 6

From the Tyne (Eng.) last year there were over 16,664,000 tons of coal sent by sea, nearly three-fourths of which were sent foreign, and the remainder…

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A Mining Question

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 9 April 1907 · page 7

Sir,—I think it only just, in the cause of humanity and labour, that the general public should know of a state of affairs which at present exists in the South…

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Abermain Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 10 April 1907 · page 7

Sir,—The secretary of the Abermain miners, like the followers of the King of Assyria, bewails "The might of the Gentile unsmote by the sword," but is not moved…

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Miners' Accident Relief Fund

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 10 April 1907 · page 7

Sir,—The announcement made by the State Premier, Mr. Carruthers, as published in the issue of the "Newcastle Morning Herald," that consideration had…

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Natal Coal Industry. Inexhaustible Deposits of Ore

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 10 April 1907 · page 6

Although mining has not hitherto been regarded as an industry likely to play any great part in the development of the colony (says the "Natal Mercury"), yet it…

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Scottish Colliery Combine

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 13 April 1907 · page 5

LONDON, Friday.—A coal combine, with a capital of £1,500,000, is being formed of the principal collieries in the East and Mid Lothians…

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Colliery Employees Federation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 13 April 1907 · page 4

Subsequent to the conferences with the proprietors concerning the positions at Ebbw Vale and Abermain collieries, the committee of management of the…

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Miners' Eight Hours

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 13 April 1907 · page 5

LONDON, Friday.—Mr. A. F. Pease, representing the Cleveland Ironmaster Association, yesterday testified before the Miners' Eight-hour…

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Coal Mines Eight Hours

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 15 April 1907 · page 5

LONDON, Saturday.—The Coal Mines Eight-hour Bill was last night read a second time in the House of Commons without division…

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Colliery Disaster. Four Men Killed. Wollongong

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 15 April 1907 · page 5

The South Clifton Colliery was the scene of a disaster yesterday. Five men were engaged in tunnelling and had driven about 30ft, when a toll…

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Mining in the Northern Territory

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 16 April 1907 · page 5

Considering that West Australia and Queensland are studded with valuable mining properties, it would be strange if the Northern Territory was not some day…

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Glebe Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 17 April 1907 · page 6

A special meeting of the Globe miners was held in Simpson's Hall on Monday evening, Mr. R. Powell in the chair. There was a good attendance…

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Our Sydney Letter. Why Americans Are "Not" Investing in Australia.—the Result of Patriotic Development.—how We Are Lessening Centralisation.—why Doesn't the Fleet Always Use Newcastle Coal?—we Must Go to Customers When Customers Won't Come to Us.—some Information for Those Who Believe in Indiscriminate Immigration. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 18 April 1907 · page 5

Something has been said as to the alleged unwillingness of Americans to invest in Australian industries. The statement is partly the result of lack…

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Colliery Employees. Delegate Board Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 19 April 1907 · page 5

The quarterly meeting of the delegate board of the Colliery Employees' Federation was hold yesterday at the Newcastle Trades-hall. Mr. Peter Bowling,…

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Pelaw Main Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 April 1907 · page 6

Mr. R. Young presided at the monthly meeting of the Pelaw-Main Miners' Lodge at the Empire Hotel on Wednesday evening, when correspondence was received…

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Sea Pit Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 April 1907 · page 6

The monthly meeting of the Sea Pit miners was held at Blackburn's Hotel on Thursday evening, Mr. J. Halliday being in the chair…

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Miners' Accident Relief Fund

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 April 1907 · page 7

Sir,—The remarks of your Sydney representative regarding the Scarborough disaster in its relation to the Miners' Accident Relief Fund, as published in…

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