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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1907

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Reported Gold Discovery. Perth

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 April 1907 · page 4

The discovery is reported of a huge kaolin lode formation, containing gold and silver, at Deeningup, on the Upper Blackwood. The prospector, R. Hinter,…

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Victorian Coal. Deputation to the Premier. Melbourne

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

A large deputation representing the coalmining, commercial, and farming interests in South Gippsland, waited on the Premier to-day, and asked for an…

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Coal Lumpers' Trouble. Seven Hundred Men Cease Work. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 April 1907 · page 5

The trouble among the coal-lumpers assumed serious proportions to-day, when 700 men refused to go to work. The crisis was not altogether unexpected, because…

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Our London Letter. Women's Franchise.—state Rights.—general Botha.—british Australian. Mining.—british Women for the Colonies.—society and Reform.—australian Iron Deposits.—australian Iron Deposits.—ireland's Great Exhibition. London, March 15. Women's Franchise

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 April 1907 · page 2

Talk, which has so often undone woman, killed Mr. Dickinson's Women's Enfranchisement Bill when it came up in the House of Commons for second…

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Abermain Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 22 April 1907 · page 7

Sir,—I am pleased that "One of the Owners," who evidently has no argument to adduce, has attempted to reply to mine of the 9th instant. A very noticeable…

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Work at the Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 22 April 1907 · page 5

For the fortnight ended on Saturday, the average of days worked at the Newcastle and Maitland pits was very high. Twenty-eight mines worked full time, and…

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Inquests on Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 22 April 1907 · page 6

Some time ago a deputation from the Dudley miners waited upon Mr. Edden, M.P., asking him to inquire the cause of miners meeting with fatal accident at the…

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Record Coal Shipment

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 23 April 1907 · page 4

The coal shipped at the Government cranes during the week ended Saturday last was a record for the port, being 93,919 tons. The next highest record was…

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Newcastle Coal Trimmers. Alleged Scarcity of Labour

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 23 April 1907 · page 5

During the past few days Newcastle stevedores have been complaining of their inability to obtain sufficient labour to trim coal cargoes in vessels in port. The…

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Ebbw Vale Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 24 April 1907 · page 6

A meeting of the miners formerly employed at the Ebbw Vale Coillery was held yesterday at Blakemore's hotel, Adamstown. There was a full attendance,…

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Wallsend Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 24 April 1907 · page 6

A special meeting of the Wallsend Miners' Lodge was held at the school of arts on Monday evening. Mr. T. Richardson presided, and the minutes of a…

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Glebe Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 24 April 1907 · page 5

The monthly meeting of the Globe miners was held in Simpson's hall on Monday evening. There was a good attendance, and Mr. Rees Powell presided…

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Newcastle Coal Trimmers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 24 April 1907 · page 4

The scarcity of labour for coal-trimming at the port was again discussed in shipping circles yesterday. Stevedores apprehend that if something is not soon…

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Newcastle Coal Trimmers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 25 April 1907 · page 7

Sir,—I see by reports in your paper that there is a scarcity of labour at this port for coal trimming, but I think that it the matter was thoroughly inquired into, it…

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Colliery Employees. Committee of Management

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 April 1907 · page 5

A meeting of the committee of management of the Colliery Employees' Federation was held yesterday at the Trades Hall. Mr. P. Bowling, president of the…

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Newcastle Coal Trimmers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 April 1907 · page 3

Sir,—Referring to "Carringtonian's" comments anent the employment of coal trimmers, it has already been stated that no employer will commit commercial…

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Newcastle Coal Trimmers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 April 1907 · page 3

Sir,—Regarding the letter contained in your issue of the 26th instant and signed "Koalar," I beg to state, for the information of the public, that this union has…

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Ventilation of Deep Mines

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 April 1907 · page 13

There have been some warm exchanges between the Minister of Mines and some of the Bendigo miners representatives. The latter condemn the Minister for what…

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East Greta Coal-mining Company

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 May 1907 · page 5

The directors of the East Greta Coal-mining Company, Limited, in their half-yearly report just issued, state that the balance brought forward from last…

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East Greta Coal-mining Company

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 May 1907 · page 5

The directors of the East Grota Coalmining Company, Limited, in their half-yearly report just issued, state that the balance brought forward from last…

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