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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1907

920 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 19 of 46

The Mining Industry

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 28 June 1907 · page 4

The metalliferons mining industry in this State has for many years laboured under the disabilities imposed by legislation which was framed…

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Shortland Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 June 1907 · page 6

A meeting of the miners employed at Shortland Colliery at the close of last year was held last night at Blakemore's Hotel, Adamstown. There were 20 of the…

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North of England Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 June 1907 · page 3

Mr. J. B. Atkinson, in his fifth annual report on the coalmines in the Newcastle (Eng.) district, states that the total number of persons employed below and above…

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The Miners' Eight-hour Day

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 June 1907 · page 7

The final report of the committee appointed to inquire into the probable economic effect of it of limit of eight hours to the working day of coalminers was issued…

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Ventilation of Mines. Amending Legislation. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 June 1907 · page 5

The representatives of the miners of the northern, southern, and western districts had an interview with Mr. Moore, the Minister for Mines, this afternoon,…

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Shipment of Coal. the New Machinery. Deputation to the Commissioners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 June 1907 · page 5

The Railway Commissioners made a tour of inspection of the Dyke and the deviation works at an early hour yesterday morning, and afterwards proceeded by…

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Rand Mining Trouble. Deputation to Botha. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 June 1907 · page 5

General Botha, the Premier of the Transvaal, has received a deputation of the miners who are on strike on the Rand…

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Our London Letter. Mr. Deakin's Departure.—mr. Winston Churchill and Preference.—the Irish Council Bill.—sir John Kirk.—the Miners' Eight-hour Day.—the Queen Victoria Memorial.—lord Carrington and Small Holdings. London, May 24. Mr. Deakin's Departure

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 June 1907 · page 7

Mr. Deakin, the Australian Prime Minister, accompanied by Mrs. Deakin, left London on Monday afternoon, to spend two days in Paris before joining at…

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Work at the Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 1 July 1907 · page 6

A good fortnight was again experienced at the majority of the mines in the Newcastle and Maitland districts for the term which ended on Saturday, and if the…

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Ebbw Vale Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 1 July 1907 · page 6

Ebbw Vale, formerly known as New Lambton, miners, will resume work today, after being idle exactly half a year. The blowing of the Whistle on…

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Wallsend Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 1 July 1907 · page 6

The Wallsend miners met at the school or arts on Friday evening, Mr. T. Richardson presided. In answer to inquiries, the district…

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Shortland Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 1 July 1907 · page 6

Messrs. J. M'Williams and W. Brennan, representing the Northern Colliery Employees Federation along with representatives of Shortland miners, met…

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Month's Coal Export

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 1 July 1907 · page 4

Notwithstanding the many disabilities to which shipping has been subjected of late, the expert of coal from Newcastle to places beyond the State during the…

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Rand Mining Question

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 1 July 1907 · page 5

LONDON, Saturday.—Eight hundred the time-expired Chinese left the [?] yesterday on their homeward [?]ney…

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Northern Territory. Its Mining Possibilities. Some Good Country

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 1 July 1907 · page 5

Mr. D. Watkins, M.H.R., was a member of the Federal party which visited the northern part of the Northern Territory in May and June. Speaking to a…

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Colliery Inspection

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 2 July 1907 · page 5

Messrs. Edwin Williams and David Wallon, district and local check-inspector respectively, report as follows concerning an inspection of Northumberland Colliery…

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Wallsend Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 2 July 1907 · page 6

An inspection of the Wallsend Colliery workings was made by check-inspectors Messrs. E. Williams and J. Means on the 30th and 31st of May and the 1st, 4th,…

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Killingworth Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 2 July 1907 · page 5

At a special general meeting of the Killingworth Miner's Lodge, Mr. G. Russ, president, occupied the chair. The chairman explained that the…

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Coal-lumping Difficulty. Opening of the Conference. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 2 July 1907 · page 5

A conference wan opened this afternoon at Vickery's-chambers, pitt-street, between the Sydney Steam Collier Owners and the Coal Stevedores' Association and…

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American Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 3 July 1907 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday.—The convention of the Western Federation of Miners in the United States resolved by 288 votes to 66 to Pledge all its members…

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