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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1907

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Coal-lumpers' Difficulty. Settlement Expected. Sydney

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

The conference between delegates of the Sydney Coal Lumpers' Uunion, the Sydney Steam Collier Owners, and the Sydney Coal Stevedores' Association, was resumed…

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Glebe Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 4 July 1907 · page 7

The quarterly meeting of the Globe Miners' Lodge was held on Monday evening, Mr. R. Powell presided. After the minutes had been read, Mr. F…

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Shortland Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 4 July 1907 · page 5

Representatives of the Shortland miners, accompanied by Mr. P. Bowling, president Northern Colliery Employees' Federation, met Mr. J. Ruttley, the…

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Coal-lumpers' Difficulty. Further Negotiations. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 4 July 1907 · page 5

The conference between delegates of the Sydney Coal Lumpers' Union, the Sydney Steam Collier Owners, and the Sydney Coal Stevedores' Association, was…

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Our Sydney Letter. the Fascination of Golddust.—that Big Hole Affair That Resulted in One.—a New Rule for Interstate Parcels.—the Marriage Rate and the Tariff.—sir Wm. Lyne and the Report of What He Said.—the Coal-lumpers' Strike Ending. Sydney

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

Show some men a sovereign, and it excites but small interest. Reduce it to powder, put it in a glass tube, and then show it, and many of the more hopeful…

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Shortland Miners

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

A meeting of Shortland miners was held hat night at Blackemore's hotel Adamstown. There was a large attendance. Mr. J. Curley, secretary of the…

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Burwood Miners

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

The Burwood Miners' Lodge hold a Special meeting last night at the Premier Hotel, Broadmeadow, Mr. A. Stewart being in the chair, and there was a more…

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Colliery Employees

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

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

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Mount Morgan Gold-mining Co. Rockhampton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 July 1907 · page 4

The annual ordinary general meeting of the Mount Morgan Gold-mining Company takes place on Friday, the 19th instant. The directors' report to be…

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Coal Export

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 July 1907 · page 10

The export of coal, from Newcastle to places beyond the State during the week was very satisfactory, being nearly 15,000 tons in excess of the quantity sent away…

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Coal-lumping Difficulty. Reply of the Employers. Sydney

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

The conference between the Steam Collier Owners' Association and Coal Stevedores' Association and the Coal Lumpers' Union, with representatives of the Sydney…

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Shortland Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 9 July 1907 · page 5

A meeting of shortland miners was held last night at Blakemore's hotel, Adamstown, Mr. R. Ash being in the chair. A telegram was received from Mr. J…

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Railway Collision. Colliery Train Derailed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 9 July 1907 · page 5

Two coal trains, drawn by Government engines, collided in the railway yard at East Greta Junction yesterday morning, at about 4 o'clock…

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Coal-lumping Difficulty. Conference Abortive. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 9 July 1907 · page 4

The conference of the Steam Collier owners' Association and the Stevedores' Association with the coal-lumpers' and allied unions, and representatives of the…

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Maitland District "Newcastle Herald" Branch Office: High-street, West Maitland. Hebburn Colliery Idle

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

In consequence of the refusal of the wheelers to go to work yesterday morning Hebburn Colliery was thrown fate. Two wheelers complained that they were paid less than…

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Killingworth Miners

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

The quarterly meeting of the Killingworth Miners' Lodge was held last week. Mr. G. Russ, president, occupied the chair. Mr. J. Hutchison was…

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Burwood Miners

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

The quarterly meeting of the Burwood miners was held last night at the Premier hotel, Broadmeadow, Mr. A. Stewart presiding. There was a good attendance…

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Canadian Gold Rush

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 11 July 1907 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday.—There is a great rush to the newly-discovered goldfields at Lake Larder, Canada…

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Colliery Employees. Meeting of the Committee

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 July 1907 · page 4

At a meeting of the committee of management of the Northern Colliery Employees' Federation, held in the Trades Hall yesterday, Mr. Peter Bowling,…

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Coal-testing in Denmark. Useful Information

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 July 1907 · page 6

For some considerable time past the subject of testing the coal, need in, the locomotives on the Danish State railways has occupied the attention of the…

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