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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1907

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Killingworth Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 15 August 1907 · page 7

The monthly meeting of the Killing-worth Miners' Lodge was held last week. Mr. G. Russ, president, occupied the chair. The case of Reuben Atkinson, an…

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Colliery Disputes

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 August 1907 · page 4

Another dislocation of work has occurred, on this occasion in the Pelaw-Main district, through wheelers coming out of the mine. This action was…

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Colliery Employees. Committee of Management

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 August 1907 · page 5

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

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Seaham Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 August 1907 · page 10

A meeting of the Seaham Miners' Lodge was held on Wednesday night, Mr. D. J. Evans presided, and there was a large attendance…

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German Demand for Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 August 1907 · page 6

Something in the nature of a boom has set in in the Scottish coal trade. The Glasgow correspondent of the Edinburgh "Scotsman" writes:—During the past…

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History of the Coal Supply

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 August 1907 · page 10

A writer in the "Westminster Review" (Eng.), has some interesting remarks an the history of our coal supply. The northern hemisphere, [?]he remarks, has greatly…

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Miners' Federation. Wallsend Miners' Views

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 21 August 1907 · page 5

The adjourned meeting of the Wallsend Miners' Lodge, for the purpose of discussing the preamble of the Industrial Workers of the World, was held on Monday…

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Coal Shipping

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 August 1907 · page 4

The Railway Department has decided upon a new system of working the cranes on the Basin wharf. When these Cranes were erected it was claimed for them that…

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Plattsburg. Co-operative Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 August 1907 · page 3

A special meeting of the Co-operative Miners' Lodge was held on Tuesday evening at Shaw's Hotel, Plattsburg, to deal with the minutes of the late…

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Explosion in a Mine

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 August 1907 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday.—A terrible explosion has occurred at the Fangt-te Mine, Tsing-Tau, China. Two German foremen and 110…

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Stockton Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 23 August 1907 · page 6

Thu Stockton Miners' Lodge met last night. Mr. D. Lloyd, president, was in the chair. Mr. P. Bowling, district president, rend…

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Mining Disputes. Application to the Court. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 23 August 1907 · page 6

In the Arbitration Court to-day an application was made on behalf of the Shore Drivers and Firemen's Union, that the industrial, dispute between the…

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Minmi Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 24 August 1907 · page 3

A special meeting of the Back Creek and Duckenfield miners was held on Wednesday evening, in Peel's Hall, to take into Consideration the minutes of the…

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Sea Pit Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 24 August 1907 · page 3

The Sea Pit Miners Lodge met in Blackburn's Hotel, on Thursday evening, Mr. J. Halliday presiding. Mr. W. Bower read and explained the…

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Decoration for Brave Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 24 August 1907 · page 6

The King's memorable visit to Wales and Ireland ended on Saturday at Cardin, when his majesty opened the new dock, knighted Cardiff's Labour Lord…

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London News. London, July 19th. Farm Homes for Pauper Children.—old-age Pensions.—decoration for Brave Miners; Labour Honoured.—the Kolapore Cup.—pictures of the Empire.—the Subsidence of St. Paul's Cathedral.—mr. Kier Hardie Visits the Colonies.—the Royal Visit to Ireland

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 24 August 1907 · page 6

The Duke of Argyll presided over a meeting at the Mansion House recently in connection with a plan for providing farm homes in the colonies for pauper…

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Work at the Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 26 August 1907 · page 6

Another good term of work was experienced at the Newcastle and Maitland district collieries during the fortnight ended on Saturday. Twenty-eight collieries out…

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Wallsend Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 26 August 1907 · page 5

The Wallsend Miners' Lodge met on Friday evening at the school of arts. The attendance was very fair, the chairman of the lodge, Mr. T. Richardson, presiding…

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Electricity in Mines. Difficulty at Hebburn. Miners Refuse to Work

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 27 August 1907 · page 5

A serious difficulty has arisen between the management and the employees of Hebburn Colliery, and so far as negotiations were concerned yesterday, it would…

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Coal Shipments

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 27 August 1907 · page 4

The shipments of coal at the Government cranes during the week ended at midnight on Saturday, amounted to 108,403 tons. This is only 231 tons below the…

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