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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1907

920 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 27 of 46

Queensland Coal Trade. Brisbane

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 12 September 1907 · page 5

A deputation representing the colliery proprietors and miners of the Bundamba district and steamship owners and others interested in the coal trade waited on Mr…

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Burwood Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 13 September 1907 · page 6

A meeting of the Burwood miners was held last night at the Premier Hotel, Broadmeadow. There was a large attendance, and Mr. A. Stewart presided…

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Minmi Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 17 September 1907 · page 5

A meeting of the Back Creek and Duckenfield miners was held in Peel's Hall on Thursday evening, Mr. W. Standing presiding…

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Killingworth Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 17 September 1907 · page 5

The Killingworth Miners' Lodge met on Wednesday night. Mr. G. Russ, president, occupied the chair. The minutes of two committee…

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Accident in a Colliery. a Shiftman Killed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 17 September 1907 · page 5

The Wallsend Mining Company's C pit was yesterday morning the scene of a shocking accident, by which Martin Horgan, a shiftman, 29 years of age, lost…

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The Steamer Oceano. Bunker Coal on Fire

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 17 September 1907 · page 5

The steamer Oceano, which arrived from Victoria (B.C.) on Saturday night, had a fire among her bunker coal on the voyage. Captain Davies informed a…

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Lambton Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 18 September 1907 · page 6

A meeting of the Lambton miners was held in the Commercial Hotel last night. Mr. J. Morgan presided. A communication was received from…

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Miners' Federation. Committee of Management

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 18 September 1907 · page 5

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

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Mine Engine-driver Killed. Ballarat

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 18 September 1907 · page 4

A. Adams, an engine driver at the Kangaroo Mine Battery at Berringa was killed to-day by a rope overwinding, causing the flywheel to bolt. It broke through the…

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Miners' Risks

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 19 September 1907 · page 5

A miner named Otto Schnider, of New Lambton, met with an accident on Monday at Burwood Colliery. While at work a stone fell away from the roof…

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Machinery in Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 September 1907 · page 4

The request that was made yesterday by a deputation representing the employees of the Hebburn Colliery that an official investigation should be…

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Stockton Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 September 1907 · page 6

The Stockton Miners' Lodge met last night. Mr. P. Gallen, president, was in the chair. Mr. A. Lewis, district treasurer, read…

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Electricity in Mines. Deputation to the Minister Full Inquiry Promised. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 September 1907 · page 5

A deputation representing the Colliery Employees' Federation of the Northern District and the Southern Coalminers' Association waited upon Mr. Moore, the…

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Coal Export

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 September 1907 · page 10

The export of coal from Newcastle to places beyond the State during the week was again good, being 29,305 tons to excess of the quantity sent away in the…

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Gold Stealers and Gold Dealers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 September 1907 · page 16

The Rev. Mr. Worrall recently created much indignation at Bendigo amongst the local miners by denouncing the practice of gold stealing, which he declared to be…

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Co-operative Ownership of Mines

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 September 1907 · page 13

Mr. J. H. Merivale, formerly Professor of Mining at the Armstrong College, Newcastle (Eng.), in his presidential address to the North of England Institute…

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Mining on the Rand

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 September 1907 · page 5

LONDON, Friday.—Although native mining labour on the Rand is increasing satisfactorily, the cost of mining is also increasing…

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Work at the Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 23 September 1907 · page 4

Ten days constituted full time for the collieries for the fortnight ended on Saturday, owing to the holiday for the elections. Practically the whole of the…

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Wallesnd Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 23 September 1907 · page 5

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

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Seaham Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 23 September 1907 · page 6

The quarterly meeting of the Seaham Miners' Lodge was held on Thursday evening Mr. W. Brownlie was in the chair. Reports of deputations interviewing manager on…

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