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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1907

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Wallarah Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 January 1907 · page 6

A meeting of the Wallarah Miners' Lodge was held at the cricket ground, Catherine Hill Bay, on Friday, Mr. J. Bassett presiding over a well-attended…

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Coal-trimmers' Union

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 21 January 1907 · page 4

A mass meeting of the members of the Newcastle Coaltrimmers' Federal Union was [?]eid in the school of arts, Carrington, yesterday forenoon, to take into…

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Mining Matters

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 21 January 1907 · page 5

The delegate board of the Colliery Employees' Federation, at its meeting on Thursday, passed a resolution directing the district officers to take steps to bring…

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Mining Difficulties

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 21 January 1907 · page 6

Sir,—In last Thursday's issue of your paper, "A Miner," West Wallsend, complains of the secrecy that prevails concerning the doings of the members of the…

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Co-operative Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 22 January 1907 · page 5

Co-operative Colliery, at Wallsend, did not work yesterday. The trouble arose over a misapprehension on the part of some of the wheelers concerning the…

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Hebburn Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 22 January 1907 · page 6

A special meeting of Hebburn Miners' Lodge, was held at King's Hall, Weston, on Sunday afternoon. Mr. R. Jarvis presided over a large attendance…

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Wallarah Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 22 January 1907 · page 5

A special meeting of the Wallarah Miners' Lodge was held at Catherine Hill Bay on Saturday. Mr. J. Bassett, who presided, explained that the meeting had…

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Shortland Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 22 January 1907 · page 5

The Shortland miners met the manager, Mr. J. Ruttley, again yesterday, but failed to come to a settlement. Mr. Ruttley hoisted the red flag for work, but the…

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Miners' Accident Relief Fund. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 22 January 1907 · page 5

A suggestion has recently been made to the effect that the control of the Miners' Accident Relief Fund should be removed from the Mines Department, and…

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Mining Matters. Newcastle a Pit

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 22 January 1907 · page 5

The Newcastle Coalmining Company's A pit, at the Glebe, was idle yesterday. The management state that on Friday the drivers and flatters were paid 10 per cent…

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Weston. Hebburn Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 23 January 1907 · page 6

The Hebburn miners resumed their adjourned meeting on Monday evening at King's Hall, Mr. R. Jarvis presiding. A letter was read from Mr. A. Shedden,…

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A Master in Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 23 January 1907 · page 5

The Japanese have long made coal ornaments, so there, is really nothing original in the work of Mr. W. Leaver, an English ironworker. All the same no one ever did…

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Wallarah Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 24 January 1907 · page 3

Sir,—On Thursday, the 17th instant, a motion was carried that the district officers should try and get a settlement of the dispute at the Wallarah Colliery, and…

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Wallarah Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 24 January 1907 · page 4

A meeting of the Wallarah miners was held on Tuesday. Mr. P. Bowling, president of the federation, and Mr. A. Lewis, district treasurer, were present. The…

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Durham Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 24 January 1907 · page 3

Sir,—I wish to draw the attention of the district to the Durham Miners' Lodge. It is stated that they want the fillers to join the federation, as they say they are…

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Mining Matters. Meeting of Representatives

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 24 January 1907 · page 4

A meeting took place yesterday between members of the committee of the Colliery Proprietors' Association, representing the proprietors, and Messrs. P. Bowling,…

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Shortland Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 January 1907 · page 5

Mr. James Ruttley, manager of Shortland Colliery, hoisted the red flag at his residence, again yesterday, indicating that here will be Work at the colliery…

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Mining Situation. Committee of Management

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 January 1907 · page 5

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

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Sea Pit Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 January 1907 · page 4

A meeting of the Sea Pit miners was held on Thursday evening in Blackburn's hotel, Mr. Jos. Halliday being in the chair…

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The Navy's Coal Cellars

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 January 1907 · page 11

Scattered about various Parts of the globe are dozens of John Bull's coal-collars, the places that are kept specially and almost entirely for his Majesty's ships…

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