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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1907

920 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 42 of 46

Young Wallsend Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 3 December 1907 · page 5

It is about 15 years since the Young Wallsend Colliery, which opened with excellent prospects, closed down. From time to time there have been reports that…

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Hebburn Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 3 December 1907 · page 6

The interim report of the committee appointed to report on electricity in mines was eagerly read in the "Newcastle Morning Herald" by the miners yesterday…

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Shortland Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 3 December 1907 · page 5

The Shortland miners met last evening at Blakemore's Hotel, Adamstown, Mr. J. Usher presiding. Mr. W. Brennan, acting district secretary, was present…

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Neath Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 4 December 1907 · page 5

M. A. Lewis, district treasurer, went on Monday to Neath Colliery, where the top hands complain that they are not paid in comparison with the rates paid at…

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Colliery Explosion

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 4 December 1907 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday—-Sixty men were entombed by an explosion at the Naomi Colliery, Pennsylvania…

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Hebburn Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 4 December 1907 · page 5

It does not appear likely that Hebburn Colliery will resume work this week. The official copy of the Commission's interim report only reached the…

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Glebe Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 4 December 1907 · page 5

The Globe Miners' Lodge met on Monday evening, Mr. R. Powell presiding. The secretary read the result of the voting for three check-weighmen, which…

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Burwood Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 4 December 1907 · page 5

The Burwood miners' lodge met last night at the Premier Hotel. Mr. A. Stewart presided, Mr. W. Bower gave a report, and explained the minutes of the…

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Sea Pit Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 4 December 1907 · page 5

The Set Pit minors also met the same evening, and adopted the committee of management minutes. Messrs. D. Rees and T. Johnson addressed the meeting. Mr…

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New York's Gold Imports

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 4 December 1907 · page 5

LONDON Tuesday.—Out of the sum of £25,000,000 in gold imported into New York since the outset of the financial crisis, £23,500,000 were…

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Mining Matters. Associated Proprietors

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 4 December 1907 · page 5

A meeting of the committee of the Associated Colliery Proprietors was held yesterday, when general business affecting the association was transacted. It is…

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Mining Leases. Question of Occupation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 4 December 1907 · page 7

An inquiry, adjourned from Maitland, was opened before the mining warden, Mr. T. H. Wilkinson, at the Newcastle Courthouse yesterday, at the instance of…

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Mining Leases Inquiry

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 5 December 1907 · page 2

The inquiry directed by the Minister for Mines, before Mr. T. H. Wilkinson, mining warden, in connection with an application by James Ruttley and H. S. Forsyth for mining…

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Mining Matters. the Arbitration Court

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

So far as is known, the special Court of Arbitration to deal with matters in dispute between the miners and colliery-owners will commence its sittings in…

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Cessnock Mining Lease. Question of Partnership. Sydney

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

In the Equity Court to-day, John Percival Ivess, law clerk of Sydney, was the plaintiff, and Noel Trevor Jones, solicitor, also of Sydney, the defendant, in an…

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Wallarah Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 6 December 1907 · page 7

A meeting of Wallarah miners was held in Tobin's Hall on Saturday night, Mr. J. Bassett in the chair. The secretary, Mr. E. Buxton, explained…

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Aberdare Miners

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

The monthly meeting of the Aberdare and Aberdare Extended miners was held on Tuesday night, Mr. C. Thompson presiding There was a good attendance…

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Colliery Employees. Committee of Management

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 6 December 1907 · page 5

A meeting of the committee of management of the Colliery Employees' Federation was held yesterday at the Trades Hall. All the members were present…

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State Gold Yield. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 6 December 1907 · page 4

The return furnished by the Undersecretary for Mines shows that the gold yield recorded for the State for the month of November is 20,469 ounces crude,…

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Cessnock Mining Lease. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 6 December 1907 · page 4

The hearing was continued in the Equity Court to-day of the case in which John Percival Ivess, law clerk of Sydney, is the plaintiff, and Noel Trevor Jones,…

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