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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1907

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The Mining Court. Opens Next Monday. Sydney

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

The first sitting of the Special Arbitration Court, which has been appointed to deal with the mining dispute in the Newcastle and Maitland districts, will be held…

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Searching Gold Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 December 1907 · page 16

Much heartburning is being caused amongst the Bendigo miners by the determination of many of the companies to insist on the right of search before and…

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British Coal. Low Wages of Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 December 1907 · page 11

The following article, which is extracted from a recent issue of an English magazine, touches upon the cost of production of coal in Britain, the wages of the…

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Hebburn Colliery

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

Mr. A. A. Atkinson, Chief Inspector of Collieries, will visit Hebburn Colliery to-day, and will inspect the arrangements made by the manager to give effect to…

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Hebburn Colliery

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

Mr. Harie, manager of Hebburn Colliery, will meet a deputation of district and lodge officers at the colliery office to-day in connection with the…

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Coal Creek Business

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 December 1907 · page 16

The business in connection with the advance by the Premier of £500 to the Coal Creek Company appears to be in suspense, and there is every probability of its…

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Mining Matters. Committee of Management

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

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

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Mining Matters. Hebburn Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 9 December 1907 · page 5

A conference was held at the Hebburn Colliery office on Saturday, between Mr. R. A. Harie, manager, and Messrs. P. Bowling, president of the Colliery…

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Curlewis Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 9 December 1907 · page 5

Mr. P Bowling, president of the Colliery Employees' Federation, and Mr. A. Biggers, a member of the committee of management, had all interview…

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Strike of Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 9 December 1907 · page 5

LONDON, Saturday.—Ten thousand miners in Nevada, in the United States, have come out on strike to enforce their demand for the…

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Mine Explosion. Great Loss of Life. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 9 December 1907 · page 5

A great mining disaster, by which hundreds of lives are believed to have been sacrificed occurred yesterday at Monogah, near Fairmont, in the…

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Hebburn Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 10 December 1907 · page 5

At this stage, Mr. Lewis said he would like, as a matter of privilege, to call the attention of the commission to the position at Hebburn…

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Northumberland Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 10 December 1907 · page 5

Mr. Lewis then referred to the question of cavilling at Northumberland Colliery. He said the system of cavilling had been practised in the collieries…

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Minmi Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 10 December 1907 · page 3

A meeting of the Back Creek and Duckenliela miners took place in Peel's hall, Minmi, on Thursday evening. Mr. W. Standing presiding. The election of…

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The Colliery Disaster. Brave Rescue Effort. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 10 December 1907 · page 5

No information has so far been obtained as to the cause of the disaster in the Baltimore Consolidated Coal Company's mine, Mononagh, in…

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Mining Leases Inquiry

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 10 December 1907 · page 3

The hearing was resumed before the District Mining Warden, Mr. T. H. Wilkinson, D.S.M., at the Newcastle Courthouse yesterday afternoon, of the inquiry…

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Mining Disputes. Royal Commission Opens

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 10 December 1907 · page 5

The Royal Commission appointed to inquire into the disputes which have arisen between the Colliery Employees' Federation of the northern district and…

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Orangia Mining. Native Miners Revolt London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 11 December 1907 · page 5

Five hundred natives employed at the Borspoed Mine in the Orange River Colony, revolted, and destroyed much property…

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Killingworth Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 11 December 1907 · page 2

The Killingworth Miners' Lodge met on Wednesday night, Mr. J. Lennox presiding. The following resolution was carried:—…

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Miners' Federation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 11 December 1907 · page 7

Sir,—Having been away from the district during the period of nominations for district official positions in the C.E.F., and having learned on my return that I…

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