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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1908

1,028 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 16 of 52

Maitland District "Newcastle Herald" Branch Office: High-street, West Maitland. Colliery Development. Near Ellalong

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 March 1908 · page 6

For some months representatives of a wealthy syndicate of English and Scottish capitalists have been engaged in securing property on the Maitland…

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Mining Difficulty. the Court Suspended. Judge Speaks Plainly

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 March 1908 · page 5

The Royal Commission, consisting of Judge Heydon, president, Mr. H. S. Forsyth, representative of the colliery owners, and Mr. P. Bowling, representative…

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Colliery Mechanics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 23 March 1908 · page 3

A meeting of the Colliery Mechanics' Association was held at Smith's Hotel, Lambton, on Saturday evening. The secretary read a communication…

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Shortland Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 23 March 1908 · page 5

Since the opening of Shortland Colliery by Mr. J. Ruttley, the Colliery manager, the miners have been paid by the skip, the present rate being is 2½d per skip…

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Teralba Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 23 March 1908 · page 5

A meeting of the Rhodda, Northern Extended, and Pacific miners, was held in Hodges's hall, at Teralba, yesterday morning. There was a large attendance,…

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Burwood Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 23 March 1908 · page 5

The resolutions adopted by the committee of management at their meeting on Saturday with the object of maintaining discipline in the ranks of the…

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Seaham Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 23 March 1908 · page 5

The quarterly meeting of the Seaham miners was held in Watson's Federal Hall, West Wallsend, on Thursday evening. Mr. W. Brownlee presided…

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The Miners' Federation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 23 March 1908 · page 4

The committee of management of the Colliery Employees' Federation has adopted the only course of dealing with the difficulty which has lately…

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Miners' Eight Hours

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 23 March 1908 · page 5

LONDON, Saturday.—Sir George Livesey, in a leaflet which he has issued to the electors of Peckham, States that the Miners' Eight Hours Bill will…

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West Wallsend Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 23 March 1908 · page 5

A special meeting of the West Wallsend miners was held yesterday morning to discuss the ballot for "in camera" or "no in camera," in the Special Court…

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Mining Situation. Federation's Executive. Takes Decisive Action

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 23 March 1908 · page 5

A meeting of the committee of management of the Colliery Employees' Federation was held at the Trades Hall on Saturday, to consider the position of the…

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Burwood Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 24 March 1908 · page 5

There was trouble again at Burwood Colliery yesterday. The wheelers, after much persuasion, went to work last week, and the miners though they had got over a…

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Glebe Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 24 March 1908 · page 6

The quarterly meeting of the Glebe Miners' Lodge was held last evening in Simpson's Hall. There was a good attendance, and Mr. R. Powell presided…

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Shortland Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 24 March 1908 · page 5

A special meeting of the Shortland miners was held yesterday at Blakemore's hotel Adamstown. Mr. J. Usher was in the chair, and there was a full…

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Glebe Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 24 March 1908 · page 5

At the quarterly meeting of the Glebe Miners' Lodge held last evening. Mr. W. Bower read and explained the resolutions passed by the committee of…

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The Mining Trouble

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 24 March 1908 · page 3

Sir,—Every man who has the interests of his fellows at heart, and who has watched the events of the last few weeks in this district, could not but feel regret…

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Mining Situation. Upholding the Federation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 24 March 1908 · page 5

The attitude taken up by the committee of management of the Colliery Employees Federation, and the resolutions passed by that body on Saturday…

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Seaham Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 25 March 1908 · page 7

A special meeting of Seaham miners was held at West Wallsend on Monday evening. Mr. W. Brownlee presided. The chairman, in opening the meeting,…

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Burwood Miners. Reject Proposed Rules

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 25 March 1908 · page 6

The quarterly meeting of the Burwood Miners' Lodge was held last evening at the Premier Hotel, Broadmeadow. Mr. W. Ward in the chair. Mr. J…

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Maitland District. "Newcastle Herald" Branch Office: High-street, West Maitland. Abermain Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 25 March 1908 · page 6

The quarterly general meeting of Abermain Miners Lodge was held in Anstey's Hall on Monday evening, Mr. J. Parkison presiding. A letter was received…

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