Miners' Rescue Training
Mine rescue workers fighting in deadly earnest with smoke and firedamp, will be seen behind glass screens in the school of live-saving, which is shortly to be…
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Mining & the mines, 1908
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The Airly Miners
Sir,—We desire to let your readers know how the dispute at Airly is progressing. We have received from our sympathisers in Sydney £80 for the wives and children…
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The Co-operative Miners' Lodge met on Thursday evening, Mr. G. Selwood presiding. A notice of motion that had been tabled for discussion was abandoned, the…
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About five years ago Mr. David Hughes, a well-known resident at Waratah, while prospecting in the Grafton district, discovered some valuable copper-bearing…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Mining Matters. Pelaw-main Clippers
An Interview took place in Newcastle yesterday between Mr. John. Brown and Mr. H. S. Forsyth (representing the Colliery Proprietors' Association), and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Thefts of Coal. San Francisco Complaints. Thousands of Tons Missing
The theft of thousands of tons of coal arriving on steamers from Newcastle, New South Wales, at San Francisco, within the past few months has resulted…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →London News. London, 27th March. the Duke of Devonshire.—peckham By-election.—english Licensing Bill.—the American Fleet.—an X-ray Martyr.—miners' Rescue Training.—a Canadian Dancer. the Duke of Devonshire
It is often said that in politics the British people are like an enthusiast who is immovably convinced as to the sacredness of the purposes he has to achieve,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Work at the Collieries
For the fortnight ended on Saturday, the majority of the collieries in the Newcastle and Maitland districts worked fairly well. There were only ten working…
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The Wallsend miners met on Friday evening at the school of arts, Mr. T. Richardson presiding. Correspondence was read from Mr. Ross…
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A special meeting of the Co-operative miners was held on Saturday evening, Mr. G. Selwood presiding. The meeting was called for the purpose…
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The following reply has been received by the secretary to the Newcastle Chamber Commerce to the letter addressed by him to the Premier in regard to the…
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The question of the giving of a guarantee by the Pelaw-Main miners to the proprietors of the colliery that the pit should not be stopped in future without due…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Shipping Congestion. Mines and Steamers Idle
Once again the coal-shipping appliances of the port are taxed beyond their capacity. As a result, a large fleet or steamer is unable to obtain loading,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Maitland District "Newcastle Herald" Branch Office: High-street. West Maitland. Miners Lodges' Votes
The voting on the acceptance or rejection of the resolutions submitted by the committee of management relative to the maintenance of discipline has been taken…
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A special general meeting of the Killingworth Miners' Lodge was held on Wednesday evening, Mr. J. Hutchison presiding…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Colliery Waggons. a Serious Difficulty
A rather serious difficulty has arisen between the colliery-owners of the northern district and the Chief Railway Commissioner, Mr. T. Johnson…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mining Matters. the Special Court
The ballot upon the resolutions passed by the committee of management of the Colliery Employees' Federation, for the enforcing of discipline in the union, has…
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A difficulty has occurred at Shortland Colliery with regard to house coal. Previous to the recent strike the miners were supplied with small coal, intermixed…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wallarah Miners
The Wallarah miners met at Catherine Hill Bay on Saturday evening, Mr. J. Bassett in the chair. The minutes of the previous meeting…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →State Gold Yield. Sydney
The return furnished by the Under-secretary for Mines shows that the old yield recorded for the State for the month of April is 20,731 ounces [?]…
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