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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1908

1,028 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 25 of 52

Lambton B Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 18 May 1908 · page 4

The miners employed at Lambton B Colliery met yesterday at the Adamstown Rifle Range. Mr. G. Phillips presided, and Mr. P. Bowling the president of the…

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A Mining Case. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 18 May 1908 · page 5

Miss Frances Newport, legal manager of the Marvel Loch Company, West Australia, was before the Melbourne City Court yesterday afternoon charged with…

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Burwood Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 19 May 1908 · page 4

A meeting of the Burwood miners and wheelers was held yesterday afternoon at Broadmeadow. Mr. W. Ward presided, and there was a large attendance…

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Airley Shale Mine. the Arbitrators' Award

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 19 May 1908 · page 5

Mr. D. Watkins, M.H.R., who represented the miners and other workers on the board of arbitration appointed by both sides to adjudicate on the labour…

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Mining Matters. Committee of Management

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 19 May 1908 · page 4

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

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Maitland District "Newcastle Herald" Branch Office: High-street. West Maitland. Colliery Accident

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 19 May 1908 · page 6

Mr. Edwin Cocks, a machine man, employed at Pelaw-Main Colliery, narrowly escaped sustaining fatal injuries while engaged at his work in the colliery…

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The Coal Court. Judge Heydon Resigns. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 19 May 1908 · page 5

The resignation of Judge Heydon as President of the Court appointed to deal with industrial disputes in the mining industry in the northern district was…

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Colliery Inspections

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 20 May 1908 · page 7

Messrs. E. Williams and J. Burten, check inspectors, having examined Northumberland colliery, reported that the intake on main road was 16,320ft, temp. 68 to 69degs…

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Burwood Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 20 May 1908 · page 4

The Burwood miners met Yesterday afternoon at Broadmeadow, Mr. W. Ward presiding, and there was a good attendance. Mr. A. Lewis, treasurer of…

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Glebe Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 20 May 1908 · page 4

The Globe miners met in Simpson's Hall on Monday evening. Mr. Rees Powell presided, and there was a good attendance. An appeal was received from the…

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Greta. Mining Developments

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 20 May 1908 · page 5

Coal is now being won from the Anvil Creek mine, but the mineral cannot be sent away until the branch and main north railway lines are connected by…

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Trades Union Congress. Miners' Delegates' Report

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 20 May 1908 · page 7

A report was submitted on Monday to the committee of management by Mr. A. Biggers, representative of the Colliery Employees' Federation to the recent…

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Mining Matters. Views on the Situation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 20 May 1908 · page 4

The resignation of His Honor Judge Heydon, president of the Royal Commission appointed to inquire into the coalmining disputes in the Northern District,…

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The Mining Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 21 May 1908 · page 4

The difficulty which has arisen with respect to the Mining Court is greatly to be regretted. The case of the Teralba miners is one which calls for…

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Mining Matters. the Present Situation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 21 May 1908 · page 5

Mr. Wade, the State Premier, has not yet communicated with the executive of the Colliery Employees' Federation with regard to the restoration of the Royal…

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Minmi Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 22 May 1908 · page 5

A special meeting of the members of Back Creek and Duckenfield Lodge was held on Wednesday night. Dissatisfaction was expressed at the hour at which some…

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Construction of Coal Waggons

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 22 May 1908 · page 4

The difficulty between Messrs. Coninan and Co., Ltd., and the Chief Railway Commissioner, Mr. T. Johnson, with respect to the Journal centres of the…

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Submerged Coal Cargo. Recovered After 35 Years

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 22 May 1908 · page 3

The Auckland (N.Z.) "Herald" of May 12th reports a most interesting recovery of the portion of the cargo of a sunken coal-laden vessel…

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Mining Matters. the Royal Commission

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 22 May 1908 · page 5

Mr. P. Bowling, president of the Colliery Employees' Federation, yesterday received a letter from Mr. Wade, the State Premier, in regard to the restoration of…

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The Tyneside Mine

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 May 1908 · page 11

This mine, as already mentioned, has been flooded out. The heavy rains that occurred on the west coast during the past week, together with the opening of…

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