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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1908

1,028 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 29 of 52

Glebe Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 17 June 1908 · page 6

The monthly meeting of the, Glebe Miners' Lodge was held in Simpson's Hall on Monday evening. There was a large attendance, and Mr. R. Powell presided…

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Big Coal Cargo

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 17 June 1908 · page 4

Mr. R. B. Wallace last night despatched the steamer Knight Templar to Bombay via. Sydney with 9700 tons of coal. "This is the second largest cargo that has left the port…

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Mining Matters. the Special Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 17 June 1908 · page 4

Mr. M. Chariton, M.P., had a conversation yesterday with some of the executive officers of the Colliery Employees Federation, during which he stated that there…

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Special Mining Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 18 June 1908 · page 5

Mr. Brennan, secretary of the Colliery Employees' Federation, yesterday afternoon received the following telegram, from Mr. Wade, the State Premier: "The…

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Conference of Miners. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 19 June 1908 · page 5

The representatives of the Northern, Southern, and Western miners' federations and of the Victorian coalminers' associations met in conference yesterday…

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Mining Matters. the Engine-drivers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 19 June 1908 · page 5

The letter forwarded by the secretary of the Federated Engine-drivers and Firemen's Association to the Hunter River District Colliery Proprietors'…

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The Coal-mining Millennium

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 June 1908 · page 16

While in various parts of the world— not to forget Newcastle more particularly— we still hear from time to time rumblings betokening trouble between…

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Minmi. Meeting of Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 June 1908 · page 2

The monthly meeting of Back Creek and Duckenfield miners was held in Peel's Hall on Thursday evening, Mr. W. Standing presiding. A letter was read from…

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Conference of Miners. Question of Amalgamation. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 June 1908 · page 5

The conference of delegates from the Northern, Western, and Southern Miners' Federations of New South Wales and representatives of the Victorian…

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Explosion in a Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 22 June 1908 · page 5

LONDON, Saturday.—An explosion occurred yesterday in the Khost Collieries, in the Sibi district, Baluchistan, as a result of which 20 miners…

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Mining Matters. the Special Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 22 June 1908 · page 4

When in Sydney last week, Mr. Peter Bowling, president of the Colliery Employees' Federation, and Mr. A. Lewis, district treasurer, hat an interview with…

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Minister for Mines. Visits South Maitland. Township Resumption

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 22 June 1908 · page 5

Mr. W. Wood, the Chief Secretary and Minister for Mince, accompanied by Mr. M. Chariton, M.P., Mr. E. F. Pittman, the Under-secretary for Mines, and Mr…

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Colliery Disaster. Miners Entombed. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 23 June 1908 · page 5

A terrific explosion occurred on Saturday in a colliery near Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, six miners being killed. A subsequent fall of earth entombed…

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Mining Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 23 June 1908 · page 4

The announcement that Judge Heydon has consented to return to Newcastle to conclude the hearing of the Teralba cases will be received with…

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South Greta Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 24 June 1908 · page 6

The quarterly meeting of the South Greta Miners' Lodge was held at Walsh's Hotel last evening. Mr. P. Gallon presided, and there was a large attendance…

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Labour in Mines. the Eight-hour Bill. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 24 June 1908 · page 5

In the House of Commons last night, Mr. Herbert Gladstone, the Secretary of State for Home Affairs, moved the second reading of the bill…

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Mining Matters

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 25 June 1908 · page 5

The resolution from the committee of management of the Colliery Employees' Federation, recommending that the union should not register under the Industrial…

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Wallsend Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 June 1908 · page 5

A special meeting of the Wallsend miners was held is the Masonic Hall last evening. There was a large large attendance, Mr. W. Brennan, district…

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Burwood Miners. Grievance Against Federation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 June 1908 · page 5

The quarterly meeting of the Burwood miners was held on Wednesday evening at the Premier Hotel Broadmeadow. Mr. T. Sayers, the chairman, expressed his…

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Mining Matters. Newcastle Company

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 June 1908 · page 5

Mr. Henry J. Thomas, at present manager of Ebbw Main Colliery, near Greta, has been appointed to succeed Mr. J. Croft as manager of the Newcastle Coalmining…

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