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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1908

1,028 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 3 of 52

Burwood Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 January 1908 · page 3

The quarterly meeting of the Burwood miners was held last night at the Premier Hotel, Broadmeadow, when Mr. A. Stewart presided…

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The Mining Court. Cavil at Teralba

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 January 1908 · page 4

Owing to the stormy conditions yesterday morning, Judge Heydon, President of the Royal Commission which is now inquiring into the mining disputes in the…

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Wallsend Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 13 January 1908 · page 6

A meeting of the Wallsend Miners Lodge was held on Friday evening at the school of arts. Mr. T. Richardson presided the attendance being only moderate…

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Mining Matters. Judge Heydon Ill

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 13 January 1908 · page 5

When Judge Heydon left Newcastle on Friday, he was suffering from a cold. Intelligence was received last night from Sydney that his Honor is too ill to come…

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Donnybrook Colliery. Brisbane

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 14 January 1908 · page 6

A fresh development an connection with the trouble at Donnybrook Colliery, at Tivoli, took place this morning, when the whole of the men engaged at the pit…

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Pelaw-main Colliery. the Wheelers' Difficulty. Work to Be Resumed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 14 January 1908 · page 5

Although strenuous efforts were made by Mr. W. Brennan to induce the wheelers at Pelaw-Main Colliery to resume work yesterday, regardless of the justice of…

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Mining Matters. Committee of Management

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 14 January 1908 · page 5

A meeting of the committee of management of the Colliery Employees' Federation was held yesterday at the Trades Hall. Mr. J. M'Williams,…

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Wallarah Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 15 January 1908 · page 6

The Wallarah Miners' Lodge met at Catherine Hill Bay on Saturday night, Mr. J. Campbell presiding. In connection with a request for…

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Glebe Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 15 January 1908 · page 6

A special meeting of the Glebe miners was held on Monday evening. M. R. Powell presided, and there was a large attendance…

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Sea Pit Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 15 January 1908 · page 6

A special meeting of the Sea Pit miners was held on Monday evening, Mr. J. Halliday presiding. Mr. W. Bower read and explained the…

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Greta Coal Measures. Liability to Ignition

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 15 January 1908 · page 5

Professor David, speaking of the Greta coal measures in his work, "The Geology of the Hunter River Coal Measures," refers to the liability of this coal to ignite…

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Minmi Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 16 January 1908 · page 5

A meeting of the Back Creek and Duckenfield miners' was held in Peel's Hall, Ninmi, on Tuesday evening. Mr. W. Standing presided, Mr. J. Paterson…

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Mining Matters

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 16 January 1908 · page 6

During the past fow days there has been a fooling of uncasiness at several of the Maitland collieries, lest the hasty action of some of the boys should cause a…

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West Australian Mining. Government Exploration. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 16 January 1908 · page 5

A meeting of the shareholders of the Associated Northern Blocks Mining Company, at Kalgurlie, West Australia, was held yesterday…

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Pelaw-main Colliery. Further Trouble

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 17 January 1908 · page 5

Despite the efforts of the district secretary, Mr. Brennan, and the officers of the Pelaw-Main Lodge to induce the wheelers to settle down to work until their case…

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Heavy Damages. Against a Coal Company. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 17 January 1908 · page 5

The Supreme Court of Nova Scotia has uphold a decision in favour of the Dominion on Iron and Steel Company which claims £3,000,000 as damages…

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Britain's Activity. Enhances Price of Coal. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 17 January 1908 · page 5

Mr. H. H. Asquith, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, speaking at Lancaster, said the price of coal had risen owing to the enormous industrial…

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German Coal-mining

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 January 1908 · page 2

The efforts of the German State to secure a firm footing within the German coalmining industry, says "Engineering," so that it may be more independent of, or…

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West Australia's Gold Mining Prosperous. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 January 1908 · page 5

Mr. C. H. Rason Agent-General for West Australia has been interviewed regarding the remarks of Mr. Hermann Landau white presiding at the…

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Stanford-merthyr Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 January 1908 · page 6

Some trouble arose at Stanford-Merthyr Colliery yesterday, in consequence of the refusal of the management to consider a demand made for an increase in wages by…

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