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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1908

1,028 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 30 of 52

Minmi Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 June 1908 · page 5

A special meeting of the Back Creek and Duckenfield Lodge was held in Peel's Hall on Thursday, Mr. W. Standing presiding. Mr. H. E. Holland, general…

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Sea Pit Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 June 1908 · page 7

The quarterly meeting of the Sea Pit miners was held on Thursday evening, Mr. J. Winsor being in the chair. An appeal for a collection for Mr. E…

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Co-operative Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 June 1908 · page 3

A meeting of the Co-operative miners was held on Thursday evening at Plattsburg, Mr. G. Sellwood presiding, Mr. T. Johnson, read and explained the minutes of…

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Colliery Engine-drivers. Common Rule Question. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 June 1908 · page 6

Some weeks ago. Mr. H. A. Mitchell, secretary of the Shore Drivers and Firemen's Union communicated with the Colliery Proprietors' Associations of the…

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Mining Matters. Wallarah Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 29 June 1908 · page 5

The difficulty concerning the drawing of the cavil at Wallarah Colliery has been overcome, the conditions asked for by the men being conceded…

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Work at the Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 29 June 1908 · page 5

A fair average of days was worked during the fortnight ended on Saturday by the collieries in the Newcastle and Maitland districts. Sixteen pits worked…

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Lambton B Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 29 June 1908 · page 5

Mr. W. Brennan, secretary of the Colliery Employees' Federation, has had an interview with Mr. S. Croudace, manager of Lambton B Colliery, with regard to…

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Wallsend Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 29 June 1908 · page 5

A meeting of the Wallsend Miners' Lodge was held on Friday evening in the school of arts, Mr. T. Richardson presiding over a very large attendance. Mr. W…

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Elermore Vale Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 29 June 1908 · page 5

The quarterly meeting of the Elermore Vale minors was held in Young's Hall on Thursday evening, Mr. T. Simpson presiding…

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Killingworth Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 30 June 1908 · page 5

A special meeting of the killingworth Miners' Lodge was held on Wednesday evening, Mr. J. Hutchison presiding. It was decided that the secretary…

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Mining Matters. the Special Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 30 June 1908 · page 5

The committee of management of the Colliery Employees' Federation will meet to-day, to consider the contents of a letter received from his Honor Judge…

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Killingworth Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 July 1908 · page 5

The executive of the Colliery Employees' Federation has received from Mr. E. F. Pittman, Under-Secretary for Mines, a copy of Inspector Tennant's…

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Colliery Engine-drivers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 July 1908 · page 7

Sir,—An example of official domination of trade unions is revealed by the facts in connection with the dispute between the colliery engine-drivers and the coal…

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Glebe Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 July 1908 · page 5

The quarterly meeting of the Glebe miners woe held in Simpson's hall on Monday evening. Mr. R. Powell was in the Chair and there was a good…

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Wallarah Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 July 1908 · page 5

The quarterly meeting of the Wallarah miners was held at Tobin's hotel, Catherine Hill Bay. Mr. Bassett in the chair. The minutes of last monthly and other…

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The Mining Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 July 1908 · page 4

A question has now arisen as to the length of time which will be occupied in the completion of the case before the special Mining Court of…

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Miners' Eight Hours. Opposition to the Bill. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 July 1908 · page 5

The council of the Northumberland Miners' Association, by 55 votes to 23, condemned the Miners' Eight Hours Hill…

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Mining Matters. the Special Court. Conference to Be Held

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 July 1908 · page 5

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

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Mining Matters. the Special Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 July 1908 · page 5

The conference upon the subject of the resumption of the sittings of the Special Mining Court took place at the offices al the Associated Colliery Proprietors, is…

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Our Sydney Letter. Where Husband Survives Wife, or Vice-versa.—the Spirit of Gambling.—the Passing of the Arbitration Court.—how Would a Coal Strike Affect the Fleet?—lincoln's Mutilated Statue.—fifty Convictions in Six Years.—what of Newcastle and the Americans? Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 July 1908 · page 4

That was a very peculiar case in Melbourne. Bride and bridegroom were killed in the Braybrook accident. Who then is the latter's heir? If the woman died a…

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