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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1908

1,028 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 39 of 52

Shortland Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 September 1908 · page 5

The Shortland Miners Lodge met on Monday night at Adamstown, Mr. J. Usher in the chair. Mr. W. Brennan, general secretary, was present…

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Welsh Miners' Trouble

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 September 1908 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday.—Twelve thousand workers in the anthracite mines in the Swansea (Giamorganshire) field have tendered notice to cease work in…

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Weighing of Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 September 1908 · page 5

The Associated Colliery Proprietors are negotiating with the Railway Commissioners on the matter of weighing of coal shipped at Newcastle…

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The Mining Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 September 1908 · page 4

It is now becoming apparent that there is but little prospect of Judge Heydon being able to continue his work in connection with the Miners'…

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Broken Hill Mining Broken Hill

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 September 1908 · page 5

At a meeting of the Mine Managers' Association last night, the wages agreement was discussed, and it was decided to communicate with Mr. Barnett, the…

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Sea Pit Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 September 1908 · page 5

A meeting of the Sea Pit miners was held at Merewether on Thursday evening, Mr. J. Winsor presiding. A number of the men who were…

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Salvation Army. Miners' Bazaar

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 September 1908 · page 5

The annual sale of work held by the Salvation Army has on this occasion taken the form of a miners' bazaar. The bazaar, which is being conducted in the…

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Greta. Mining Developments

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 September 1908 · page 6

Work in connection with the Newcastle Coal Company's Whitburn mine is now proceeding apace, and tenders have been accepted by the…

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Broken Hill Mining. Adelaide

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 September 1908 · page 5

The Broken Hill Mine Managers’ Association has replied to the combined Barrier unions, agreeing to hold a conference for the discussion of the wages…

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Wallsend Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 14 September 1908 · page 5

A well-attended special meeting of the Wallsend miners was held in the school of arts on Thursday evening, Mr. T. Richardson presiding…

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Minmi Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 14 September 1908 · page 7

The Back Creek and Duckenfield Miners' Lodge met at Minmi on Thursday, Mr. W. Standing presiding. A discussion arose over the manager's…

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South Bulli Colliery. Strikers Before the Court. Nominal Penalties Imposed. Bulli

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 14 September 1908 · page 5

In the Industrial Court, which sat in the Bulli Courthouse yesterday, forty-three wheelers, employed at the South Bulli Colliery, were proceeded against,…

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Hebburn Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 September 1908 · page 6

A special meeting of Hebburn miners was held on Sunday morrning at Jewell's hull R. Jarvis presiding.'A letter was received from the secretary to the Maitland Hospital, asking…

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Killingworth Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 September 1908 · page 5

A meeting of the Killingworth Miners' Lodge was held on Wednesday evening, Mr. J. M'Williams presiding. The chairman explained that the…

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Liners' Coal Consumption

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 September 1908 · page 4

Succeeding generations of shipowners will doubtless some day examine their predecossors' coal bills with amusement. They will wonder at the crude charater of the fuel…

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Accident Relief Fund. Colliery-owners' Deputation. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 September 1908 · page 4

A deputation from the colliery proprietors of the north, south, and west waited on Mr. Wood, the Minister for Mines, to-day, and drew attention to…

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Heddon-greta Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 16 September 1908 · page 4

A difficulty has arisen at Heddon-Greta Colliery with regard to the payment for cut-throughs. The rule up to the present has been…

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Heddon-greta Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 17 September 1908 · page 6

Serious trouble has been met with in Heddon-Greta Colliery on account of the recent fire during the past few days, and it developed to such an extent that men…

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Burwood Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 18 September 1908 · page 5

The quarterly meeting of the Burwood miners was held on Wednesday night, Mr. W. Ward being in the chair. The balance-sheet was adopted, and the…

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Mining Matters

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 18 September 1908 · page 5

Mr. P. Bowling, president of the Colliery Employees' Federation, has had an interview with Mr. H. M'Lachlan, secretary for railways, with regard to the…

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