Coal and Its Products. an Interesting Lecture
"In a city such as Newcastle, I don't think there is much need to enlarge upon the use of coal itself. I intend to talk about the products of coal." These were…
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Mining & the mines, 1908
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Mining Fatality. Broken Hill
A fatality occurred at the Junction North nine last night, a miner named Michael Haffernan meeting his death to a shockingly sudden manner…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Colliery on Fire. Heroic Miners
An alarming fire broke out on Wednesday night, July 22nd, at Highhouse Pit, Auchinleck, Ayrshire, Scotland, and for a considerable time great anxiety existed…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Seaham Miners
The quarterly meeting of the Seaham miners was held on Wednesday evening at West Wallsend, Mr. W. Brownlee presiding…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Colliery Wages Board. Sydney
The result of the ballot held for the election of the men's representatives on the Wages Board for the Newcastle collieries was made known at the Trades…
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A meeting of the Co-operative miners was held at Wallsend on Thursday evening, Mr. G. Sellwood presiding. The minutes of the committee of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sea Pit Miners
The quarterly meeting of the Sea Pitminers was held at Merewether on Thursday evening. Mr. J. Winsor, who presided, expressed his regret at the poor…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Eastern Coal Trade
Mr. J. D. Suttor, commercial commissioner in the East for New South Wales, has furnished a report on the coal trade of the Straits Settlements for 1907,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Demurrage on Coal Trucks
After many months of agitation and pleading, the colliery proprietors of the Hundamba district have prevailed upon the Minister for Railways to reduce the…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Work at the Collieries
The average number of days worked by the collieries In the Newcastle and Maitland districts for the fortnight ended on Saturday was fair. Six mines put out coal…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wallsend Miners
A well-attended meeting of the Wallsend miners was held in the school of arts on Friday evening. Mr. T. Richardson presided…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Catherine Hill Bay. Mining Matters
Mining matters at the Bay are still very quiet. Most of the hands are hanging on waiting for an improvement to set in. The cavils for the new quarter…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Glebe Miners
The quarterly meeting of the Glebe miners was held in Benton's hall on Monday evening, Mr. R. Powell being in the chair…
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A double fatality occurred at the Band and Loch mine, Sebastopol, near Ballarat, at noon to-day. The mine manager, William Mason, and a miner named James…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Maitland District "Newcastle Herald" Branch Office: High-street, West Maitland. Heddon-greta Miners
Mr. W. Brennan, district secretary, and the officers of the Heddon-Greta Lodge waited on Mr. Ledger, manager of the Heddon-Greta Colliery, on Monday…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Mine Rescue Brigades
The reports published in the English papers concerning the disastrous explosion which occurred in the Maypole Colliery, near Wigan, last month…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Lymington Colliery. Work to Be Resumed
A well-attended meeting of the Lymington (Cardiff) miners was held yesterday morning, to discuss certain grievames existing at the colliery…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Hetton Miners
A meeting of the members of Hetton Lodge was held last night in the lodgeroom, Wickham. Mr. J. Cusick, chairman, presided…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Colliery Employees. Committee of Management
A meeting of the committee of management of the Colliery Employees' Federation was held yesterday at the Trades Hall. Mr. P. Bowling, district president,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Colliery Employees. Committee of Management
The committee of management of the Colliery Employees' Federation met again yesterday at the Trades Hall. Mr. P. Bowling district president, took the chair,…
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