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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1908

1,028 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 42 of 52

Inspection of the Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 October 1908 · page 5

Mr. E. Williams and Mr. E. Buxton, who made na inspection of Lymington Colliery Cardiff, on the 5th inst., report an follows:—Main intake, in the tunnel,…

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Lymington Colliery. Men to Be Prosecuted

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 October 1908 · page 5

Application was made in the Industrial Court, sitting in Newcastle, yesterday morning by Mr. A. E. Hayes, of the Crown Solicitor's Office, on behalf of the…

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State Gold Yield. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 October 1908 · page 6

The return furnished by the Undersecretary for Mines shows that the gold yield recorded for this State for the month of September is 16,828 ounces…

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Special Mining Court. the Teralba Case

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 October 1908 · page 4

The Royal Commission, consisting of Judge Heydon, president, Mr. HI. S. Forsyth, representative of the colliery owners and Mr. P. Bowling, representative…

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Eastern Coal Trade. Mr. Suttor's Report. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 9 October 1908 · page 6

In his report us the coal trade of the Orient during the year 1907, Mr. Suttor, State Commercial Commissioner is the East, states that the consumption is…

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Special Mining Court. the Teralba Case

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 9 October 1908 · page 4

The Royal Commission, consisting of Judge Heydon, president, Mr. H. S. Forsyth representative of the colliery owners, and Mr. P. Bowling representative…

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Special Mining Court. the Teralba Case

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 October 1908 · page 5

The Royal Commission, consisting of Judge Heydon, president, Mr. H. S. Forsyth, representative of the colliery owners, and Mr. P. Bowling, representative…

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Minmi Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 12 October 1908 · page 5

The monthly meeting of Back Creek and Duckenfield Miners' Lodge was held in Peel's Hall on Thursday night, Mr. W. Standing presiding…

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Bellbird Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 13 October 1908 · page 6

Sir,—I saw in your paper of the 9th October the following:—"Seeing that the manager of Hetton will not meet a deputation of the district officers to try and…

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Lymington Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 13 October 1908 · page 3

We have received several letters, bearing on matters in connection with the Lymington Colliery. As these are about to come before the Court. It is…

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Killingworth Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 13 October 1908 · page 4

The quarterly meeting of the Killingworth Miners' Lodge was held on Wednesday evening. There was a fair attendance. Mr. J. M'Williams occupied…

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Colliery Employees. the Cardiff Prosecution

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 October 1908 · page 4

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

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Fire in a Colliery. Escape of the Miners. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 October 1908 · page 5

A fire has broken out in the Koenlg's Colliery, Silesia, Prussia. It was first feared that 100 miners had been killed, but intelligence has…

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Colliery Employees. Delegate Board Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 October 1908 · page 5

The quarterly meeting of members of the delegate hoard of the Colliery Employees Federation was held in the Newcastle Trades Hall yesterday. Mr. P…

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Mining Fatality. Verdict of Accidental Death

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 October 1908 · page 7

The inquest upon the miner John Nichcloas Stephenson. who was fatally Injured It Burwood Colliery on Tuesday, was resumed at the Newcastle Courthouse,…

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Colliery Rescue Work

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 October 1908 · page 11

Rescue work in collieries in England is gradually being placed on a scientific basis, and Yorkshire is leading the way towards a most beneficent reform. It…

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Glebe Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 October 1908 · page 7

A special meeting of the Glebe miners was held in Simpson's Hall, Merewether, on Thursday night for the purpose of dealing with the action of the manager in…

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Sea Pit Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 October 1908 · page 9

The Sea Pit miners met on Thursday evening, Mr. J. Winsor presiding. An appeal from Burwood Lodge for financial assistance for one of their members was…

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Work at the Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 19 October 1908 · page 5

The fortnight ended on Saturday showed a better average of days worked at the Newcastle and Maitland collieries than either of the preceding fortnights…

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Colliery Employees' Federation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 19 October 1908 · page 6

Sir.—Wednesday's issue of your paper contained a report of the C.E.F. committee of management's meeting, dealing with different matters of the federation…

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