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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1908

1,028 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 44 of 52

Killingworth Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 28 October 1908 · page 5

A special meeting of the Killingworth Miners' Lodge was held on Thursday evening. Mr. J. Richmond, chairman, presiding. The minutes of quarterly meeting…

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The Coal Berths. Steamers Delayed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 29 October 1908 · page 5

During the present month, and particularly in the last few days, there has been a great rush of steamers, both tramp, passenger, and interstate cargo…

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Selling Price of Coal. What Will It Be?

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 29 October 1908 · page 4

A question of general interest it present time, not only to this district [?] to the State and Commonwealth [?] What will be the price of best co[?]…

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Our Sydney Letter. Uncle Sam in Australia.—our Own Little Unbuilt Navy.—something for Old King Coal.—hermits and Soap.—a Dead Heat of Three.—a Very Commercial Item. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 29 October 1908 · page 4

American papers referring to Australia's reception of the "Great White Fleet" are now dropping in on us pretty freely. Incidentally a Philadelphian…

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East Greta Coal-mining Co

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 30 October 1908 · page 6

The twenty-first report and balance-sheet of the directors of the East Greta Coalmining Co., Ltd., shows that the half-year's transactions yielded a net profit of…

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Wallsend Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 30 October 1908 · page 4

A special meeting of the Wallsend miners was held at the school of arts on Wednesday evening to consider the minutes of tie delegate board meeting of…

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Durham Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 31 October 1908 · page 5

A difference of opinion has arisen at Lambton B (Durham Colliery as to the hoar at which the afternoon shift should cease work. The men say that for about…

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Victorian Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 31 October 1908 · page 13

A correspondent, writing from Outtrim (Vic.), states that considerable trouble is being experienced both at that place and Jumbunna owing to the "weeding out" of…

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Co-operative Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 31 October 1908 · page 4

The Co-operative Miners' Lodge met it Wallsend on Thursday evening, Mr. G. Selwood presiding. Mr. T. Johnson read and explained the…

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The Miners' Federation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 31 October 1908 · page 13

Sir,—The position of the C.E.F. for the past year has been one of such an uncertain and complicated character that it has not been the easiest task in the world…

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A Miners' Conference

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 31 October 1908 · page 3

The New Zealand Federation of Miners, at present holding a conference here, yesterday considered the question of registering under the Conciliation and…

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The World's Coal Deposits

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 31 October 1908 · page 13

Computations of to-day have shown that Great Britain has "in sight," so to speak although it is all below the ground—on available coal deposit of something like…

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Mining Matters. Difficulty at Hetton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 31 October 1908 · page 5

A special meeting of members of the Hetton Lodge was held at the lodgeroom, Wickham, last night. Mr. John Cusick, chairman, presided, and there was a…

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Work at the Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 2 November 1908 · page 4

There was a rush for coal last week, and the average for the fortnight was as good as for the previous one, notwithstanding that one day was a holiday…

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Western Collieries Board. Lithgow

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 2 November 1908 · page 5

The Western Collieries Beard resumed its sittings at the courthouse this morning. It consisted of Jude Edmunde (Chairman), Messrs. Durie (Zigzag), and…

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Burwood Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 2 November 1908 · page 4

The Burwood miners met on Saturday right at the Premier Hotel Broadmeadow, Mr. W. Ward in the chair Correspondence was received from New…

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Gunnedah Colliery. Failure of Conference

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 2 November 1908 · page 5

Mr. P. Bowling, president of the Colliery Employees' Federation of the Northern District, returned from Gunnedah on Saturday morning. While in…

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The Miners' Federation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 2 November 1908 · page 6

Sir,—In your issue of Saturday last appears a letter over the signature of A. T. Griffiths, in which he has adopted the Biblical instruction—"Let thy light…

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The Miners' Federation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 2 November 1908 · page 6

Sir,—As an earnest sympathiser with the aims and objects of the miners' federation, and as one whose belief is strong that in such organisations lies the only…

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Killingworth Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 3 November 1908 · page 5

A special meeting of the Killingworth Miners' Lodge was held on Wednesday evening. Mr. J. Richmond presiding. Attention was drawn by the secretary…

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