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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1908

1,028 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 48 of 52

Colliery Employees. Committee of Management

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 25 November 1908 · page 4

The committee management of the Colliery Employees' Federation met at the Trades Hall yesterday, the acting-president, Mr. J. M'Williams, in the…

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Killed by a Fall of Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 25 November 1908 · page 5

A miner named Thomas Bryant, residing in Campbell-street, Wallsend, and employed in the Wallsend Company C pit, while following his occupation, was…

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Killingworth Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 26 November 1908 · page 3

A meeting of the Killingworth Miners' Lodge was held on Wednesday evening, Mr. J. Richmond presiding. Correspondence was read from the…

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Colliery Employees. Committee of Management

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 26 November 1908 · page 5

The committee of management of the Colliery Employees' Federation met again yesterday at the Trades Hall. Mr. J. M'Williams, acting president, was in the…

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Colliery Mechanics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 November 1908 · page 6

Sir,—I crave space in your paper to place before your readers the true facts concerning the application made by my union for a board to settle the working…

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Southern Collieries. Drivers and Firemen. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 November 1908 · page 4

The hearing of the application of the Shore-drivers and Firemen's Union against William Joseph Adams, proprietors of the Bulli Coke Works, came…

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Co-operative Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 November 1908 · page 7

The Co-operative miners met on Thursday evening. Mr. G. Bellwood presiding. Correspondence was read from Mr. D. Watkins. M.H.R., relative to having the…

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Wallsend Colliery Fatality. Evidence at the Inquest

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 November 1908 · page 3

The District Coroner, Mr. C. Hibble, resumed the inquest at the Wallsend Courthouse yesterday concerning the death of Thomas Bryant, who was killed by a…

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Cadia Copper Mining Company

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 November 1908 · page 4

The abridged prospectus of the Cadia Copper Mining and Smelting Company, Limited, in advertised, Prospectuses, giving full particulars, can be obtained on application to…

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Work at the Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 30 November 1908 · page 4

The demand for coal Blackened during last week; nevertheless the majority of the mines in the Newcastle and Maitland districts worked well during the…

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Colliery Explosion. Nearly 300 Men Entombed. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 30 November 1908 · page 5

A terrible colliery disaster is reported from the United States. An explosion occurred in the Pittsburg and Buffalo Coal Company's mine…

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Rix's Creek Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 1 December 1908 · page 4

Mr. W. Brennan, general secretary of the Colliery Employees' Federation, went up to Singleton on Friday night, in Order to inquire into certain things of which…

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Southern Collieries Board. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 1 December 1908 · page 5

The hearing of the industrial dispute between the Shore Drivers and Firemen's Union, claimant, and William Joseph Adams, proprietor of the Bulli Colliery…

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Mining Grants

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 1 December 1908 · page 4

The position of the Bulli Colliery, and the agitation which is being carried on to induce the Government to make a grant for the further…

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Pittsburg Mine Disaster. Hopes of Rescue Abandoned. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 1 December 1908 · page 5

Latest advices with regard to the Pittsburg-Buffalo Coal Company's mine at Marianna through which 250 miners were imprisoned, state that the…

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Mining Matters. South Seaham Machine-men

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 1 December 1908 · page 4

The machine men at Seaham No. 2 Colliery have for some time expressed dissatisfaction at one of the men on the machines receiving as they allege,…

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Maitland District "Newcastle Herald" Branch Office: High-street, West Maitland. Abermain Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 1 December 1908 · page 6

A general monthly meeting of the Abermain Miners' Lodge, over which Mr. T. Riley presided, was held on Saturday. A letter was received from Maitland…

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Southern Collieries Board. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 2 December 1908 · page 5

The hearing of the industrial dispute between the Shore Drivers and Firemen's Union, claimant, and William Joseph Adams, proprietor of the Bulli Colliery…

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Glebe Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 2 December 1908 · page 5

The Glebe miners met on Monday evening in Simpson's hall, Mr. R. Powell presiding. The chairman reported that the…

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Pulganbar Mines

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 2 December 1908 · page 4

The manager of the Pulganbar Copper and Cinnabar Properties reports:—A considerable amount of prospecting work has been carried out during the past fortnight with…

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