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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1908

1,028 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 8 of 52

Wallsend Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 10 February 1908 · page 6

The Wallsend Miners' Lodge met in the school of arts on Friday evening. Mr. T. Richardson presiding. A matter relative to the combination of…

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Greta Coal Measures. Workable Area

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 10 February 1908 · page 6

Continuing his interesting account of the formation of the Greta coal beds, in the Hunter River Valley, Professor David, in "The Geology of Hunter…

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Killingworth Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 11 February 1908 · page 7

The Killingworth Miners’ Lodge met last week, Mr. Hutchison, president, being in the chair. Correspondence was received from…

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Glen Rock Mine

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 11 February 1908 · page 5

A Glen Rock miner writes that the men employed at the mine did not approach the management on the subject of paying 10s per day, and that they…

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Coal, Coke, and Shale

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 11 February 1908 · page 4

The coal raised during 1907 was 8,057,921 tons, valued at £2,922,419, exceeding that for the previous year, which in itself cons[?]ted a record by 1,031,562…

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Mining Disputes. the Trouble at Neath

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 11 February 1908 · page 5

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

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Hebburn Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 12 February 1908 · page 4

A report has been received by the executive of the Colliery Employees' Federation from Mr. A. Burns, secretary of the Hebburn Colliery Lodge, to the…

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South Greta Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 12 February 1908 · page 4

A difficulty cropped up at South Greta Colliery on Monday, and Mr. M'Williams, the acting-president of the Colliery Employees' Federation, went up to inquire…

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Elermore Vale Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 12 February 1908 · page 6

A meeting of the Elermore Vale Miners' Lodge was held at Wallsend, on Thursday evening last Mr. T. Simpson presiding…

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Co-operative Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 12 February 1908 · page 6

The Co-operative Miners' Lodge met at Plattsburg on Friday evening last. Mr. J. Hill presiding. The committee of management minutes…

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State Gold Yield. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 12 February 1908 · page 5

The return furnished by the Under-secretary for Mines shows that the gold yield recorded for this state for the month of January was 29,8[?]oz, crude…

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Mining Matters. Sudden Stoppages of Work

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 12 February 1908 · page 4

A few months ago the executive committee of the Colliery Employees' Federation proposed that a set of regulations, drawn up by a sub-committee of…

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Mining Matters. Dudley Colliery Idle

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 13 February 1908 · page 5

Dudley Colliery was Idle yesterday owning to the youths who stopped lost week again refusing to work because no increase in wages has been given them this…

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Mr. Mauger on Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 13 February 1908 · page 3

Sir,—There are a class of people in all communities always talkative. What they learn, or fancy they have learned, concerning others, they are generally…

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Heddon-greta Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 14 February 1908 · page 5

Reference was made yesterday to the dismissal of four men at Hoddon-Greta Colliery, and to the possibility of trouble there…

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Wallarah Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 14 February 1908 · page 6

The Wallarah Miners' Lodge met at Catherine Hill Bay on Saturday night, Mr. J. Bassett in the chair. The deputation appointed for the…

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Mining Matters. Dudley to Resume

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 14 February 1908 · page 5

A meeting of the day and off-hands employed at Dudley Colliery was held at the Adamstown rifle range yesterday morning. Mr. Lysaght, chairman of the lodge,…

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Airley Miners' Dispute. Statement by the Premier. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 14 February 1908 · page 5

Mr. Wade, the State Premier, stated yesterday afternoon, that he had been requested to receive a deputation from the Airly shale miners, who are on…

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Young Wallsend Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 15 February 1908 · page 4

Tenders are invited to-day for the purchase, on easy terms, of the lease of the Young Wallsend Colliery. Full particulars may be obtained from Mr. H. S. Forsyth…

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A Remarkable Adventure. Entombed Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 15 February 1908 · page 11

The London."Dally Telegraph's" New York correspondent Writes:—America's Christmas sympathy is largely absorbed by three plucky miners, Balley,…

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