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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1908

1,028 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 9 of 52

The Mining Situation

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

The continuous flouting of the board of management of the Colliery. Employees' Federation by irresponsible bodies, composed largely of youths,…

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Mining Matters. Dudley Still Idle

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

The doubt which existed in many people's minds as to the action which the lads at Dudley would take yesterday morning, was unfortunately…

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Maitland District "Newcastle Herald" Branch Office: High-street, West Maitland. Habits of Miners. Mr Mauger's Charges Refuted

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 15 February 1908 · page 6

The statement made in Sydney by Mr. Mauger, the Postmaster-General, that he had been informed that one out of every five of the miners on the Maitland…

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The Coal-mining Inquiry

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 17 February 1908 · page 4

General satisfaction will be occasioned by the fact that the difficulty which arose at the Dudley mine has been settled, and that the drivers and…

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Stockton Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 17 February 1908 · page 5

The work of dismantling Stockton Colliery is proceeding rapidly, and the pit-top now presents a ragged appearance. A lot of the material from the mine has…

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Mining Matters

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 17 February 1908 · page 6

The meeting of the members of the special Court in Newcastle to-day is awaited with unusual interest on the Maitland coalfields, and fears are…

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Colliery Explosion. Disaster in Nata[?] London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 17 February 1908 · page 5

An explosion has occurred [?] a colliery at Glencoe, Natal, by which 12 Europeans and 40 natives were entombed…

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Mining Matters. Dudley to Resume

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 17 February 1908 · page 5

The strained feeling caused by the refusal of the drivers and other lads at Dudley Colliery to go in on Friday morning has been relieved to the extent that…

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Colliery Engine-drivers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 18 February 1908 · page 5

A meeting of members of the New South Wales Colliery Engine-drivers’ Association was held at the Oxford Hotel, Newcastle, on Saturday evening, a large…

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Mining Troubles. the Teralba Case

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 18 February 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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Mining Troubles. the Teralba Case

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 19 February 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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Minmi Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 20 February 1908 · page 7

A meeting of the Back Creek and Duckenfield miners was held in Peel's Hall, on Monday evening, Mr. W. Standing presiding. Mr. J. Paterson read and explained the…

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Glebe Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 20 February 1908 · page 3

A special meeting of the Glebe miners was held on Monday evening, Mr. R. Powell presiding. The secretary read the result of the…

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Colliery Employees. Sudden Stoppages

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 20 February 1908 · page 5

A meeting of the committee of management of the Colliery Employees' Federation was held at the trades hall yesterday. Mr. J. M'Williams, acting president,…

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Sea Pit Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 20 February 1908 · page 6

A special meeting of the Sea Pit miners was held in Cogan's hotel on Tuesday evening, Mr. J. Halliday presiding. A letter of thanks was received from Mr…

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Mining Tribunal. the Teralba Case

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 20 February 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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Transvaal Mining. Promise to the Farmers. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 20 February 1908 · page 5

General Botha, the Premier of the Transval, addressing the farmers at Standerton, defended the proposed limitations of prospecting…

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Hetton Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 21 February 1908 · page 5

A special meeting of members of the Hetton Lodge wan held last night. In the absence of the chairman (Mr. John Cusick), Mr. J. Phillips presided. The…

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Mining Tribunal. the Teralba Case

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 21 February 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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Fatal Colliery Explosion

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 22 February 1908 · page 5

LONDON, Friday.—An explosion occurred at Gkembe Colliery, near the village of Washington, in Sunderland, killing fourteen out of fifteen miners…

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