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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1909

1,369 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 12 of 69

Shortland Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 18 March 1909 · page 3

A special meeting of the Shortland miners was held last night at Probert's hotel, Adamstown, Mr. E. Vasey in the chair…

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Miners' Relief Fund. Proposed Increases. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 18 March 1909 · page 5

A number of delegates from the miners' unions in the various mining centres met at the Trades Hall to-day, to discuss the provisions of the Miners' Accident…

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Burwood Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 19 March 1909 · page 6

Burwood Colliery was thrown idle yesterday owing to its rivers refusing to turn too, as they objected to the manager putting on a new band to wheel…

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New Lambton Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 19 March 1909 · page 3

The New Lambton Miners' Lodge held their quarterly meeting on Wednesday night at Russell's hotel, Adamstown, Mr. F. Rushton in the chair. There was a…

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Industrial Court. Colliery Officials' Claim. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 19 March 1909 · page 5

In the Industrial Disputes Court to-day before Judge Heyton, the matter of the appointment of a wages board to deal with the South Maitland Colliery officials'…

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Miners' Relief Fund. Proposed Alterations. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 19 March 1909 · page 4

The conference of mining delegates, which was opened in the Trades Hall yesterday, to consider the proposals for the amendment of the Miners' Acident Relief…

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The English Coal Trade. Views of Mr. G. Fletcher

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 19 March 1909 · page 5

Mr. George Fletcher, who was for nine years underground manager at the Wickham and Bullock Island Colliery, and subsequently manager of the Stockton…

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Rhondda Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 March 1909 · page 5

The first high-tension electrical installation in a Newcastle colliery has just been completed at Rhondda Colliery by Messrs. Warburton, Frankl, and Company. A…

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Burwood Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 March 1909 · page 5

The stoppage of Burwood Colliery was discussed at a meeting of the miners held yesterday morning at the Premier Hotel. Broadmeadow. Mr. T. Sayers presided…

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Sea Pit Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 March 1909 · page 5

The quarterly meeting of the Sea Pit miners was held in Cogan's Hotel, on Thursday evening. Mr. B. Dobb presiding…

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Miners' Relief Fund

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 March 1909 · page 2

Sir,—With regard to the proposed alterations suggested by the conference, for the amendment of the Miners' Accident Relief act, although I do not see…

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South Greta Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 March 1909 · page 6

Mr. Parry, acting secretary of the South Greta Miners Lodge, points out that at no time were the miners offered is 11d per ton by the company, and that at no…

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Mining Matters. South Greta Difficulty

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 March 1909 · page 5

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

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Burwood Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 22 March 1909 · page 5

Burwood Colliery was idle again on Saturday. The boys get out of the train at Adamstown on Saturday morning, and a number of miners followed them. A…

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Work at the Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 22 March 1909 · page 5

The average of days worked at the Newcastle and Maitland collieries for the fortnight ended on Saturday shows little change from that of the previous term…

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Colliery Employees. Committee of Management

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 22 March 1909 · page 5

The committee of management of the Colliery Employees' Federation met at the Trades Hall on Saturday, the president, Mr. P. Bowling, in the chair…

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New Lambton Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 22 March 1909 · page 5

A meeting of New Lambton miners was held yesterday morning near Adamstown station for the purpose of considering the way the quarterly cavil had been…

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An Eventful Voyage. Steamer's Coal Runs Short. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 22 March 1909 · page 5

The steamer Tiberius, which left Melbourne on February 9th for the United Kingdom or the Continent, has arrived at Durban after a rather…

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Killingworth Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 23 March 1909 · page 5

The Killingworth Miners' Lodge met on Thursday evening. Mr. J. Richmond presided. The chairman and secretary explained…

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South Greta Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 23 March 1909 · page 6

Mr. J. Griffin, presided over a good attendance of South Greta miners at Walsh's hotel yesterday morning, the business being to receive the report of Messrs. J…

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