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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1909

1,369 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 16 of 69

Pacific Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 15 April 1909 · page 4

The men at Pacific colliery, with the exception of the few employed in modified longwall work, resumed operations yesterday…

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South Greta Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 15 April 1909 · page 4

The district secretary, Mr. W. Br[?], accompanied by Messrs. J. Wilsea and J. C. Shaw, had a lengthy inter[?] with Mr. A. J. Miller, colliery manager,…

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Ebbw-main Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 15 April 1909 · page 4

Work was resumed yesterday at Ebbw-main colliery, Greta, where a difficulty had arisen because the men had not received an allowance to which they…

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Mining Matters. Trouble at Wallarae

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 15 April 1909 · page 4

Trouble occurred at what is known as B colliery (the old tunnel), at Catherine Hill Bay, on Tuesday, with the wheelers. About 20 of them refused to…

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Work at the Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 19 April 1909 · page 4

The Easter holidays interfered with the work at the Newcastle and Maitland collieries during the fortnight ended on Saturday. Nevertheless the average of…

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Teralba Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 19 April 1909 · page 5

A combined meeting, representing Pacific Northern Extended, and Rhondda collieries, was held at Teralba on Saturday. Mr. W. Wardle rend and explained the…

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Wallsend and Plattsburg Colliery Casualties

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 19 April 1909 · page 5

Two accidents occurred at Wallsend on Saturday last, the first to a lad named John Dennis, employed as a clipper-on at the Wallsend tunnels, and whilst thus engaged…

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Mining Matters. East Greta Award

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 19 April 1909 · page 4

The trouble with the wheelers at Wallarah Colliery has been settled. They had an interview with the manager on Friday night, and intimated that they…

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Collieries Board. Evidence Entered Upon

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 20 April 1909 · page 5

The Newcastle Collieries Board met again at the Newcastle Courthouse yesterday Mr. W. Edmund is chairman: employers' representatives. Mr. F. R…

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Mining Legislation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 20 April 1909 · page 7

For a number of year various Minister's of the Crown have promised to introduce a comprehensive Mining Bill dealing with mining in its various phases, but so far it…

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Our Brisbane Letter. Brisbane, April 16. State Coal Measures

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 20 April 1909 · page 7

After much procrastination, the Government at last has come to realise of what immense importance to the State are the vast coal deposits of Central…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 20 April 1909 · page 6

Mr. J. Wilson presided over a well attended meeting of South Greta miners at Walsh's Hotel, yesterday morning. The delegate, Mr. J. Evans, gave a report of…

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Glebe Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 21 April 1909 · page 6

A special meeting of the Glebe miners was held in Simpson's hall on Monday evening, Mr. J. Lloyd occupied the chair. The quarterly delegate minutes were…

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Pacific Colliery Trouble. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 21 April 1909 · page 5

This afternoon Mr. P. Bowling, prior to leaving the Industrial Disputes Court, informed Judge Heydon that there was serious trouble at the Pacific Colliery in…

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Incapacitated Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 April 1909 · page 4

The most exhaustive inquiry which has been made into any industrial disease in Australia is that conducted on the Bendigo goldfields of Victoria into…

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Minmi Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 April 1909 · page 6

The Back Creek and Duckenfield Lodge met in Pool's Hall. Minmi, on Monday night, Mr. W. Standing presiding. The minutes of the committee of…

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Colliery Fatality

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 23 April 1909 · page 5

A wheeler named John James Bamber was fatally injured in the Hetton Colliery yesterday afternoon. How the accident occurred cannot yet…

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Burwood Extended Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 23 April 1909 · page 4

Burwood Extended Colliery, Redhead, was idle yesterday owing to a dispute concerning the method of weighing the coal…

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South Greta Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 23 April 1909 · page 6

A meeting of the South Greta Miners' Lodge was held at Walsh's Hotel yesterday, Mr. J. Wilson in the chair. Mr. A. Teece, of the committee of management,…

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Railway Coal Contracts. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 23 April 1909 · page 5

The Railway Commissioners have dealt with the coal contracts for the year, commencing on 1st July next. The largest demands are connected…

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