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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1909

1,369 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 21 of 69

Minmi Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 3 June 1909 · page 6

A meeting of the Back Creek and Duckenfield Miners' Lodge was held in Peel's Hall, minmi, on Tuesday evening, Mr. W. Standing presiding…

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Miners and Engine-drivers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 3 June 1909 · page 7

Sir,—Having noticed a letter in your paper dated May 26th, and signed by Mr. John Williams, we deem it our duty to let your readers know that Mr. Williams…

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Broken Hill Miners. Broken Hill

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 3 June 1909 · page 5

At the meeting of the local branch of the Amalkarnated Hiners Association last night, a [?] was received from the combined miners' committee asking the…

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Wallarah Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 4 June 1909 · page 6

The Wallarah miners met at Catherine Hill Bay, Mr. F. Roach presiding. At the time of opening the meeting the chairman decided to adjourn, he ruling that…

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State Gold Yield. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 4 June 1909 · page 5

The return [?] by the under secretary for [?] that the gold yield recorded for this State for the month of May [?] crude equation…

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Maitland District "Newcastle Herald" Branch Office: High-street, West Maitland. Hebburn Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 4 June 1909 · page 6

A difficulty has arisen at Hebburn Collery in reference to the lifting of bottoms in Savage's and Finlayson's of sections where the scam is 5ft 6in thick, and the…

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Hebburn Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 June 1909 · page 6

The trouble at Hebburn Colliery relative to the question of cutting bottoms has been referred to the delegate board as the men have declined to accept a…

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Minmi Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 June 1909 · page 6

The adjourned meeting of Back Creek and Duckenfield Lodge was held in Peel's Hall on Thursday night. Mr. W. Standing presiding. Mr. P. Bowling,…

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Colliery Employees. Delegate Board

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 June 1909 · page 4

A meeting of the Delegate Board of the Colliery Employees' Federation was held at the Trades Hall yesterday. Mr. P. Bowling, president of the federation, took…

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Coal, the Factor

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

Newcastle's municipal jubilee is an occasion of Australian importance. It serves to draw the Commonwealth's attention a little more closely than usual to…

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Colliery Employees. Delegate Board Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 7 June 1909 · page 4

The delegate board of the Colliery Employees' Federation met again on Saturday at the Trades Hall. Mr. P. Bow[?] president of the federation, took[?]…

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Coal-shipping Facilities

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 7 June 1909 · page 10

The progress made in the shipmenat of coal can best be Judged by a comparison of the methods of half a century ago with those now in existence…

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Miners' Eight Hours. Congratulations From Europe London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 7 June 1909 · page 5

An international millers' conference now sitting in Berlin has congratulated the British miners upon their acquisition of the Eight Hours Act…

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Newcastle's Mineral Wealth Growth of the Coal Trade

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 7 June 1909 · page 10

Any reference to the history of Newcastle during the last 50 years would be incomplete, if it omitted the coal trade, the one industry which has made…

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Killingworth Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 8 June 1909 · page 5

The Killingworth Miners' Lodge met on Thursday evening, Mr. J. Hutchison presiding. Mr. J. Cook gave a report of the miners'…

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The Loading of Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 8 June 1909 · page 4

In view of the allegations that have been made by the shippers of coal, it is right that an inquiry should be held into the question of whether the…

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The Coal-mining Commission

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 June 1909 · page 4

The action taken by the delegate board of the Colliery Employees' Federation in deciding at this juncture to recommend to the lodges the…

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Shortland Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 June 1909 · page 6

The Shortland Miners' Lodge met last night at Probert's Hotel, Adamstown. Mr. J. Usher, presided. The manager wrote cancelling his…

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Coal-loading [?] Royal Commissio[?]

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 June 1909 · page 5

The representations [?] loading appliances r[?] before Mr. Le[?] Works, recently, b[?]…

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Mining Court. Further Development. Federation Wishes to Withdraw. Ballot of the Lodges

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 June 1909 · page 4

The Royal Commission on Coal-mining Disputes in the Hunter River and Gunnedah districts, sat again yesterday, at Newcastle Courthouse, after a lapse of…

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