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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1909

1,369 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 24 of 69

West Coast Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 June 1909 · page 13

There has recently been a specially active demand for Westport coal. The Paparoa Company will shortly be at work, and the output from the West…

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Wallarah Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 21 June 1909 · page 6

A special meeting of the Wallarah miners was held at Catherine Hill Bay Mr. F. Roach presiding. The minutes of the special-delegate board meetings of…

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Coal-loading Appliances. the Board of Inquiry. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 21 June 1909 · page 5

Mr. Wade, the State Premier, has received a communication from Mr. Hickson, chairman of the Board of Inquiry appointed to report on the working of the…

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Maryland Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 22 June 1909 · page 6

Messes. E. Williams and J. Murray, check inspectors report that they made an inspections of Maryland colliery on June 17th. The intake at No. 1 spilt was 9240ft…

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The Colliery Boards

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 22 June 1909 · page 6

Sir,—It is pleasing to read in your journal that the Minmi miners are not prepared to adopt any unfair methods against the existence of those unions that…

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Aberdare Miners' Lodge

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 22 June 1909 · page 6

A special meeting of the Aberdare miners' Lodge Was held in Hampton's Hall on Sunday morning, to hear the report of a deputation appointed to meet Mr. D…

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Coal-loading Appliances

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 22 June 1909 · page 5

Messrs R. R. P. [?]ekson chairman and J. M. Paxton and D. A. W. Robertson, members of the Royal Commission appointed to inquire into the working of the…

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The Coal Loading Inquiry

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 22 June 1909 · page 4

The transformation of the board which was appointed to inquire into the question of the coal-loading appliances at Newcastle, and especially…

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Comercial News. Whe[?] and Mining Scrip. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 22 June 1909 · page 5

The what afloat for the United Kingdom estimated at 3,125,000 quarters and the Continent at 1,815,000 quarter. The shipments of American…

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Hetton Colliery. Government Investigation. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 23 June 1909 · page 5

Messrs. Edden and Grahame, Ms.P., interviewed Mr. W. H. Wood, the Minister for Mines, to-day in regard to the barrier between the workings of the Stockton…

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Commercial News. Metals and Mining Scrip. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 23 June 1909 · page 5

Bar silver was yesterday quoted at 2s 0 1-16d per ounce standard. The quotations for lead yesterday was £13 is 3d per ton, a fall of 1s 3d…

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Mining Matters. Wages Board Applied For

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 24 June 1909 · page 5

The Special Mining Court will meet again on the 28th June, but the colliery proprietors are not going to wait to see what will be the outcome of the present vote of the…

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Commercial News. Stocks and Mining Scrip. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 24 June 1909 · page 5

Bar silver was yesterday quoted at 2s 0 3-16d per ounce standard. The quotation for copper yesterday was £58 5s per to a fall of 5s…

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Proposed State Colliery. Visit of South Australians

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 June 1909 · page 4

A party of South Australian members of Parliament, representing the Willunga and Kangaroo Island Railway Royal Commission. and the Eyre's Peninsula and…

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Commercial News. Metals and Mining Scrip. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 June 1909 · page 5

Bar silver was yesterday quoted at 2s 0 1-8d for ounce standard. Quotations for copper closed as today at was 12s 6d per ton,…

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Mining Matters. the Royal Commission. Small Majority Against It

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 June 1909 · page 6

The vote of the lodges of the Colliery Employees Federation, upon the minute of the delegate board to withdraw all claims from before the royal…

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Hetton Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 June 1909 · page 5

The quarterly meeting of the member of Hetton Lodge was held in the lodgeroom, Wickham, on Thursday night. Mr. J. Cusick, chairman of the lodge, presided,…

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Shortland Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 June 1909 · page 5

The quarterly cavils for places were drawn on Thursday, at Short land Colliery. There were five places short of the number of miners employed. The matter was…

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Abermain Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 June 1909 · page 6

At a meeting of the Abermain Miners' Lodge, over which Mr. T. Riley presided, the secretary acknowledged receipt of the following amounts towards Mr. G. Austin's…

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Co-operative Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 June 1909 · page 7

The quarterly meeting of the Co-operative miners was held on Thursday evening, Mr. G. Sellwood presiding over a good attendance, Mr. A. Lewis, district…

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