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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1909

1,369 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 25 of 69

Sea Pit Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 June 1909 · page 3

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

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Mining Matters. the Special Court

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

A conference took place yesterday between representatives of the Colliery Proprietors' Association and the executive officers of the Colliery Employees'…

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Commercial News. Metals and Mining Scrip. London

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

The closing quotation for copper Yesterday was £59 10s per ton, an advance of 17s 6d. Lead was without alteration at £13 1s 3d per ton…

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Mining Explosion. Twenty-four Men Killed. London

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

An explosion has occurred at the Wehrum Colliery, in Pennsylvania, in the United States. Sixty-five miners were entombed in…

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Mining Matters. Hetton Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 28 June 1909 · page 5

There was no change on Saturday in the position at Hetton Colliery, and presumably the pit will be idle today. The greatest difficulty is in regard to…

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Wallsend Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 28 June 1909 · page 6

Messrs E. Williams and James Means, check-inspectors, recently inspected the Wallsend Colliery, and report as follows: —C. pit district: No. 1 split. Intake 15,200…

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Work at the Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 28 June 1909 · page 5

The majority of the collieries in the Newcastle and Maitland districts had fair to good work for the fortnight ended oil Saturday. "Five mines worked full time,…

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Wallsend Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 28 June 1909 · page 5

The Wallsend Miners' Lodge met on Friday evening, Mr. T. Richardson presiding. Correspondence was read from the…

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Co Operative Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 28 June 1909 · page 5

A special meeting of the Co-operative miners was held on Friday evening, Mr. G. Sellwood presiding. The meeting was called for the purpose…

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Hebburn Colliery. the Mine Idle

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 29 June 1909 · page 5

Another phase In the trouble at Hebburn Colliery presented itself yesterday morning, when the men due for the dayshift presented themselves for work at 7 a.m. and…

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Colliery Troubles. Deputation to the Premier. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 29 June 1909 · page 4

Mr. Wade, the State Premier, was occupied for nearly two hours this afternoon in discussing, with a deputation, the situation with regard to the…

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Working of Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 30 June 1909 · page 6

The following is a copy of a report furnished by the Deputy Postmaster-General regarding the posting at the post-offices of the Maitland coalfield of…

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Glebe Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 30 June 1909 · page 7

The quarterly meeting of the Globe miners was held on Monday evening an Simpson's Hall, Mr. R. Powell being in the chair…

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The Mining Commission

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 30 June 1909 · page 4

The reply of the State Premier to the deputation which asked for the introduction of a measure into Parliament which would have the effect of…

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Colliery Matters. Application for a Board. Arguments and Evidence. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 30 June 1909 · page 6

The hearing was commenced in the Industrial Court to-day, before the President Judge Heydon, of an application for the constitution of a wages board for…

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Commercial News. Metals and Mining Scrip. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 30 June 1909 · page 5

Bar silver was yesterday quoted at 2s 0s 1-16d per ounce standard. Quotations for copper yesterday closed at £59 2s 6d per ton, a fall of…

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Shortland Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 July 1909 · page 4

A deputation from a special meeting the Shortland miners, held yesterday Adamstown, waited on the manager J. Ruttley, regarding the position…

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Colliery Matters. Application for a Board. Arguments and Evidence. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 July 1909 · page 5

The hearing was continued in the Industrial Court to-day, before the President, Judge Heydon, of an application for the constitution of a wages board for…

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[?]Ng of the Federation. [?]Elsh Miners Upheld. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 July 1909 · page 5

[?]ference of the Miners' Federation of Great Britain has been held[?]ction of the Welsh miners was…

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[?]Tish Coal Trade. [?]Risis Arrived At. [?]Nal Strike Threatened. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 July 1909 · page 5

condition of the Coal trade [?] Great Britain is becoming [?] as there appears to be lit[?] of the colliery-owners and…

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